Book Harvest
Book Harvest reported $13.5 million in revenue and $7.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.80 went to program services, $17.94 to management and general costs and $8.26 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $214,670 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 463% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.6MFor context, the median across 5,498 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$86.95 $12M
- Government grants$3.63 $490K
- Program service revenue$8.66 $1.2M
- Investment income$0.76 $102K
Other revenue was negative: −$1,932. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.8% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.9% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.3% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.6% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.6% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.7% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $214,670 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.83% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 18.6 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEarly literacy programs - early literacy and pre-k/k partners with families through the book babies program to nurture their children's early language and literacy skills. An evidence-informed home visiting partnership, book babies provides support to enrolled families that begins when a baby is born and is sustained over five years. Book babies builds rich relationships and provides families with the information and resources they need to develop the foundation for their children's school readiness and school success. In 2025, 376 families with babies and young children were enrolled in book…
School age initiatives - books on break, one of Book Harvest's school engagement programs, provided 30 public elementary schools and childcare centers in 51 nc counties with books to send home with students before summer to help them sustain their learning gains and spark a love of reading. In sum, 17,740 students selected 195,140 books
Book abundance - Book Harvest's book abundance portfolio includes its book ownership and community wide literacy programs. This work strives to create a culture of literacy by ensuring that there are an abundance of equitable opportunities for children to harvest free,culturally inclusive books wherever families go, helping them build home libraries and a robust home literacy environment. Books are provided throughout the community with 75 book boxes, 7 laundromats, and 24 community bookshelves. Book Harvest's family space is open to the public for storytimes and free books. The organization…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,742 | $0 | $13,928 | $214,670 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,155 | $0 | $15,744 | $137,899 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,018 | $0 | $11,630 | $129,648 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,169 | $0 | $23,105 | $129,274 |
| CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,992 | $0 | $6,581 | $118,573 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Book Harvest (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $344K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 555
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,040
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ROCKWOOD CENTER LLC Rent | $264,160 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
24 private foundations reported grants to Book Harvest totaling $1.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Book Harvest's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Book Harvest, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Book Harvest's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Book Harvest reported that 73.8% of its $7.6 million in expenses went to program services, 17.9% to management and general and 8.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Book Harvest pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Book Harvest reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $214,670, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Book Harvest get its money?
Of $13.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 90.6% came from contributions and grants (including 3.6% from government grants) and 8.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Book Harvest a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 45-2610533 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622369349300527 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512629349300901 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432399349301303 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323009349301207 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231269349300303 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111339349300026 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 45-2610533: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.