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WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (EIN 27-2807199)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-08
IRS object ID
201933129349201978
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-08T19:09:49-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line12461 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES J OWENSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4242912532PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address23.241.196.243IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-08IPDt
IP Tm19:09:20IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

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$196,902GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$174,476ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$4InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$17,456SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$20,696CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets-$3,240GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$4,266GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$5,010CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry-$744GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$700OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$171,196TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$38,320SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$38,213FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,200OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2,419PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$102,762OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$182,914TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$11,718ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$79,551NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$605OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$68,438NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,746BOYAmt
EOY$67,737EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,464BOYAmt
EOY$1,360EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,210BOYAmt
EOY$69,097EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$659BOYAmt
EOY$659EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,551BOYAmt
EOY$68,438EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeWE PROMOTE LITERACY AND EDUCATION 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
WIJABA FACILITATED PROGRAMS. 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 2018, WIJABA FOCUSED ON FURTHER DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS. TO DATE, WE HAVE ACHIEVED AN IMPACT OF REACHING APPROXIMATELY 72,000 CHILDREN WITH 92 PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, 3 MOBILE, 1 HORSE LIBRARY, AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: .INDONESIA: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS, WE IMPLEMENTED 174 SEPARATE STUDENT LED PROGRAMS THAT IMPACTED 4,350 CHILDREN IN ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS REGIONS THROUGHOUT INDONESIA. WE BUILT 1 PHYSICAL LIBRARY DURING THE YEAR AND LAUNCHED 1 HORSE LIBRARY THAT SERVED 10 SCHOOLS AND 2,008 CHILDREN IN 2018. .MEXICO: WE MAINTAIN 17 LIBRARIES IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO SERVING 10,210 CHILDREN SINCE 2012. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT DURING THE YEAR..U.S.: WE MAINTAIN 1 LIBRARY IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AT THE LOS ANGELES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, WHICH SERVES APPROXIMATELY 917 STUDENTS SINCE OPENING IN 2016.$0$136,462
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 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. IN 2018 USC DONATED 300 COPIES OF THIS BOOK. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO SELL 167 BOOKS TOTALING $4,262.$0$18,840
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$155,302TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JAMES J OWENS
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO35.00$38,320$0$0
EMILIO DIEZ BAROSO
DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN1.50$0$0$0
CHRIS BARD
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DIEGO GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR, TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
AUDREY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
DINA SILVER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DREW BOYLES
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ROWELL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
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 OfficersYes (1)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$659LoansToFromOfficersAmt
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 Line12461 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4242912532PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Financial Account CntryIDForeignFinancialAccountCntryCd
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$197,918CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$219,641CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$256,733CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$203,081CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$174,476CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,051,849TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$197,918CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$219,641CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$256,733CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$203,081CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$174,476CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,051,849TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$297,635SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$754,214PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$79CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$89CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$174TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,545CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,594CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,210CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,049TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,098,072TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.68690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68900PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES J OWENSPersonNm
Relationship With OrgPRESIDENT/CEORelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeSEE PART VLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$659OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$659BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval0BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$659TotalBalanceDueAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH L, PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAS OF THE START OF A YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION OWED DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT/CEO JAMES J. OWENS 659. SUCH AMOUNT WAS REPAID IN FULL WITHOUT INTEREST IN 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 4.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORYINCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 4,266. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 5,010. GROSS PROFIT: -744. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 0. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 0. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 5,010. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 5,010.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7B - OTHER COSTSDESCRIPTION: VALUE OF DONATED BOOKS RECEIVED . AMOUNT: 5,010.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST- FORMER CONTRACTOR. AMOUNT: 700.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSE- INDONESIA. AMOUNT: 81,302. DESCRIPTION: BOOKS GIVEN AWAY. AMOUNT: 3,630. DESCRIPTION: PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 1,093. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES . AMOUNT: 922. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 4,862. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 4,891. DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL AND STRIPE FEES. AMOUNT: 1,170. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 4,138. DESCRIPTION: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 341. DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH. AMOUNT: 368. DESCRIPTION: TAXES AND LICENSES. AMOUNT: 45. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 102,762.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: 605.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: LOAN RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,000. DESCRIPTION: RECEIVABLE- DIVERSION OF ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 34,464. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: BOOK INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 360.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: LOAN PAYABLE TO DIRECTOR. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 659. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 659.
FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 35THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND EDUCATION. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAD A BOOK FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC TITLED "THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY" IN WHICH THE INTENT OF SUCH BOOK WAS TO PROMOTE LITERACY BY HIGHLIGHTING HOW BOOKS AND READING HAVE INSPIRED 60 PROMINENT FIGURES. SEE PART III, LINE 29 FOR MORE DETAILS.

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