Nonprofit · EIN 81-4890403
RESTLESS BOOKS INC
Tax-exempt · AMHERST, MA 01002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $582,741 | $619,229 | -$36,488 | $308,447 | $39,505 | $268,942 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $506,393 | $598,163 | -$91,770 | $353,457 | $48,027 | $305,430 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $853,487 | $688,900 | $164,587 | $484,699 | $87,499 | $397,200 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $413,307
- of which government grants
- $30,400
- Program service revenue
- $167,450
- Investment income
- $14
- Other revenue
- $1,970
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $87,452
- Other salaries and wages
- $129,726
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $271,301
- Professional fundraising fees
- $2,385
- Legal fees
- $10,582
- Accounting fees
- $26,639
- Occupancy
- $18,653
- Travel
- $16,368
- Depreciation
- $866
- Program services (functional)
- $394,218
- Management and general (functional)
- $160,257
- Fundraising (functional)
- $64,754
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $353,457
- Total assets, end of year
- $308,447
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,505
- Net assets, end of year
- $268,942
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,226
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $221,641
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $47,301
- Gross receipts
- $582,741
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 2013
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILAN STAVANS | DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $87,452 |
| ANNETTE HOCHSTEIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALISON SPARKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVEN G KELLMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADANI ILLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIANA RIZZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY FULLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIZ MICCI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYLER MIXTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA ORETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAUL HOCHSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TALIA TAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE GERMANCOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILAN STAVANS | DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER Officer | 40 | $85,000 |
| STEVEN G KELLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEVIN BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEAL COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JODIE CORNGOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIANA RIZZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY FULLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIZ MICCI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYLER MIXTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA ORETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNETTE HOCHSTEIN | CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALISON SPARKS | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIELLE KANE | FINANCE AND OPERATION MANAGER Key employee | 40 | $151,476 | $10,835 |
| ILAN STAVANS | DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER Officer | 40 | $84,727 | $0 |
| STEVEN G KELLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVIN BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JODIE CORNGOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON SPARKS | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE HOCHSTEIN | CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 69 MAIN ST, AMHERST, MA 01002-2350
- In care of
- % ILAN STAVCHANSKY
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 232 3RD ST STE A111, BROOKLYN NY 112152726
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ILAN STAVANS, 69 MAIN STREET, AMHERTS, MA 01002
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Arielle Kane, 232 3RD ST STE A111, BROOKLYN NY 112152726
- Signed the 990
- ILAN STAVANS, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (413) 542-8201
- Website
- www.restlessbooks.org
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
RESTLESS BOOKS IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLISHER DEVOTED TO CHAMPIONING ESSENTIAL VOICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WHOSE STORIES SPEAK TO US ACROSS LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BORDERS. WE SEEK EXTRAORDINARY INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE THAT FEEDS OUR RESTLESSNESS: OUR HUNGER FOR NEW PERSPECTIVES, PASSION FOR OTHER CULTURES AND LANGUAGES, AND EAGERNESS TO EXPLORE BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE FAMILIAR. OUR BOOKS-FICTION, NARRATIVE NONFICTION, JOURNALISM, MEMOIRS, TRAVEL WRITING, AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE-OFFER READERS AN EXPANDED UNDERSTANDING OF A CHANGING WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- RESTLESS BOOKS IS DEVOTED TO CHAMPIONING ESSENTIAL VOICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2024 WE PUBLISHED 12 BOOKS. FOUR WERE FOR YOUNG READERS, ELEVEN WERE IN TRANSLATION, TEN OF THE TWELVE WERE PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE REMAINING TITLES WERE NEW EDITIONS OF AN EXISTING WORK. AS OF THE END OF 2024 WE HAVE OVER 160 TITLES IN PRINT AND ELECTRIC FORM, SOLD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY VIA RETAIL BOOKSTORES, ON THE WEB, INCLUDING FROM OUR OWN WEBSITE, AND BY OUR DISTRIBUTOR, PUBLISHERS GROUP WEST. OUR AUTHORS COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND REPRESENT ALMOST 50 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN AND 30 LANGUAGES. IN ADDITION TO OUR PUBLISHING PROGRAM WE RUN THE KELLMAN PRIZE OR IMMIGRANT LITERATURE, WHICH AWARDS A WRITING RESIDENCY FROM MILLAY ARTS AND $10,000 AND PUBLICATION WITH RESTLESS BOOKS TO A WRITER WHO HAS PRODUCED A WORK THAT ADDRESSES THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL MIGRATION ON IDENTITY. WE ALSO RUN WRITING WORKSHOPS CENTERED ON IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCES.Expenses $394,218 · grants $1,000 · revenue $167,449
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 | Not 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
- 81-4890403
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $308,447
- Income (IRS master file)
- $582,741
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $582,741 | $619,229 | $308,447 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $506,393 | $598,163 | $353,457 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $853,487 | $688,900 | $484,699 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Arielle Kane | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-4890403).
Questions about RESTLESS BOOKS INC
- What is the EIN of RESTLESS BOOKS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RESTLESS BOOKS INC is 81-4890403.
- Is RESTLESS BOOKS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to RESTLESS BOOKS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RESTLESS BOOKS 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 RESTLESS BOOKS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RESTLESS BOOKS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of RESTLESS BOOKS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ILAN STAVANS.
- Who are the officers and directors of RESTLESS BOOKS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,452 (ILAN STAVANS, DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER).
- How much revenue does RESTLESS BOOKS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $582,741, expenses of $619,229 and total assets of $308,447 at year end.
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