Book Fair

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO EIN: 43-1888560 Website

The mission is to sell donated books and other media to the public at low cost and provide the net proceeds to charitable organizations promoting literacy and education to underserved populations. In addition, books are recycled and kept out of landfills and the volunteers enjoy the opportunity to collect, sort and price the donated materials for the benefit of their communities.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$486K

+1.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$5K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$5K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$42K$85K$127K$169K202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$486,222$480,161$459,329
Revenue$153,831$132,887$12,870
Expenses$152,272$110,941$61,480
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$8,299$4,087$4,086
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1K$3K$4K$5K0 grants20230 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

KidSmart Tools for Learn…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Marilyn BrownVice-President and Secretary10
Richard KordenbrockTreasurer10
Elisabeth MerendaAsst. Treasurer10
Madeline BlackBoard Member10
Dan GowerBoard Member10
Andrea FaulstichBoard Member10
Casey CarverBoard Member10
Laura PattonBoard Member10
Anne Roth FernandezBoard Member10
Peggy KornfeinPresident10

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Maryland Heights

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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