Book Fairies INC

Tax-deductible

Freeport, NY501(c)(3)Since 2013Human ServicesEIN 46-3262048Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSthebookfairies.org70 North Main Street, 11520-2245 · Freeport, NYTax-exempt since Dec 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Book Fairies sources and redistributes books to under-resourced communities on long island, new york city and internationally to provide equitable opportunities for children to learn, grow, and thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 888 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$164K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$366K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$902K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$657K
FY2022$651K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$932K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$813K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$902K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$713K
FY2025$902K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $706K Management & general 12% · $118K Fundraising 19% · $198K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$164,423Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eileen Minogue’s $164K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eileen Minogue$164,423$148,000$135,481$126,000$110,750$101,154

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes books to under-resourced communities to help children learn and thrive.

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1 program · $706K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

During 2025, the book fairies distributed approximately 747,000 books to people in need throughout long island, new york city, and internationally through its various PROGRAMS.BOOK fairies distributes books through: monthly book fairs: once a month, we open our book bank to educators from schools and nonprofit organizations working with…

$706Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$706K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$198K
Owns and owesPt X
$902K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$764K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$366K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$178K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
SavingsLn 2$663K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$764K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$311K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$366K
Net assetsLn 32$902K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6888
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$684K$764K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$746K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$366K
Net assetsLn 32$713K$902K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$49K$25K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$322K$254K$36K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$7K$1K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$679$423$85$171
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$24K$5K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$40K$19K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$18$562
Office expensesLn 13$21K$14K$7K$390
OccupancyLn 16$108K$94K$14K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$814
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$9K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$219K$194K$4K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$56$56
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$706K$118K$198K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.0M$188K$902K 990 PDF
FY2024 $932K$813K$118K$713K 990 PDF
FY2023 $822K$701K$121K$595K 990 PDF
FY2022 $651K$585K$66K$474K 990 PDF
FY2021 $657K$442K$215K$408K 990 PDF
FY2020 $378K$332K$46K$193K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,211,192 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $861,504$1,138,081
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,350$14,320
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,545$23,688
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,156$35,103
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $931,555$1,211,192
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $377,615$537,488
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $435,510$485,209
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $813,125$1,022,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,430$188,495
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,211,192 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $35,103 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$55,849
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,232
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$177,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,138,081
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,320$14,320
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,688$23,688
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,423 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,688$1,211,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,022,697 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,327 · Management $24,663 · Fundraising $90,433$164,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $253,840 · Management $36,447 · Fundraising $32,102$322,389
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,111 · Management $1,433 · Fundraising $2,874$11,418
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $423 · Management $85 · Fundraising $171$679
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,025 · Management $4,843 · Fundraising $9,711$38,579
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,625 · Management $19,200 · Fundraising $41,251$100,076
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,343 · Management $18 · Fundraising $562$9,923
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,900 · Management $6,681 · Fundraising $390$20,971
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,996 · Management $14,364$108,360
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,143 · Management $814$6,957
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,338$5,338
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,455 · Management $5,026$14,481
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $193,942 · Management $4,263 · Fundraising $20,842$219,047
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $56$56
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $706,468 · Management $117,893 · Fundraising $198,336$1,022,697
Part X · Balance sheet $1,267,754 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,053$100,094
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $618,648$663,459
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$130,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,037$14,449
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,233$5,595
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,933$43,595
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,200$310,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $746,104$1,267,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,934$63,566
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$302,523
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,934$366,089
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $713,170$735,693
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$165,972
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $713,170$901,665
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $746,104$1,267,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $901,665 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,211,192
XI-2 Total expenses$1,022,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$188,495
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$713,170
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$901,665

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