A Book a Day

Analysis

A Book a Day is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 December 2023, A Book a Day reported income of $84k and spending of $122k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $51k to $84k (+66%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, A Book a Day sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Odessa Chambliss Quality of Life Fund Inc ($84k), Dr Sandor & Berthe Benedek Memorial Library ($84k) and Lifelong Learning Collaborative ($84k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $84k against liabilities of $4,856, net assets of $79k.