EIN 41-1922193

Open Book

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
9
Year formed
1998
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Open Book welcomes and inspires a vibrant Book community by being a catalyst for artistic collaboration, engaging the broader community in Book arts and the written and spoken word, and by providing a sustainable home for literary and Book arts organizations. Literary arts center that is home to three leading non-profit literary arts organizations.
Total revenues
$737,400
2023
Total expenses
$1,074,699
2023
Total assets
$3,547,110
2023
Num. employees
9
2023

Program areas at Open Book

Open Book owns and operates the facility that serves as a permanent home for three founding nonprofit entities: Milkweed Editions, The Loft Literary Center, and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Additional nonprofits and for-profits also rent space within Open Book and contribute to the creative community. Open Book spurs collaboration with many and varied community organizations and individuals through hosted events in the Open Book space, bringing hundreds of readings, classes, workshops, exhibitions, programs, and other events and convening in our spaces. An average of 12,000 visitors visit Open Book monthly.

Who funds Open Book

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Lenfestey Family FoundationOpen Book Campaign for the Future, for Mtce and Upgrade of the Facilities$100,000

Personnel at Open Book

NameTitleCompensation
Daniel SlagerMilkweed Editions Publisher and Chief Executive Officer$0
Arleta LittleThe Loft Artistic and Executive Director$0
Elysa VoshellMcba Executive Director$0
Kellan ChristopherGeneral Manager
Barbara CrosbyBoard Chair$0
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for Open Book

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$100,752
Program services$534,371
Investment income and dividends$71,325
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$23,023
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$185
Miscellaneous revenues$7,744
Total revenues$737,400

Form 990s for Open Book

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-06990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-08-12990View PDF
2020-122021-07-30990View PDF
2019-122020-08-19990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Lenfestey Family Foundation
January 8, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Real estate organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1011 Washington Ave S Ste 2
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
openbookmn.org/ 
Phone
(612) 215-2572
IRS details
EIN
41-1922193
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1998
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
5313: Real Estate Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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