Public Charity

OPEN BOOKS LTD

OPEN BOOKS LTD is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.0M revenue, $3.5M expenses, $3.6M total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 204830666 CHICAGO, IL Adult Education NTEE: B60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$3.6M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

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 60 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Southard
DIRECTOR Christopher Claus
DIRECTOR Colleen Foley
SECRETARY Denise Schwartz
DIRECTOR Fawn O'brien
DIRECTOR Gajanan Kasbekar

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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
2025 $3.0M $3.5M $3.6M
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

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.9M to $3.0M (+5%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.6M.

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