ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS INC

EIN 61-1423856 · Printing & Publishing (A33)

What they do

ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS is A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRESS DEVOTED to PUBLISHING OUTSTANDING TRANSLATIONS of VITAL WORKS of CLASSIC and CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE. IN OUR TWENTY-ONE YEARS, WE HAVE BROUGHT OUT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE BOOKS FROM MORE THAN FORTY LANGUAGES.ARTISTIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN CULTURES is A CRUCIAL ASPECT of GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT for VOICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD to BE HEARD IN THIS COUNTRY-OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD DEPENDS UPON IT. SADLY, LESS THAN THREE PERCENT of NEW LITERATURE PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES ORIGINATES OUTSIDE THE ANGLOSPHERE. BY PUBLISHING DIVERSE and INNOVATIVE LITERARY TRANSLATIONS, WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN to CHANGE THIS LAMENTABLE CIRCUMSTANCE and to BROADEN THE AMERICAN LITERARY LANDSCAPE.

Before you give

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $67.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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 leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$67.30of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$14.00of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.

$83.43spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$18.70of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$1.45in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

89.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $77,000 for JILL SCHOOLMAN (PUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE DIRECT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$67.30

ManagementOffice and general costs$18.70

FundraisingAsking for donations$14.00

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202567.3% mission

202473.0% mission

202374.4% mission

202276.7% mission

202178.6% mission

202077.9% mission

201979.3% mission

201883.8% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,052,652

Expenses$878,228

Annual surplus $174,424 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)$590,810 · 67.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$164,635 · 18.7% of expenses

Fundraising$122,783 · 14.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,052,652

Expenses$878,228

Assets$1,276,743

Income$1,506,399

Contributions$945,331

Mission work (program services)$590,810

Fundraising$122,783

Management and general$164,635

Accounting fees$45,196

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JILL SCHOOLMANPUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE DIRECT · 40 hrs/week $77,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

JILL SCHOOLMANPUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE DIRECT

LISABETH DURINGBOARD MEMBER

VIOLAINE HUISMANBOARD MEMBER

TESS LEWISBOARD MEMBER

RICKA KOHNSTAMMBOARD MEMBER

RICK MOODYBOARD MEMBER

PETER VON ZIEGESARSECRETARY

MATTHEW JOSEFOWICZBOARD MEMBER

MATTHEW BROGANPRESIDENT

LUDOVIC TIAKOBOARD MEMBER

LORRAINE GALLARDBOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/25)

ASSAL GHAWAMIBOARD MEMBER

LESLIE MASLOWBOARD MEMBER

JAMES MARCUSBOARD MEMBER

GEORGE GIBSONBOARD MEMBER

FLORENCE LUIVICE PRESIDENT

EDWIN FRANKBOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/25)

DAVID DEANBOARD MEMBER

DAVE HAANTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2003
Location: 232 3RD STREET A111, BROOKLYN, NY 11215
County: Kings
In care of: JILL SCHOOLMAN
Primary officer: JILL SCHOOLMAN, PUBLISHER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@archipelagobooks.org Phone(917) 439-6184

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Printing & Publishing (A33)
IRS tax category: Printing & Publishing