named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Booklyn Bridge
Annual or periodic publication series that documents and distributes artist books and archival materials, with numbered editions distributed to partner institutions.
Celebrate People’s History Poster Series
Ongoing archival and distribution project initiated by Josh MacPhee, featuring posters that document social movements and people’s history, distributed to libraries and museums nationwide.
Librarians and Archivists with Palestine Box Set
Specialized archival collection supporting solidarity efforts, distributed to libraries and research institutions as part of activist documentation initiatives.
Occuprint Portfolio
Curated collection of prints and artist books related to Occupy movement, archived and distributed by Booklyn to academic and cultural institutions.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Artist and Curatorial Publications 3 activities
- Development of archival collections and collaborative publishing projectsCollaborates with artists and social justice groups to create archival box sets that document responses to urgent cultural issues, such as the 2025 "Community Defense: Voces de la Frontera / Voces de Los Artistas" set and limited edition compilations of quarterly zines; specializes in publications within the context of social and environmental justice.
- Production and dissemination of socially engaged print materialsProduces politically engaged posters, zines, and print materials that promote inclusive histories and social justice themes; has produced over 500,000 posters in the Celebrate People’s History series, widely distributed in classrooms, exhibitions, and community spaces across more than a dozen cities.
- Promotion and distribution of artists' books and archivesAdvances artists' books as art and research material by assisting artists and organizations in documenting, exhibiting, and distributing their work and archives; provides sales and distribution services for artist publications and related materials.
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Storytelling and Literacy Resource Development 1 activity
- Creation and distribution of educational resources for educatorsDevelops and offers free downloadable educational materials, including bookmaking instruction sheets, lesson plans, and teaching resources, to support educators in integrating artist book practices into learning environments.
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Summer and Seasonal Reading Programs 1 activity
- Delivery of bookmaking and printmaking education programsOffers free and low-cost workshops in book-, print-, and zine-making both onsite and at partner institutions; delivers lectures, demonstrations, and curriculum resources for libraries and cultural organizations; operates youth-focused programs including after-school, day camp, summer camp, and Zine Camp for grades 2–5 and tweens ages 10–14.
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Artist Legacy Preservation and Documentation 1 activity
- Provision of artist support and production servicesProvides documentation, archival case design and production, bookbinding and repair, fiscal sponsorships, general consultation, writing contributions, guest curating, and special project advising for affiliated artists and cultural institutions.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$580K
Contributions & grants$91K16%
Program service revenue$48K8%
Investment income$160%
Other revenue$440K
expenses
Total expenses$533K
Program expenses71%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising11%
Salaries & benefits$375K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$314K
Cash$184K
Investments$0
Liabilities$380K
Net assets$-66K
Liquid reserves4.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +23.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA M JOHNSON | Executive Dir. | 35 | $85K |
board members · 7
- Brian Doyle — Vice President
- Gilian Kane — Secretary
- Josh MacPhee — Board member
- Kurt Allerslev — President
- Maria Veronica San Martin — Board member
- Mehdi El Hajoui — Treasurer
- Raquel de Anda — Board Member
relationships · 28
Who they work with
- Amherst College Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- Brooklyn Public Library Partner — Hosts Booklyn's free monthly after-school Zine Clubhouse program in Sunset Park.
- Bryn Mawr College Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- Cornell University Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture Partner — Collaborates with Booklyn as part of its network of affiliated organizations.
- Favianna Rodriguez Studios Partner — Co-hosted an event titled "Art as Community Defense" with Booklyn, Inc.
- Favianna Rodriguez Studios Partner — Hosted a joint event with Booklyn celebrating activist artists and creative resistance.
- Interference Archive Partner — Collaborates with Booklyn as part of its network of affiliated organizations.
- Interference Archive Partner — Hosts Booklyn's Education Program office and likely serves as a site for collaborative programming and community workshops.
- Interference Archive Partner — Partner organization in Brooklyn, NY that collects cultural materials from social movements
- Justseeds Partner — Collaborates with Booklyn as part of its network of affiliated organizations.
- Justseeds Artists Cooperative Partner — Collaborates with artist collective focused on political and social justice art
- Passenger Pigeon Press Partner — Collaborates on the production and distribution of Martha's Quarterly zine series.
- Passenger Pigeon Press Partner — Collaborates to archive and distribute publications under the Passenger Pigeon Press imprint.
- Pennsylvania State University Libraries Partner — Collecting and preserving Booklyn-published artist books.
- Pennsylvania State University Libraries Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- Poor People’s Campaign Partner — Collaborates with Booklyn as part of its network of affiliated organizations.
- Queer Ecology Hanky Project Partner — Collaborates with Booklyn as part of its network of affiliated organizations.
- Sarah Nicholls Partner — Partner responsible for box production and printing of letterpress colophon sheets for the poster set
- The Center for Cultural Power Partner — Favianna Rodriguez co-founded and serves as President of The Center for Cultural Power, an organization that supports BIPOC artists and grassroots art organizations.
- Transgender Cancer Patient Project Partner — Collaborates with Booklyn as part of its network of affiliated organizations.
- Trinity College Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- Tufts University Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- University of California, Berkeley (UCB), The Bancroft Library Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- University of Connecticut (UCONN) Partner — Institutional collector of Booklyn's Celebrate People's History poster set
- Voces de Los Artistas Partner — Collaborates on the production of the "Community Defense" box set.
- Voces de la Frontera Partner — Collaborates on the production of the "Community Defense" box set.
- Voces de la Frontera Partner — Collaborates with Booklyn as part of its network of affiliated organizations.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Academic and Institutional Integration of Artists' Booksmethodology: academic-market-engagementBy documenting, exhibiting, and distributing artists’ books within educational and scholarly contexts, the organization legitimizes them as artistic and academic works, because institutional recognition expands access, preservation, and critical engagement.
- Art as Activism and Community Defensemethodology: art-as-activismBy producing and distributing collaborative art projects like box sets and zines, the organization fosters community defense and resistance to systemic oppression, because creative expression strengthens collective agency and serves as a tool for political resistance.
- Cultural Narrative Shift via Artistic Practicemethodology: cultural_narrative_shiftBy using visual art and interdisciplinary publishing to reframe cultural understandings—such as migration as a positive force or identity through nature and narrative—the organization drives social transformation, because shifting dominant narratives enables more inclusive and empathetic public discourse.
- Intersectional Justice Through Book Artsmethodology: intersectional justice focusBy centering artists' books and bookmaking in movements for social and environmental justice, the organization advances intersectional change, because the form enables marginalized narratives to be preserved, shared, and mobilized for collective action.