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WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (EIN 27-2807199)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2024-11-22
IRS object ID
202403279349200535
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-22T19:13:18-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN814449804PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sound Profit Tax & FinanceBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117220 Noble View CircleAddressLine1Txt
CityRiversideCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 OWENSPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2024-11-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonProphetess BranchcombPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00644247PTIN
Phone3108633109PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.WIJABA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$156,797GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$126,840ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$29,957SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$2,200CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$27,757GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$154,597TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$55,257SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$15,750FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,722OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,034PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$64,940OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$138,703TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$15,894ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$35,406NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$19,512NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,628BOYAmt
EOY$50,541EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,720BOYAmt
EOY$7,251EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,348BOYAmt
EOY$57,792EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,754BOYAmt
EOY$77,304EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$35,406BOYAmt
EOY-$19,512EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY PROMOTES LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH BY BUILDING LIBRARIES AND FACILITATING PROGRAMS THAT PLANT SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND HOPE WORLDWIDE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomIN 2022, WIJABA FURTHERED ITS MISSION OF PROMOTING EDUCATION, LITERACY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH ITS MOBILE AND PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, ONLINE PROGRAMS AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH MONTH.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$129,008ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$129,008TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JAMES J OWENS
President & CEO20.00$35,870
KEVIN KEANE
Chairman10.00$0
DREW BOYLES
Treasurer2.50$0
ALEXANDER DIEZ-BARROSO
Secretary2.50$0
CLAIRE MANZ
Director2.50$0
LEEANN DALY
Director2.50$0
SUSAN FINK
Director2.50$0
AUDREY JOHNSON
Director2.50$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHeather StephensonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12309 SANTA MONICA BLVD 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8189176018PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)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$174,476CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$170,466CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$140,772CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,486CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$154,597CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$789,797TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$170,466CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$140,772CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,486CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$154,597CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$789,797TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$263CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$267TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$790,764TotalSupportAmt
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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
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (23 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $7322
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $240
Other Expenses.1INDONESIA $35100
Other Expenses.2STRIPE FEES $3960
Other Expenses.3MEETING EXPENSES $3799
Other Expenses.4PROGRAM EXPENSES $2506
Other Expenses.5PAYROLL FEES $2487
Other Expenses.6DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2375
Other Expenses.7OFFICE SUPPLIES $2168
Other Expenses.8CONSULTING $2000
Other Expenses.9PODCAST SUPPLIE $1235
Other Expenses.11WEBSITE $564
Other Expenses.12MOVING $398
Other Expenses.13ADVERTISING $330
Other Expenses.14BANK FEES $173
Other Expenses.15PARKING $133
Other Expenses.16TAXES $75
Other Expenses.17CONSULTING $54
Other Expenses.18MEALS $21
Other Assets.1007Receivables-Officers, Directors, Etc. - Beginning $0 Receivables-Officers, Directors, Etc. - Ending $3531
Other Assets.1010Inventories - Beginning $3720 Inventories - Ending $3720
Total Liabilities.1- Beginning $81754 - Ending $77312
Total Liabilities.2TAX LIABILITY - Beginning $0 TAX LIABILITY - Ending $-8

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