Civic Intelligence

National Book Critics Circle

EIN 04-3835193 • Baltimore, MD

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N CoverageNTEE A33
Baltimore, MD

bookcritics.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

15th percentile

-27%

Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE A33 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

32nd percentile

-11%

Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

14th percentile

-53%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$113,950

Down $13,571 (-11%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$113,950

Down $13,571 (-11%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin15th percentile

Revenue

Down

$49,460

Down $56,113 (-53%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$63,031

Up $5,040 (+8.7%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$13,571

Down $61,153 (-129%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth32nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2024: $127,521Net Assets 2024: $127,5212024Assets 2025: $113,950Net Assets 2025: $113,9502025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$113,950
Liabilities-
Net Assets$113,950
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth14th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2024: $105,573Expenses 2024: $57,991Net Income 2024: $47,5822024Revenue 2025: $49,460Expenses 2025: $63,031Net Income 2025: -$13,5712025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$49,460
Expenses$63,031
Net Income-$13,571
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$113,950
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$113,950
Revenue
$49,460
Expenses
$63,031
Net income
-$13,571
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.14$1.14$0.49$0.63$0.14
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.28$1.28$1.06$0.58$0.48
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Mar 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Signed
May 16, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$49,460
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To honor outstanding writing and foster a national conversation about reading, criticism and literature

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Member and community programs including mentorship activities, discussion panels and funded awards-$27,092
Annual public award ceremony in recognition of best books, authors and literary institutions-$2,005
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Heather Scott PartingtonPresident-$0--
Colette BancroftSecretary-$0--
Jacob M AppelTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
National Book Critics Circle
EIN
04-3835193
Address
4600 Keswick Rd, Baltimore, MD 21210

Signing Officer

Name
Jacob M Appel
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2025-05-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Nancy Seeback CPA
Address
16 ACKERMAN AVE, SUFFERN, NY 10901
Preparer
Nancy Seeback
Phone
2019147955
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $21259”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $596”

Other Expenses.1

“Annual Event $27092”

Other Expenses.2

“Computer and Internet $6704”

Other Expenses.3

“Awards Fellowships Initiatives $2005”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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