International Book Project Inc

Analysis

International Book Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1967, 59 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, International Book Project Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.3m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, International Book Project Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington ($3.3m), Legacy International ($3.3m) and Redeem International ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $140k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 4 employees.