Mission
RARE BOOK SCHOOL STRENGHTENS GLOBAL COMMUNITIES OF THE BOOK AND ADVANCES THE STUDY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Public Charity
THE BOOK ARTS PRESS INC
Based in CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, THE BOOK ARTS PRESS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.0M in revenue, $2.7M in expenses, $28.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.3M.
EIN: 541667557
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Printing & Publishing
NTEE: A33
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$2.7M
Total Assets$28.2M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Book Arts Press Inc
How The Book Arts Press Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$79
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$10
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $79 for programs
$47
Rare book school annually offers approximately 40 week-long courses in the study, care, and uses of manuscripts, printed, and born-digital materials
$20
Rare book school offers a number of scholarship and fellowship opportunities for students attending its programs
$12
Rare book school (rbs) owns a teaching collection of more than 100,000 items acquired for the purpose of bibliographical instruction
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 Received
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$3,100,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$43,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$25,500
Rare Book School Annual Fund
$21,000
CULTURE & ARTS
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Alan Klein
DIRECTOR
Barbara J Fried
SECRETARY
Beppy Landrum Owen
DIRECTOR
Cheryl Beredo
DIRECTOR OF BUDGET & FINANCE
Danielle Culpepper
DIRECTOR
David A Harper
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.0M | $2.7M | $28.2M |
| 2024 | $4.8M | $2.9M | $25.1M |
| 2023 | $4.8M | $2.4M | $21.2M |
| 2022 | $6.1M | $2.5M | $19.0M |
| 2021 | $4.7M | $1.9M | $16.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.7M to $3.0M (-37%), with total assets most recently reported at $28.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.