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← RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR THE BOOK

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR THE BOOK.

Totals

Total revenue
$175,426
Total expenses
$197,204
Contributions and grants received
$169,115
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
$6,311
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
$88,431
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,537
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$84,894
Program service expenses (Part III)
$77,602

Program services were 39.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

Reading programs, literacy

  • Youth Poetry Initiative: The Center partners with the RI Poet Laureate to select a RI high school student to serve as a youth poetry advocate to bring more poetry to our state's youth and to inspire young people through example. Program reach of 1,000.

    Expenses $4,470 · Grants $4,650

  • Reading Across Rhode Island: This community read program brings together diverse readers across Rhode Island to explore the themes of one carefully selected book. Program reach of 10,000.

    Expenses $44,891 · Grants $38,500

  • Kids Reading Across Rhode Island: A summer reading initiative for students in grades 3-6 that focuses on one special book for all students statewide and provides continuity between school and summer reading. Program reach 4,000.

    Expenses $28,241 · Grants $34,500

As filed on the 2023 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
    $73,060
    Compensation
    $70,000
    Benefit plans
    $3,060
    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
2023
Filed
26 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202401179349200745

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