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Open Books

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Transforming lives through reading, writing, and the GIVING power of used books

Open Books transforms lives through reading, writing, and the GIVING power of used books. Through our nonprofit social venture model, we operate two retail bookstores in the West Loop and Pilsen that help to fund our literacy and book granting programs. Each year, Open Books brings the joy of literacy to 4,500 youth through experienced educators and volunteers, safe learning environments, and access to tailored curricula and books. Our literacy programs ignite a passion for the written word and introduce students to new ways of expressing themselves. Through our book granting programs, we donate more than 130,000 books to youth and under-resourced communities across Chicago.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.17Overall score
out of 100

79.10Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,040,651

Total expenses · USD$2,045,810

Program expenses

$1,761,442.41 recorded amount

86.1%

Fundraising expenses

$149,344.13 recorded amount

7.3%

Administrative expenses

$130,931.84 recorded amount

6.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Tim O'Brien
Recorded compensation: $89,278.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.36%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Open Books
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Open Books transforms lives through reading, writing, and the GIVING power of used books. Through our nonprofit social venture model, we operate two retail bookstores in the West Loop and Pilsen that help to fund our literacy and book granting programs. Each year, Open Books brings the joy of literacy to 4,500 youth through experienced educators and volunteers, safe learning environments, and access to tailored curricula and books. Our literacy programs ignite a passion for the written word and introduce students to new ways of expressing themselves. Through our book granting programs, we donate more than 130,000 books to youth and under-resourced communities across Chicago.
`ein` EIN	20-4830666
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2045810.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.064
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.073
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.861
`fscore` Financial score	79.1
`leader` Recorded leader	Tim O'Brien
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	89278.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0436
`motto` Tagline	Transforming lives through reading, writing, and the GIVING power of used books
`name` Charity name	Open Books
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2040651.0
`score` Overall score	84.17
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1761442.41
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	149344.13
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	130931.84

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-4830666
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.