Public Charity

OPEN BOOKS LTD

OPEN BOOKS LTD is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.9M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $4.3M total assets. 59 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 204830666 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$4.3M
Grant Records59
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

OPEN BOOKS COLLECTS, GRANTS, AND SELLS USED BOOKS, PROVIDES COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND MOBILIZES PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT LITERACY, IMPROVE READING AND WRITING SKILLS AND SPREAD THE LOVE OF READING AND WRITING IN CHICAGO AND BEYOND.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
$101,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$27,287
$19,100
$15,000

Showing up to 5 of 59 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alex Breland
DIRECTOR Anne Matz
DIRECTOR Brandon Copple
DIRECTOR Christina Steed
DIRECTOR Christopher Claus
DIRECTOR Colleen Foley

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,377,010 9 grants
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
$595,950 5 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$107,935 12 grants
Unspecified
$105,000 2 grants
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
$101,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.9M $3.4M $4.3M
2023 $3.6M $3.1M $4.0M
2022 $2.5M $2.4M $1.6M
2021 $2.9M $2.3M $1.6M
2020 $3.0M $2.4M $1.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $3.9M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.3M.

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