Foundation for the Future of Literature and Literacy
Donations deductibleRevenue
$694k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$759k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$43k
$5k liabilities
Net assets
$37k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.4 years on average
Staff
3
300 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Foundation for the Future of Literature and Literacy's network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
5 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aida Salazar | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Aya de Leon | Prog. Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brooke Warner | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| George Rehm | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Piper Kerman | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cherilyn Parsons | Executive Dir. | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Fowler | Executive Dir. | 40 | $120k | ||
| Piper Kerman | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Aida Salazar | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| George Rehm | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Aya de Len | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Gabriel Cortez | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Terria Smith | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Foundation for the Future of Literature and Literacy
- EIN
- 473955286
- Address
- 1569 Solano Ave 635, Berkeley, CA, 94707-2116
- State
- California
- Mission
- The Bay Area Book Festival celebrates a wide spectrum of literary voices, nurtures literary culture and community, cultivates literacy, and promotes great literary work, with special attention to work that engages with pressing social issues.We carry out our mission by creating relevant, thoughtful programming that we present at an annual, inclusive, weekend literary festival and in... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A70 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2015
- Principal officer
- Joshua Fowler (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2016
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBrooke Warner
≥7years on the filingsGeorge Rehm
≥2years on the filingsAida Salazar
≥2years on the filingsAya de Leon
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $43k
- Total liabilities
- $5k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $37k
- Contributions and grants received
- $623k
- Program service revenue
- $70k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $537k | $524k | $13k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.