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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BERNIES BOOK BANK.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,033,331
Total expenses
$5,896,740
Contributions and grants received
$6,144,528
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$21,078
Other revenue
-$132,275
Total assets, end of year
$7,023,004
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,348,699
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,674,305
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,486,933
Management and general expenses
$644,956
Fundraising expenses
$764,851
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,486,933

Program services were 76.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $705,406

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,439,122

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,290,287

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,078 · excluded $21,078

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,800

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,800

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,800 · excluded $1,800

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,255,259

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,255,259

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $198,403

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $705,406

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $394,196

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$195,793 · excluded -$195,793

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $9,994

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $5,166

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,828 · excluded $4,828

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $54,879 · excluded $54,879

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $2,011 · excluded $2,011

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $56,890

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $444,505 · program services $235,587 · management and general $66,676 · fundraising $142,242

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,360,483 · program services $721,056 · management and general $204,072 · fundraising $435,355

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $23,699 · program services $12,560 · management and general $3,555 · fundraising $7,584

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $108,874 · program services $57,703 · management and general $16,331 · fundraising $34,840

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $142,011 · program services $75,266 · management and general $21,301 · fundraising $45,444

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,086 · management and general $60,086

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $45,696 · program services $17,459 · management and general $28,237

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $72,159 · program services $64,604 · management and general $6,978 · fundraising $577

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $131,175 · program services $65,588 · management and general $43,287 · fundraising $22,300

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $561,794 · program services $443,817 · management and general $67,416 · fundraising $50,561

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,099 · program services $5,750 · management and general $648 · fundraising $1,701

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,025 · program services $8,025

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $91,294 · program services $72,122 · management and general $10,956 · fundraising $8,216

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $75,524 · program services $38,646 · management and general $22,109 · fundraising $14,769

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOK SOURCING EXPENSES

    total $2,633,944 · program services $2,633,944

  • 24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE FLEET

    total $30,539 · program services $30,539

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES

    total $30,420 · program services $4,267 · management and general $24,891 · fundraising $1,262

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $15,000 · management and general $15,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $53,413 · management and general $53,413

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,765,063 · end of year $664,504

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $76,743

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $586,039 · end of year $297,212

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $37,500 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,554,325 · end of year $2,219,511

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $41,352 · end of year $42,345

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,533,647

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,258,035

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $354,334 · end of year $275,612

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $513,556 · end of year $1,505,207

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,231,007 · end of year $1,941,870

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $223,452 · end of year $279,934

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,286,573

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $89,504 · end of year $2,068,765

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,379,052 · end of year $2,800,143

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,104,595 · end of year $1,874,162

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

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 27 MILLION FREE CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

  • 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 THROUGHOUT CHICAGOLAND. BERNIE'S BOOK BANK HAS SOURCED, PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 25 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 UNDER SERVED CHICAGOLAND CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH 6TH GRADE WITH 8 QUALITY BOOKS EVERY YEAR.DURING 2023, 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 25TH MILLIONTH BOOK SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2009!

    Expenses $4,486,933

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lia Douglas

    BOARD CHAIR (THRU DEC '23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Erin Kirchner

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Nick Jones

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Veronica Appleton

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC '23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Armstrong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Burtelow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Carlson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danielle Demerer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Graham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Habercross

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC '23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Mannelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valerie McCall

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC '23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phil Menzel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Al Miralles

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC '23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tanusree Misra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Usha Patil

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynn Van Cleave

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristie Vainikos Stegen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Floriani

    FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $178,441
    From this org
    $175,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,703
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,905
    Bonus
    $66,833
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,608
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,095
    Filer's total
    $178,441
  • Darrin Utynek

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $173,647
    From this org
    $171,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,514
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,133
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,514
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $173,647
  • Kristen Daniels

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $92,417
    From this org
    $92,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2023
Filed
7 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433029349302013

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