Public Charity

BOOK TRUST

BOOK TRUST, of DENVER, CO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.4M in revenue, $5.3M in expenses, $1.9M in total assets. 86 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 204124164 DENVER, CO Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.4M
Total Expenses$5.3M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records86
Funding Total$3.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ALL CHILDREN EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BOOKS OF CHOICE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE READING MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT. BOOK TRUST'S VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD DISCOVERS THE JOY AND POWER OF READING TO CULTIVATE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING IN 2001, BOOK TRUST HAS GROWN FROM SERVING 170 STUDENTS IN COLORADO TO SERVING 47,376 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ACROSS 11 STATES DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. THIS SCHOOL YEAR, BOOK TRUST PARTNERED WITH 159 BOOK TRUST MANAGERS AND 2,181 TEACHERS IN 159 SCHOOLS, TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN BOOK CHOICE, OWNERSHIP, AND CELEBRATION OF OVER 597,000 NEW SCHOLASTIC BOOKS.

Officers & Directors

FOUNDER/DIRE Adrienne Schatz
VP OF PROGRA Allison Lee
SECRETARY Cheryl Zimlich
DIRECTOR Darin Atteberry
TREASURER David Diehl
VICE CHAIR David Perez

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,123,350 9 grants
PROGRAM FUNDING
$949,261 4 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$239,900 7 grants
HEALTH AND/OR EDUCATION PURPOSES FOR WELD COUNTY
$203,000 2 grants
Books for Schools
$183,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.4M $5.3M $1.9M
2024 $3.5M $5.4M $2.1M
2023 $3.6M $4.4M $4.4M
2021 $3.8M $2.8M $4.0M
2020 $4.6M $3.7M $3.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.6M to $5.4M (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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