Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
Who runs it and what they're paid
7 people listed on the 990.
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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
Enriches young people's lives through reading local authors, role-playing, and culinary arts.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $13K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $0 | $13K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $13K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $345 | $345 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $22K | $22K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1K | $1K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $25K | $22K | $3K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $22K | $25K | −$3K | $13K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $22,095 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,641 across 4 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $13,264 assets, 6 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,264 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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