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Free Ebook Foundation Inc.

EIN 61-1767266 • 501(c)3 • Montclair, NJ

Pub. 78 EligibleNTEE B70

Profile

The Free Ebook Foundation envisions a world where ebooks will be funded, distributed and maintained for the benefit of all, by coordinating the efforts and resources of many. We are working towards sustainable ecosystem for free ebooks by making them easier to produce, more available, widely discoverable and by building systems that preserve them.

10 Columbus AvenueMontclair, NJ 07042

ebookfoundation.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

91st percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B70 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

93rd percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 93% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B70 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

22nd percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B70 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

NTEE B70 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

21st percentile

-10%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B70 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

45th percentile

1.4%

Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B70 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Down

$19,361

Down $2,222 (-10%) from 2023

Liabilities

Up

$2,061

Up $9 (+0.4%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$17,300

Down $2,231 (-11%) from 2023

Revenue

Up

$19,081

Up $258 (+1.4%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$21,312

Up $7,207 (+51%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$2,231

Down $6,949 (-147%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KAssets 2015: $32,416Liabilities 2015: $54,4862015Assets 2016: $13,163Liabilities 2016: $87,394Net Assets 2016: -$74,2312016Assets 2017: $8,861Liabilities 2017: $81,564Net Assets 2017: -$72,7032017Assets 2018: $3,382Liabilities 2018: $95,387Net Assets 2018: -$92,0052018Assets 2019: $7,605Liabilities 2019: $83,172Net Assets 2019: -$75,5672019Assets 2020: $5,884Liabilities 2020: $63,167Net Assets 2020: -$57,2832020Assets 2021: $5,052Liabilities 2021: $2,027Net Assets 2021: $3,0252021Assets 2022: $17,689Liabilities 2022: $2,876Net Assets 2022: $14,8132022Assets 2023: $21,583Liabilities 2023: $2,052Net Assets 2023: $19,5312023Assets 2024: $19,361Liabilities 2024: $2,061Net Assets 2024: $17,3002024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$19,361
Liabilities$2,061
Net Assets$17,300

Operations Trend

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

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2015: $7Expenses 2015: $22,077Net Income 2015: -$22,0702015Revenue 2016: $21,468Expenses 2016: $73,629Net Income 2016: -$52,1612016Revenue 2017: $31,044Expenses 2017: $29,516Net Income 2017: $1,5282017Revenue 2018: $6,207Expenses 2018: $25,509Net Income 2018: -$19,3022018Revenue 2019: $33,614Expenses 2019: $17,176Net Income 2019: $16,4382019Revenue 2020: $31,425Expenses 2020: $13,141Net Income 2020: $18,2842020Revenue 2021: $76,262Expenses 2021: $15,954Net Income 2021: $60,3082021Revenue 2022: $29,974Expenses 2022: $18,186Net Income 2022: $11,7882022Revenue 2023: $18,823Expenses 2023: $14,105Net Income 2023: $4,7182023Revenue 2024: $19,081Expenses 2024: $21,312Net Income 2024: -$2,2312024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$19,081
Expenses$21,312
Net Income-$2,231

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Sep 22, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$19,081
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Free Ebook Foundation envisions a world where ebooks will be funded, distributed and maintained for the benefit of all, by coordinating the efforts and resources of many. We are working towards sustainable ecosystem for free ebooks by making them easier to produce, more available, widely discoverable and by building systems that preserve them.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
In 2024, the Free Ebook Foundation. in collaboration with the OAPEN Foundation, surveyed the accessibility of their collection of scholarly open-access ebooks, and began an initiative to provide accessible descriptions for 400,000 images in Project Gutenberg books. We continued to improve of Project Gutenberg's Ebookmaker software, improving the formatting, presentation, and accessibility of over 75,000 public domain ebooks. The Foundation's Free-Programming-Books repository is the second most popular repo on all of GitHub, reaching 9,500 commits by over 2,950 contributors. Unglue.it, the Foundation's ebook distribution site, distributed 5.4 million ebooks from its catalog of over 153,000 free-licenced ebooks.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Eric HellmanPresident & CEOFT$0--
Karen LiuSecretary/Treas-$0--
Andromeda YeltonVice President-$0--
Todd CarpenterTrustee-$0--
Rupert GattiTrustee-$0--
Victoria ReichTrustee-$0--
Michael WolfeTrustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Free Ebook Foundation
EIN
61-1767266
Phone
9738424974
Address
10 Columbus Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042

Signing Officer

Name
Eric Hellman
Title
President & CEO
Signed
2025-09-22
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hans J Taenzer CPA LLC
Address
101 Eisenhower Parkway Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
Preparer
Hans J Taenzer
Phone
9737951226
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

Travel $6877

Other Expenses.1009

Depreciation $576

Other Expenses.1

Network expenses $8471

Other Expenses.2

Dues and subscriptions $1930

Other Expenses.3

Seminars and conferences $1480

Other Expenses.4

Professional fees $1275

Other Expenses.5

Repairs $203

Other Expenses.6

Licenses and fees $168

Other Expenses.8

Bank charges and fees $105

Other Expenses.9

Miscellaneous expenses $73

Other Expenses.10

Rightsholder payments $9

Other Assets.1003

Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $2014 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $1438

Total Liabilities.1001

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $2052 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $2061

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