Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,199,100
- Total expenses
- $1,077,687
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,203,300
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- -$4,200
- Total assets, end of year
- $475,531
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,086
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $465,445
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $961,497
- Management and general expenses
- $70,123
- Fundraising expenses
- $46,067
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $961,497
Program services were 89.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$23,704
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,179,596
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$697,368
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$12,825
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$23,704
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$17,025
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$4,200
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $59,664 · program services $17,899 · management and general $14,916 · fundraising $26,849
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $196,636 · program services $166,637 · management and general $26,092 · fundraising $3,907
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $20,357 · program services $14,657 · management and general $3,257 · fundraising $2,443
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $14,149 · program services $1,500 · management and general $12,649
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $75 · fundraising $75
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,801 · program services $4,745 · management and general $32 · fundraising $24
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $1,658 · management and general $1,658
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,939 · program services $4,996 · management and general $1,110 · fundraising $833
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23 · Insurance
total $7,206 · management and general $7,206
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24a · Other expenses: Distributed books
total $750,736 · program services $750,736
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24b · Other expenses: Computer & Software
total $8,018 · program services $5,773 · management and general $1,283 · fundraising $962
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24c · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $4,151 · program services $2,989 · management and general $664 · fundraising $498
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24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions
total $2,508 · program services $1,806 · management and general $401 · fundraising $301
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24e · All other expenses
total $789 · program services -$10,241 · management and general $855 · fundraising $10,175
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $276,488 · end of year $338,510
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $50,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $45,293 · end of year $62,734
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$37,197
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$12,910
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $31,226 · end of year $24,287
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $8,975 · end of year $10,086
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $299,254 · end of year $415,445
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $44,778 · end of year $50,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Promising Pages is The Charlotte Area Book Bank! Our mission is to collect new and donated books and share them with children living in the Charlotte Area Book Desert: those with few, if any, books at home. We work to create a culture of book sharing and ownership. We envision a world where all children have home libraries of self-selected books, can see themselves reflected in the books they read, and have made reading a joyful habit for a lifetime.
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During the 20242025 fiscal year, Promising Pages increased access to free, high-quality childrens books for children and families facing barriers to book ownership. The organization shared 265,134 books with 54,009 children and 197 community partners, reaching 27 zip codes across 13 counties and operating 32 Reading Resource Centers in community-based locations. Since its founding in 2012, Promising Pages has shared more than 2 million books, helping children build home libraries and positive attitudes towards books and reading.Promising Pages Book Access System ensures families can find free books where they live, play, and learn through multiple coordinated programs. Books on Break, an evidence-based summer reading program, provided 71,320 books through 23 free school book fairs, enabling 12,705 PreK5th grade students to choose five books each to take home for the summer. School partner surveys reported that 100% of participating schools observed increased excitement around reading, viewed the program as important in preventing summer learning loss, and had no alternative source of summer reading books for students.The Bookseed program partnered with affordable housing communities to help 1,365 children build self-selected home libraries of 25 free books, while expanding to six new communities for a total of 15 Bookseed sites. Promising Pages also strengthened community infrastructure by establishing 16 new Reading Resource Centers, expanding the total to 32, and connecting families to more than 20 literacy-focused organizations through on-site and digital resources. Through the Community Partner Program, Promising Pages provided $672,453 worth of free books, saving partner organizations significant program costs and enabling them to better serve children and families. The Feed the Body, Feed the Mind program reached 5,409 students by distributing 15,458 books alongside food through partnerships with five food pantry locations. Program delivery was supported by 4,862 volunteer hours, amplifying community investment and operational efficiency.
Expenses $961,497
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Kelly Cates
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $59,664
- From this org
- $55,374
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,290
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Nicole Arcodia
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Isaac Oyer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Amy Murphy Curlis
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Deanna Fayed
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Carol Rego
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Nepherterra Estrada Best
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Raquel Tillman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sally Holmes
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Matthew Susong
Past Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ashley Durbin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Chris Turner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Marcy Neale
Past Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Maren McGrane
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 21 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202610219349300101
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