Bookbuilders of Boston Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042716674
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Whitinsville, MA, USA
Phone
7813781361
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$45,998
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)
  • MARGARET ROSEWITZ (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELE DE VENUTO (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)
  • MARGARET ROSEWITZ (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELE DE VENUTO (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Bookbuilders of boston inc is dedicated to bringing together people involved in bookpublishing and manufacturing. Its membership represents all facets of the book industry: editing, design, production, manufacturing, and marketing. Through its various activities, bookbuildersoffers a forum to exchange information, learn new technologies, and promote improvements inthe quality of books

What it reported doing in 2022

New england book show: annual competition and traveling exhibit of the best designed and manufactured products of regional publishers. Nepco: a fast-paced competition recognizing collaborative achievements in new england publishing. Presenters each have three and a half minutes to describe their collaborative effort with another organization - a vendor, publisher(s), incubator, non-profit or charitable cause, user group, etc. Live judging measures results, depth of collaboration, significance to the industry, and presentation style. Seminars and workshops: series of educational sessions on specific publishing and printing subjects, including plant tours.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.3% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -20.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.