2019-11-08T19:09:49-06:00 2018-12-31 MICHAEL BERRY CPA PO BOX 5045 CULVER CITY CA 90230 990EZ 2018-01-01 272807199 THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY WORL 4242912532 2461 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513 SANTA MONICA CA 90404 JAMES J OWENS PRESIDENT/CEO 4242912532 2019-11-08 1 MICHAEL BERRY P00179412 3107454027 X 23.241.196.243 2019-11-08 19:09:20 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F0D1D7F3213C11ECE9BDE5D4E232E99CC46FDEA6 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z X HTTP://WWW.WIJABA.ORG/ X X 196902 X 174476 4 17456 20696 -3240 4266 5010 -744 700 171196 38320 38213 1200 2419 102762 182914 -11718 79551 605 68438 X 44746 67737 35464 1360 80210 69097 659 659 79551 68438 X WE 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. 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 136462 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 18840 155302 JAMES J OWENS DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO 35.00 38320 0 0 EMILIO DIEZ BAROSO DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN 1.50 0 0 0 CHRIS BARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DIEGO GUTIERREZ DIRECTOR, TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 AUDREY JOHNSON DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 DINA SILVER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DREW BOYLES DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DOUGLAS ROWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 659 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION 2461 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 513 SANTA MONICA CA 90404 4242912532 1 ID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 197918 219641 256733 203081 174476 1051849 197918 219641 256733 203081 174476 1051849 297635 754214 79 89 2 4 174 19545 6594 19210 700 46049 1098072 0.68690 0.68900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED JAMES J OWENS PRESIDENT/CEO SEE PART V X 659 659 0 0 0 659 SCH L, PART II AS 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 4. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORY INCOME: 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 COSTS DESCRIPTION: VALUE OF DONATED BOOKS RECEIVED . AMOUNT: 5,010. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: INTEREST- FORMER CONTRACTOR. AMOUNT: 700. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: 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 ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: 605. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: 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 LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: LOAN PAYABLE TO DIRECTOR. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 659. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 659. FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 35 THE 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.