Book Fair

Analysis

Book Fair is a registered charity in United States, based in Maryland HTS, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2024, Book Fair reported income of $133k and spending of $111k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2024, income grew from $59k to $133k (+125%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 933%. Over the whole period it spent 271% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Book Fair sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sail Beyond Cancer USA Inc ($133k), International Principled Leadership Corp ($133k) and Rob Machado Foundation ($133k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $480k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $480k. It reported 1 employees.