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Books Between Kids Inc

RegisteredEIN 46-2054301Houston, TXEducation and training
Income$2.6m2024-06
Spending$2.3msame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctEducation and training
Exempt since2013Publicly supported organisat
Employees7latest return

Analysis

Books Between Kids Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 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 June 2024, Books Between Kids Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $3.4m to $2.6m (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Books Between Kids Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Linked Learning Alliance ($2.6m), Northwest Montessori School ($2.6m) and National Engineers Week Foundation ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $245k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 7 employees.

Income and spending

$0$853k$1.7m$2.6m$3.4m2020 Income: $3,410,6572020 Spending: $1,328,03820202021 Income: $1,781,2752021 Spending: $2,320,36820212022 Income: $2,188,2172022 Spending: $2,871,69320222023 Income: $2,821,4092023 Spending: $2,473,96720232024 Income: $2,555,3392024 Spending: $2,295,0352024
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 92%
  • Other 8.4%

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