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WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (EIN 27-2807199)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-09-13
IRS object ID
202202569349201560
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-09-13T18:08:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL BERRY CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5045AddressLine1Txt
CityCULVER CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP902315045ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN272807199EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWORLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3107500548PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12309 SANTA MONICA BLVD 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES J OWENSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3107500548PhoneNum
Signature2022-09-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJAMESPersonFirstNm
Person LastOWENSPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL BERRYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00179412PTIN
Phone3107454027PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.WIJABA.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$169,326GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$149,486ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$19,360SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$17,035CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$2,325GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$480GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$480CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$151,811TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$78,351SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$4,505FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,538OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$94PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$145,485OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$229,973TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$78,162ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$40,656NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,100OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$35,406NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,796BOYAmt
EOY$42,628EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$360BOYAmt
EOY$3,720EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,156BOYAmt
EOY$46,348EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,500BOYAmt
EOY$81,754EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,656BOYAmt
EOY-$35,406EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (WIJABA) PROMOTES LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH BY BUILDING LIBRARIES AND FACILITATING PROGRAMS THAT PLANT SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND HOPE WORLDWIDE..WIJABA SEEKS TO BUILD LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE BY EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO CHANGE THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE WORLD AT LARGE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
THE SCOPE OF WIJABA'S NETWORK INCLUDES SCHOOLS SERVED BY OUR MOBILE AND PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, WHICH ARE ALL WITHIN A 2-HOUR RADIUS OF LOCAL HUB OFFICES. THE CHARITY ALSO FACILITATES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN INDONESIA, MEXICO, AND THE U.S. IN 2021, WIJABA EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ONLINE EDUCATION THROUGH OUR HEALTH & HYGIENE ONLINE PROGRAM WITH A MISSION TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC. OUR HEALTH & HYGIENE ONLINE PROGRAM, WHICH LAUNCHED IN MAY OF 2020, HAS BEEN DELIVERED THROUGH 3,113 PARENT-MONITORED WHATSAPP GROUPS THROUGHOUT INDONESIA AND HAS REACHED 81,427 CHILDREN SINCE INCEPTION. IN JULY OF 2021, WIJABA LAUNCHED THE WIJABA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROOTS & SHOOTS ONLINE PROGRAM WHICH HAS REACHED 6,012 CHILDREN IN INDONESIA THROUGH 68 PARENT-MONITORED WHATSAPP GROUPS. TOGETHER, THE TWO ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 87,439 CHILDREN BY THE END OF 2021. .OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WERE SHUTTERED THROUGHOUT PORTIONS OF 2021 DUE TO COVID-19. DESPITE THESE SPORADIC CLOSURES, BY YEAR-END 2021, WE HAVESINCE INCEPTIONREACHED APPROXIMATELY 233,011 CHILDREN THROUGH 100 PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, 3 MOBILE LIBRARIES, 1 HORSE LIBRARY, 2 ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS. .INDONESIA: IN 2021, CONDITIONS PERMITTING, WE WORKED WITH 80 PHYSICAL LIBRARIES WHICH HAVE SERVED 37,117 CHILDREN. WE ALSO, CONDITIONS PERMITTING, OPERATED OUR 3 MOBILE LIBRARIES, WHICH HAVE SERVED 56,119 CHILDREN SINCE 2010. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT IN 2021. THROUGH THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS, WE FACILITATED PROGRAMS AT 1,071 SCHOOLS WHICH EDUCATED 33,366 CHILDREN IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE REGIONS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER 2021 AT 378 SCHOOLS FOR 559 TEACHERS, AS WELL AS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN JULY 2021 FOR 9 UNIVERSITY GRADUATE, FULL-TIME INTERNS. .MEXICO: OUR 17 LIBRARIES IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO SERVING 12,120 CHILDREN SINCE 2012 CONTINUED TO OPERATE WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES PERMITTED. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT IN 2021. .U.S.: WE MAINTAINED THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 3 LIBRARIES WE HAVE BUILT IN LOS ANGELES. THESE LIBRARIES HAVE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,022 STUDENTS SINCE OUR FIRST US LIBRARY OPENED IN 2016. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT IN 2021.$0$192,767
THE BOOK, THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY, WAS PUBLISHED BY USC LIBRARIES PRESS (USC) IN 2017. THE INTENTION OF THE BOOK IS TO PROMOTE LITERACY BY HIGHLIGHTING HOW BOOKS AND READING HAVE INSPIRED 60 PROMINENT PEOPLE WHO INCLUDE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST NOTABLE FIGURES SUCH AS NOBEL LAUREATES, ACTORS, ROYALTY, WORLD LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, HUMANITARIANS, AND MANY MORE.$0$360
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$193,127TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JAMES J OWENS
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO35.00$40,530$0$0
EMILIO DIEZ BARROSO
DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN1.50$0$0$0
CHRIS BARD
DIRECTOR, ACTING TREASURER0.50$0$0$0
AUDREY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY1.50$0$0$0
DINA SILVER
DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0
DREW BOYLES
DIRECTOR1.50$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ROWELL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
THOMAS MCINERNEY
DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA DIEZ BARROSO
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
CLARE MANZ
DIRECTOR (START SEPT 2021)1.00$0$0$0
SUSAN FINK
DIRECTOR (START SEPT 2021)1.00$0$0$0
KEVIN KEANE
DIRECTOR (START APRIL 2021)2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptYes (1)ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12309 SANTA MONICA BLVD 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3107500548PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$203,081CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$174,476CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$170,466CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$140,773CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$149,486CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$838,282TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$174,476CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$170,466CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$140,773CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$149,486CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$838,282TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$321,356SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$516,926PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$263CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$269TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$700CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$839,251TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.61590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.62470PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORYINCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 480. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 480. GROSS PROFIT: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 0. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 0. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 480. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 480.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7B - OTHER COSTSDESCRIPTION: VALUE OF DONATED BOOKS RECEIVED. AMOUNT: 480.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSE- INDONESIA. AMOUNT: 113,000. DESCRIPTION: BOOKS GIVEN AWAY. AMOUNT: 360. DESCRIPTION: PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 5,561. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 379. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 6,134. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 4,697. DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL AND STRIPE FEES. AMOUNT: 2,418. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 101. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 6,027. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL PROCESSING. AMOUNT: 1,847. DESCRIPTION: LOAN FEES. AMOUNT: 100. DESCRIPTION: TAXES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,391. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST- EIDL LOAN-SBA. AMOUNT: 2,094. DESCRIPTION: MOVING. AMOUNT: 475. DESCRIPTION: POSTAGE AND DELIVERY. AMOUNT: 851. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 145,485.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJ- ADJUST BEG INVENTORY. AMOUNT: 2,100.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: BOOK INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 360. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,720.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: EIDL LOAN-SBA. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 81,500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 81,500. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 254.
FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 33AS PART OF ITS WORK IN INDONESIA, WIJABA DURING THE YEAR LAUNCHED BOTH AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROOTS & SHOOTS AS WELL A TEACHER TRAINING & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. SEE PART III, LINE 28 AND RELATED SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.

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