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Book Industry Charitable Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Ann Arbor, MI EIN: 38-3279018 Website

To strengthen the bookselling community through charitable programs that support employees and their families.

Book Industry Charitable Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$3,131,664
+4.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,378,582
-19.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$66,697
+1.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,603,118
-5.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Book Industry Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Booksellers Association White Plains, NYScholarship$16,354
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,131,664$1,378,582$1,603,118——$66,697
2024$2,999,745$1,715,694$1,690,112——$65,533
2023$2,795,603$923,509$1,353,420$16,3541$61,865
2022$2,966,872$956,355$1,132,141——$57,581
2021$3,616,056$2,208,751$2,265,342——$49,075
2020$3,467,147$5,178,953$3,592,125——$56,637
2019$1,801,473$626,199$784,424——$71,432

About Book Industry Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Book Industry Charitable Foundation is a public charity, based in Ann Arbor, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $67K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Book Industry Charitable Foundation is led by Chris Morrow, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chris Morrow

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Dengler

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kuo-Yu Liang

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Coffey

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Perham

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Malk

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chriscynethia Floyd

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emma Kaas

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Jacobs

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Killen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Brock

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pk Sindwani

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela French

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2019) → $124K (2025)

  • Jonathan Putnam

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Annie Philbrick (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Calvin Crosby (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Rockelle Henderson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Robinson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Julia Cowlishaw (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Christie Roehl (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ken White (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Matthew Gildea (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Bagby (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jen Reynolds (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lori Tucker-Sullivan (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Kate McCune (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Richards (2019) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Pamela French — Executive Di: $124KPamela FrenchExecutive Di$124K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $124K, to Pamela French (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Book Industry Charitable Foundation

How large is Book Industry Charitable Foundation?

Book Industry Charitable Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

Where does Book Industry Charitable Foundation operate?

Book Industry Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Book Industry Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Book Industry Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3279018. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)

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