Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 84-3928102 • Detroit, MI
Profile
Detroit bookfest charitable organization seeks to promote literacy and community engagement with literature and the arts through accessible public events including the book festival, author programs, and cultural gatherings. We bring readers, writers, booksellers, and artists together to foster a lifelong love of reading and learning. We strive to make literature and the arts welcoming and available to all, helping to build a vibrant, connected community through the power of books and music.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
25th percentile
Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
92nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 45.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
$11,496
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$313
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Net Assets
$11,183
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Revenue
$58,876
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Expenses
$62,810
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Net Income
-$3,934
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Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Detroit bookfest charitable organization seeks to promote literacy and community engagement with literature and the arts through accessible public events including the book festival, author programs, and cultural gatherings. We bring readers, writers, booksellers, and artists together to foster a lifelong love of reading and learning. We strive to make literature and the arts welcoming and available to all, helping to build a vibrant, connected community through the power of books and music.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL AT EASTERN MARKET IN DETROIT | - | $42,188 |
| ANNUAL VINYL FESTIVAL AT EASTERN MARKET IN DETROIT | - | $8,679 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN PLACE | President | PT | $26,725 | - | $26,725 |
| LEWIS BOUCHER | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| LOUIS MEIZLISH | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| LONNI THOMAS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| GEOFF WALKER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| RABIA KHAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CRYSTAL WOODS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ELI SPARKMAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JR JONES | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses advertising 1,189 meetings 100 insurance 224 bank fees 264 fundraising 50 misc and outreach 785 postage 241 storage 51 supplies 1,799 telephone and internet 117 travel 58 website 7,294 total 12,172”
“PENALTIES -280”
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 724 313”
“Detroit bookfest charitable organization seeks to promote literacy and community engagement with literature and the arts through accessible public events including the book festival, author programs, and cultural gatherings. We bring readers, writers, booksellers, and artists together to foster a lifelong love of reading and learning. We strive to make literature and the arts welcoming and available to all, helping to build a vibrant, connected community through the power of books and music.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 1,189 MEETINGS 100 INSURANCE 224 BANK FEES 264 FUNDRAISING 50 MISC AND OUTREACH 785 POSTAGE 241 STORAGE 51 SUPPLIES 1,799 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 117 TRAVEL 58 WEBSITE 7,294 TOTAL 12,172 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | PENALTIES -280 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 724 313 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | DETROIT BOOKFEST CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH LITERATURE AND THE ARTS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING THE BOOK FESTIVAL, AUTHOR PROGRAMS, AND CULTURAL GATHERINGS. WE BRING READERS, WRITERS, BOOKSELLERS, AND ARTISTS TOGETHER TO FOSTER A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING AND LEARNING. WE STRIVE TO MAKE LITERATURE AND THE ARTS WELCOMING AND AVAILABLE TO ALL, HELPING TO BUILD A VIBRANT, CONNECTED COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF BOOKS AND MUSIC. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2026-03-12T09:35:33-04:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2025-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2025 |
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