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Caxton Club FY2021 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3) EIN 36-6108161Revenue $235K in FY2021

On file with the IRScaxtonclub.orgPo Box 2329, 60690-2329 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jan 1946Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide for the promotion and study of the arts and technolgies pertaining to the printed book and related textual objects such as artists books, broadsides, ephemera, manuscriptss, maps and pamphlets.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $447K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $6K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$235K
Spent
$118K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$545K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$235K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$235K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$138K
Expenses
$118K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$118K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$171K
Net assets
$545K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$545K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$675K
FY2025$701K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1946.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $90K Management & general 23% · $27K Fundraising 0% · $184

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Arthur Frank
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes and studies the arts and technologies of printed books and related textual objects.

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3 programs · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Meetings (lectures and presentations)A total of 27 cultural presentations, engaging speakers on book related topices were produced. A symposium was given jointly with the Chicago Botanic Garden Library on The Language of Flowers

$29Kprogram expense
02

Periodical Publications

The CaxtonianThe Clubs bi-monthly publication features articles on subjects related to book collecting, book arts, publishing, research and literature interviews with members. It is mailed to all members and the current issue is posted on the web site.

$23Kprogram expense
03

Grant and scholarships expensesGrants were awarded to six book artists, two organizations to be awarded as scholarships and to one organization for the purchase of an artist book

$13Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
The Diane Stilwell Weinberg FoundationFY2024$3K
H B B FoundationFY2024$2K
Jahns Family FoundationFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$6K
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $39K · 2020–2024
Bibliographical Society of AmericaNY · FY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,281
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,908
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,988
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,763
Rare Book School- University of VaFY2020$2,500
Bibliographical Society of AmericanFY2020$2,500
The Newberry LibraryIL · FY2020$1,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$118K
Ln 25
Programscol B$90K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$184
Owns and owesPt X
$545K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$447K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$545K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$254K$447K
Total assetsLn 16$333K$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$332K$545K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$41K$950
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$920$9K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$10K$4K$184
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$23K$45
Total functional expensesLn 25$118K$90K$27K$184

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $138K$171K−$33K$701K 990 PDF
FY2024 $118K$141K−$24K$675K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$146K$102K$637K 990 PDF
FY2022 $145K$139K$6K$489K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $235K$118K$117K$545K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $234,784 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $79,831$230,134
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,729$1,591
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,237$6,377
I-11 Other revenue−$3,318
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $114,797$234,784
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,775$13,262
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,830$104,405
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,605$117,667
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,808$117,117
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $234,784 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$3,318 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$198,984
VIII-1b Membership dues$31,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$230,134
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,591$1,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,377$6,377
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$234,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $117,667 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,500$6,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,762$6,762
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,150$4,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,976 · Management $950$41,926
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,600$1,600
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,780$1,780
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $920 · Management $9,479$10,399
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,435$4,435
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,369$1,369
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,932 · Management $3,764 · Fundraising $184$13,880
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,471 · Management $45$23,516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $90,161 · Management $27,322 · Fundraising $184$117,667
Part X · Balance sheet $547,021 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,448$2,745
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,285$21,289
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$48,750
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,697$26,323
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $253,760$446,914
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $333,190$547,021
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,531$1,541
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,531$1,541
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $298,499$417,683
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,160$127,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $331,659$545,480
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $333,190$547,021
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $545,480 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$234,784
XI-2 Total expenses$117,667
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$331,659
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$96,704
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$545,480

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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