Nonprofit · EIN 32-0086097
BEHIND THE BOOK INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10030
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,171,530 | $1,147,642 | $23,888 | $511,395 | $177,501 | $333,894 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,164,144 | $1,464,492 | -$300,348 | $549,268 | $239,262 | $310,006 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,114,574 | $1,398,710 | -$284,136 | $904,651 | $294,297 | $610,354 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,098,841
- of which government grants
- $232,192
- Program service revenue
- $45,500
- Investment income
- $26,700
- Other revenue
- $489
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $146,932
- Other salaries and wages
- $407,852
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $644,644
- Professional fundraising fees
- $21,400
- Accounting fees
- $108,002
- Occupancy
- $61,679
- Travel
- $3,922
- Depreciation
- $2,585
- Program services (functional)
- $682,257
- Management and general (functional)
- $175,737
- Fundraising (functional)
- $289,648
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $549,268
- Total assets, end of year
- $511,395
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $177,501
- Net assets, end of year
- $333,894
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,678
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $212,542
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $121,352
- Gross receipts
- $1,235,283
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW FRANK TO 102124 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $139,970 | $9,790 |
| ANMARIE PAUL AS OF 102224 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $127,139 | $9,790 |
| SUSAN ELMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN CANTER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALVIN BUTLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLOOM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEENAM CHADHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JISHA DYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FELGRAN TO 71524 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN GILLERAN TO 51525 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN LARRY TO 8824 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MARINO-GABRIELLI TO 71524 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEF MENASCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STINSON PARKS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL SIPIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAIR THETFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRAUMAN TO 61125 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DERRY WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELENA WU TO 81424 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW FRANK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $155,495 | $9,285 |
| ANMARIE PAUL | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,717 | $6,192 |
| AMANDA J CARR | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,502 | $0 |
| SUSAN ELMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN WOOLLEY TO 13124 | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN CANTER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRAUMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLOOM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JISHA DYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FELGRAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN GILLERAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL SIPIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN LARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAIR THETFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRY WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENA WU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALVIN BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEENAM CHADHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MARINO-GABRIELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA CHIA TO AUGUST 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW FRANK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $68,998 | $4,546 |
| SUSAN ELMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN WOOLLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN CANTER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRAUMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL ANDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JISHA DYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FELGRAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE JONAS TO 111022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOURDAN JONES TO 63023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN LARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAIR THETFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRY WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENA WU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALVIN BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEENAM CHADHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MARINO-GABRIELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA CHIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 216 WEST 135TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10030-2850
- In care of
- % JO UMANS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANMARIE PAUL, 216 WEST 135TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10030
- Signed the 990
- ANMARIE PAUL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 222-3627
- Website
- WWW.BEHINDTHEBOOK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
BEHIND THE BOOK'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO CULTIVATE THEIR VAST POTENTIAL THROUGH PROGRAMS CENTERED ON DIVERSE BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Program accomplishments
- BEHIND THE BOOK (BTB) DELIVERS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERACY PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN NYC IN ORDER TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO BECOME AVID AND PROFICIENT READERS AND WRITERS.BTB WORKS EXCLUSIVELY IN PRE-K THROUGH 12 GRADE CLASSROOMS IN TITLE 1 PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE ON AVERAGE 89% OF THE STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE LUNCH. 61% IDENTIFY AS LATINX, 33% AS BLACK, 4% AS WHITE OR OTHER AND 2% AS ASIAN AMERICAN.THE PROGRAMS FEATURE AN 'ANCHOR TEXT SELECTED FROM A CURATED BOOK LIST AND CONSIST OF 6-8 WORKSHOPS THAT MEET NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEARNING STANDARDS. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, 88% OF THE AUTHORS AND 96% OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF THE BOOKS SELECTED WERE BIPOC OR OTHERWISE DIVERSE, CRITICAL IN FOSTERING THE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS' INTRINSIC MOTIVATION TO READ AND WRITE. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE AUTHOR WORKSHOPS, WRITING WORKSHOPS, DRAMA ACTIVITIES, ART PROJECTS, AND FIELD TRIPS. MANY PROGRAMS CONCLUDE WITH A PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED ANTHOLOGY OF STUDENTS' WRITING AND ART, MAKING THEM PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS. PROGRAMS ARE CUSTOMIZED FOR EACH CLASSROOM BY A BTB CURRICULUM DEVELOPER AND PROGRAM FACILITATOR WITH INPUT FROM THE PARTNERING CLASSROOM TEACHERS.DURING THE FY2025, (THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR),BTB DELIVERED 51 PROGRAMS AT 20 SCHOOLS. (30% STEM, 30% SPECIAL EDUCATION, 31% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS) CONSISTING OF 383 WORKSHOPS. WE SERVED 1184 STUDENTS. 14 OF THE 51 PROGRAMS CULMINATED IN THE PUBLICATION OF 9 ANTHOLOGIES OF STUDENT WORK, MAKING 325 STUDENTS PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS REPORTED IN THEIR POST-PROGRAM SELF-ASSESSMENTS THAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE ANOTHER BOOK TO READ, WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER BTB PROJECT, ARE MORE INTERESTED IN READING AND WRITING, FEEL THEIR READING HAS IMPROVED, AND FEEL THEIR WRITING HAS IMPROVED.BTB EVALUATES ITS WORK BASED ON THE CHANGE IN STUDENTS' INTRINSIC (INTERNAL) MOTIVATION TO READ AND WRITE, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR THEIR OVERALL SCHOOL SUCCESS. THE EVALUATION SURVEY IS BASED ON DECADES OF RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION IN LEARNING SUCCESS.Expenses $682,257 · revenue $45,500
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 32-0086097
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B19)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $511,395
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,235,283
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,171,530 | $1,147,642 | $511,395 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,164,144 | $1,464,492 | $549,268 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,114,574 | $1,398,710 | $904,651 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,375,285 | $1,152,291 | $922,285 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 32-0086097).
Questions about BEHIND THE BOOK INC
- What is the EIN of BEHIND THE BOOK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BEHIND THE BOOK INC is 32-0086097.
- Is BEHIND THE BOOK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to BEHIND THE BOOK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BEHIND THE BOOK INC 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 BEHIND THE BOOK INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BEHIND THE BOOK INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BEHIND THE BOOK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANMARIE PAUL.
- Who are the officers and directors of BEHIND THE BOOK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,970 (ANDREW FRANK TO 102124, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BEHIND THE BOOK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,171,530, expenses of $1,147,642 and total assets of $511,395 at year end.
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