During her tenure, the foundation expanded its grantmaking portfolio to millions in annual arts grants, according to public tax reports for the most recent year available. The foundation reported $13.8 million in revenue in 2024, with $313 million in total assets. Boone also spearheaded a commitment to publishing more diverse voices in Poetry magazine and pushed for the establishment of Chicago's first poet laureate, a position first held by avery r. young in 2023 and now held by Mayda del Valle through 2027. In 2022, she hired Poetry magazine's first Black editor-in-chief, Adrian Matejka.

"I have had the privilege of working alongside a deeply committed board and talented staff to lead the Poetry Foundation into a new era of amplifying poetry and celebrating poets," Boone said in a statement. "The legacy of service to the literary arts has been expanded in meaningful ways, and now it's time for new leadership to take this work to the next level as the Foundation approaches its 25th anniversary."

Before joining the Poetry Foundation, Boone held leadership roles at the Joyce Foundation, focused on arts funding across the Midwest, and served as chief program and civic engagement officer at Navy Pier. As the city's cultural commissioner, she launched the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the months-long design-focused festival that brings global talent to Chicago.

The Poetry Foundation began in 2003 with a major gift from philanthropist Ruth Lilly. A search committee has been set up to find Boone's successor.