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← RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR THE BOOK

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR THE BOOK.

Totals

Total revenue
$188,539
Total expenses
$203,696
Contributions and grants received
$183,411
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
$5,128
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$109,445
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,773
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$106,672
Program service expenses (Part III)
$59,880

Program services were 29.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

Reading programs, literacy

  • Youth Poetry Initiative: The Center works with RI Poet Laureate Tina Cane to select RI high school students to serve as youth poetry ambassadors, to serve as advocates to bring more poetry to our state's youth and to inspire young people through example. Program reach of 1,000.

    Expenses $2,450 · Grants $1,000

  • Reading Across Rhode Island: Statewide reading program that brings together diverse readers across Rhode Island to explore themes of one carefully selected book. Program reach of 10,000.

    Expenses $28,354 · Grants $68,801

  • Kids Reading Across Rhode Island: Summer reading initiative for students in grades 4-6, encourages students across the state to read one special book and engage in community discussions and programs. Program reach 4,000.

    Expenses $29,076 · Grants $48,030

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Meagan Lenihan

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl Space

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maureen Kelsey

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kirsten Davis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katherine Lentz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $78,979
    Compensation
    $76,154
    Benefit plans
    $2,825
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
25 April 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301169349201125

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