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BOOK INDUSTRY STUDY GROUP INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 132857274 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE A33E · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$751K
expenses
$942K
net assets
$-69K
employees
3
volunteers
700
mission · from form 990

TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED EMPOWERED AND EFFICIENT BOOK INDUSTRY.

profile · synthesized from sources

Book Industry Study Group Inc is a nonprofit focused on improving the book industry through research, best practices, and information sharing. It organizes volunteer working groups to assess industry issues and develop standards, and hosts conferences and forums on publishing trends. Resources and products are made available to members and non-members, some for a fee.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    BISG PERIODICALLY HOSTS CONFERENCES AND EVENTS THAT PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT TRENDS IN THE BOOK PUBLISHING BUSINESS. THESE INCLUDE FORUMS AT WHICH RELEVANT ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED.
  2. #2 $0
    BISG ORGANIZES VOLUNTEERS TO ASSESS ISSUES, UPDATE PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN BEST PRACTICES. THE RESULTS OF THESE EFFORTS ARE PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. A FEE IS CHARGED FOR SOME PRODUCTS.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Industry Conferences and Forums
Hosts conferences and events presenting information on trends and relevant issues in the book publishing business.
Working Groups and Best Practices Development
Organizes volunteers to assess industry issues, update standards, and maintain best practices for dissemination to the sector.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Professional Field Knowledge Development 1 activity
    • Facilitate volunteer working groups to develop industry resources and best practices
      Organizes volunteer working groups to assess industry issues, update resources, and maintain best practices, with outputs shared publicly on its website to support broader industry capacity.
  • Literary and Cultural Publishing 1 activity
    • Host industry conferences and forums on publishing trends
      Organizes and hosts conferences and forums to present information on trends and relevant issues in the book publishing industry, serving as a platform for knowledge exchange among stakeholders.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$751K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$751K100%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$153
expenses
Total expenses$942K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$472K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$243K
Cash$197K
Investments$0
Liabilities$313K
Net assets$-69K
Liquid reserves2.5 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +2.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
BRIAN O'LEARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $230K
board members · 14
  • ALAN DUBOSE — MEMBER (START 7/1/24)
  • BETH REISER — MEMBER (START 7/1/24)
  • BRIDGET MARMION — SECRETARY
  • JAMES MILLER — VICE CHAIR
  • JASON FARRELL — MEMBER
  • JASON WELLS — MEMBER
  • JOSHUA TALLENT — CHAIR
  • KEVIN SPALL — MEMBER
  • MATT KENNELL — MEMBER
  • PAUL GORE — MEMBER
  • PHIL MADANS — MEMBER
  • SABBITHRY PERSAD — MEMBER
  • SANJ KHARBANDA — MEMBER (START 7/1/24)
  • TODD CARPENTER — TREASURER
strategies · 1

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.

  • Volunteer-Powered Industry Standards Development
    methodology: volunteer_working_groups
    By convening volunteer working groups, the organization develops and maintains industry best practices, because collective expertise from practitioners leads to more credible, adoptable, and practical standards.