Small Public Charity

NORTH AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHAWTON HOUSE LIBRARY INC

NORTH AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHAWTON HOUSE LIBRARY INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Small Public Charity based in Boise, ID. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $45K, expenses of $56K, total assets of $14K. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $58K.

EIN: 260074773 Boise, ID Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: B12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$45K
Total Expenses$56K
Total Assets$14K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$58K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To promote and build support for Chawton House in the US and Canada to its ongoing work of fostering greater awareness, understanding and research into early women's writing. Donations support the organizations unique collection of manuscripts and books, sustain the house and its gardens and support the varied programs of exhibition, lectures, conferences and tours all to ensure that the lives of these women writers lives on.

Where $100 goes at North American Friends of Chawton House Library Inc

How North American Friends of Chawton House Library Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.

$20 Programs the work itself
$80 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $20 for programs

$17
Help to safeguard a priceless Austen family property and the great legacy of early women writers housed at the "Great House."
83% of program spending
$2
Recovered books lost from the Austen family library at Godmersham
13% of program spending
$1
Acquisitions of books for the Chawton House Library
4% of program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Vice President Carole Stokes
Secretary Collins Hemingway
Director Deborah Barnum
Director Erna Arnesen
Director Isobel Grundy
Director Jeanne Talbot

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$46,893 5 grants
Education
$11,260 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $45K $56K $14K
2024 $41K $31K $25K
2023 $47K $47K $15K
2022 $65K $75K $16K
2021 $59K $53K $27K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $59K to $45K (-25%), with total assets most recently reported at $14K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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