2016-08-05T17:09:47-05:00 2015-12-31 330490888 BARTELT JAYNES AND VAN PELT APAC 2525 MAIN STREET SUITE 400 IRVINE CA 926146681 990 2015-01-01 474859052 LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT LITE PO BOX 10121 PALM DESERT CA 92255 DONNA MARTIN SECRETARY/TREASURER 2016-08-05 EDWARD K BARTELT P00192266 9497537555 2016-08-05 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z X DONNA MARTIN 49-320 AVENIDA FERNANDO LA QUINTA CA 92253 110950 false X X THE 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. 4 4 0 0 110950 0 0 0 110950 0 0 0 0 0 22446 22446 88504 88504 0 88504 X THE 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. false false THE 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. 22446 THE 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. 22446 22446 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X DONNA MARTIN 7605640661 49-320 AVENIDA FERNANDO LA QUINTA CA 92253 X DONNA MARTIN SECRETARY/TR X 0 0 0 false false false 110200 750 110950 110950 X 18626 18626 3820 3820 22446 22446 0 0 88504 0 88504 0 0 X 88504 0 88504 0 88504 88504 X false false X 110950 110950 110950 110950 110950 110950 110950 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE 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 4A 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 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE 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 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G AUTHORS FEES 17,250 0 0 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1,376 0 0