Nonprofit · EIN 26-3235193
AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $450,002 | $391,817 | $58,185 | $405,190 | $55,983 | $349,207 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $377,614 | $353,052 | $24,562 | $339,907 | $48,976 | $290,931 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $297,007 | $359,318 | -$62,311 | $323,321 | $56,952 | $266,369 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $331,213
- of which government grants
- $10,000
- Membership dues
- $5,614
- Program service revenue
- $118,415
- Investment income
- $374
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $128,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $128,918
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $279,738
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,930
- Occupancy
- $34,815
- Travel
- $18
- Depreciation
- $3,740
- Program services (functional)
- $301,450
- Management and general (functional)
- $24,903
- Fundraising (functional)
- $65,464
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $339,907
- Total assets, end of year
- $405,190
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $55,983
- Net assets, end of year
- $349,207
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $756
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,721
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $349,207
- Gross receipts
- $450,002
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA ENGLES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $128,000 |
| GRIFFIN GONZALES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC HOLUB | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEANNE DREWES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DARREL BYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| E BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ED YEOMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA ENGLES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $122,750 |
| DARREL BYERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC HOLUB | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| E BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ED YEOMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GRIFFIN GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEANNE DREWES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA ENGLES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $113,906 | $3,000 |
| DARREL BYERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HOLUB | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| E BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ED YEOMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRIFFIN GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 355 CLEMENTINA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-4104
- In care of
- % TIMOTHY JAMES
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 2736 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANITA ENGLES, 355 CLEMENTINA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- TIMOTHY JAMES, 2736 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
- Signed the 990
- ANITA ENGLES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (415) 824-9754
- Website
- WWW.BOOKBINDERSMUSEUM.COM
- Return prepared by
- MARJTAX INCORPORATED
Mission
WE TELL THE STORY OF THE BOOK, PRESENTING THE ART OF WESTERN BOOKBINDING AS A HAND PROCESS THROUGH EARLY MECHANIZATION, PROMOTING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF BOOK PRODUCTION ON THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Program accomplishments
- THE AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM IS THE ONLY MUSEUM OF ITS KIND IN NORTH AMERICA. IT CELEBRATES AND EXPLORES THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND TOOLS OF BOOKBINDING FROM ITS EARLIEST FORMS THROUGH THE CHANGES AND INNOVATIONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. ONCE YOU VISIT THE AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM, YOU WILL NEVER LOOK AT A BOOK THE SAME WAY. OPEN FROM 10M-4PM, TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, WE OFFER AUDIO AND SELF-GUIDED TOURS.Expenses $301,450
- WE SEEK TO EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF BOOKBINDING AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE MASTER PRACTITIONERS OF THIS HISTORICAL CRAFT BY OFFERING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF EQUIPMENT, BOOKS AND EPHEMERA. THE AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM HAS A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS AND HISTORICAL RECORDS ABOUT BOOKBINDING, PUBLISHING, AND LABOR HISTORY, THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS USED IN BOOKBINDING, AND A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 450 DECORATED PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS DATING FROM 1830-1950. ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE TO IDENTIFY ITEMS FOR USE ONSITE
- WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PARTICIPATING MEMBER IN THE NATION-WIDE MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAM, OFFERING FREE ADMISSION TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THE BLUE STAR PROGRAM OFFERING FREE ADMISSION TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. THE ABM PROGRAMS AT LEAST THREE TEMPORARY SPECIAL EXHIBITS ANNUALLY, PARTNERING WITH ARTISANS, BOOKBINDERS, HISTORIANS AND COLLECTORS. PAST EXHIBITS HAVE FEATURED CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL ARTISANAL BINDINGS, HISTORICAL EVENTS, SPECIFIC BINDING STYLES AND LITERARY GENRES, APPEALING TO BOOK LOVERS YOUNG AND OLD. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER HOW-TO, HISTORICAL AND BINDING RELATED SUBJECTS AS PUBLIC LECTURES AND SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS. OUR ABILITY TO OFFER TOURS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMES FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, UNDERWRITING ALL MUSEUM ACTIVITIES
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 | 990 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
- 26-3235193
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $405,190
- Income (IRS master file)
- $450,002
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $297,007 | $359,318 | $323,321 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $323,695 | $315,409 | $376,972 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: TIMOTHY JAMES | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM is 26-3235193.
- Is AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM 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 AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANITA ENGLES.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,000 (ANITA ENGLES, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $450,002, expenses of $391,817 and total assets of $405,190 at year end.
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