Nonprofit · EIN 26-2260622
BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC
Tax-exempt · BRIGHTON, MA 02135
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,061,931 | $565,737 | $496,194 | $998,617 | $38,362 | $960,255 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $668,672 | $622,191 | $46,481 | $487,609 | $21,246 | $466,363 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,001,495
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $21,178
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,649
- Net income from fundraising events
- $37,168
- Other revenue
- $39,258
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $104,167
- Other salaries and wages
- $63,546
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $192,052
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,015
- Occupancy
- $16,751
- Travel
- $4,794
- Program services (functional)
- $434,511
- Management and general (functional)
- $118,539
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,687
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $487,609
- Total assets, end of year
- $998,617
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,362
- Net assets, end of year
- $960,255
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $930,255
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $30,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,287,909
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 360
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNY DWORKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $104,167 | $4,167 |
| JEANNE BLASBERG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MASTRANGELO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE ROSENBERG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN TRIPP | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| USHA PASI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CALLIE CROSSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MACDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK ERLINGSSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA KOLCHINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH Z PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MAYERSOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERYL ORISTAGLIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DUBOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE FLYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE CASTELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNY DWORKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $91,731 | $3,720 |
| JEANNE BLASBERG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MASTRANGELO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE ROSENBERG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN TRIPP | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| USHA PASI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CALLIE CROSSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MACDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK ERLINGSSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA KOLCHINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH Z PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MAYERSOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERYL ORISTAGLIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DUBOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE FLYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10 GUEST STREET SUITE 220, BRIGHTON, MA 02135-2066
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- VALERIE ROSENBERG, 10 GUEST STREET SUITE 220, BOSTON, MA 02135
- Signed the 990
- VALERIE ROSENBERG, TREASURER
- Phone
- (857) 706-1101
- Website
- WWW.BOSTONBOOKFEST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GERALD T REILLY & COMPANY
Mission
THE BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE POWER OF WORDS TO STIMULATE, AGITATE, UNITE, DELIGHT, AND INSPIRE BY HOLDING YEAR-ROUND EVENTS CULMINATING IN AN ANNUAL, FREE FESTIVAL THAT PROMOTES A CULTURE OF READING AND IDEAS AND ENHANCES THE VIBRANCY OF THE GREATER BOSTON REGION AND BEYOND.
Program accomplishments
- ON OCTOBER 26, 2024, THE BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL (BBF) PRODUCED A FREE EVENT IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON. 20,000 READERS OF ALL AGES FROM ACROSS NEW ENGLAND ATTENDED. 200 AUTHORS PARTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN PANELS, READINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS. THERE ALSO WAS A STREET FESTIVAL THAT FEATURED 34 EXHIBITORS AND VENDORS AND A LIVE MUSIC STAGE. IN ADDITION TO THIS EXTRAORDINARY DAY, OUR ORGANIZATION RAN LITCRAWL ON JUNE 6, A FREE 3 HOUR EVENT OF IRREVERENT LITERARY PROGRAMMING IN VENUES ACROSS UNION SQUARE, SOMERVILLE. BBF ALSO RAN JUSTKIDS! ON NOVEMBER 9, A DAY-LONG FREE LITERARY CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN (AGES 3-14) HELD AT THE HYDE PARK BRANCH OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.Expenses $434,511
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-2260622
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B197)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $998,617
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,287,909
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,061,931 | $565,737 | $998,617 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $668,672 | $622,191 | $487,609 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $361,480 | $480,683 | $447,346 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-2260622).
Questions about BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC
- What is the EIN of BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC is 26-2260622.
- Is BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VALERIE ROSENBERG.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,167 (JENNY DWORKIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,061,931, expenses of $565,737 and total assets of $998,617 at year end.
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