Choice Books of Northern Virginia
Choice Books of Northern Virginia reported $24.3 million in revenue and $22.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.41 went to program services, $8.40 to management and general costs and $0.19 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 1.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $130,018 (PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 148% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.4% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $130,018 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.57% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14.9 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 90.9% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseChoice Books sold 6,085,152 books on more than 9,350 displays in FY 24-25. These books and bibles are inspirational reading materials that provide an alternative to immoral literature broadly available. Choice Books maintains twenty-four district warehouses servicing displays across the continental US and hawaii
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,272 | $0 | $11,746 | $130,018 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,399 | $0 | $21,085 | $129,484 |
| AT LARGE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $1,080 | $0 | $0 | $1,080 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Choice Books of Northern Virginia (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $274K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b12 · 12 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5320
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Of every $100 Choice Books of Northern Virginia spent in FY2025, $91.41 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Choice Books of Northern Virginia's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Choice Books of Northern Virginia reported that 91.4% of its $22.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.4% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Choice Books of Northern Virginia pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Choice Books of Northern Virginia reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $130,018, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Choice Books of Northern Virginia get its money?
Of $24.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Choice Books of Northern Virginia a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-0987761 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202600199349300760 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202540289349301114 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202410299349301886 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202320319349301202 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202200639349300425 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202140399349300924 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-0987761: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.