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LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT (EIN 47-4859052)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-05
IRS object ID
201622189349301282
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING LITERACY AND THE LOVE OF READING THROUGH PRESENTATIONS BY (AND DISCUSSIONS WITH) LEADING AUTHORS, AS WELL AS PROMOTING LITERACY, WRITING SKILLS, AND THE LOVE OF READING IN THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ALUNCHEON WITH AN AUTHOR FOR THE 12 LIBRARIANS (MAY 2016). TOTAL 1,860. PROGRAM SERVICE 3 96 STUDENTS AND 12 FACULTY MEMBERS EACH RECEIVED A COPY OF AN AUTHOR'S BOOK, MET PRIVATELY WITH THE BOOK'S AUTHOR, AND ATTENDED LUNCHEON WHERE THE AUTHOR SPOKE (JANUARY-MAY 2016). TOTAL 8,100.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DTHE LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT FIRST FORMED ON AUGUST 13, 2015 AND STARTED ISSUING INVITATIONS TO MEMBERS SEPTEMBER 12, 2015. ALL PROGRAM SERVICES WERE PERFORMED 2016, THE INITIAL EVENT WAS ON JANUARY 14, 2016. THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN 2015 WERE IN PREPARATION FOR THE SERVICES IN 2016. PROGRAM SERVICE 1 SUPPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY - 1,000 GRANTS EACH TO 12 LIBRARIES (PRESENTED MAY 2016). TOTAL 12,000. PROGRAM SERVICE 2 SET OF 5 BOOKS FOR EACH OF THE 12 LIBRARIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY, PLUS LUNCHEON WITH AN AUTHOR FOR THE 12 LIBRARIANS (MAY 2016). TOTAL 1,860. PROGRAM SERVICE 3 96 STUDENTS AND 12 FACULTY MEMBERS EACH RECEIVED A COPY OF AN AUTHOR'S BOOK, MET PRIVATELY WITH THE BOOK'S AUTHOR, AND ATTENDED LUNCHEON WHERE THE AUTHOR SPOKE (JANUARY-MAY 2016). TOTAL 8,100.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GAUTHORS FEES 17,250 0 0 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1,376 0 0

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