COMICBOOKS FOR KIDS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
COMICBOOKS FOR KIDS (EIN 82-1691809)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-03-25
IRS object ID
202420859349200542
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-03-25T12:07:40-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN821691809EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMICBOOKS FOR KIDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6306596087PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14230 River View DriveAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint CharlesCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60175ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMark WeissPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone6306596087PhoneNum
Signature2024-03-23SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstMarkPersonFirstNm
Person LastWeissPersonLastNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
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Profile Password ChangeYes (X)ProfilePasswordChangeInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressCB4K.OrgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$81,965GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
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Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$12,319OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$21,089PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$19,655OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$87,902TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$5,937ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$399,673NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$19,500OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$413,236NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$200,349BOYAmt
EOY$189,146EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$199,324BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo provide comic books and other pop culture items to children in hospitals and cancer centers.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Shipping-This includes shipping to children's hospitals and the military(see Schedule O for more detail)$0$29,746
Reprint cost of DC Comics Superman reprint presented to hospitals to both alleviate stress and anxiety while also providing a heartwrming story$0$12,616
Bendon coloring books which have become one of our most requested items. (see Schedule O for more detail)$0$3,471
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$45,833TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Mark Weiss
President65$29,166$5,639
Adam Conley
Secretary1$0
Michael Weiss
Treaurer1$0
Michelle Weiss
Director15$0
Jon Betancourt
Director1$0
Kae Winters
Director1$0
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonMark WeissPersonNm

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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Coloring Books;3471|DC Superman reprint to hospitals;12616|Web Hosting Internet Cellular and Admin;2476|Paypal fees;1092^Total;19655^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Description;Amount^Cash on hand at year end;-5500|Inventory addtl from Viz Funko other donations;25000^Total;19500^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Comic Books, Coloring Books, Funko Pops and misc toys

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