Civic Intelligence

Bring Me a Book St Louis

EIN 47-5063704 • 501(c)3 • Saint Louis, MO

Profile

To eliminate the literacy gap through selecting and procuring high-quality hardback children's literature for under resource children to read aloud at home and school. The organization's focus is on serving pre-kindergarten through third grade students.

46 W Lockwood AvenueSaint Louis, MO 63119

www.bringmeabookstl.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

34th percentile

-6.7%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

43rd percentile

-7.3%

Faster asset growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

38th percentile

-14%

Faster revenue growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$73,684

Down $5,830 (-7.3%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$73,684

Down $5,830 (-7.3%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Down

$86,551

Down $14,457 (-14%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$92,381

Up $23,796 (+35%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$5,830

Down $38,253 (-118%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth43rd percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2016: $388,766Liabilities 2016: $3,886Net Assets 2016: $384,8802016Assets 2017: $295,824Liabilities 2017: $3,641Net Assets 2017: $292,1832017Assets 2018: $234,343Liabilities 2018: $176Net Assets 2018: $234,1672018Assets 2019: $172,139Liabilities 2019: $325Net Assets 2019: $171,8142019Assets 2020: $146,001Liabilities 2020: $10,622Net Assets 2020: $135,3792020Assets 2021: $67,183Liabilities 2021: $374Net Assets 2021: $66,8092021Assets 2022: $47,091Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $47,0912022Assets 2023: $79,514Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $79,5142023Assets 2024: $73,684Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $73,6842024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$73,684
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$73,684
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth38th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2016: $590,572Expenses 2016: $205,692Net Income 2016: $384,8802016Revenue 2017: $34,656Expenses 2017: $127,353Net Income 2017: -$92,6972017Revenue 2018: $29,949Expenses 2018: $87,965Net Income 2018: -$58,0162018Revenue 2019: $30,076Expenses 2019: $92,429Net Income 2019: -$62,3532019Revenue 2020: $37,430Expenses 2020: $96,524Net Income 2020: -$59,0942020Revenue 2021: $32,243Expenses 2021: $100,813Net Income 2021: -$68,5702021Revenue 2022: $79,748Expenses 2022: $87,322Net Income 2022: -$7,5742022Revenue 2023: $101,008Expenses 2023: $68,585Net Income 2023: $32,4232023Revenue 2024: $86,551Expenses 2024: $92,381Net Income 2024: -$5,8302024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$86,551
Expenses$92,381
Net Income-$5,830
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$73,684
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$73,684
Revenue
$86,551
Expenses
$92,381
Net income
-$5,830
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.00$0.74$0.87$0.92$0.06
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.80$0.00$0.80$1.01$0.69$0.32
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.47$0.00$0.47$0.80$0.87$0.08
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.67$0.00$0.67$0.32$1.01$0.69
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.46$0.11$1.35$0.37$0.97$0.59
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.72$0.00$1.72$0.30$0.92$0.62
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.34$0.00$2.34$0.30$0.88$0.58
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.96$0.04$2.92$0.35$1.27$0.93
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.89$0.04$3.85$5.91$2.06$3.85
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$86,551
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To eliminate the literacy gap through selecting and procuring high-quality hardback children's literature for under-resourced children to read aloud at home and school. The organization's focus is on serving pre-kindergarten through third grade students.

Support childhood literacy

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO GET CHILDREN INTERESTED IN READING-$92,381
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MICHAEL SHIPLEYExecutive DirectorFT$0--
ANDREW MURPHYPresident-$0--
MICHELLE HOROWITZSecretary-$0--
JOHN GROTEBoard Member-$0--
STELLA ERONDUBoard Member-$0--
MICHAEL ROSEBoard Member-$0--
BENJAMIN CONNTreasuer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bring Me a Book St Louis
EIN
47-5063704
In Care Of
% MICHAEL SHIPLEY
Phone
3144943154
Address
46 W LOCKWOOD AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63119

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Shipley
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3144943154
Signed
2025-05-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Scharf Tax Service
Address
8224 MANCHESTER, Saint Louis, MO 63144
Preparer
Jacob Lepski
Phone
3149683829
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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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