Books for Development

Analysis

Books for Development is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Books for Development reported income of $241k and spending of $152k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $96k to $241k (+151%), an average of +151% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Books for Development sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Florida Haiti Project Inc ($241k), Sonoma Equine Rescue Rehab & Adoption Inc ($241k) and Mesoamerican Development Institute Corporation ($241k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% of the total. At year end it held assets of $103k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $103k.