Public Charity

BERNIE'S BOOK BANK

BERNIE'S BOOK BANK, of LAKE BLUFF, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $6.4M in revenue, $5.7M in expenses, $7.7M in total assets. 112 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 270914453 LAKE BLUFF, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.4M
Total Expenses$5.7M
Total Assets$7.7M
Grant Records112
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

BERNIE'S BOOK BANK SOURCES, PROCESSES AND DISTRIBUTES QUALITY NEW AND GENTLY USED CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO INCREASE BOOK OWNERSHIP AMONG CHILDREN THROUGHOUT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO AND THE SIX SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AS WELL AS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Al Ross
DIRECTOR Amy Thering
DIRECTOR Andrew Weil
FOUNDER Brian Floriani
DIRECTOR Danielle Dumerer
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 6/24) Darrin Utynek

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,519,925 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$334,201 12 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$278,108 12 grants
General operating support
$224,000 3 grants
General Operating Support
$187,460 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.4M $5.7M $7.7M
2023 $6.0M $5.9M $7.0M
2022 $5.8M $5.3M $7.1M
2020 $4.9M $4.7M $3.5M
2019 $5.5M $6.5M $3.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.5M to $6.4M (+15%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.7M.

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