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Books for Africa INC

Public charity
Other · SAINT PAUL, MN · EIN 41-1627391

About

Books for africa, INC.'s mission is to collect, SORT, ship and distribute books to children in africa. Its goal is to END the book famine in africa.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
19
Volunteers
9,118

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$28.6M
Expenses
$31.0M
Assets
$14.8M
Liabilities
$509K

Financial history

$40.8M$20.4M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $28.6M · Peak FY2019: $39.0M · Avg: $33.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$0
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$57.1M
BOOKS FOR AFRICA INC
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Address

717 Prior AVE N
Saint PAUL, MN, 55104-174

Governance

Voting board members20
Independent members20
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo
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