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GOVERNORS EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: GOVERNORS EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION (EIN 20-1115704)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-02-14
IRS object ID: 201730459349303508
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-02-14T16:35:43-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621199757	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LBMC PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1869	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRENTWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	370241869	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201115704	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GOVERNOR'S BOOKS FROM BIRTH FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GOVE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8669926657	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	312 ROSA L PARKS AVE 27TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NASHVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	372431102	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THERESA CARL	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8669926657	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-02-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JULIE BARTLETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00742923	PTIN
Phone	6153774600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-02-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	THERESA CARL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	312 ROSA L PARKS AVE 27TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NASHVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37243	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,038,984	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GOVERNORSFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE GBBF IS BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR READING AND LEARNING THROUGH BOOKS TO TENNESSEE'S CHILDREN UTILIZING ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	650	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,648,908	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,024,675	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,635	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$165,304	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$225,791	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,958,393	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,143,411	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,772,605	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,395,512	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$288,705	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$291,128	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$349,942	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$398,940	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$176,827	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,266,490	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,508,495	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,905,137	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,198,563	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$132,532	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$196,949	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,576,994	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,681,619	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$48,353	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$53,886	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,528,641	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,627,733	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE GOVERNOR'S BOOKS FROM BIRTH FOUNDATION IS TO SUSTAIN AND STRENGTHEN DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM IN ALL 95 TENNESSEE COUNTIES, ENSURING THAT NEW, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS ARE MAILED TO TENNESSEE'S PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES AND REGARDLESS OF INCOME.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,761,698	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$291,128	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,145,046	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION FROM JANUARY 1, 2015 - DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE GBBF MAILED 2,858,356 HIGH QUALITY, AGE-APPROPRIATE IMAGINATION LIBRARY BOOKS TO ENROLLED CHILDREN STATEWIDE. DURING THIS PERIOD, TENNESSEE'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM NEWLY ENROLLED OVER 76,672 CHILDREN AND GRADUATED 53,238 CHILDREN, AS THEY REACHED THE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AGE OF FIVE (5) YEARS. ALL 95 TENNESSEE COUNTIES CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THEIR IL COUNTY PROGRAMS THROUGH CHILD ENROLLMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND LOCAL FUNDRAISING TO COVER THEIR 50% BOOK AND MAILING COST COMMITMENT OF ABOUT $1.05 PER BOOK. THE GBBF, NOW IN ITS TWELFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF SERVICE, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A GRANT EQUALING THE OTHER 50% OF THE COST OF THESE IMAGINATION LIBRARY (IL) BOOKS FOR EACH COUNTY. THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF THE GOVERNOR'S BOOKS FROM BIRTH FOUNDATION STATEWIDE PROGRAM GRANT IS DERIVED FROM ITS STATE-APPROVED ANNUAL GRANT. IT IS NOTABLE THAT OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, FROM SEPTEMBER, 2013 THROUGH DECEMBER, 2016, THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED MONTHLY GROWTH EQUAL TO AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 23.0% IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING BOOKS. AS A RESULT, WE CONTINUE TO FUNDRAISE PRIVATELY FOR PASS-THROUGH FUNDS TO COUNTIES AND TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR OUR STATEWIDE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED GROWTH. BASED UPON OUR MISSION-DRIVEN FOCUS TO DIVERSIFY ENROLLMENT METHODS IN ORDER TO INCREASE STATEWIDE ENROLLMENT, COUPLED WITH OUR TARGETED EFFORTS TO ENROLL CHILDREN AS NEWBORNS, WE EXPECT THIS GROWTH PATTERN TO CONTINUE. THE GOVERNOR'S BOOKS FROM BIRTH FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR READING AND LEARNING THROUGH BOOKS FOR TENNESSEE'S CHILDREN. OUR LONG-TERM VISION IS TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN HELPING TENNESSEE'S CHILDREN READ AT PROFICIENT LEVELS BY 4TH GRADE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,761,698	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LBMC PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6153774600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 FRANKLIN ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRENTWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37027	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
THERESA CARL
PRESIDENT	37.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$106,708	$0	$25,487
MARK CATE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL LUNDEEN
BOARD CHAIRPERSON	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEAN HOSKINS
VICE PRESIDENT	37.50		Yes (X)	$82,230	$0	$19,512

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$188,938	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$44,999	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$3,454,100	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$570,575	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,024,675	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TRAINING/WORKSHOP INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,635	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,635	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,635	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$157,463	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$157,463	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,711,800	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,643,472	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$68,328	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$68,328	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$68,328	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BOOKS REIMBURSEMENTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,143,411	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,143,411	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,143,411	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,395,512	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,145,046	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$225,791	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$291,128	TotalAmt
Program Services	$291,128	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$250,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,081	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,966	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$100,031	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,352	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,228	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$948	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,330	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,391	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,075	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,211	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,040	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,953	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,634	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,435	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,435	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,647	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,091	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,116	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$18,975	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,821	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,308	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,309	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,309	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,557	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,557	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,620	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,473	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,672	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,982	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,982	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,994	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,669	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,963	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOOKS AND MAILING	$6,282,012	$6,282,012
POSTAGE	$4,654	$0	$4,654
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$2,646			$2,646
PHONE/INTERNET EXPENSE	$2,460	$1,722	$492	$246

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$183	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$514	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,198,563	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,761,698	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$260,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$176,827	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,089,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,121,752	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,333	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,886	BOYAmt
EOY	$886	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$11,842	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,372	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,551	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,470	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,204,240	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,314,348	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,830	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,576,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,681,619	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,017	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,825	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,869	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,353	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,886	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,551	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,470	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,522,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,620,263	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,528,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,627,733	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,576,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,681,619	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$196,949	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$97,860	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,914,520	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,917,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,530,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,642,658	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,024,675	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,030,445	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,914,520	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,917,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,530,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,642,658	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,024,675	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,030,445	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$19,030,445	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$108,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$119,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$157,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$165,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$157,464	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$709,288	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,567,111	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,607,786	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,729,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,956,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,145,046	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,005,963	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$33,745,696	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.56390	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.57300	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,842	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,372	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,470	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,470	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSION	Desc
Amt	$11,869	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$11,869	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,311,628	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$97,860	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$18,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$79,860	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,391,488	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$4,024	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$4,024	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,395,512	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,212,536	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$18,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$18,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,194,536	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$4,027	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$4,027	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,198,563	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INCOME NETTED WITH EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4,024.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INCOME NETTED WITH EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4,024. ROUNDING 3.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
HAMILTON COUNTYUNITED WAY OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA
630 MARKET STREET	CHATTANOOGA	TN	37405	620565962	501(C)(3)	$11,583	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
DAVIDSON COUNTY UWMN MIDDLE TN IMAGINATION LIBRARY
250 VENTURE CIRCLE	NASHVILLE	TN	37228	620533104	501(C)(3)	$10,326	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
SULLIVAN COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARY
2333 WOODRIDGE AVENUE	NASHVILLE	TN	37664	550860873	501(C)(3)	$8,366	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY UNITED WAY OF RUTHERFORD & CANNON COUNTIES
3050 MEDICAL CENTER PARKWAY	MURFREESBORO	TN	37129	203897198	501(C)(3)	$8,164	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
BRADLEY COUNTY UNITED WAY OF THE OCOEE REGION
85 OCOEE STREET SE	CLEVELAND	TN	37311	620548418	501(C)(3)	$8,117	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
MONTGOMERY COUNTYFRIENDS OF THE CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRA
350 PAGEANT LANE SUITE 501	CLARKSVILLE	TN	37040	581557594	501(C)(3)	$6,850	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
WILSON COUNTYWILSON BOOKS FROM BIRTH
149 PUBLIC SQUARE	LEBANON	TN	37087	621596462	501(C)(3)	$6,250	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
KNOX COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE KNOX COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
500 WEST CHURCH AVENUE	KNOXVILLE	TN	37902	237208195	501(C)(3)	$6,022	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.
CHESTER COUNTYCHESTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
587 E MAIN STREET	HENDERSON	TN	38340	620976459	501(C)(3)	$5,969	TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH BOOK ORDER EXPENSE.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	9	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE GOVERNOR'S BOOKS FROM BIRTH FOUNDATION (GBBF) OVERSEES THE USE OF ALL GRANTS BENEFITING COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. SOME GRANTS - BOTH FEDERAL AND THOSE FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS OR CORPORATIONS - HAVE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES REQUIRING THAT ANNUAL OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS BE FILED EXPLAINING HOW THE FUNDS WERE USED AND HOW SUCCESSFUL EACH PROGRAM WAS IN MEETING PREDETERMINED PROJECTED OUTCOMES. THE GBBF TEAM MEETS WITH EACH COUNTY RECEIVING GRANT FUNDING TO SET TARGET GOALS FOR INCREASING ENROLLMENT USING THESE FUNDS. WE MONITOR PROGRAM'S PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE GRANT CYCLE AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WHERE NEEDED. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE VISIT COUNTIES AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS ARE BEING USED EXACTLY AS THEY ARE INTENDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO DESIGNATED COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: (A) WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. (B) WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, INPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IS DETERMINED BY AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND USING INDUSTRY COMPARISON TO BENCHMARK DATA. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION AND USING INDUSTRY COMPARABLES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE WEBSITE GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	ROUNDING 3.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE REVIEW PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.