Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc
Literary, Educational, and Charitable
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc at a glance
In short: Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,000
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $258,985
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Peoples Kitchen Philly ($6K). Together the top 2 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $24K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $12K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples Kitchen Philly Philadelphia, PA | To support Peoples Kitchen Philly's efforts to provide free meals and fight food insecurity in South Philly | $6,000 |
| Abortion Liberation Fund of PA Philadelphia, PA | General support | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $258,985 | $125,157 | $122,721 | $12,000 | 2 | $4,853 |
| 2024 | $256,323 | $108,249 | $98,956 | $6,000 | 1 | $4,456 |
| 2023 | $246,625 | $106,039 | $80,326 | $24,294 | Total only | $3,311 |
| 2022 | $222,611 | $101,555 | $77,372 | $23,346 | Total only | $784 |
| 2021 | $199,508 | $117,355 | $56,143 | $7,240 | Total only | $369 |
| 2020 | — | $47,550 | $39,790 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc
Based on IRS filings
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $259K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc is led by Carl Craft, Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carl Craft
Chair
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Keim-Shenk
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachael Shields
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Austin Schmitz (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Chris Mullen (2020–2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc
How much does Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc give each year?
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc?
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc reported $259K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $125K.
What is Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc?
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $259K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc operate?
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc's EIN?
Wooden Shoe Books & Records Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2603853. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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