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Free Ebook Foundation Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 61-1767266

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on Jul 13, 2022

10 Columbus AvenueMontclair, NJ 07042

(973) 842-4974

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

89th percentile

0.40x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

74th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

92nd percentile

79%

Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

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

2021 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

23rd percentile

-14%

Faster asset growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

89th percentile

143%

Faster revenue growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Assets

Down

$5,052

Down $832 (-14%) from 2020

Net Assets

Up

$3,025

Up $60,308 (+105%) from 2020

Liabilities

Down

$2,027

Down $61,140 (-97%) from 2020

Revenue

Up

$76,262

Up $44,837 (+143%) from 2020

Expenses

Up

$15,954

Up $2,813 (+21%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

$60,308

Up $42,024 (+230%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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

2021

Assets$5,052
Liabilities$2,027
Net Assets$3,025

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2021

Revenue$76,262
Expenses$15,954
Net Income$60,308
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Jul 13, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$76,262
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
Unglue.it, the Foundation's ebook distribution site, distributed three million ebooks from its catalog of over 100,000 free-licenced ebooks in 2021.The Foundation's Free-Programming-Books GitHub repo remaines the 2nd most popular repo on Github, adding over a thousand commits. Our work in 2021 with Project Gutenberg has enabled that site, the oldest and most popular ebook site on the internet, to update each of its 67,000 titles to the HTML5 standard.$2,774-
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Eric HellmanPresident & CEOFT$0--
Karen LiuSecretary/Treas-$0--
Seth WoodworthVice 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
2022-07-13
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

Client Note 1

Client Note 1 - IR-2021-254, DECEMBER 22. 2021, UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2021EXTENSION TO FILE BY FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Other Expenses.1

Network expenses $9558

Other Expenses.2

Rightsholder payments $2765

Other Expenses.3

Dues and subscriptions $2054

Other Expenses.4

Bank charges and fees $824

Other Expenses.5

Professional fees $530

Other Expenses.6

Seminars and conferences $167

Other Expenses.7

Licenses and fees $33

Other Expenses.8

Miscellaneous expenses $23

Total Liabilities.1001

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $3167 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $2027

Total Liabilities.1006

Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Beginning $60000 Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Ending $0

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