NonprofitsOpen Books Ltd

Education

Open Books Ltd

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$3.9M

Total expenses

$3.4M

Net assets

$2.5M

Grants received

$5.5M

161 grants

EIN

204830666

Tax year

2023

Mission

Open books collects, grants, and sells used books, provides community programs and mobilizes passionate volunteers to raise awareness about literacy, improve reading and writing skills and spread the love of reading and writing in chicago and beyond.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.2M
Program service revenue$73K
Investment income$20K
Other revenue$646K
Total revenue$3.9M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.7M
Fundraising$161K
Other expenses$1.7M
Total expenses$3.4M
Total assets$4.3M
Net assets$2.5M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ERIC JOHNSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - TERM

Board

$123K

45 hrs/wk

DENISE SCHWARTZ

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOSHUA LEAVITT

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALEX BRELAND

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER CLAUS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRANDON COPPLE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STACY CROOK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

COLLEEN FOLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GAJANAN KASBEKAR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEPHANIE VASCONCELLOS

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SARA GILLEY KRIVOSHIA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KHADEEJAH LASUC-LEWIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANNE MATZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTINA STEED

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

EVAN TRENT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURA WYLIE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER STEELE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF JAN 2024)

Board

40 hrs/wk

MATT KREIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROSA CARRILLO

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RYAN JACKSON

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Staff

$102K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 161 of 161

FromAmountPurposeYear
$63K
ANNUAL FUND
2024
$50K
TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH READING, WRITING, AND THE GIVING POWER OF BOOKS
2024
$25K
EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY RESIDENCIES
2024
$5K
Books and resources for the Reading Buddies program
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1K
ANNUAL FUND
2024
$1K
TO FURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS
2024
$517
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$500
DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$500K
to expand Dolly Parton's imagination library in Chicago
2023
$63K
ANNUAL FUND
2023
$45K
TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH READING, WRITING ,AND THE GIVING POWER OF BOOKS
2023
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY RESIDENCIES
2023
$20K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
2023 EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS - ALLSTATE BUSINESS INSURANCE
2023
$9K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
AUGUST DAY OF SERVICE
2023
$5K
General charitable purposes
2023
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2023
$2K
SUPPORT THE GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$2K
IRS APPROVED CHARITY
2023
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
TO FURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS
2023
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$400
GENERAL USE
2023
$371
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$52
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$610K
$485,000 TO PURCHASE AND OUTFIT AN "OPEN BOOKSMOBILE$125,000 ALLOCATED TO PURCHASE BOOKS FOR THE "OPEN BOOKSMOBILE"
2022
$149K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$126K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2022
$37K
General Operating Support
2022
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
General purposes
2022
$5K
General charitable purposes
2022
$5K
Early childhood reading programs
2022
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$3K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$2K
SUPPORT THE GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2022
$1K
GEN'L PURPOSE EXEMPT FUNCTION GRANT
2022
$1K
IRS APPROVED CHARITY
2022
$500
DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$496
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$200
GENERAL USE
2022
$200K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$200K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$150K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2021
$30K
General operating support, $20,000 contribution to North Lawndale Reads (with an additional intended $20,000 contribution next year) $10,000 contribution to the Dolly Parton Initiative - as discussed with Eric Johnson
2021
$30K
General operating support, $20,000 contribution to North Lawndale Reads (with an additional intended $20,000 contribution next year) $10,000 contribution to the Dolly Parton Initiative - as discussed with Eric Johnson
2021
$29K
To assist those in need
2021
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$15K
General Support
2021
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$7K
General charitable purposes
2021
$5K
IRS APPROVED CHARITY
2021
$3K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2021
$2K
GEN'L PURPOSE EXEMPT FUNCTION GRANT
2021
$2K
Program Support
2021
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$1K
HELP WITH LITERACY.
2021
$20
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$297K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$75K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2020
$32K
TO SUPPORT NORTH LAWNDALE READS, OPEN BOOKS' DOLLY PARTON INITIATIVE, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$30K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND GRANT
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2020
$5K
READING PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS AND BOOKS TO TAKE HOME
2020
$5K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$865
in support of general operations.
2020
$300
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$180
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2020
$500K
Dolly PartonLibrary
2019
$193K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$75K
GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED
2019
$75K
GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED
2019
$10K
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
2019
$1K
Unrestricted
2019
$230
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$168K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$150K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$100K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2018
$75K
GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED
2018
$50K
contribution to charitable organization
2018
$10K
GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
2018
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$10K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$4K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
2018
$1K
Unrestricted
2018
$540
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$40
Matching Grant
2018
$145K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2017
$37K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$5.5M from 61 funders · 161 grants · 2017–2024

Fulk Family Foundation Inc

$1.6M · 3 grants · 2019–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.3M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan

$596K · 5 grants · 2017–2022

Greenleaf Avenue Foundation

$350K · 5 grants · 2018–2024

Donley Foundation-Ud Dtd 12-8-86

$292K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

The Daniel And Genevieve Ratner

$154K · 2 grants · 2018–2020

The Chicago Community Trust

$149K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

William And Evelyn Fuchs

$125K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN204830666
NTEE codeB60
Subsection03
Ruling date2007-06
Formed2006
Employees36
Volunteers455
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