2018-11-15T10:36:49-06:00 2017-12-31 560574444 CHERRY BEKAERT LLP 222 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 1240 NASHVILLE TN 37201 990 2017-01-01 582000621 BOOK 'EM BOOK 6152551820 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 MELISSA SPRADLIN EXECUTIVE DIR. 6152551820 2018-11-15 1 SARA G MOON P00034774 6153836592 184.80.143.82 2018-11-15 09:29:44 CS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 681165C3F411A5C91A132F4457263660CFEA6D09 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z MELISSA SPRADLIN 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 545179 0 X WWW.BOOKEM-KIDS.ORG X 1991 TN IN 2017, BOOK'EM PROVIDED MORE THAN 70,000 BOOKS AND 220 READING ROLE MODELS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AGES 0-18 LIVING IN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE WANT TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO DEVELOP STRONGER LITERACY SKILLS AND A LOVE OF READING. 16 16 6 240 0 0 431895 543697 0 0 45 483 637 999 432577 545179 274989 403851 0 0 98431 106050 0 0 19944 49096 45493 422516 555394 10061 -10215 183439 179879 0 0 183439 179879 X THE MISSION OF BOOK'EM IS TO CREATE A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE BY HELPING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL DISCOVER THE JOY AND VALUE OF READING THROUGH BOOK OWNERSHIP AND ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS. 0 0 407059 365320 BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS PROVIDES BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, WHO MAY NOT HAVE BOOKS OF THEIR OWN, BY GIVING BOOKS TO MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THESE ORGANIZATIONS GIVE THE BOOKS TO THE CHILDREN AND/OR TEENS THAT THEY SERVE TO TAKE HOME. MOST OF THE BOOKS IN OUR BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS PROGRAM ARE DONATED TO BOOK'EM THROUGH YEAR-ROUND BOOK DRIVES AND BOOK DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, PUBLISHERS AND BUSINESSES. SOME BOOKS ARE PURCHASED AT VERY DISCOUNTED PRICES. IN 2015, MORE THAN 43,000 BOOKS WERE DONATED OR PURCHASED AND MORE THAN 38,000 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IN 2016, MORE THAN 54,000 BOOKS WERE DONATED OR PURCHASED AND MORE THAN 58,000 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IN 2017, MORE THAN 70,000 BOOKS WERE DONATED OR PURCHASED AND MORE THAN 70,000 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 72031 38531 READING IS FUNDAMENTAL VOLUNTEERS VISIT THEIR ASSIGNED ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM FIVE TIMES OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. DURING THESE VISITS, THE VOLUNTEERS READ ALOUD TO AND INTERACT WITH THE CHILDREN, THEN ALLOW EACH CHILD TO SELECT A NEW BOOK TO BECOME THEIR VERY OWN. THESE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ELEMENTARY CHILDREN BENEFIT GREATLY FROM HAVING A POSITIVE COMMUNITY ROLE MODEL VISIT THEM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND HAVING BOOKS TO CHERISH AND BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES. DURING 2015-16, 180 RIF VOLUNTEERS VISITED WITH 3,375 STUDENTS IN 189 CLASSROOMS AT FOURTEEN SCHOOLS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 17,000 BOOKS. DURING 2016-17, 210 RIF VOLUNTEERS VISITED WITH 3,900 STUDENTS IN 220 CLASSROOMS AT FOURTEEN SCHOOLS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 19,000 BOOKS. WE CONTINUED PROVIDING RIF SERVICES DURING THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR AND HAVE BEGUN THE PROGRAM FOR 2018-19. 7172 READY FOR READING PLACES READING VOLUNTEERS IN LOCAL PRESCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THESE READING VOLUNTEERS ACT AS READING ROLE MODELS AND READ ON A WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY BASIS TO SMALL GROUPS OF CHILDREN OR ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS. THE FREQUENT SCHEDULE ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THE VOLUNTEERS WELL AND ANTICIPATE THEIR VISITS WITH MUCH EXCITEMENT. IN 2016, 14 VOLUNTEERS READ TO CHILDREN AT 7 SITES. FOR THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR, BOOK'EM PILOTED OUR READY FOR READING PROGRAM AT CAMBRIDGE EARLY LEARNING CENTER. EIGHT READING ROLE MODELS SPENT ABOUT 30 MINUTES EACH WEEK READING ALOUD AND INTERACTING WITH THE PRE-K STUDENTS IN THEIR ASSIGNED CLASSROOMS. THIS PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED IN 2017-18 AND HAS BEGUN FOR THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR. 7479 READ ME DAY IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE AND FUN OF READING. 7479 493741 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X X MELISSA SPRADLIN 6152551820 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 AMANDA REINBOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BOYD PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DREW SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUESE GROVES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER CHALOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE FORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNSEY ROBERTS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK CLAYPOOL PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY FERRARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY GREY JAMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN WEBB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH THOMPSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN BORN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT CRADDOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON MICHIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY SILVA DOCTOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA SPRADLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 54383 0 0 54383 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 543697 376916 543697 483 483 OTHER INCOME 900099 695 695 BOOK/PIN SALES 900099 304 304 999 545179 0 0 1482 403851 403851 54383 36635 9816 7932 44131 29729 7965 6437 7536 5077 1360 1099 8000 8000 726 726 5125 1636 3307 182 5882 5882 13587 10190 2038 1359 1360 1088 136 136 2553 1915 383 255 MISCELLANEOUS 6618 3414 1353 1851 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 1032 206 568 258 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 610 175 435 555394 493741 41709 19944 10023 25601 51109 3092 74497 81894 15142 8526 7958 568 568 47242 53582 183439 179879 0 0 X 183439 179879 183439 179879 183439 179879 -10215 6655 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 289674 364081 380085 431895 543697 2009432 289674 364081 380085 431895 543697 2009432 246941 1762491 37 24 42 45 483 631 217 637 999 1853 2011916 1780 0.87600 0.91940 X 46927 6655 53582 44502 2425 46927 45635 -1133 44502 43676 1959 45635 37902 5774 43676 1.00000 1 0 6825 6257 568 1701 1701 0 568 BENEFICIAL INT. IN ASSETS AT COMM FDN 53582 53582 552238 6655 404 7059 545179 0 545179 555798 404 404 555394 0 555394 PART V, LINE 4: BOOK 'EM HAS A SMALL ENDOWMENT INTENDED TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FUTURE TO CONTINUE THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR MISSION. 1 KIPP KIRKPATRICK NASHVILLE 1000 SEVIER ST NASHVILLE TN 37206 202799123 501(C)(3) 5245 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING MNPS READ TO BE READY CAMPS 2601 BRANSFORD AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 37204 620717138 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 5325 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING PROJECT TRANSFORMATION TN 522 RUSSELL ST NASHVILLE TN 37206 453265261 501(C)(3) 5490 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING HICKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 112 STEWARTS FERRY PIKE NASHVILLE TN 37214 412154109 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 5615 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING GREAT CAMPS (NASHVILLE POLICE DEPT) 2234 26TH AVE N NASHVILLE TN 37208 620964743 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 6070 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING THOMAS A EDISON ELE SCHOOL 6130 MT VIEW RD ANTIOCH TN 37013 320128410 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 6575 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING MEHARRY PEDIATRIC CENTER 1005 DR DB TODD JR BLVD NASHVILLE TN 37208 620488046 501(C)(3) 6820 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING WARNER ELEMENTARY 626 RUSSELL STREET NASHVILLE TN 37206 621374434 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 7510 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING NEELY'S BEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1300 NEELYS BEND RD MADISON TN 37211 621374552 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 7525 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING FALL-HAMILTON EN OPT ELE SCH 510 WEDGEWOOD AVE NASHVILLE TN 37203 621374429 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 7670 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING DODSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4401 CHANDLER RD HERMITAGE TN 37076 621287714 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 7895 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING MNPS PRE-K DEPT 4805 PARK AVE NASHVILLE TN 37209 620717138 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 8190 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING LAST MINUTE TOY STORE 8037 SETTLERS WAY NASHVILLE TN 37211 621424093 501(C)(3) 8490 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING COCKRILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4701 INDIANA AVE NASHVILLE TN 37209 621378636 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 8540 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING NATIONAL HOOK-UP OF BLACK WOMEN INC PO BOX 281616 NASHVILLE TN 37228 300578285 501(C)(3) 8985 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING CHARLOTTE PARK ELEM SCHOOL 480 ANNEX AVE NASHVILLE TN 37209 621374133 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 11100 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING LP PENCIL BOX 1300 56TH AVE N NASHVILLE TN 37209 581475675 501(C)(3) 11240 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY 3703 PARK AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 37209 621376792 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 11325 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING TOM JOY ELEMENTARY 2201 JONES AVE NASHVILLE TN 37207 626132448 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 12210 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING CARTER-LAWRENCE ELE SCHOOL 1118 12TH AVE S NASHVILLE TN 37203 621377703 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 15685 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING METRO NASHVILLE DAVIDSON CO JUVENILE COURT 100 WOODLAND ST NASHVILLE TN 37213 620694743 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 18870 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING GLENVIEW ELEMENTARY 1020 PATRICIA DRIVE NASHVILLE TN 37217 621381972 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 19935 $5 PER BOOK BOOKS TO PROMOTE READING 22 PART I, LINE 2: BOOK'EM PROVIDES BOOKS TO MANY OF THE SAME ORGANIZATIONS FROM YEAR TO YEAR. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS KNOW THESE GROUPS, VISIT MANY OF THEM, AND HELP DISTRIBUTE THE BOOKS IN MANY CASES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE ARE ABLE TO MONITOR THEIR ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE. BEFORE A NEW ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED BOOKS, THE STAFF TALKS WITH THEIR PERSONNEL TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK, THEIR ELIGIBILITY, AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND OUR GUIDELINES. THEN, WE BEGIN DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BOOKS FROM BOOK'EM. X 376916 $5 PER BOOK 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11A EXPLANATION - BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED, THE TREASURER, ACCOUNTANT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW IT FOR ACCURACY. A DRAFT VERSION IS ALSO SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING FOR THEIR REVIEW PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A FORM INDICATING ANY AFFILIATIONS THEY HAVE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES, AS WELL AS CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE READ OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION, THIS IS DISCUSSED AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS RESEARCHED COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND EACH KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION FULLY BEFORE VOTING TO APPROVE THEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM WEBSITE AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NON-PROFIT PROFILE, GUIDESTAR, AND UPON REQUEST.