Totals
- Total revenue
- $931,555
- Total expenses
- $813,125
- Contributions and grants received
- $861,504
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $11,350
- Investment income
- $15,545
- Other revenue
- $43,156
- Total assets, end of year
- $746,104
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,934
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $713,170
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $569,545
- Management and general expenses
- $79,899
- Fundraising expenses
- $163,681
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $569,545
Program services were 70.0% 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
$861,504
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$185,581
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2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION FEES
total $11,350 · related or exempt $11,350
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3 · Investment income
total $15,545 · excluded $15,545
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$42,446
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $42,446 · related or exempt $42,446
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANOUS INCOME
total $710 · related or exempt $710
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11e · Other revenue, total
$710
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $148,000 · program services $84,360 · management and general $11,840 · fundraising $51,800
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $191,978 · program services $128,219 · management and general $28,639 · fundraising $35,120
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $8,733 · management and general $8,733
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $28,904 · program services $17,676 · management and general $4,000 · fundraising $7,228
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $6,000 · management and general $6,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $76,860 · program services $31,147 · management and general $985 · fundraising $44,728
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13 · Office expenses
total $22,916 · program services $15,485 · management and general $6,094 · fundraising $1,337
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16 · Occupancy
total $49,054 · program services $41,139 · management and general $7,915
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23 · Insurance
total $9,829 · program services $6,287 · management and general $3,542
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24a · Other expenses: BOOKS DONATED
total $185,106 · program services $185,106
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24b · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTIONS
total $37,644 · program services $37,597 · fundraising $47
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24c · Other expenses: PROCESSING FEES
total $14,105 · program services $581 · management and general $1,184 · fundraising $12,340
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24d · Other expenses: MARKETING
total $10,905 · program services $9,849 · fundraising $1,056
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24e · All other expenses
total $23,091 · program services $12,099 · management and general $967 · fundraising $10,025
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $42,632 · end of year $65,053
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $556,010 · end of year $618,648
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $6,562 · end of year $7,037
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,177 · end of year $3,233
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$53,381
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$4,448
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $48,933
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,200 · end of year $3,200
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $14,841 · end of year $32,934
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $594,740 · end of year $713,170
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
BOOK FAIRIES SOURCES AND REDISTRIBUTES BOOKS TO UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK CITY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE.
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DURING 2024, THE BOOK FAIRIES DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 716,000 BOOKS TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK CITY, AND INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS.BOOK FAIRIES DISTRIBUTES BOOKS THROUGH: MONTHLY BOOK FAIRS: ONCE A MONTH, WE OPEN OUR BOOK BANK TO EDUCATORS FROM SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. ATTENDEES SELECT AS MANY OF OUR CAREFULLY SORTED BOOKS AS THEY CAN DURING A 1-HOUR TIME SLOT. TYPICALLY, 12,000-20,000 BOOKS ARE DISTRIBUTED AT EACH EVENT, HELPING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR PEOPLE ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.COMMUNITY/SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS: ESTABLISHED IN 2021, THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TARGETED, MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT TO TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF STUDENT BOOK FAIRS, CUSTOMIZED DELIVERIES TO TEACHERS, AND GIVEAWAYS TO PROMOTE READING DURING SCHOOL BREAKS, WE HELP TO BUILD HOME, CLASSROOM, AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND FOSTER A CULTURE OF LITERACY.PUBLIC BOOKSHELVES: WE SUPPLY, MAINTAIN, AND REFRESH BOOK COLLECTIONS IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS, INCLUDING HEALTH CENTERS, PUBLIC PARKS, LIRR STATIONS, GROCERY STORES, PEDIATRIC DOCTORS' OFFICES, BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SOUP KITCHENS, WOMEN'S SHELTERS, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE ALSO DELIVER PAPERBACK BOOKS TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.SPECIAL BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE SUPPORT SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR BOOK GIVEAWAYS, SUCH AS SUMMER READING INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND SCHOOL-WIDE DISTRIBUTIONS AT SITES THAT ARE NOT ALREADY PART OF OUR SCHOOL/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.GLOBAL BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS: WE PACK BOOKS IN FAIR TO AVERAGE CONDITION FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO SHIP OVERSEAS TO SUPPORT LITERACY NEEDS IN UNDER-RESOURCED COUNTRIES. OUR CURRENT PARTNER REACHES UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS IN SOMALILAND, SIERRA LEONE, AND GHANA FACING HIGH DEMAND FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN ENGLISH.
Expenses $569,545 · Revenue $11,350
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Joanna JiaJOANNA JIA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steven Miller EsqSTEVEN MILLER ESQ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joanna AustinJOANNA AUSTIN
CO-VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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George BrennanGEORGE BRENNAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Patty KimPATTY KIM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kelly McGarrityKELLY MCGARRITY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy ZaslanskyAMY ZASLANSKY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eileen MinogueEILEEN MINOGUE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $148,000
- From this org
- $148,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Steven Kass EaSTEVEN KASS EA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 7 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202501279349302140
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