AR KIDS READ: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
AR KIDS READ (EIN 46-1477513)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2015-11-13
IRS object ID
201513179349200546
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-11-13T07:00:32-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COBB & SUSKIE LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1650 S SHACKLEFORD RD STE400AddressLine1Txt
CityLITTLE ROCKCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72211ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN461477513EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AR KIDS READBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlARKIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5012442661PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 S SCOTT STAddressLine1Txt
CityLITTLE ROCKCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLIE CONKLINPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5012442661PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL L COBBPreparerPersonNm
Phone5012252133PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressARKIDSREAD.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$89,234GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$89,234ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$89,234TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$97,719SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$8,475FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$651OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$298PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$27,414OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$134,557TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$45,323ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$65,288NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,965NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$45,949BOYAmt
EOY$3,943EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$10,410BOYAmt
EOY$6,146EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$9,533BOYAmt
EOY$11,858EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$65,892BOYAmt
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BOY$604BOYAmt
EOY$1,982EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,288BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeRECRUIT, TRAIN AND MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHILDREN LEARN TO READ AT GRADE LEVEL.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomSEE SCHEDULE ODescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$134,557ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$134,557TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JARED HENDERSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
CHAD CARLSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
CHARLIE CONKLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$48,050
KHAYYAM EDDINGS
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
SHARON HEFLIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
JUDY LOVE
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
BOBBY ROBERTS
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
STACY SELLS
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
DONALD WOOD
CHAIRMAN1.00$0
TJUANA BYRD
VICE CHAIR1.00$0
GLORIA REDMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
LINDSAY GRAY
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
JAMIE SCOTT
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
GAIN ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTRACI WHEELISPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1401 S SCOTT ST SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityLITTLE ROCKCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5012442661PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$118,577CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,860CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$89,234CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$349,671TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,860CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$89,234CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$349,671TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$349,671PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Total$0TotalAmt
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Total Support$349,671TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
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Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
OtherFORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: AR KIDS READ (THE "ORGANIZATION"), ORIGINALLY A MINISTRY OF THE NEHEMIAH NETWORK NONPROFIT, INCORPORATED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012, AND IS A NONPROFIT CHILD LITERACY EFFORT. THE ORGANIZATION IS A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STRUGGLING READERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH ACCESS TO TRAINED TUTORS WHO DONATE TIME ON A REGULAR BASIS. TUTORS WORK IN SMALL GROUPS OR ONE-ON-ONE, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENT AND TUTOR THAT CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS IDEAL FOR LEARNING AND ENCOURAGES READING. THE FOCUS OF THESE VOLUNTEER TUTORS ARE CHILDREN WHO NEED TO IMPROVE BASIC LITERACY LANGUAGE SKILLS TO PROFICIENTLY READ AT GRADE LEVEL. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE AR KIDS READ TUTOR PROGRAM ARE: STUDENT RELATIONSHIP-BASED, LOW TUTOR-TO-STUDENT RATIO, MENTOR COMMITMENT (FOR AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER), READING LEVEL-BASED CURRICULUM, AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAM COORDINATION, TUTOR TRAINING, AND SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF CHILDREN'S LITERACY ISSUES, PROMOTE THE AVAILABILITY OF READING SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REACH POTENTIAL STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEER TUTORS. AR KIDS READ WORKS TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND PROVIDE TUTORS TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NON-PROFITS, CHURCHES AND OTHER AGENCIES TO HELP CHILDREN READ AT GRADE LEVEL. PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AGENCIES, CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TUTOR BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ALL TUTORS PRIOR TO PLACEMENT WITH CHILDREN. 98% OF TUTORS ARE CURRENTLY PLACED AT AN "IN SCHOOL" ENVIRONMENT WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AS OF THE AUDIT DATE, AR KIDS READ WORKS WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT , NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. AR KIDS READ PARTNERS WITH ORGAINIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN AREAS OF TUTOR RECRUITMENT AND CHILDREN'S LITERACY AWARENESS. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE FIVE OR MORE AR KIDS READ TUTOR VOLUNTEERS AND AN AR KIDS READ CONTACT. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT MULTIPLE SECTORS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING BUSINESS, FAITH AND GENERAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16DEPRECIATION 4264. BOOKS AND RESOURCES 1233. CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, AND MEETINGS 4495. INSURANCE 4051. MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES 738. OPERATIONS 25. OTHER COSTS 149. PROGRAM SUPPORT 875. SUPPLIES 1472. TECHNOLOGY 1908. TELEPHONE 1486. TRAINING/PROMOTION 3515. TRAVEL 3203.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24GRANTS RECEIVABLE 8333. 10417. INVENTORY 882. 882. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 318. 559.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 63. 1441. ACCRUED EXPENSES 541. 541.

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