Public Charity

THE BOOKS FOR KIDS FOUNDATION

THE BOOKS FOR KIDS FOUNDATION, of ASTORIA, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2023 filing shows $804K in revenue, $919K in expenses, $87K in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $831K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133539811 ASTORIA, NY General Support NTEE: DEFAULT Latest filing: 2023
Total Revenue$804K
Total Expenses$919K
Total Assets$87K
Grant Records32
Funding Total$831K
Filing Years2019–2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROMOTE LITERACY AMONG ALL CHILDREN WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LOW-INCOME AND AT-RISK PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. THE FOUNDATION CREATES LIBRARIES, DONATES BOOKS, AND IMPLEMENTS LITERACY PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP THE CRITICAL EARLY FOUNDATION AND SKILLS WHICH YOUNG CHILDREN NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexi Poretz
DIRECTOR Amanda Hirsh
TREASURER Chris Berger
DIRECTOR Dawn Yiannoullou
DIRECTOR Evangeline Shih
DIRECTOR Jordan Dudeck

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION
$219,152 8 grants
To create & furnish a library within an existing children's center providing children access to a library where there is no public library available.
$213,018 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$166,670 5 grants
VARIOUS PROJECTS
$80,415 7 grants
To create and furnish library
$70,333 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2023 $804K $919K $87K
2022 $895K $882K $212K
2021 $842K $723K $301K
2020 $825K $1.1M $189K
2019 $672K $757K $301K

Between 2019 and 2023, reported annual revenue grew from $672K to $804K (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $87K.

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