INDY BOOK PROJECT INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $132K · expenses $141K · assets $38K
- EIN
- 83-3087150
- Address
- 1533 W OAK ST STE 165, ZIONSVILLE, IN 46077-2062
- NTEE code
- B92
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2019
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The Indy Book Projects mission is to ensure all children in Central Indiana have access to books in their homes We collect new and gently used childrens books from the community and redistribute them through our partnerships with community centers pediatrician offices health clinics food pantries schools little free libraries and other nonprofit organizations We focus on populations with little to no access to books in their homes Our organization is 100 volunteer run We have no paid employees We consist of a working board of 5 individuals plus nearly 100 volunteers assisting with book drives sorting books filling book requests and delivering books into the community In 2025 we distributed 90812 books to children across Central Indiana Other Income reported on 990-EZ Line 8 relates to the in kind value of books received as donations from the community and redistributed to area children during the calendar year The majority of our donations consist of used book
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Freytag | Executive Director | 2023-2025 | $24,885 | $40,635 | 1 |
| Abby Nieten | Communications Coordinator | 2023-2025 | $2,700 | $2,700 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy Thompson | Outreach Director | 2023-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amanda Hines | Finance Director | 2023-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gina Sprenger | Founder | 2023-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $28K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Freytag | Executive Director | 16 | $24,885 | - | $0 | $24,885 | 1 |
| Abby Nieten | Communications Coordinator | 2 | $2,700 | - | $0 | $2,700 | 1 |
| Stacy Thompson | Outreach Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amanda Hines | Finance Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gina Sprenger | Founder | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY FREYTAG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 16 | $15,750 | - | $0 | $15,750 | 1 |
| STACY THOMPSON | OUTREACH DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMANDA HINES | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GINA SPRENGER | FOUNDER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ABBY NIETEN | COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Hines | Finance Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amy Freytag | Volunteer Coordinator | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stacy Thompson | Outreach Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gina Sprenger | Founder | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Abby Nieten | Communications Coordinator | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $132,308 | $141,156 | $38,100 | $38,100 | $42,308 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $111,031 | $108,198 | $48,338 | $46,948 | $42,531 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $109,852 | $90,612 | $44,115 | $44,115 | $41,526 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $56 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INDY BOOK PROJECT INC” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $56 | 2023 | $25 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $141,156 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $94,688 | 67.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $27,585 | 19.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $11,132 | 7.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $7,751 | 5.5% | |
| Total | $141,156 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $108,198 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $76,193 | 70.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $17,141 | 15.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $9,359 | 8.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $5,505 | 5.1% | |
| Total | $108,198 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $90,612 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $74,536 | 82.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $8,837 | 9.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $5,239 | 5.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,000 | 2.2% | |
| Total | $90,612 | 100% |