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The Book Industry Charity Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charitable organization that coordinates programs to strengthen and support Borders Group employees, former employees, and their families. Established in 1996, the core program provides assistance to employees who have demonstrated financial need arising from severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances. Since its inception, the organization has provided over $5 million in charitable assistance to Borders employees.

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The Big House Big Heart run was a huge success for all of the charities involved, not the least of all the Book Industry Charitable Foundation! With your help, the Binc Foundation raised over $4500 that will go a long way in supporting booksellers nationwide! We would like to thank every single one of our competitors, donors and volunteers for helping make the event great. Read More

Big House Big Heart Big Success
Now that everyone has had a chance to ... Read More

4 Weeks Away
We are four short weeks from the Big House Big Heart... Read More

We Are Off and Running!!!!
Since last week we have received additional runners... Read More

Join Us April 15, 2012 as We Race Our Way to the End Zone
Last year at the Big House Big Heart event we joined 14,000 of our closest friends and ran and walked our way to $800. This year our goal is to exceed $2,000. Read More

Volunteer for a Cause
We need volunteers to assist at this years Big House Big Heart. There is a ton of different ways you can be a part of this day Read More

Articles
 Twisted Thinking Article About Binc 

A part of our beloved Borders continues through the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BInC) which is a continuation of the Borders Group Foundation. Read More

Please Support Borders Group Foundation
One former Borders employee shares his experience with our foundation. Read More

It’s Not Billions, but It Can Help Rescue an Artist
Many Americans — the out of work, the underwater, the plain fed up — have been asking that question since big banks and automakers received all those taxpayer-financed rescues in 2008. Read More...

Borders Foundation finds a new purpose after bookseller's demise: the entire industry.
{C} The Borders Group Foundation, a remnant of the liquidated Ann Arbor-based bookstore chain, lives on.The foundation has converted its mission in an effort to improve the lives of book industry employees throughout the country. Read More

Donate Now
Looking for an easy way to give to the Binc Foundation? Donate online or by check!

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Please send checks made out to “Book Industry Charitable Foundation" to the following address:

713 W. Ellsworth Road

Suite A

Ann Arbor, MI 48108