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A book every month, all year.

Monthly is picked for you, and you can switch to a one-time gift in one tap. Every number below is worked out from what a book really costs us.

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8 books go home every month.

That's a new book every month for 8 Detroit kids: 96 books this year.

Each book costs us $3.12 delivered: $2.64 for the book at nonprofit wholesale, $0.31 for the bookplate and bag, $0.17 to get it to school. 2025 figures, sample.

Card details go to our payment processor's secure page, never this site. Change or cancel a monthly gift anytime from the link in every receipt.

Your year of books: 96

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Fall Book Drive 42 days left

7,940 of 12,000 books, yours adds 8. Sample figures.

Open Shelf Literacy Project is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 38-0000000 (placeholder). No goods or services are provided for this gift, so all of it is tax-deductible as allowed by law.

After you give

We will never sell, rent or trade your name. You can change, pause or cancel a monthly gift from any receipt, without calling anyone.

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  1. Right awayA receipt by email with the IRS language you need at tax time.
  2. TomorrowA one-minute thank-you video from a teacher at one of our schools.
  3. This weekA board member calls to say thank you. No ask, just thanks.
  4. Day 14A story from a reading-buddy session your gift paid for.
  5. Day 30What your books did this month, with the books' titles.
  6. Each JanuaryOne summary of your year of giving, ready for your taxes.

Where $3.12 goes

  • $2.64 the book, bought a year at a time at nonprofit wholesale prices
  • $0.31 the bookplate with the child's first name, and a reusable book bag
  • $0.17 getting it from our Trumbull Ave room to 14 schools

2025 cost basis, sample. Staff time for reading buddies is counted separately in our annual report.

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Other ways to give

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Give once

Any amount, by card, bank transfer, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Gifts of $126 buy 40 books, about one classroom's month.

In honor or in memory

Add a name at checkout and we'll send a card to the family. The amount is never shown.

Employer matching

Many Detroit employers match gifts one to one. Search your employer after checkout and we'll send the form for you.

Stock or donor-advised fund

Use our legal name, Open Shelf Literacy Project, and EIN 38-0000000 (placeholder). Email us before a stock transfer so we can match it to you.

Mail a check

Payable to Open Shelf Literacy Project, 1420 Trumbull Ave, Detroit, MI 48216. Receipts go out within five working days.

Leave a gift in your will

Our legal name and EIN are all your attorney needs. Tell us if you'd like, and we'll keep it private.

Tax and state disclosures. Open Shelf Literacy Project is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 38-0000000 (placeholder). Contributions are deductible as allowed by law. For any single gift of $250 or more, your emailed receipt is the written acknowledgment the IRS requires: it states the amount and whether you received any goods or services. If you choose a thank-you item on a gift over $75, the receipt states its fair market value and the deductible amount, as IRS Publication 1771 describes.

We are registered to solicit charitable gifts with the Michigan Department of Attorney General (registration number placeholder). Our latest financial report and Form 990 are on our Financials page.

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