named programs · 1 · from sources
What they call their work
The Drift Magazine
Quarterly publication featuring essays, fiction, poetry, and interviews that challenge dominant narratives and highlight emerging writers
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Literary and Cultural Publishing 3 activities
- Commissioning and publishing special seriesCommissions and publishes focused series such as "Dispatches," which featured nine writers examining how opinions are formed and contested across platforms like Substack, social media, and public spaces, contributing to broader cultural and political discourse.
- Publication of The Drift magazineProduces and distributes three print issues annually of The Drift magazine, featuring longform essays, cultural criticism, fiction, poetry, interviews, dispatches, and reviews focused on politics, culture, and literature. Recent issues include thematic explorations of the contemporary public sphere, political economy, and social discourse.
- Supporting emerging writers outside mainstream mediaProvides a platform for emerging young writers to publish new work and ideas that exist outside dominant mainstream media discourse, fostering intellectual and creative exploration through its publication and editorial focus.
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Membership Program Administration 1 activity
- Offering paid subscriptions with automatic renewalOffers one-year paid subscriptions to The Drift magazine with automatic renewal, enabling sustained reader engagement and financial support for the publication.
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Literary Publishing and Support Programs 1 activity
- Paying contributors for published workCompensates writers for contributions to The Drift magazine, including $2,000 for essays, $500–$1,000 for short stories, $150 for poems, and $25 for Mentions, supporting emerging and established voices in literary and critical writing.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$640K
Contributions & grants$372K58%
Program service revenue$229K36%
Investment income$430%
Other revenue$40K
expenses
Total expenses$617K
Program expenses69%
Admin / overhead20%
Fundraising12%
Salaries & benefits$306K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$278K
Cash$278K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$278K
Liquid reserves5.4 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +5.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIARA BARROW | CO-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | 40 | $40K |
| REBECCA PANOVKA | CO-PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 40 | $38K |
relationships · 4
Who they work with
- EBSCO Partner — Partner for institutional subscription sales.
- Jürgen Habermas Partner — Engaged with the philosophical framework of Jürgen Habermas, particularly his theory of the public sphere, as a foundation for editorial inquiry.
- Omisha Partner — Orthodontist who collaborates on discussions about dental archaeology and shares insights about dental remains.
- The New York Times Partner — Featured in The New York Times as “the lit mag of the moment”
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
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- Amplifying Emerging Voices Outside Mainstream Mediamethodology: amplifying emerging voices outside mainstream mediaBy publishing young writers who challenge dominant narratives and operate outside conventional discourse, we produce innovative and boundary-pushing ideas because exposure to marginalized perspectives fosters critical re-evaluation of entrenched assumptions in politics, media, and academia.
- Curated Critical Examination of Public Opinionmethodology: curated critical discourseBy curating diverse contributions to critically examine how public opinion is formed and contested across media and social platforms, we foster democratic discourse because structured pluralism exposes readers to a range of perspectives that challenge unspoken assumptions and promote reflective engagement.
- Interdisciplinary Cultural and Critical Discoursemethodology: multidisciplinary-cultural-critiqueBy integrating cultural, political, literary, and scholarly perspectives through a multidisciplinary editorial approach, we produce deeper critical engagement with structural power and ideological formations because diverse modes of inquiry reveal systemic patterns that single-discipline analysis may miss.