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Connects students with authors and books to foster a love of reading and ensure equitable access to literacy. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $689K in revenue, $769K in expenses, and $276K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.anopenbookfound.org
Filings
4 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$689KFY2024
Expenses
$769K
Net assets
$276K
People
11
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  27-4234601 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 2010
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects students with authors and books to foster a love of reading and ensure equitable access to literacy.
Leadership
Heidi Powell · Executive Director · $76K
Money in and out
$689K revenue, $769K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$689K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$769K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$276K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$80K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +67% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$689K
FY2024▲ +38%
Expenses
$769K
FY2024▲ +14%
Total assets
$300K
FY2024▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2024▲ +125%
Total revenue
$689K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$769K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$276K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$80K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$300K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $544K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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An open book foundation's mission is to connect washington, dc-area students with authors, illustrators, and their books to nurture a lifelong love of reading. We support educational justice by building equitable access to interactive literacy enrichment and high-quality books.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAn Open Book Foundation
EINHdr · item D27-4234601
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.anopenbookfound.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B19)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$76,328Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Powell’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2020
Heidi Powell$76,328$76,327$74,510
Heidi Powell$70,327
Dara La Porte$1,350
Dara La Porte$1,333

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$680K · 99%
Investment income$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$680K
Investment income1%$7K
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$152K
Total revenueLn 12$689K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.17
Program services71%$544K
Management & general12%$96K
Fundraising17%$130K
Total functional expensesLn 25$769K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$276K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $281K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $769K · Less non-cash grants $38K · Cash operating expenses/yr $731K
4.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $544K · Total expenses $769K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $96K · Total expenses $769K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $130K · Total expenses $769K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $73K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $407K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $680K · Total revenue $689K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $152K · Total revenue $689K
22%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $689K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $689K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $769K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $689K · Prior year $499K
+38%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $591K · FY2024 $689K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $276K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $689K · Expenses $769K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $300K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $276K · Total assets $300K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $226K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $300K
76%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heidi Powell · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $769K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $447K · Total expenses $769K
58%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Revenue growth 38%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $60K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$24,119
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,356
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,550

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$499K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$642K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$625K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$591K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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