2021-11-11T21:29:07-06:00 2020-12-31 MICHAEL BERRY CPA PO BOX 5045 CULVER CITY CA 90230 990EZ 2020-01-01 272807199 THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY WORL 4242912532 2309 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513 SANTA MONICA CA 90404 JAMES J OWENS PRESIDENT/CEO 4242912532 2021-11-11 1 JAMES OWENS 999009999 MICHAEL BERRY P00179412 3107454027 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X HTTP://WWW.WIJABA.ORG/ X X 150803 X 140773 10030 9973 57 140830 41145 38496 1478 799 57155 139073 1757 38899 0 40656 X 38539 121796 360 360 38899 122156 0 81500 38899 40656 X WIJABA 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. 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 118809 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 119109 JAMES J OWENS DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO 35.00 41145 0 0 EMILIO DIEZ BARROSO DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN 1.50 0 0 0 CHRIS BARD DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 DIEGO GUTIERREZ DIRECTOR, TREASURER 0.50 0 0 0 AUDREY JOHNSON DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 1.50 0 0 0 DINA SILVER DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 DREW BOYLES DIRECTOR 1.50 0 0 0 DOUGLAS ROWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 THOMAS MCINERNEY DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA DIEZ BARROSO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION 2309 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513 SANTA MONICA CA 90404 4242912532 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 256733 203081 174476 170466 140773 945529 256733 203081 174476 170466 140773 945529 342194 603335 89 2 4 263 358 19210 700 19910 965797 0.62470 0.65180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: 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 ASSETS DESCRIPTION: BOOK INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 360. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 360. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: EIDL LOAN-SBA. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 81,500.