GREAT BOOKS FOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

2000

Street

651 S SUTTON RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

• K-12 PROGRAMS:IN KEEPING WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION, THE GREAT BOOKS K-12 PROGRAM PROVIDES STRONG, INQUIRY-BASED LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS FOR GRADES K-12 THAT IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN, AND COMMITMENT TO, READING COMPREHENSION, INCREASED LITERACY, CRITICAL THINKING, WRITING AND SPEAKING, CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND LISTENING. GREAT BOOKS PROGRAMS COMBINE CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND THE SHARED INQUIRY METHOD OF LEARNING TO PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS STUDENTS NEED TO MEET AND SURPASS THE GOALS OF A RANGE OF STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.K-12 DIGITAL PROGRAMS: TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND SUCCESSFUL IN THE 21ST CENTURY, GREAT BOOKS CREATED A DIGITAL EXPERIENCE BY DEVELOPING DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CONTENT. INITIALLY THIS WAS IN THE FORM OF GREAT BOOKS PLUS, A DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT OFFERS ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF GREAT BOOKS ANTHOLOGIES. IN ADDITION, IN 2021 AND 2022, GREAT BOOKS LAUNCHED VERSIONS 1 AND 2 OF JGB DIGITAL CLASSROOM, MOVING US FROM AN EREADER PLATFORM TO A MORE FULLY AGILE DIGITAL PLATFORM. IN FY24 WE PREPARED FOR THE JULY 2024 LAUNCH OF JGB DIGITAL CLASSROOM 3, WITH A NEW PLATFORM PROVIDER AND ENHANCED FEATURES. THESE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES UPDATE AND ENHANCE THE GREAT BOOKS LEARNING MODEL AND ALLOW THE FOUNDATION TO REACH A WIDER, MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCE.

  Expenses $1,145,620 · Revenue $1,761,088

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE FOUNDATION'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 1500 EDUCATORS WITH SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION AND CLASSROOM ASSISTANCE IN THE SHARED INQUIRY METHOD OF LEARNING THROUGH READING AND DISCUSSION OF GREAT LITERATURE. THE FOUNDATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BUILD TEACHERS' PROFICIENCY AND INTEGRATE INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM BY PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED DAYS OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE TRAINING, MODELING, COACHING, AND CONSULTATION. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS TEACHERS AND PARENTS INSTRUCTION IN THE SHARED INQUIRY METHOD OF LEARNING THROUGH IN-PERSON TRAINING, ON-DEMAND COURSES, BLENDED ONLINE COURSES, IN-PERSON AND ONLINE COACHING, AND WEBINARS ON SPECIFIC SKILLS. THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION EXPANDED OUR ON-DEMAND OFFERINGS BY LAUNCHING ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS TRAINED SHARED INQUIRY LEADERS FREE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING OUR PROGRAMS IN THE SHARED INQUIRY LEARNING CENTER. IT IS ALSO TRAINED LEADERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN FREE EVENTS SUCH AS A PANEL OR EDUCATOR DISCUSSIONS, AND JOIN AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY-BASED EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.THE JUNIOR GREAT BOOKS PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AS AN "EXEMPLARY PROGRAM" IN TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FEEDBACK FROM THOSE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE FOUNDATION'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUGGESTS THAT THE FOUNDATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN CREATING AND SUSTAINING VIBRANT, RESPECTFUL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND INCREASED LITERACY FOR ADULTS AND STUDENTS.

  Expenses $485,073 · Revenue $455,994

• ADULT DISCUSSION GROUPS: THE ADULT EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE GREAT BOOKS FOUNDATION SHARES THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE: TO HELP SUSTAIN AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS OF WORKS AND IDEAS OF ENDURING VALUE AND TO DEVELOP THE HABITS OF MIND ESSENTIAL TO CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. TO THIS END, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF GREAT BOOKS COUNCILS, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF BOOK GROUPS NATIONWIDE, ACROSS CANADA AND SOUTH AMERICA; CREATES SPECIAL INITIATIVES FOR OFTEN UNDERSERVED SECTORS OF THE POPULATION, INCLUDING VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES; AND HOLDS PUBLIC EVENTS TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN THE DISCUSSION OF BOOKS AND IDEAS, INCLUDING ONLINE DISCUSSIONS FOR ADULTS. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING ITS WORK TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. TO ENABLE THESE VARIOUS PROGRAMS, THE ADULT DIVISION HAS AND WILL IN THE FUTURE PUBLISH BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN THE PRACTICE OF SHARED INQUIRY, THE GREAT BOOKS FOUNDATION'S UNIQUE DISCUSSION METHOD.

  Expenses $884 · Revenue $27,058

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,598,890

  Expenses

  $3,243,499

  Contributions

  $270,327

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $4,423,932

  Expenses

  $3,518,488

  Contributions

  $1,359,951

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,453,370

  Expenses

  $3,603,035

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,884,980

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,289,304

  Expenses

  $3,006,600

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,063,168

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,425,160

  Expenses

  $3,355,593

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,502,117

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,416,797

  Expenses

  $3,679,521

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,008,427

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,442,267

  Expenses

  $4,033,763

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,254,315

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,715,766

  Expenses

  $4,610,224

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,058,796

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,407,979

  Expenses

  $5,357,545

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,450,551

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,963,071

  Expenses

  $6,454,452

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,446,972

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,768,327

  Expenses

  $6,457,983

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,264,948

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $6,482,980

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,810,651

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

  $120,000

  2022 · FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

• VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

  $115,000

  2023 · FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

• CAMPOUT FOR KIDS

  $0

  2024 · PROVIDE FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND CAMPS.

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