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Bellevue Literary Press Inc

EIN 82-4035270 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood72 out of 100GovernanceGood82 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BELLEVUE LITERARY PRESS IS DEVOTED TO PUBLISHING LITERARY FICTION AND NONFICTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT SCIENCE AND THE HUMANITIES ARE NATURAL COMPANIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

Income
$563,000
Spending
$586,253
Spent on programs
71%
Reserves
6.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 51%
Employees
2
Volunteers
14
Highest pay
$137,946, publisher/editorial director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    71% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 25 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
  1. $415,757 spent. BELLEVUE LITERARY PRESS PUBLISHES 6-8 BOOKS A YEAR ON AVERAGE, WITH PRINT RUNS OF ANYWHERE FROM 1,500-10,000 COPIES, INCLUDING REPRINTS OF EARLIER-PUBLISHED TITLES AS NEEDED, AND IN ANY GIVEN YEAR ARE WORKING ON BOOKS THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN FUTURE YEARS. WE USE SEVERAL METHODS TO TRACK THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH ACTIVITY. OVERALL SALES, AWARDS, AND REVIEW COVERAGE ARE KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS. FOR ACADEMIC OUTREACH, WE MONITOR COURSE ADOPTIONS, DESK AND EXAMINATION COPY REQUESTS, FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS, AND READING GROUP AND CURRICULUM GUIDE DOWNLOADS. LIBRARY SALES, TRANSACTED PRIMARILY VIA THE WHOLESALER BAKER & TAYLOR AND EBOOK VENDORS, ARE TRACKED DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD. WE ALSO MONITOR SALES FOR EACH TITLE BEFORE AND AFTER SPECIFIC MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF DIGITAL REVIEW COPIES DOWNLOADED THROUGH EDELWEISS AND ALL OF THE RESPONSES (PREORDERS, REVIEWS, LIBRARYREADS AND INDIE NEXT NOMINATIONS, ETC.) THAT RESULT FROM THOSE DOWNLOADS.WE USE GOOGLE ANALYTICS TO MEASURE ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR WEBSITE AND ENEWSLETTER CAMPAIGNS. WE MEASURE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS: FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LIBRARYTHING, GOODREADS, YOUTUBE, AND INSTAGRAM.THE BENEFICIARIES ARE OUR READERS AND AUTHORS. WE PUBLISH AND PROMOTE TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE BOOKS BY BOTH EMERGING AND RETURNING AUTHORS OF LITERARY FICTION AND CREATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY NONFICTION.LITERATURE'S IMPACT, LIKE EMPATHY, MAY BE DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY; HOWEVER, OUR PAST SUCCESSES EXEMPLIFY WHAT OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING AND AMPLIFYING OUR WRITERS' SINGULAR VOICES CAN BRING THEM AND THEIR READERS. WHEN PAUL HARDING'S DEBUT NOVEL, TINKERS, BECAME THE FIRST INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING WORK OF FICTION IN OVER THREE DECADES, IT DELIGHTED READERS, INVIGORATED THE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING COMMUNITY, AND INSPIRED WRITERS EVERYWHERE. THE LIVES THEY LEFT BEHIND BY DARBY PENNEY AND PETER STASTNY GAVE RISE TO A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO COMMEMORATE PATIENTS WHO HAD BEEN BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES ON THE GROUNDS OF A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL. HELEN BENEDICT'S NOVEL WOLF SEASON WAS CHOSEN FOR KANSAS CITY'S BOOK CLUB, WHICH HOSTED PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS WITH VETERANS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF WAR. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO WITNESS OUR MISSION'S POWER TO ENCOURAGE WRITERS, ENGAGE A DIVERSE READERSHIP, INFORM YOUNG MINDS, AND INSPIRE COURAGEOUS ACTS OF CITIZENSHIP.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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