Berkeley, CA
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)Small Press Distribution Inc, founded in 1987, is a small nonprofit that reported $621K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 50% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $886K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 43% operating deficit.
In an increasingly corporatized book industry, Small Press Distribution (SPD) brings readers independently published literature, emphasizing small press values--equity, experimentation and access. We connect underrepresented literary communities to the marketplace and to each other via book distribution, events, and public advocacy. Prioritizing artistic and activist visions, SPDs nearly 400 presses publish a full diversity of writers who rely on us to reach readers nationwide.
Warehouse and Fulfillment Services for Independent Literary Presses: this includes "picking, packing and shipping" from our warehouse while receiving more than 1,000 new titles to inventory each...
Warehouse and Fulfillment Services for Independent Literary Presses: this includes "picking, packing and shipping" from our warehouse while receiving more than 1,000 new titles to inventory each year, plus maintaining customer service, billing, and other bookkeeping services for those sales.
Marketing and Publisher Relations for Independent Literary Presses: includes issuing reports and tracking fulfillment rates for ~350 independent literary publishers, maintaining a website that...
Marketing and Publisher Relations for Independent Literary Presses: includes issuing reports and tracking fulfillment rates for ~350 independent literary publishers, maintaining a website that receives 20,000+ unique visitors a month, producing marketing material, such as our SPD Recommends bi-weekly email of new titles sent to booksellers, librarians, individuals and teachers, creating and disseminating marketing collateral, and providing direct marketing for our presses through trade show representation and professional gatherings.
Community Outreach Programming: this includes non-fundraising events and programs, including outreach events and ongoing programs such as the Poetry Trading Post, which gives out free books in...
Community Outreach Programming: this includes non-fundraising events and programs, including outreach events and ongoing programs such as the Poetry Trading Post, which gives out free books in exchange for poems written on the spot at various locations and tradeshows, as well as an array of book clubs, classroom visits, educational programs, and literary readings around the Bay Area and the US.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2023 | 2022 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $621,138 | $1,232,446 | -0.5% |
| Expenses | $886,222 | $1,303,079 | -0.3% |
| Net Income | $-265,084 | $-70,633 | +2.8% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Kent Watson | Executive Dir. | 40.00 |
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$121,662 | $14,994 | $136,656 |
| Alan Bernheimer | President | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Lukas | Board VP of HR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorraine Lupo | Vice President | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Wickens | Treasurer | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Hurley | Secretary/Dir | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Blanchard | Secretary/Dir | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Duggan | VP/Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Donnell Jr | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nana Twumasi | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Grant Kerber | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Morgan | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Shoemaker | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Rothenberg | Director | 1.00 |
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2024 | $621,138 | $886,222 | $125,323 | $-265,084 |
| 2023 | $1,232,446 | $1,303,079 | $726,492 | $-70,633 |
| 2022 | $1,098,757 | $1,301,362 | $663,310 | $-202,605 |
| 2021 | $1,298,264 | $1,331,082 | $1,035,779 | $-32,818 |
| 2020 | $1,447,743 | $1,354,077 | $795,280 | $93,666 |
| 2019 | $1,266,872 | $1,338,266 | $800,886 | $-71,394 |
| 2018 | $1,238,552 | $1,225,987 | $936,049 | $12,565 |
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