Nonprofit · EIN 61-1767266
FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $44,359 | $37,584 | $6,775 | $26,513 | $2,438 | $24,075 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $19,081 | $21,312 | -$2,231 | $19,361 | $2,061 | $17,300 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $18,823 | $14,105 | $4,718 | $21,583 | $2,052 | $19,531 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,335
- Program service revenue
- $38,996
- Investment income
- $28
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other expenses
- $37,584
- Program services (functional)
- $37,584
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,361
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,513
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,438
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,075
- Cash, savings and investments
- $25,646
- Gross receipts
- $44,359
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hellman | President & CEO | 40 | $0 |
| Karen Liu | Secretary/Treas | 0 | $0 |
| Andromeda Yelton | Vice President | 0 | $0 |
| Todd Carpenter | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Rupert Gatti | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Victoria Reich | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Wendy Seltzer | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hellman | President & CEO | 40 | $0 |
| Karen Liu | Secretary/Treas | 0 | $0 |
| Andromeda Yelton | Vice President | 0 | $0 |
| Todd Carpenter | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Rupert Gatti | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Victoria Reich | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Wolfe | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hellman | President & CEO | 40 | $0 |
| Karen Liu | Secretary/Treas | 0 | $0 |
| Andromeda Yelton | Vice President | 0 | $0 |
| Todd Carpenter | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Rupert Gatti | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Victoria Reich | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Wolfe | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10 COLUMBUS AVE, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042-5006
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Eric Hellman, President & CEO
- Phone
- (862) 621-9288
- Website
- ebookfoundation.org
- Return prepared by
- Hans J Taenzer CPA LLC
Mission
The Free Ebook Foundation envisions a world where ebooks will be funded, distributed and maintained for the benefit of all, by coordinating the efforts and resources of many. We are working towards sustainable ecosystem for free ebooks by making them easier to produce, more available, widely discoverable and by building systems that preserve them.
Program accomplishments
- In 2025, the Free Ebook Foundation, launched an initiative to provide accessible descriptions for 400,000 images in Project Gutenberg books, highlighted by production of the first accessible, public-domain ebook version of "Winnie-the-Pooh". We continued to improve Project Gutenberg's Ebookmaker software, improving the formatting, presentation, and accessibility of over 77,000 public domain ebooks. Starting in October the foundation began providing management services to Project Gutenberg. The Foundation's Free-Programming-Books repository is the fifth most popular repo on all of GitHub, reaching 10,000 commits by 3381 contributors. Unglue.it, the Foundation's ebook distribution site, distributed 4.7 million ebooks from its catalog of over 260,000 free-licenced ebooks.Expenses $37,584
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-1767266
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $26,513
- Income (IRS master file)
- $44,359
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $44,359 | $37,584 | $26,513 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $19,081 | $21,312 | $19,361 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $18,823 | $14,105 | $21,583 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 61-1767266).
Questions about FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC is 61-1767266.
- Is FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC 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 FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FREE EBOOK FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $44,359, expenses of $37,584 and total assets of $26,513 at year end.
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