NonprofitsFirst Book

Education

First Book

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$92.3M

Total expenses

$93.8M

Net assets

$27.0M

Grants received

$25.8M

409 grants

EIN

521779606

Tax year

2024

Mission

Imagine a world where every child experiences the benefits of a quality education. We're on a mission to ensure that all children, regardless of their background or zip code, can succeed and reach their full potential.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$75.6M
Program service revenue$16.5M
Investment income$218K
Other revenue$632
Total revenue$92.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$5.7M
Salaries & benefits$9.8M
Fundraising$2.5M
Other expenses$78.3M
Total expenses$93.8M
Total assets$36.0M
Net assets$27.0M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DANIEL STOKES

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Board

$227K

35 hrs/wk

WENDY LIN

Chief Financial Officer

Board

$215K

35 hrs/wk

KYLE ZIMMER

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$215K

35 hrs/wk

ENRIQUE PINILLA

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Board

$134K

35 hrs/wk

Etienne Veber

Chief Operating Officer

Board

$49K

35 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER CERF

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ARTIE STARRS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CARLA THOMPSON PAYTON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MANISH MADHAVANI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LIDIA SOTO-HARMON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LIBBY DOGGETT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHY FRANKLIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KAREN KEHELA SHERWOOD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR MARTHA BERNADETT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANA BOND

Executive Vice President, Strategic Alliances

Staff

$215K

35 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER STINE

Senior Vice President, IT

Staff

$212K

35 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH HERLING

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Staff

$162K

35 hrs/wk

LYNNETTE APPLING

Vice President, Human Resources

Staff

$150K

35 hrs/wk

STACI HARRIS

Senior Director, Marketing and Communication

Staff

$130K

35 hrs/wk

Sarah Sugarman

Senior Vice President, Network Engagement

Staff

$126K

35 hrs/wk

LORI PRINCE

VICE PRESIDENT, ECOMMERCE

Staff

$123K

35 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

SHIPPING SERVICES

MAPLE LOGISTICS

WAREHOUSE SERVICES

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

WAREHOUSE SERVICES

KADRO SOLUTIONS

IT CONSULTING

4MEDIA

MARKETING

Grants received

Showing 200 of 409

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.0M
General support
2024
$345K
YOUTH PROGRAM
2024
$136K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$83K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$35K
Unrestricted donations
2024
$21K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$20K
education is a child's best path out of poverty
2024
$17K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2024
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
OPERATIONS
2024
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$6K
Provide funds to help give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.
2024
$6K
to purchase two new books for children in income eligible pre-k programs
2024
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$5K
CHARITABLE
2024
$4K
ANNUAL FUND
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1K
CHARITABLE
2024
$555
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$500
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
2024
$1.1M
General support
2023
$737K
EDUC. GENERAL
2023
$714K
TO HELP THE NEEDY
2023
$366K
OPERATIONS
2023
$334K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$280K
SUPPORT LITERACY INITIATIVES
2023
$273K
YOUTH PROGRAM
2023
$200K
DIVERSE BOOKS FOR PHILLY FAMILIES
2023
$160K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2023
$55K
GENERAL
2023
$42K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$35K
Unrestricted donations
2023
$25K
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$25K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2023
$21K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$15K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$15K
education is a child's best path out of poverty
2023
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$14K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
FOR 2023 LITTLE YELLOW LIBRARY PARTNERSHIP
2023
$10K
OPERATIONS
2023
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$6K
Educational
2023
$6K
Provide funds to help give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.
2023
$5K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
Unrestricted Gift
2023
$5K
"FOUNDATION BUILDING FOR A BOOK DESERT REPORT & ACCOMPANYING MAP VIS-A-
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE
2023
$4K
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE RECEIVI
2023
$4K
Promote Literacy
2023
$4K
Program Support
2023
$3K
DONATION TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL FUND
2023
$2K
General support of the organization
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$575
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
General Purpose Grant
2023
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$250
public charity
2023
$207
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$872K
OPERATIONS
2022
$768K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$725K
EDUC. GENERAL
2022
$650K
TO HELP THE NEEDY
2022
$358K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$304K
YOUTH PROGRAM
2022
$283K
SUPPORT LITERACY INITIATIVES
2022
$207K
DIVERSE BOOKS FOR PHILLY FAMILIES
2022
$207K
DIVERSE BOOKS FOR PHILLY FAMILIES
2022
$180K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2022
$150K
PROVIDE BOOKS TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
2022
$91K
TEAM FIRST BOOK PHILADELPHIA COLLABORATION WITH NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER
2022
$70K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$42K
GENERAL
2022
$35K
Unrestricted donations
2022
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$25K
To support the mission of the organization.
2022
$25K
SUPPORT FOR THE 2022 SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR HFF CHARTER PARTNERS
2022
$25K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$18K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
OPERATIONS
2022
$14K
TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
2022
$14K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2022
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION
2022
$10K
education is a child's best path out of poverty
2022
$10K
TO PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE "A PLACE CALLED HOME" TO YOUTH
2022
$10K
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
2022
$9K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$7K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$6K
Provide funds to help give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.
2022
$6K
DESIGNATION
2022
$5K
Early Childhood
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
Pre-K Minds in the Making program
2022
$5K
Educational
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE
2022
$5K
ANNUAL GIFT
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
CONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION
2022
$5K
Unrestricted Gift
2022
$3K
DONATION TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL FUND
2022
$3K
DEDICATED TO ENSURING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AS A PATH OUT OF POVERTY.
2022
$3K
DEDICATED TO ENSURING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AS A PATH OUT OF POVERTY.
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$1K
PROGRAM OR PUBLIC SUPPORT
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$803
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$500
CREATE EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION MAKING EVERYTHING AFFORDABLE TO ITS MEMBER NETWORK OF MORE THAN 550,000 EDUCATORS.
2022
$389
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250
Charitable
2022
$128
MIP PAYOUT FOR 03/15/2022
2022
$1M
lead a coalition of the nation's largest children's book distributors to dramatically increase supply of and demand for diverse children's books
2021
$881K
TO HELP THE NEEDY
2021
$451K
OPERATIONS
2021
$350K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$350K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$282K
YOUTH PROGRAM
2021
$153K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2021
$100K
PROVIDE BOOKS TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
2021
$98K
General Support
2021
$50K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2021
$50K
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
2021
$35K
Unrestricted donations
2021
$25K
To support the mission of the organization.
2021
$25K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$23K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$21K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2021
$15K
education is a child's best path out of poverty
2021
$10K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION
2021
$10K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2021
$8K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$6K
GENERAL
2021
$6K
Provide funds to help give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.
2021
$5K
FIRST BOOK MARKET PLACE FOR DC SCHOOLS
2021
$5K
CHARITABLE
2021
$5K
CONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION
2021
$5K
Educational
2021
$5K
matching grant
2021
$3K
DONATION TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL FUND
2021
$3K
Program Support
2021
$2K
PROGRAM OR PUBLIC SUPPORT
2021
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$2K
CHARITABLE
2021

Funded by

$25.8M from 188 funders · 409 grants · 2017–2024

The New York Times Communities Fund

$2.9M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Build-A-Bear Foundation Inc

$2.9M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.2M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Kpmg Us Foundation Inc

$2.1M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

New York Life Foundation

$1.7M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

United Way Of Bergen County

$1.6M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Ross Stores Foundation

$1.6M · 6 grants · 2020–2024

Feed The Children Inc

$1.6M · 1 grant · 2017

Details

EIN521779606
NTEE codeB92Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1992-11
Formed1992
Employees106
Volunteers41
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