2016-11-15T16:58:44-06:00 2015-12-31 Michael Berry CPA PO Box 5045 Culver City CA 90230 990 2015-01-01 272807199 The World is Just a Book Away WORL 8502069332 520 Broadway 2cd Floor Santa Monica CA 90401 James J Owens President 8502069332 2016-11-15 1 Michael Berry P00179412 3107454027 X 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X James J Owens 520 Broadway 2cd Floor Santa Monica CA 90401 258483 0 X http://www.wijaba.org/ X 2010 CA We promote literacy and education by building libraries and programs that plant seeds of leadership, environmental consciousness, and community connection worldwide. 8 7 0 90 0 0 197918 219601 0 0 3 -15 19545 6594 217466 226180 24755 0 0 0 0 33335 0 0 26322 166373 235765 191128 269100 26338 -42920 66738 18739 0 6918 66738 11821 X The World is a book away (WIJABA) SEEKS TO BUILD LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE BY EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO CHANGE THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE WORLD AT LARGE..OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING LIBRARIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PLANT THE SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. 0 0 234559 WIJABA libraries are centers of literacy and learning that also serve as community centers and classrooms for WIJABA facilitated programs. The scope of WIJABA's network includes schools serviced by our mobile and physical libraries which are all within a 4-hour radius of local hub offices, and facilitating community partnerships, in Indonesia, Mexico and the U.S. To date, we have achieved an impact of reaching 63,000 children with 81 physical libraries, 2 mobile libraries and 56,000 books in: Indonesia: In 2015, Environmental Educational Program and Partnership with Jane Goodall's "Roots and Shoots": we implemented 80 separate student-lead programs in 80 schools that impacted 2,005 children in environmentally hazardous regions throughout Indonesia. We built 8 physical libraries during the year.Mexico: In 2015, we built 3 physical libraries in Chihuahua, Mexico. U.S.: In 2015, we launched our library initiative in Los Angeles California which includes projects that are currently underway to be implemented in 2016. 234559 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X The Organization 8502069332 520 Broadway 2cd Floor Santa Monica CA 90401 James J Owens Director, President/CEO 35.00 X X 33335 0 0 Emilio Diez Barroso Director, Chairman 1.50 X X 0 0 0 Chris Bard Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Diego Gutierrez Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 AGS Johnson director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gabriela Serna director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Starratt director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Valenzuela Wolf director 1.00 X 0 0 0 AGS Johnson Secretary 1.00 X 0 0 0 33335 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 219601 22390 219601 79 79 22390 22484 -94 -94 -94 16413 9819 6594 6594 226180 0 0 6579 33335 21668 11667 42318 33854 4232 4232 465 465 3153 254 2899 2100 718 691 691 95 57 38 14417 11533 1442 1442 15889 15889 3269 2288 491 490 1423 474 475 474 Prog exp- Indonesia 92418 92418 Prog exp- Mexico 39496 39496 Books 12599 12599 Bank Fees 1868 798 411 659 6255 2767 223 3265 269100 234559 8219 26322 53244 13323 5416 11718 1776 66738 18739 6918 0 6918 X 66738 11821 66738 11821 66738 18739 -42920 -11997 0 X 0 0 0 X 60119 137931 171011 197918 219641 786620 60119 137931 171011 197918 219641 786620 165442 621178 79 79 786699 35958 0.78960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED East Asia and the Pacific 2 8 Program Services See 1st program description Part III, line 4 92418 North America 0 0 Program Services See 2cd program description Part III, line 4 39496 2 8 0 0 2 8 131914 0 131914 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sch F, part I, line 3 Operations in North America listed on line 3 of Part I was conducted by volunteers. Gala and Silent Auction 10735 10735 4895 5K 5678 5678 4924 16413 16413 9819 9819 6594 James J Owens President See Part V X 20000 6918 0 1 0 6918 Sch L, Part II Loan from president James J. Owens was to cover the organization's operations. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b Part VI, question 8(b) is answered no as there are no committees that has the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 A draft of the return was reviewed by the president/ceo, former treasurer and the person responsble for day to day operations. Any questions were raised with the organization's outside CPA/tax preparer (CPA) and if necessary, changes were made by the CPA before the return was filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c On an annual basis, all directors were required to sign a conflict of interest policy form that states they have read the conflict of interest policy and have disclosed all known possible conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The president's compensation was determined by the board in the abscence of the president (who is a board member). Part VI, question 15(b) was answered no as there were no other officers or key employees as defined in Form 990 instructions who received compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents and conflict of interest policy is available upon request.