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FREEDOM READERS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
FREEDOM READERS INC (EIN 27-2517686)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201821359349204462
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-05-15T14:02:50-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN570700091PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BARTLETT BUIE CPA PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 7770AddressLine1Txt
CityMYRTLE BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29572ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272517686EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEDOM READERS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 30548AddressLine1Txt
CityMYRTLE BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP295880548ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTRACY BAILEYPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2018-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBARTLETT BUIEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00184807PTIN
Phone8434494765PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.FREEDOMREADERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$127,268GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$104,148ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$345InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$22,775FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$9,591SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$13,184SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Total Revenue$117,677TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$92,406SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$4,500FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$5,491OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$468PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$33,597OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$136,462TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$18,785ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$70,574NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$51,789NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,181BOYAmt
EOY$53,486EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$503BOYAmt
EOY$300EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,684BOYAmt
EOY$53,786EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,110BOYAmt
EOY$1,997EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,574BOYAmt
EOY$51,789EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO IMPROVE READING SKILLS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ONE-TO-ONE LITERACY TUTORING, FREE BOOKS FOR HOME LIBRARIES, AND AN INSPIRING, HIGH- ENERGY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomPROVIDING ONE-TO-ONE LITERACY TUTORING, FREE BOOKS FOR HOME LIBRARIES.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$115,002ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$115,002TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
CHERYL BELL
BOARD MEMBER000.00$0
DOMINIC STARR
CHAIR000.00$0
CAROLYN ELLIS
BOARD MEMBER000.00$0
TRACY BAILEY
CEO40.00$36,240
BRATTON FENNELL
TREASURER000.00$0
GINNY KINTZ
VICE CHAIR000.00$0
GLORIA ROBINSON COOPER
BOARD MEMBER000.00$0
LIZ BAALBAKI
SECRETARY000.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTRACY BAILEYPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 30548AddressLine1Txt
CityMYRTLE BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29588ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8432511804PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)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$44,715CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,459CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$83,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,771CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,148CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$366,059TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,715CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,459CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$83,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,771CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,148CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$366,059TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$22,180SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$343,879PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$366,059TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$23,120GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1LOWCOUNTRY GIVIEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$22,090GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$22,090CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2IGNITE THE LOVEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$17,440GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$4,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$13,440GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$5,625RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$671OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$9,335GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$9,335GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$2,955RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$340OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$48,865GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$26,090CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$22,775GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,580RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,011OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$9,591DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$13,184NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES WEBSITE 414 ADVERTISING 929 POSTAGE, MAILING SERVICE 290 OFFICE SUPPLIES 4,170 TELEPHONE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS 410 CONFERENCE, CONVENTION, MEETI 703 INSURANCE - LIABILITY, D AND 3,933 BOOKS 6,532 STUDENT SUPPLIES 1,417 STUDENT INCENTIVES 5,835 BACKGROUND CHECKS 1,781 FOOD 534 VOLUNTEER INCENTIVES/ HON 1,840 LOCATION DIRECTORS 2,400 LICENSE FEE 52 SNACKS (OTHER CELEBRATION 532 TRAINING 1,725 BANK FEES 100 TOTAL 33,597
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 203 0 SECURITY DEPOSITS ASSET 300 300 TOTAL 503 300
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 347 DEFERRED REVENUE 3,215 1,650 FICA PAYABLE 772 0 STATE WITHHOLDING 123 0
FORM 990-EZ, PART IIITO IMPROVE READING SKILLS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ONE-TO-ONE LITERACY TUTORING, FREE BOOKS FOR HOME LIBRARIES, AND AN INSPIRING, HIGH- ENERGY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

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