Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,359,662
- Total expenses
- $5,684,851
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,330,838
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $52,467
- Other revenue
- -$23,643
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,667,826
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,245,121
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,422,705
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,479,005
- Management and general expenses
- $646,774
- Fundraising expenses
- $559,072
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,479,005
Program services were 78.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$637,239
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,693,599
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,214,802
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3 · Investment income
total $52,467 · excluded $52,467
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $792,460
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $792,460
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$418,200
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$637,239
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$447,547
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$29,347 · excluded -$29,347
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$8,326
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$3,467
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $4,859 · excluded $4,859
-
11d · All other revenue
total $845 · excluded $845
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$845
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $470,960 · program services $273,157 · management and general $89,482 · fundraising $108,321
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,332,209 · program services $772,681 · management and general $253,120 · fundraising $306,408
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $19,589 · program services $11,362 · management and general $3,722 · fundraising $4,505
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $91,253 · program services $52,926 · management and general $17,339 · fundraising $20,988
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $141,071 · program services $81,821 · management and general $26,804 · fundraising $32,446
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $61,150 · management and general $61,150
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $37,135 · program services $13,330 · management and general $23,805
-
13 · Office expenses
total $65,219 · program services $58,224 · management and general $6,719 · fundraising $276
-
14 · Information technology
total $96,401 · program services $48,201 · management and general $31,812 · fundraising $16,388
-
16 · Occupancy
total $523,751 · program services $413,763 · management and general $62,850 · fundraising $47,138
-
17 · Travel
total $16,314 · program services $13,051 · management and general $1,142 · fundraising $2,121
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20 · Interest
total $7,477 · program services $7,477
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $70,394 · program services $55,612 · management and general $8,447 · fundraising $6,335
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23 · Insurance
total $74,932 · program services $33,194 · management and general $28,115 · fundraising $13,623
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24a · Other expenses: BOOK SOURCING EXPENSES
total $2,587,637 · program services $2,587,637
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24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE FLEET
total $53,350 · program services $53,350
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24c · Other expenses: FEES
total $35,979 · program services $3,219 · management and general $32,237 · fundraising $523
-
24e · All other expenses
total $30 · management and general $30
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $664,504 · end of year $381,445
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $76,743 · end of year $809,919
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $297,212 · end of year $836,143
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $2,219,511 · end of year $1,997,417
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $42,345 · end of year $43,310
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,721,751
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,257,771
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $275,612 · end of year $463,980
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,505,207 · end of year $1,488,246
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,941,870 · end of year $1,647,366
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $279,934 · end of year $237,418
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,068,765 · end of year $2,007,703
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,800,143 · end of year $2,548,136
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,874,162 · end of year $2,874,569
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
BERNIE'S BOOK BANK SOURCES, PROCESSES AND DISTRIBUTES QUALITY NEW AND GENTLY USED CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO INCREASE BOOK OWNERSHIP AMONG CHILDREN THROUGHOUT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO AND THE SIX SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AS WELL AS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
BERNIE'S BOOK BANK IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2009 THAT PROVIDES FREE QUALITY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, AGES BIRTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE, TO BUILD PERSONAL LIBRARIES. BERNIE'S BOOK BANK SOURCES, PROCESSES, AND DISTRIBUTES EIGHT BOOKS ANNUALLY TO CHILDREN AT TITLE 1 SCHOOLS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. SINCE 2009 BERNIE'S BOOK BANK HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 29 MILLION FREE CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
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BERNIE'S BOOK BANK SOURCES, PROCESSES AND DISTRIBUTES QUALITY NEW AND GENTLY USED CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BOOK OWNERSHIP AMONG UNDER-SERVED INFANTS, TODDLERS AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. BERNIE'S BOOK BANK HAS SOURCED, PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 29 MILLION QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS SINCE DECEMBER 2009.BERNIE'S BOOK BANK PERFORMS THREE FUNCTIONS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL:(1) WE SOURCE QUALITY NEW AND GENTLY USED CHILDREN'S BOOKS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, BOOK PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS. BERNIE'S BOOK BANK MANAGES THE COLLECTION PROCESS, TAKING THE BURDEN OFF OF SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND MAXIMIZING THE DONATIONS OF QUALITY BOOKS.(2) WE PROCESS BOOKS IN OUR PROCESSING CENTER WITH THE HELP OF A LARGE POOL OF VOLUNTEERS (INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY SERVICE & CORPORATE GROUPS). EACH BOOK IS REVIEWED FOR QUALITY, SORTED INTO AGE-APPROPRIATE READING LEVELS, "FINGERPRINTED" WITH THE BERNIE'S BOOK BANK STICKER, AND PLACED INTO A DISTRIBUTION-READY BAG OF EIGHT BOOKS. (3) BERNIE'S BOOK BANK DISTRIBUTES BAGS OF BOOKS TO LARGE POPULATIONS OF UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN PRIMARILY THROUGH IDENTIFIED SCHOOLS (BASED ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PERCENTAGES) AND WIC (WOMEN INFANT CHILDREN) PROGRAMS. EACH CHILD SERVED RECEIVES A MINIMUM OF 8 BOOKS PER YEAR, EVERY YEAR, UNTIL THE CHILD COMPLETES 6TH GRADE; CREATING A CONTINUUM OF DISTRIBUTION FROM BIRTH THROUGH 6TH GRADE.CURRENTLY, BERNIE'S BOOK BANK SERVES MORE THAN 315,000 CHILDREN IN CHICAGOLAND AND THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA FROM BIRTH THROUGH 6TH GRADE WITH 8 QUALITY BOOKS EVERY YEAR.DURING 2024, BERNIE'S BOOK BANK PROCURED, PROCESSED, AND DISTRIBUTED 2.5 MILLION BOOKS. THIS RESULTED IN NEARLY 30,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND ALLOWED US TO CELEBRATE DISTRIBUTING OUR 29TH MILLIONTH BOOK SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2009!WE CONTINUED OUR EXPANSION EFFORT INTO MILWAUKEE BY DISTRIBUTING BOOKS TO TWICE AS MANY ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AS IN YEARS PAST (60 MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UP FROM 30).
Expenses $4,479,005
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Erin KirchnerERIN KIRCHNER
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Kristie StegenKRISTIE STEGEN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Nick JonesNICK JONES
FINANCE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Jeff BurtelowJEFF BURTELOW
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Tina AllenTINA ALLEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob ArmstrongROB ARMSTRONG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David CarlsonDAVID CARLSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Thomas CheriyanTHOMAS CHERIYAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Danielle DumererDANIELLE DUMERER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole GrahamNICOLE GRAHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole JagielskiNICOLE JAGIELSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vipa-Kamdar CollinsVIPA-KAMDAR COLLINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patrick MannellyPATRICK MANNELLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phil MenzelPHIL MENZEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Usha PatilUSHA PATIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Al RossAL ROSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amy TheringAMY THERING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lynn Van CleaveLYNN VAN CLEAVE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrew WeilANDREW WEIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tanusree MisraTANUSREE MISRA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian FlorianiBRIAN FLORIANI
FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $193,349
- From this org
- $176,278
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,071
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $95,128
- Bonus
- $81,150
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,871
- Filer's total
- $193,349
-
Darrin UtynekDARRIN UTYNEK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 6/24)
- Total calculated
- $127,028
- From this org
- $125,228
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,800
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kristen DanielsKRISTEN DANIELS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $150,583
- From this org
- $148,616
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,967
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,616
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,833
- Nontaxable benefits
- $134
- Filer's total
- $150,583
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN HIRED USING A COMPENSATION STUDY TO DETERMINE A SALARY RANGE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS, DETERMINES AND APPROVES COMPENSATION CHANGES ANNUALLY.
- PART I, LINE 7
- SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) REPORTS DISSCRETIONARY INCENTIVE AMOUNTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED UPON PERFORMANCE.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 6 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202512869349301026
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