Liabilities / Assets
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 66% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 81-4281388 • 501(c)3 • Brooklyn, NY
Profile
Operates for educational and charitable purpose of promoting literacy by bringing authors, illustrators and their books to schools and other public venues to generate excitement about books and the power of reading and writing. Contributions are used to maintain the operation of the organization, and to facilitate the authors visits, including but not limited to the purchase of books for the audience, reimbursement of the authors, etc.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
42nd percentile
Higher net margin than 42% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
95th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 36.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
54th percentile
Faster asset growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
68th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$25,240
Up $1,543 (+6.5%) from 2024
Liabilities
Down$152
Down $45 (-23%) from 2024
Net Assets
Up$25,088
Up $1,588 (+6.8%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$150,123
Up $29,760 (+25%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$148,535
Up $16,927 (+13%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$1,588
Up $12,833 (+114%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Operates for educational and charitable purpose of promoting literacy by bringing authors, illustrators and their books to schools and other public venues to generate excitement about books and the power of reading and writing. Contributions are used to maintain the operation of the organization, and to facilitate the authors visits, including but not limited to the purchase of books for the audience, reimbursement of the authors, etc.
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | $36,250 | $72,811 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE T WEISMAN | Executive Director | FT | $54,106 | - | $54,106 |
| JENNIFER WEISS | Chairperson | - | $0 | - | - |
| SUSAN SILBERMANN | Chairperson | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANDREW GUTELLE | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description AmountSTAFF 3,345WEBSITE 464COMPUTER EXPENSES 1,238RESEARCH 163MARKETING AND PROMOTION 559FUNDRAISING 38BOOKS AND PUBLICATION 54,252ANNUAL EVENT 12,615LOCAL TRANSPORTATION 916SUPPLIES 57OFFICE EXPENSE 463HONORARIUM FOR AUTHORS 18,000MEALS 500DIRECTOR FEES 54,106”
“Category Beginning of Year End of YearPREPAID EXPENSES 2,958 0”
“Category Beginning of Year End of YearCREDIT CARD 197 152”
“Part iii - organizations primary exempt purpose: operates for educatonal and charitable purpose of promoting literacy by bringing authors, illustrators and their books to schools and other public venues to generate excitement about books and the power of reading and writing. Contributions are used to maintain the operation of the organization, and to facilitate the authors visits, including but not limited to the purchase of books for the audience, reimbursement of the authors, etc. Part iii, line 28 - program service accomplishments: education and literacy nonprofit meet the writers believes in the power of books to change lives. Through personal interactions with inspiring authors, students are motivated to become better readers, writers, and thinkers. Targeting title 1 schools in nyc, in 10 years, we have reached more than 55,000 students in 3k-12th grade and distributed more than 35,000 signed books free to students.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearPREPAID EXPENSES 2,958 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearCREDIT CARD 197 152 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | PART III - ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: OPERATES FOR EDUCATONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING LITERACY BY BRINGING AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS AND THEIR BOOKS TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC VENUES TO GENERATE EXCITEMENT ABOUT BOOKS AND THE POWER OF READING AND WRITING. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED TO MAINTAIN THE OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND TO FACILITATE THE AUTHORS VISITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS FOR THE AUDIENCE, REIMBURSEMENT OF THE AUTHORS, ETC. PART III, LINE 28 - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATION AND LITERACY NONPROFIT MEET THE WRITERS BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF BOOKS TO CHANGE LIVES. THROUGH PERSONAL INTERACTIONS WITH INSPIRING AUTHORS, STUDENTS ARE MOTIVATED TO BECOME BETTER READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS. TARGETING TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN NYC, IN 10 YEARS, WE HAVE REACHED MORE THAN 55,000 STUDENTS IN 3K-12TH GRADE AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 35,000 SIGNED BOOKS FREE TO STUDENTS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Part III response or note to any other line in Part III |
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