Grolier Club of the City of New York
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $6.1 million
- Spending
- $3.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 39.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 112
- Highest pay
- $268,064, former director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 39.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 35% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 134% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.4 million spent. THE LIBRARY:IN FY 2025 THE GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY SERVED A TOTAL OF 255 READERS; RESPONDED TO 60 PHONE QUERIES; AND ANSWERED 298 EMAIL QUERIES. A TOTAL OF 2,237 ITEMS WERE CATALOGUED, AND 646 RECORDS WERE CREATED, INCLUDING NEW ACQUISITIONS AND BACKLOGGED MATERIAL. 3 SPECIAL EXHIBITS WERE MOUNTED IN THE LIBRARY, AND 1 WAS MOUNTED IN OUR PUBLIC EXHIBITION SPACES IN THE COURSE OF FY 2025, HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF RARE BOOKS AND ARCHIVES FROM LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. THE NUMBER OF HITS TO THE LIBRARY PAGES WAS 2,174 ON THE WEBSITE, 13,588 TO THE BLOG. STATISTICS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE ONLINE CATALOGUE THIS FISCAL YEAR DUE TO A SYSTEM MIGRATION, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN JULY OF 2025.
- $1.2 million spent. EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS: IN FY 2025 THE GROLIER CLUB PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM PRODUCED OR SPONSORED 7 PUBLICATIONS, 6 OF WHICH WERE CONNECTED WITH GROLIER CLUB PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. APPROXIMATELY 4,172 COPIES OF GROLIER CLUB PUBLICATIONS--NEW AND BACKLIST TITLES--WERE SOLD IN FY 2025, EITHER ON-SITE AT THE CLUB, ONLINE DIRECTLY FROM THE CLUB THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, OR ONLINE AND OTHERWISE THROUGH OUR DISTRIBUTOR, CHICAGO DISTRIBUTION CENTER. IN FY 2025, THE GROLIER CLUB EXHIBITION PROGRAM SPONSORED 7 EXHIBITIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, 3 IN THE GROUND FLOOR HALL, AND 4 IN THE SECOND-FLOOR GALLERY; ALL WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. CATALOGUES WERE PRODUCED OR MADE AVAILABLE BY THE CLUB FOR 3 OF THE 3 GROUND FLOOR SHOWS, AND FOR 3 OF THE 4 SECOND FLOOR SHOWS. THESE EXHIBITIONS DREW A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 9,538 VISITORS. ABOUT 66 SEPARATE NOTICES AND REVIEWS OF GROLIER EXHIBITIONS APPEARED IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS IN THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 38 OF OUR 64 PUBLIC EVENTS, INCLUDING 26 TOURS AND 12 LECTURES WERE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH EXHIBITIONS IN FY 2025; APPROXIMATELY 79,595 HITS WERE RECORDED BY THE EXHIBITION PAGES OF THE GROLIER CLUB WEBSITE DURING THIS PERIOD.
- $656,042 spent. MEMBER SERVICESADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1937.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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