Nonprofit screen
Screen a listNational Book Foundation Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.9Mrevenue
FY2025 · −25% in 3 yrs14staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.3M spent
Programs$2.5M77%Management and general$409k12%Fundraising$340k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
A funder worth 10% of revenue stopped after FY2020
American Council of Learned Societies gave $154k in FY2020, 10% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsIn its favor2
Strong governance
23 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 9 returns, 7% of revenue in FY2025. $541k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending57funders
$1.3Ma year, last 3 years
54%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$900k$1.5M$1.9M$150kAlfred P Sloan FoundationSince FY2021$177k$181k$167kHawthornden FoundationNew in FY2023$500kCentral National Gottesman FoundationSince FY2019$47k$50k$50k$47k$50kSusan S and Kenneth L Wallach FoundationSince FY2019$5k$15k$10k$76k$80kAmerican Council of Learned SocietiesOn and off$154kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$336k$76k$6k$62k$57k$112k$37k32 other fundersUp to $69k a year each$80k$117k$96k$24k$35k$61k$104k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund