Bookleggers Library INC

Tax-deductible

Miami, FL501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 47-2009293Revenue $331K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbookleggerslibrary.com561 Nw 32nd St, 33127-3749 · Miami, FLTax-exempt since May 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bookleggers gives donated books to everyone through creative programs, mobile outreach, and Miamis first and only free bookstore.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 58% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $219K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$331K
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$344K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$259K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$331K
FY2025▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$191K
FY2025$331K
Expenses
$344K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$344K
Net assets
$259K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$259K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $195K Management & general 21% · $72K Fundraising 23% · $78K

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; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair and Founding Director
$65,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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

Nathaniel Sandler’s $65K as Board Chair and Founding Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nathaniel Sandler$65,100$64,779$49,865$49,808$34,925—
Filmes Coneme LLC—————$20,960
Flood Myths LLC—————$18,505
Lauren Monzon—————$12,244
Martina Tuaty—————$4,210
Jackson McGrath—————$4,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Adventure-Leggers

Miamis only youth and comic book festival for kids. Adventure-Leggers is a yearly festival exploring creativity through comic books, literary adventure and interactive programming. The festival offers interactive experiences focused on hands-on informal family learning centered around STEAM activities as well as music, artist-led…

$76Kprogram expense
02

Libraries and Collections

The main program of Bookleggers Library is the free bookstore housed at the Bakehouse Art Complex open 5 days a week to the general public. The collection is entirely donation based and people, institutions and businesses drop off approximately 125 books per week.

$67Kprogram expense
03

Digital Programs

Booklandia and Storytime are our flagship digital programs.

$29Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$331K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Money outPt IX
$344K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$259K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Total revenueLn 12$331K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$259K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K$186K
Total assetsLn 16$276K$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$273K$259K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$42K$9K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$85K$17K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$10K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$895$652$214
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K$195K$72K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $331K$344K−$14K$259K 990 PDF
FY2024 $191K$304K−$113K$273K 990 PDF
FY2023 $383K$319K$64K$386K 990 PDF
FY2022 $188K$245K−$57K$322K 990 PDF
FY2021 $372K$180K$192K$379K 990 PDF
FY2020 $207K$89K$118K$187K 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 $330,540 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $166,460$310,034
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,707$20,506
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $191,195$330,540
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $167,792$216,547
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,060$127,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $303,852$344,389
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$112,657−$13,849
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $330,540 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$72,192
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$237,842
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,034
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,506$20,506
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,506 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$330,540
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,389 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,995 · Management $8,572 · Fundraising $14,533$65,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,285 · Management $17,409 · Fundraising $29,510$132,204
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,114$4,114
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,759 · Management $1,994 · Fundraising $3,376$15,129
IX-11a Management feesFundraising $26,000$26,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,360$32,360
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,833$12,833
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,226 · Management $1,250$6,476
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,207 · Management $1,136 · Fundraising $1,768$6,111
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,998 · Management $2,625 · Fundraising $2,390$9,013
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,423$2,423
IX-17 TravelPrograms $895 · Management $652 · Fundraising $214$1,761
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,338 · Management $1,720$3,058
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,807$27,807
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,766 · Management $71,832 · Fundraising $77,791$344,389
Part X · Balance sheet $262,662 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,359$186,070
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $38,716$71,250
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $664$5,342
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $275,739$262,662
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,394$3,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,394$3,166
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $273,345$259,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $273,345$259,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $275,739$262,662
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$330,540
XI-2 Total expenses$344,389
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,849
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$273,345
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,496

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