PRISON BOOK PROGRAM: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
PRISON BOOK PROGRAM (EIN 20-3235673)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2019-11-01
IRS object ID
201903059349200330
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-01T09:16:54-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN461422742PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bates Chamberlain & Assoc LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1444 Washington Street Suite 506AddressLine1Txt
CityWoburnCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN203235673EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Prison Book ProgramBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPRISBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174233298PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11306 Hancock StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityQuincyCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02169ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMarlene CookPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2019-11-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJennifer A ChamberlainPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01236615PTIN
Phone7814386655PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-01-14 16:20:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.prisonbookprogram.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$101,598GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$100,014ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,584GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$1,584GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$101,598TotalRevenueAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,676OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$40,541PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$36,085OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$79,302TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$22,296ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,107NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$43,403NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$13,107BOYAmt
EOY$35,403EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$5,000BOYAmt
EOY$8,000EOYAmt

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BOY$18,107BOYAmt
EOY$43,403EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$18,107BOYAmt
EOY$43,403EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeMail books to people in prison to support their educational, vocational and personal development and to help them avoid returning to prison after their release.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Mailed packages of books to approximately 12,000 prisoners throughout the United States.$51,268
Hosted the "Books to Prisoners National Conference" which was a gathering of representatives from more than 30 groups that provide books to prisoners.$21,435
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$72,703TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Emma Lathan
President1.00$0
Marlene Cook
Treasurer1.00$0
Wendy Cheang
Clerk1.00$0
Marlene Cook
Director1.00$0
Joyce Tanner
Director0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
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Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMarlene CookPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11306 Hancock Street Suite 100AddressLine1Txt
CityQuincyCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02169ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174233298PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,308CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,256CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57,205CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,497CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$303,280TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,698CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,521CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,338CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,584CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,104TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,835CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$314,384TotalAmt

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Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,726CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,835CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$314,384TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $391
Other Expenses.1007Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $21435
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $1589
Other Expenses.2Purchase of Books $10362
Other Expenses.4Fundraising $1841
Other Expenses.5Book Disposal $213
Other Expenses.6Software and Website $145
Other Expenses.7Credit Card Fees $59
Other Expenses.8Annual Report $50
Other Assets.1Books in inventory - Beginning $5000 Books in inventory - Ending $8000

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