The Book Club of California
The Book Club of California
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About this organization
Mission
To preserve and promote the history of the book and the book arts, oftentimes with an emphasis on the history and literature of California and the West.
About
The Book Club operates and maintains a special collections library, mounts exhibitions, and offers lectures and presentations that are open to the public. Over 11,000 monographs, as well as pamphlets and ephemera, focusing on the topics of fine printing, the book arts, and the history and literature of California can be found in the Albert Sperisen Library. More than 50 exhibitions, lectures and presentations are presented each year.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “The club works to preserve and promote the art and craft of the book by supporting book making, fine printing, design, typography, illustration, literature, and scholarship (please see schedule o for details)”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “To preserve and promote the history of the book and the book arts, oftentimes with an emphasis on the history and literature of california and the west.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is CA.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 312 SUTTER STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94108.
- The non-profit has reported 4 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Collects art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $58,030.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation and endorsement by an independent source.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2013.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $270,864 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $9,234 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.