2025-09-17T11:39:34-05:00 2024-12-31 341874260 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2024-01-01 263397915 ANTIQUARIAN BOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION ANTI 7194736634 1604 EAST YAMPA ST COLORADO SPRINGS CO 809093749 KATHLEEN E LINDEMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7194736634 2025-09-15 1 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 8169455500 2025-09-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LORNE BAIR 1604 EAST YAMPA ST COLORADO SPRINGS CO 809093749 484310 0 X WWW.BOOKSEMINARS.COM X 2006 CO EDUCATE LIBRARIANS, COLLECTORS, & ASPIRING BOOK SELLERS IN HANDLING & SELLING BOOKS. 12 12 2 12 0 0 58556 39431 69678 97958 32523 49038 2887 4423 163644 190850 0 11437 0 0 45285 44675 0 0 0 145660 119836 190945 175948 -27301 14902 1158573 1273390 521 455 1158052 1272935 X TO EDUCATE LIBRARIANS, COLLECTORS, AND ASPIRING BOOK SELLERS IN BEST PRACTICES FOR HANDLING AND SELLING BOOKS. 0 0 156496 11437 82800 THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION (ABSF) IS TO EDUCATE LIBRARIANS, COLLECTORS, AND ASPIRING BOOK SELLERS IN BEST PRACTICES FOR HANDLING AND SELLING BOOKS. WE PROVIDE AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG SEMINAR WHERE LEADING SPECIALISTS SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH RARE BOOK AND SPECIAL COLLECTION LIBRARIANS FROM UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND "FRIEND" GROUPS OF SUCH INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS ASPIRING BOOKSELLERS AND COLLECTORS IN A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE RARE BOOK MARKET, BOTH ANTIQUARIAN AND MODERN. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BASIC PROCEDURES AND PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED BOTH FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY THROUGH A SERIES OF LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND PRACTICAL HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS WITH EMPHASIS ON CATALOGING, PRICING, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE, AND THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS OF BOOK PRODUCTION AS WELL AS BOOKSELLING IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE.THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION (ABSF) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT, AND TAX-EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOCUSED ON PROMOTING, MAINTAINING, AND EXPANDING THE STANDARDS OF THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK TRADE. CABS-MINNESOTA, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ABSF, IS AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE SEMINAR FOR BOOKSELLERS, PROSPECTIVE BOOKSELLERS, AND OTHERS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE ANTIQUARIAN AND SECOND-HAND BOOK MARKET.THE ABSF CONTINUES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FORMER BOOK SEMINARS, A FOR-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP WHICH OVER THE PAST 46 YEARS HAS EDUCATED MORE THAN 3,000 STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. 51 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE 2024 CABS-MN SEMINAR AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE. CABS-MINNESOTA IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY IN THE ANTIQUARIAN AND RARE BOOK TRADE. WE BELIEVE THAT A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE TRADE WILL BENEFIT BOTH THE TRADE AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMUNITY AT LARGE BY EXPANDING PERSPECTIVES AND BY ENCOURAGING NEW COLLABORATIONS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT MANY TALENTED PROFESSIONALS IN CULTURAL HERITAGE PROFESSIONS DO NOT SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN THE TRADE. AS ONE STEP TOWARD CENTERING NON-DOMINANT PERSPECTIVES, CABS-MINNESOTA HAS ESTABLISHED THE DIVERSE VOICES FELLOWSHIP TO BUILD A COHORT OF FELLOWS WHO HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK TRADE AND HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES ISOLATED IN OR DISTANCED FROM THE TRADE BY REASON OF RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITIES, AND/OR INCOME.THE FELLOWSHIP OFFERS A PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED AROUND FELLOWS' INTERESTS. THE INITIAL GROUP OF FIVE FELLOWS FINISHED THE COURSE IN 2022. 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FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING DISTRIBUTIONS, THE FUND USES A TOTAL-RETURN-BASED SPENDING POLICY WHEREBY DISTRIBUTIONS ARE FUNDED FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME. DISTRIBUTION OF FUND ASSETS IS PERMITTED TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISTRIBUTIONS DO NOT EXCEED A LEVEL THAT WOULD ERODE THE FUND'S REAL ASSETS OVER TIME. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS AROUND 4% OF THE ASSETS. 1 DIVERSE VOICES FELLOWSHIP 4 11437 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: THE DIVERSE VOICES FELLOWSHIP IS AN ANNUAL COHORT WHO HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS AND WHO HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES ISOLATED IN OR DISTANCED FROM THE BOOKSELLING TRADE BY REASON OF RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITIES, AND/OR INCOME. TUITION, TRAVEL, HOUSING, AND MEAL COSTS COVERED BY THE FELLOWSHIP ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR, ENSURING FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, IS EMPOWERED TO ACT UPON ALL MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE COMING BEFORE THE BOARD WHICH REQUIRE ACTION PRIOR TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.