Access Books

Analysis

Access Books is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Access Books reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $685k to $1.4m (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Access Books sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indigigenius ($1.4m), Cornerstone Christian Ministries Inc ($1.4m) and Louisiana State University at Eunice Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $951k. It reported 9 employees.