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Left Bank Books Foundation

EIN 27-2757791 • 501(c)3 • St Louis, MO

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N CoverageNTEE B92

Profile

Increase public access to books and their authors

399 North Euclid AvenueSt Louis, MO 63108

lbbfound.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

71st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

72nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

69th percentile

24%

Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

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 B92 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2022

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets71st percentile

Assets

$77,371

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$77,371

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue72nd percentileNet Margin69th percentile

Revenue

$79,681

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$60,437

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$19,244

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2022: $77,371Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $77,3712022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$77,371
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$77,371
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Revenue 2022: $79,681Expenses 2022: $60,437Net Income 2022: $19,2442022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$79,681
Expenses$60,437
Net Income$19,244
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$77,371
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$77,371
Revenue
$79,681
Expenses
$60,437
Net income
$19,244
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$77.4$0.00$77.4$79.7$60.4$19.2
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Feb 13, 2025
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$79,681
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Increase public access to books and their authors

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Literacy and Justice Project provided banned books to those who requested them. The number of persons who benefited was 971$0$12,244
Author Event Series - The Foundation rented outside venues and hosted 20 author events for the pub. The number of persons who attended these events was 2,763$0$9,893
River City Readers program gives books to St. Louis Public School District children. We donated 305 new books.$0$5,097
Other program services$0$2,705
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kimberly RayfordPresident-$0--
Francie FuttermanBoard Member-$0--
Kimberly Kendle-RobersonBoard Member-$0--
Kris KleindienstFounding Board MemberPT$0--
Chuck RamsayBoard Member-$0--
Jarek SteeleBoard Member-$0--
Richard P KochFounding Board Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Left Bank Books Foundation
EIN
27-2757791
Phone
3143676731
Address
399 North Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63108

Signing Officer

Name
Christine Keil
Title
Bookkeeper
Phone
3143676731
Signed
2025-02-13
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Insurance;754|Supplies;1606|Software Subscription;1634|Bank Fees;1827|Office repairs due to flooding;7291|Office supplies;886|General Outreach;2403|Books and programming RCR;5399|Literacy and Justice Project books;12244|Author Event Series;9893^Total;43937^”

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