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WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (EIN 27-2807199)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-11
IRS object ID
202133159349203988
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-11T21:29:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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
ZIP90230ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Phone4242912532PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12309 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES J OWENSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4242912532PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-11SignatureDt
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 Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$150,803GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$140,773ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$10,030SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$9,973CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$57GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Total Revenue$140,830TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$41,145SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$38,496FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,478OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$799PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$57,155OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$139,073TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,757ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$38,899NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$40,656NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,539BOYAmt
EOY$121,796EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,899BOYAmt
EOY$122,156EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$81,500EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,899BOYAmt
EOY$40,656EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeWIJABA PROMOTES LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH BY BUILDING LIBRARIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PLANT SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION WORLDWIDE..THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (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 2020, WIJABA EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ONLINE EDUCATION THROUGH OUR HEALTH & HYGIENE PROGRAM WITH A MISSION TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY OF 2020 AND WAS DELIVERED THROUGH 378 PARENT-MONITORED WHATSAPP GROUPS THROUGHOUT INDONESIA. THE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM REACHED 33,000+ CHILDREN BY THE END OF 2020. .OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WERE ACTIVE IN THE BEGINNING OF 2020 AND WERE SHUTTERED IN MARCH, ONCE IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE. BY YEAR END 2020, WE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 137,000 CHILDREN THROUGH 100 PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, 3 MOBILE LIBRARIES, 1 HORSE LIBRARY, AN ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS: .INDONESIA: THROUGH THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS, WE MAINTAINED PROGRAMS AT 1,105 SCHOOLS WHICH EDUCATED 33,366 CHILDREN IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE REGIONS THROUGHOUT INDONESIA. WE MAINTAINED 80 PHYSICAL LIBRARIES IN 2020 WHICH HAVE SERVED CHILDREN 34,815 CHILDREN, AND 3 MOBILE LIBRARIES WHICH HAVE SERVED 52,345 CHILDREN, SINCE 2010. .MEXICO: WE MAINTAINED 17 LIBRARIES IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO SERVING 11,159 CHILDREN SINCE 2012. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT IN 2020. .U.S.: WE MAINTAINED 3 LIBRARIES IN LOS ANGELES. THESE LIBRARIES HAVE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,022 STUDENTS SINCE OUR FIRST US LIBRARY OPENED IN 2016.$0$118,809
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 PROMINENT FIGURES SUCH AS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES, ACTORS, ROYALTY, WORLD LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, HUMANITARIANS, AND MANY MORE.$0$300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$119,109TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JAMES J OWENS
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO35.00$41,145$0$0
EMILIO DIEZ BARROSO
DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN1.50$0$0$0
CHRIS BARD
DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0
DIEGO GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR, 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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12309 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4242912532PhoneNum
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$256,733CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$203,081CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$174,476CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$170,466CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$140,773CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$945,529TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$256,733CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$203,081CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$174,476CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$170,466CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$140,773CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$945,529TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$342,194SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$603,335PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$89CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$263CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$358TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,210CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$700CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$19,910TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$965,797TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.62470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65180PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSE- INDONESIA. AMOUNT: 44,481. DESCRIPTION: BOOKS GIVEN AWAY. AMOUNT: 300. DESCRIPTION: PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 133. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 381. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 4,276. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 4,432. DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL AND STRIPE FEES. AMOUNT: 2,036. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 702. DESCRIPTION: AUTO AND PARKING. AMOUNT: 78. DESCRIPTION: MEALS. AMOUNT: 166. DESCRIPTION: LOAN FEES. AMOUNT: 100. DESCRIPTION: TAXES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 70. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 57,155.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: BOOK INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 360. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 360.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: EIDL LOAN-SBA. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 81,500.

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