American Trust for the British Lbry
Donations deductibleRevenue
$985k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$2.9m
$39k liabilities
Net assets
$2.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
5.7 years on average
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Richard Dyke Benjamin
Left since last filing
3
17% of the board
American Trust for the British Lbry's network
18 people3 organisationsi18 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Dyke Benjamin Chair (also filed as R Dyke Benjamin) | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barbara A Shailor | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bruce Crawford | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chris Loker | Board of Trustees | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David A Richards | Board of Trustees | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Evalyn Lee | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Felicia Shapiro | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James P Spica (also filed as James Spica) | Board of Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| JC McElveen | Board of Trustees | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Katherine Ashton | Board of Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Martha Driver | Board of Trustees | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mary McElveen | Board of Trustees | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nancy Boehm | Board of Trustees | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Roly Keating | Board of Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ruth Robinson | Board of Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Simon Eccles | Board of Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Jaffe Tane | Board of Trustees | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William P Stoneman | Board of Trustees | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Berkowitz | Executive Director | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Berkowitz | Executive Director | 40 | $71k | ||
| Richard Dyke Benjamin | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Barbara A Shailor | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Felicia Shapiro | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Crawford | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Evalyn Lee | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Ashton | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Simon Eccles | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Robinson | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| James P Spica | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| William P Stoneman | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Susan Jaffe Tane | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Martha Driver | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| David A Richards | Trustee - Thru June 2025 | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Chris Loker | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Robert Dance | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| William Higgins | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- American Trust for the British Lbry
- EIN
- 042673426
- Address
- 5030 Broadway Ste 678, New York, NY, 10034-1612
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To promote and support the work of the british library through financial support, preservation of collections, educational outreach, research fellowships, and programs that foster engagement with the library and its collections in the united states. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B76I Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1979
- Principal officer
- Barbara Shailor (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1979
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard Dyke Benjamin
≥8years on the filingsBarbara A Shailor
≥8years on the filingsEvalyn Lee
≥8years on the filingsJames P Spica
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.9m
- Total liabilities
- $39k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $603k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $878k
- Employees
- 2
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $564k | $975k | Deficit $412k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.