BOOKS FOR STL KIDS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BOOKS FOR STL KIDS

EIN 36-4818763 · Remedial Reading & Encouragement (B92)

What they do

BOOKS for STL KIDS PROVIDES NEW BOOKS to CHILDREN FROM UNDER RESOURCED FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE ONLY NEW BOOKS to CHILDREN IN TWO UNIQUE WAYS. FIRST, WE PROVIDE BOOK GRANTS to QUALIFYING ORANIZATIONS THAT SERVE UNDER RESOURCED CHILDREN IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS AREA. THESE RECIPIENT GROUPS ARE AWARDED BOOK CREDITS to PURCHASE BOOKS ON THE FIRST BOOK MARKETPLACE (WWW.FBMARKETPLACE.ORG) AT 50-90% OFF RETAIL PRICES. THE GROUPS ARE ABLE to SELECT THE TITLES and QUANTITIES THAT BEST FIT THE CHILDREN THEY SERVE. SECONDLY, WE PROVIDE NEW BOOKS to CHILDREN DIRECTLY AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING OUR SIGNATURE EVENT, THE LARGEST BOOK PARTY of ST. LOUIS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $24.30 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

15.78%of revenue went to mission work24.3% of expenses · Program services

$87.31spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$2.27in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$122,746

Mission workProgram services$19,36515.78% of revenue24.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$43,11735.13% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$79,62964.87% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2023CurrentExpense mix: 24.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.87% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 40.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 47.55% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 15.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.01% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$126,952

Expenses$110,846

Annual surplus $16,106 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$19,365 · 17.5% of expenses

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Revenue$126,952

Expenses$110,846

Assets$252,024

Income$167,590

Contributions$125,985

Mission work (program services)$19,365

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (16)

ELLEN ALPERBOARD MEMBER

RIDLEY PEARSONBOARD MEMBER

PAULA KORMANBOARD MEMBER

NICOLE BALLBOARD MEMBER

MICHELLE HENRYBOARD MEMBER

KERRY DELLBOARD MEMBER

JAMES BOGARTBOARD MEMBER

HEATHER WINSBYPRESIDENT

GREG WILSEYBOARD MEMBER

ELIZABETH EFFERTZTREASURER

EILEEN NIESENSECRETARY

DANIELLE RANDALLBOARD MEMBER

CHELSEA SPENCEBOARD MEMBER

BREE NICOLE MUEHLBAUERVP GRANTS

AMY BERRABOARD MEMBER

AMBER GORDONBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2016
Location: PO BOX 31516, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63131-0516
County: St. Louis
In care of: ELIZABETH EFFERTZ
Primary officer: ELIZABETH EFFERTZ, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@booksforstlkids.orgbottom Phone(314) 650-2028

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: FEW CPAS
NTEE classification: Remedial Reading & Encouragement (B92)
IRS tax category: Remedial Reading & Encouragement