The Bookworm Box exists to support charitable organizations through the promotion and love of reading.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $88K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
−$293
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$880K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
−$293
FY2024▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024−$293
Expenses
$880K
FY2024▼ -58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$880K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$503K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$927K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $459K Management & general 48% · $421K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $21K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$21,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shanna Crawford———$72,917$74,562
Murphy Fennell—$19,923$65,693$24,922—
Susan Rossman$21,000———$30,000

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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1 program · $459K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Through our annual event, Book Bonanza, we donated $75,000 to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research, $75,000 to the National Book Foundation, and featured 200 authors and their work to over 1500 readers.

$459Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 23 grants · $857K · 2020–2024
National Book Foundation INCNY · FY2024$75,000
Kulture CityAL · FY2024$40,000
The Family PlaceTX · FY2024$40,000
Reach Out & ReadFY2023$110,000
Maui Food Bank INCHI · FY2023$75,180
Kulture CityAL · FY2023$30,000
Reading Is Fundamental INCDC · FY2022$30,000
Action for AutismMO · FY2022$20,000
Kulture CityAL · FY2022$10,250
Buildon INCCT · FY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$293
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$880K
Ln 25
Programscol B$459K
Managementcol C$421K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$273K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12−$293
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$399K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$0
Total assetsLn 16$928K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$978$0
Net assetsLn 32$927K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$305K$305K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$21K$8K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$105K$105K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$16K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$3K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$207K$83K$124K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$954$382$572
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$26K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$880K$459K$421K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing −$293$880K−$880K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.1M−$137K$927K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.5M$613K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$51K$452K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M$15K$503K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary −$293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,071$421,693
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,833,048$17,804
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,091$5,198
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $300−$444,988
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,940,510−$293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $407,180$305,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,872$21,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,563,484$554,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,077,536$880,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$137,026−$880,380
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue −$293 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,049 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$273,254
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,439
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$421,693
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,804$17,804
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,198$5,198
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$438,939−$438,939
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,804 · Excluded from tax −$439,790−$293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $880,087 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $305,000$305,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,400 · Management $12,600$21,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $104,831$104,831
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,910$29,910
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,299 · Management $80,124$96,423
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,993$8,993
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,150 · Management $4,725$7,875
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $82,815 · Management $124,223$207,038
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,646$15,646
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $382 · Management $572$954
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,021 · Management $52,066$78,087
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,731 · Management $2,599$4,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $459,444 · Management $420,643 · Fundraising $0$880,087
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $479,235$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,133$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $399,001$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $928,369$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $978$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $927,391$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $928,369$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$293
XI-2 Total expenses$880,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$880,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$927,391
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$6,636
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$40,375
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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