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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BOOK FAIRIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$651,401
Total expenses
$585,431
Contributions and grants received
$612,409
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,800
Investment income
$743
Other revenue
$28,449
Total assets, end of year
$490,605
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,659
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$473,946
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$398,934
Management and general expenses
$49,775
Fundraising expenses
$136,722
Program service expenses (Part III)
$398,934

Program services were 68.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $612,409

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $121,875

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $9,800 · related or exempt $9,800

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $743 · excluded $743

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $27,920

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $27,920 · related or exempt $27,920

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANOUS INCOME

    total $529 · related or exempt $529

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $529

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,000 · program services $78,633 · management and general $11,397 · fundraising $35,970

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $142,865 · program services $100,047 · management and general $13,784 · fundraising $29,034

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,522 · program services $14,968 · management and general $2,109 · fundraising $5,445

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,500 · management and general $4,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $94,571 · program services $45,169 · fundraising $49,402

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,427 · program services $9,112 · management and general $5,242 · fundraising $1,073

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,368 · program services $10,171 · management and general $2,197

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36 · management and general $36

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,151 · management and general $4,151

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS DONATED

    total $114,528 · program services $114,528 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTIONS

    total $18,550 · program services $17,779 · management and general $704 · fundraising $67

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROCESSING FEES

    total $10,484 · program services $475 · management and general $1,014 · fundraising $8,995

  • 24d · Other expenses: MARKETING

    total $9,640 · program services $7,285 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,355

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,789 · program services $767 · management and general $4,641 · fundraising $4,381

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $396,114 · end of year $270,577

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $202,845

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,480 · end of year $4,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,936 · end of year $12,283

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,150 · end of year $900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,704 · end of year $16,659

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $407,976 · end of year $473,946

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

  • DURING 2022, THE BOOK FAIRIES DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 573,000 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 $398,934 · Revenue $9,800

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shelly Blaufeux

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Therese Mora

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Miller Esq

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Joy

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joanna Austin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Brennan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alton Byrd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Connolly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Ireland

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly McGarrity

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Zaslansky

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eileen Minogue

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $126,000
    From this org
    $126,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
31 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202341519349300249

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