Mission
Literary, Educational, and Charitable
Public Charity
WOODEN SHOE BOOKS & RECORDS INC
Based in Philadelphia, PA, WOODEN SHOE BOOKS & RECORDS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $125K in revenue, $123K in expenses, $259K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 3 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $18K.
EIN: 232603853
Philadelphia, PA
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy N.E.C.
NTEE: R99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$125K
Total Expenses$123K
Total Assets$259K
Grants Given3
Grant Total$18K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc
How Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$46
Programs
the work itself
$54
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $46 for programs
$35
Donations to not-for-profit community organizations with Literary, Educational, or Charitable purposes and donations to individuals for Charitable purposes
$11
We sell thousands of new and used educational, independently published and small press books and literature
<$1
We host many community events that are free and open to the public, including author events, speakers, educational series, skill shares, reading groups, and film screenings, usually about…
Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
General support
$6,000
To support Peoples Kitchen Philly's efforts to provide free meals and fight food insecurity in South Philly
$6,000
To support Peoples Kitchen Philly's efforts to provide free meals and fight food insecurity in South Philly
$6,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Chair
Carl Craft
Treasurer
Jeremy Keim-Shenk
Secretary
Rachael Shields
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $125K | $123K | $259K |
| 2024 | $108K | $99K | $256K |
| 2023 | $106K | $80K | $247K |
| 2022 | $102K | $77K | $223K |
| 2021 | $117K | $56K | $200K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $117K to $125K (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $259K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in PA.
PA
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.