Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$91,757

Total expenses

$116,182

Contributions and grants received

$564

Grants paid

$80,730

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$64,593

Other revenue

$26,600

Total assets, end of year

$2,010,168

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,010,168

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$87,447

Management and general expenses

$28,735

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$87,447

Program services were 75.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• ENHANCEMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES: CONTINUE THE ENHANCEMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES BENEFITING THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON AND FULLY FUND THE STOCKTON-SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY'S ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM, SUPPORT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND ASSIST WITH SUSTAINING THE LIBRARY'S BOOK BUDGET INCLUDING WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL READING PROGRAMS.EXPAND THE POET LAUREATE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY: IN COLLABORATION WITH SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY CITIES, THE FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE POET LAUREATE PROGRAM THROUGH A 3-YEAR FUNDING PROCESS. DESIGNED TO INSPIRE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO ESTABLISH A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE, THIS IS A WAY TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE AND POETRY. POETS ALONG WITH THE CITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HOST SPOKEN WORD EVENTS, BOOK CLUBS, POETRY CONTESTS, PUBLIC READINGS, AND MUCH MORE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.EXPAND THE STOCKTON ROTARY CLUB TUTORING PROGRAM: THE STOCKTON ROTARY CLUB 2022/2023 PRESIDENT COLLEEN STEWART AND HER BOARD CREATED A PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN JOAQUIN A+ AND THE LIBRARY AND LITERACY FOUNDATION FOR SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY TO BEGIN A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY AMIRA LEARNING PLATFORM AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. THIS PROGRAM IS HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING PROGRAM THAT FUNDS THE HIRING OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TUTOR THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PEERS USING THIS PLATFORM THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI). THE PROGRAM OFFERS TWICE A WEEK TUTORING SESSIONS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN LOW INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS. ALL OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS HAVE A 99-97% MINORITY POPULATION OF STUDENTS, A 90-92% ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE LUNCHES, AND ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. WE EXPECT TO STATISTICALLY DEMONSTRATE THAT AND TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM.

  Expenses $75,447 · Grants $68,730

• SUPPORT THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES STOCKTON PROGRAM: CONTINUE TO FILL THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT STOCKTON WITH INCLUSIVE BOOKS THAT ARE CULTURALLY DIVERSE FROM LOCAL AUTHORS THROUGHOUT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF BOOKS THAT CONTAIN CHARACTERS OF COLOR AS WELL AS MAIN CHARACTERS THAT REPRESENT A MARGINALIZED POINT OF VIEW WITH BOOKS THAT ARE WRITTEN BY AN AUTHOR OF DIVERSITY OR MARGINALIZED FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE. WE PROVIDE BOOKS THAT SHARE IDEAS, STORIES, AND INFORMATION ABOUT CULTURES, RACES, RELIGIONS, LANGUAGES, AND TRADITIONS.SPONSOR THE ANNUAL FAMILY DAY AT THE PARK EVENT: THIS IS A FREE ONE-DAY EVENT WITH A FULL DAY OF FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AT WEBER POINT IN STOCKTON. NEARLY 100 BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE INTERACTIVE PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING ARTS AND CRAFTS, GAMES, STORYTELLING, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. ENTERTAINERS INCLUDE MASCOTS, STREET PERFORMERS, SPARKLES THE CLOWN, AND RAVIOLI THE MAGICIAN. IN ADDITION, CHILDREN'S AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS WILL PRESIDE IN KING AUTHOR'S COURT THROUGHOUT THE DAY READING STORIES, TEACHING, SIGNING BOOKS, AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

  Expenses $9,000 · Grants $9,000

• SPONSOR THE ANNUAL FULLY BOOKED EVENT: THIS IS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT TULEBURG PRESS, AN NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO BUILD LITERACY AND WRITING CONFIDENCE FOR ALL AGES THROUGH BOOK PUBLISHING, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND WRITING WORKSHOPS.THOSE ACTIVITIES OCCUR AT THE WRITE PLACE, A DOWNTOWN STOCKTON CREATIVE WRITING AND BOOK ARTS CENTER. MODELED AFTER 826 VALENCIA IN SAN FRANCISCO, 916 INK IN SACRAMENTO, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK, THE WRITE PLACE TEACHES WRITING, BOOKBINDING, AND LETTERPRESS PRINTING ON VINTAGE PRESSES.WRITING GROUPS AND BOOK CLUBS ARE ABLE TO USE THE SPACE IN THE EVENINGS. ON WEEKENDS THE WRITE PLACE HOSTS AUTHOR READINGS AND ARTISTS WHO TEACH PAPER MAKING, BOOK BINDING, AND PAPER CRAFTS OF MANY KINDS. SPONSOR THE GREAT VALLEY BOOKFEST EVENT: THIS IS A FUN-FILLED EVENT WHERE YOU CAN MINGLE WITH YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS, DISCOVER NEW ONES, OR PICK UP THAT BOOK YOU HAVE BEEN DYING TO READ. THIS ONE-DAY EVENT IS FREE WHICH INCLUDES A FULL DAY OF AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, A PARADE, AND PERFORMANCES. THE GREAT VALLEY BOOKFEST IS CENTRALLY LOCATED AT THE PROMENADE SHOPS AT ORCHARD VALLEY (BASS PRO CENTER) IN MANTECA.

  Expenses $3,000 · Grants $3,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• SAN JOAQUIN A PLUS INC

  $21,000

  GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• CITY OF RIPON

  $15,000

  GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• CITY OF ESCALON

  $15,000

  GENERAL ASSISTANCE

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

21 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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