2022-11-15T17:43:54-05:00 2021-12-31 450784806 PATTERSON HARDEE & BALLENTINE PC 1889 GENERAL GEORGE PATTON DR SUIT FRANKLIN TN 370676294 990 2021-01-01 582000621 BOOK' EM BOOK 6152551820 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 MELISSA SPRADLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6152551820 2022-11-15 MELISSA SPRADLIN 999009999 SARAH C HARDEE CPA P00546174 6157505537 2022-11-15 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MELISSA SPRADLIN 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 1108417 false X WWW.BOOKEM-KIDS.ORG X 1991 TN BOOK 'EM CREATES A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE AND IGNITES CHILDREN'S PASSION FOR READING THROUGH BOOK OWNERSHIP AND ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS. 18 18 7 175 0 1042806 1101394 93 0 7120 7023 -4966 -4540 1045053 1103877 637850 581342 0 186766 194557 0 37293 57797 87995 882413 863894 162640 239983 393609 633279 313 0 393296 633279 X BOOK 'EM CREATES A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE AND IGNITES CHILDREN'S PASSION FOR READING THROUGH BOOK OWNERSHIP AND ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS. false false 645047 366171 BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS PROVIDE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, WHO MAY NOT HAVE BOOKS OF THEIR OWN, BY GIVING BOOKS TO MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THESE ORGANIZATIONS GIVE THE BOOKS TO THE CHILDREN AND/OR TEENS THAT THEY SERVE TO TAKE HOME. MOST OF THE BOOKS IN OUR BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS PROGRAM ARE DONATED TO BOOK'EM THROUGH YEAR-ROUND BOOK DRIVES AND BOOK DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, PUBLISHERS AND BUSINESSES. SOME BOOKS ARE PURCHASED AT VERY DISCOUNTED PRICES. IN 2020, BOOK' EM PROVIDED MORE THAN 134,000 BOOKS AND 220 READING ROLEMODELS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AGES 0-18 LIVING IN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE WANT TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO DEVELOP STRONGER LITERACY SKILLS AND A LOVE OF READING. 117766 75574 READING IS FUNDAMENTAL VOLUNTEERS VISIT THEIR ASSIGNED ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM FIVE TIMES OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. DURING THESE VISITS, THE VOLUNTEERS READ ALOUD TO AND INTERACT WITH THE CHILDREN, THEN ALLOW EACH CHILD TO SELECT A NEW BOOK TO BECOME THEIR VERY OWN. THESE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ELEMENTARY CHILDREN BENEFIT GREATLY FROM HAVING A POSITIVE COMMUNITY ROLE MODEL VISIT THEM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND HAVING BOOKS TO CHERISH AND BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES. DURING 2018-2019, 210 RIF VOLUNTEERS VISITED WITH 4,288 STUDENTS IN 213 CLASSROOMS AT SEVENTEEN SCHOOLS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 21,000 BOOKS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, VOLUNTEERS CREATED READ ALOUD VIDEOS AND READ TO THEIR CLASSROOMS VIRTUALLY. ALL STUDENTS AT OUR RIF SCHOOLS RECEIVED BOOKS. 8849 READY FOR READING PLACES READING VOLUNTEERS IN LOCAL PRESCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THESE READING VOLUNTEERS ACT AS READING ROLE MODELS AND READ ON A WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY BASIS TO SMALL GROUPS OF CHILDREN OR ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS. THE FREQUENT SCHEDULE ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THE VOLUNTEERS WELL AND ANTICIPATE THEIR VISITS WITH MUCH EXCITEMENT. IN 2018-19, THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED AT CAMBRIDGE EARLY LEARNING CENTER AND ROSS EARLY LEARNING CENTER. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X WE ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND QUALIFY FOR CHARITABLE DEDUCTION. WE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAXES, WE RECOGNIZED A TAX POSITION AS A BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. AT JUNE 30, 2022, WE HAVE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. WE RECOGNIZED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. WE HAVE NO AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2022. WE ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING BEFORE 2019. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D EVENT EXPENSES 0 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D EVENT EXPENSES 0 false AVENTURA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3010 TUGGLE AVE NASHVILLE TN 37211 5260 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING CHARLOTTE PARK ELEMENTARY 480 ANNEX AVE NASHVILLE TN 37209 GOV 7995 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING COCKRILL ELEMENTARY 4701 INDIANA AVE NASHVILLE TN 37209 GOV 5364 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5060 COLEMONT DR ANTIOCH TN 37013 GOV 12396 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING DODSON ELEMENTARY 4401 CHANDLER RD HERMITAGE TN 37076 GOV 7077 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING EXPLORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 707 S 7TH ST NASHVILLE TN 37206 9372 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING FALL-HAMILTON ELEMENTRAY 510 WEDGEWOOD AVE NASHVILLE TN 37203 GOV 5412 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING GLENGARRY ELEMENTARY 200 FINLEY DR NASHVILLE TN 37217 GOV 5901 BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING GLENVIEW ELEMENTARY 1020 PATRICIA DR NASHVILLE TN 37217 GOV 10362 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING HAYWOOD ELEMENTARY 3790 TURLEY DR NASHVILLE TN 37211 15127 BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING HCA HEALTHCARE PEDIATRICS ONE PARK PLAZA NASHVILLE TN 37203 10000 BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION 3955 NOLENSVILLE PIKE NASHVILLE TN 37211 6500 BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER MUSIC CITY PO BOX 22908 NASHVILLE TN 37202 32025 BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING LAST MINUTE TOY STORE 5710 KNOB RD NASHVILLE TN 37209 GOV 12530 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING METRO NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 3055 LEBANON PIKE NASHVILLE TN 37214 GOV 10630 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING PARAGON MILLS ELEMENTARY 260 PARAGON MILLS RD NASHVILLE TN 37211 GOV 16829 PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY 3703 PARK AVE NASHVILLE TN 37209 GOV 5298 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING RECYCLE KNOWLEDGE 840 AIMES CT NASHVILLE TN 37221 21125 BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE 4000 FRANKLIN PIKE NASHVILLE TN 37204 7500 BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING TOM JOY ELEMENTARY 2201 JONES AVE NASHVILLE TN 37207 GOV 6474 FMV BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 BOOK'EM PROVIDES BOOKS TO MANY OF THE SAME ORGANIZATIONS FROM YEAR TO YEAR. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS KNOW THESE GROUPS, VISIT MANY OF THEM, AND HELP DISTRIBUTE THE BOOKS IN MANY CASES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE ARE ABLE TO MONITOR THEIR ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE. BEFORE A NEW ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED BOOKS, THE STAFF TALKS WITH THEIR PERSONNEL TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK, THEIR ELIGIBILITY, AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND OUR GUIDELINES. THEN, WE BEGIN DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BOOKS FROM BOOK'EM. X 674160 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS PROVIDE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, WHO MAY NOT HAVE BOOKS OF THEIR OWN, BY GIVING BOOKS TO MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THESE ORGANIZATIONS GIVE THE BOOKS TO THE CHILDREN AND/OR TEENS THAT THEY SERVE TO TAKE HOME. MOST OF THE BOOKS IN OUR BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS PROGRAM ARE DONATED TO BOOK'EM THROUGH YEAR-ROUND BOOK DRIVES AND BOOK DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, PUBLISHERS AND BUSINESSES. SOME BOOKS ARE PURCHASED AT VERY DISCOUNTED PRICES. IN 2020, BOOK' EM PROVIDED MORE THAN 134,000 BOOKS AND 220 READING ROLEMODELS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AGES 0-18 LIVING IN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE WANT TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO DEVELOP STRONGER LITERACY SKILLS AND A LOVE OF READING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D READ ME DAY IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE AND FUN OF READING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPLETES THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED BY OUR TAX AND AUDIT FIRM. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE IT GOES TO THE TAX/AUDIT FIRM. ONCE A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PREPARED, THE TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOOKKEEPER/ACCOUNTANT REVIEW IT. THEN IT IS SHARED VIA SECURE EMAIL WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW WITH A DEADLINE TO REPLY WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THOSE QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND THE FINAL 990 IS COMPLETED, SUBMITTED AND SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A FORM INDICATING ANY AFFILIATIONS THEY HAVE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES, AS WELL AS CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE READ OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION, THIS IS DISCUSSED AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS RESEARCHED COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND EACH KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION FULLY BEFORE VOTING TO APPROVE THEM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE 15A FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM WEBSITE AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NON-PROFIT PROFILE, GUIDESTAR, AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 EVENT EXPENSES 0 EVENT EXPENSES 0