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US nonprofit · EIN 431888560 · Maryland HTS, MOiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 431888560) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 July 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Book Fair

Donations deductible
Revenue
$154k
year to 31 July 2025
Expenses
$152k
year to 31 July 2025
Total assets
$486k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$486k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
3.2y av
Staff
1
75 volunteers
Left since last filing
2
22% of the board
Voting members
10
reported in Part VI
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Book Fair's network

9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

9 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrea FaulstichBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Anne Roth FernandezBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Casey CarverBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Dan GowerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Elisabeth MerendaAsst. Treasurer2023
3 yrs
Laura PattonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Madeline BlackBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Marilyn BrownVice-President and Secretary2023
3 yrs
Richard KordenbrockTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 July 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Marilyn BrownVice-President and Secretary10$0
Richard KordenbrockTreasurer10$0
Elisabeth MerendaAsst. Treasurer10$0
Madeline BlackBoard Member10$0
Dan GowerBoard Member10$0
Andrea FaulstichBoard Member10$0
Casey CarverBoard Member10$0
Laura PattonBoard Member10$0
Anne Roth FernandezBoard Member10$0
Peggy KornfeinPresident10$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Book Fair
EIN
431888560
Address
2457 Rock Island Blvd, Maryland HTS, MO, 63043-3520
State
Missouri
Mission
The mission is to sell donated books and other media to the public at low cost and provide the net proceeds to charitable organizations promoting literacy and education to underserved populations. In addition, books are recycled and kept out of landfills and the volunteers enjoy the opportunity to collect, sort and price the donated materials for the benefit of their communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T190 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Peggy Kornfein (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsAndrea Faulstich
≥3years on the filingsCasey Carver
≥3years on the filingsDan Gower
≥3years on the filingsElisabeth Merenda

Latest return

year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$486k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$486k
Contributions and grants received
$2k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$67k
Employees
1
Volunteers
75

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$154k$152k$2k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
KidSmart Tools for LearningThe grant is used to provide school supplies to local school children.$5k