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Reading Owls International

Tax-deductible

Attleboro, MA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-3918074Revenue $25K in FY2021

On file with the IRSreadingowlsinternational.orgPo Box 2881, 02703-0049 · Attleboro, MATax-exempt since Jun 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Reading Owls International is committed to increasing the literacy levels of jamaican school-aged children. We provide books and learning resources and other organizations to expand existing libraries or to create new ones.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 65% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 77% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 77% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
65 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 65.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$415
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$13K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$126K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$25K
FY2021▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$25K
Expenses
$13K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$13K
Net assets
$126K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$126K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $13K Management & general 0% · $35

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Elaine Dickson
Chairperson
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amber Ma
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sonia Fife
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaine Dickson’s $10K as Chairperson is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides books and resources to boost literacy for Jamaican children.

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1 program · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Summer 2021 backpack for hope, giving tuesday & technology. For the backpack and hope project, reading owls provided backpacks for more than 600 students with culturally relevant books, age appropriate play activity toys and school supplies to last them for a YEAR.FOR the technology, reading owls international provided 215 tablets and…

$13Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$136
Money outPt IX
$13K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$35
Owns and owesPt X
$126K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$415
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$136
Total revenueLn 12$25K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$415
Net assetsLn 32$126K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$114K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$661$415
Net assetsLn 32$114K$126K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35$35
Office expensesLn 13$191$191
InsuranceLn 23$655$655
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$457$457
Total functional expensesLn 25$13K$13K$35$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $25K$13K$12K$126K 990 PDF
FY2020 $49K$13K$36K$114K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $25,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,532$68,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$136
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,579−$43,043
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $49,111$25,275
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,687$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,566$12,931
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,253$12,931
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,858$12,344
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $25,275 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$68,182
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$68,182
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $136$136
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$43,043−$43,043
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $136 · Excluded from tax −$43,043$25,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,931 across 5 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $35$35
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $191$191
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $655$655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,593$11,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $457$457
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,896 · Management $35 · Fundraising $0$12,931
Part X · Balance sheet $126,535 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,016$70,114
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,250$19,700
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,171$36,721
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,437$126,535
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $661$415
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $661$415
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,776$106,420
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,000$19,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,776$126,120
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,437$126,535
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,120 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,275
XI-2 Total expenses$12,931
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,344
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,776
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,120

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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