Totals
- Total revenue
- $311,856
- Total expenses
- $420,546
- Contributions and grants received
- $308,398
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,378
- Other revenue
- $80
- Total assets, end of year
- $401,281
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,724
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $389,557
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $328,311
- Management and general expenses
- $60,991
- Fundraising expenses
- $31,244
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $328,311
Program services were 78.1% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$308,398
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3 · Investment income
total $3,378 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $3,378
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11d · All other revenue
total $80 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $80
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11e · Other revenue, total
$80
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $159,749 · program services $137,804 · management and general $12,040 · fundraising $9,905
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $10,200 · program services $10,200 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,456 · program services $9,876 · management and general $868 · fundraising $712
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,560 · program services $0 · management and general $10,560 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $144,249 · program services $109,122 · management and general $23,741 · fundraising $11,386
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,762 · program services $3,524 · management and general $3,330 · fundraising $2,908
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14 · Information technology
total $8,541 · program services $1,324 · management and general $896 · fundraising $6,321
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17 · Travel
total $5,510 · program services $5,510 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $1,598 · program services $0 · management and general $1,598 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: BOOKS AND EDUC. MATERIALS
total $47,093 · program services $47,093 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES
total $3,551 · program services $0 · management and general $3,551 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: SHIPPING & POSTAGE
total $2,251 · program services $2,174 · management and general $65 · fundraising $12
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24d · Other expenses: STATE REGISTRATION FEES
total $3,092 · program services $0 · management and general $3,092 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,934 · program services $1,684 · management and general $1,250 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $241,719 · end of year $204,155
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $114,578 · end of year $117,956
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $152,775 · end of year $78,242
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $928
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $151 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,976 · end of year $11,724
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $418,980 · end of year $384,061
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $79,267 · end of year $5,496
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO RAISING THE LITERACY LEVELS OF CARIBBEAN CHILDREN BY SENDING NEW BOOKS, CREATING LIBRARIES AND FOSTERING ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY WITH MENTORING AND EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
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IN 2024, HANDS ACROSS THE SEA DISTRIBUTED 28,502 NEW BOOKS TO CHILDREN ACROSS ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, DOMINICA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AND GRENADA. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, ALONG WITH ON-SITE LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAM SUPPORT, HANDS HELPED SUSTAIN LIBRARY AND LITERACY INITIATIVES WHILE ALSO PROVIDING EDUCATION DISASTER RELIEF. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 64,200 CHILDREN IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BENEFITED FROM THESE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $328,311
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Amanda SherlipAMANDA SHERLIP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $159,749
- From this org
- $149,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,999
- Hours/week
- 40
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Anne Joseph PhDANNE JOSEPH PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Allegra AsplundhALLEGRA ASPLUNDH
DIRECTOR THROUGH 10/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jamelyn EbelackerJAMELYN EBELACKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer McCarthyJENNIFER MCCARTHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Koren NortonKOREN NORTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Leah GarrattLEAH GARRATT
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Yah-Hanna Jenkins LeysYAH-HANNA JENKINS LEYS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Viviane Scott JDVIVIANE SCOTT JD
TREASURER
- 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
- 1 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202501219349303360
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