WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS (EIN 47-1786302)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201821359349302737
Schema version
2016v3.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DPANELS AND OTHER PROGRAMS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE PRESIDENT OR TREASURER REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES 24,965 31,470 0

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