THE RUSSELL LIFE SKILLS AND READING FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
THE RUSSELL LIFE SKILLS AND READING FOUNDATION INC (EIN 65-0922490)
Tax period
2012-08-01 to 2013-07-31
Filed
2014-06-16
IRS object ID
201401679349300400
Schema version
2012v2.0
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)
Timestamp2014-06-16T02:38:30-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-07-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INFANTE & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11930 HARRISON STREET-SUITE 308AddressLine1
CityHOLLYWOODCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33020ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN650922490EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUSSELL LIFE SKILLS AND READING FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlRUSSNameControl
Phone9549243787Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15400 S UNIVERSITY DRIVEAddressLine1
CityDAVIECity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33328ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameTWAN RUSSELLName
TitleCEOTitle
Phone9549243787Phone
Date Signed2014-06-16DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRONALD WEINBAUMName
Phone9549228866Phone
Date Prepared2014-06-16DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonTWAN RUSSELLNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15400 S UNIVERSITY DRAddressLine1
CityFT LAUDERDALECity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33328ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts475487GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web Sitehttp://www.russellreadingroom.com/WebSite
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Year Formation1999YearFormation
State Legal DomicileFLStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionEradicate literacy among inner city youth, thereby empowering, inspiring and encouraging at-risk youth to become successful and productive citizens.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body13NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members13NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees3TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers40TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year465421ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year422450ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY53028ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year57InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year9InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year465478TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year475487TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year91752SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year78900SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year50421TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year417582OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year391503OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year509334TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year470403TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-43856RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY5084RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY357907TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY358139TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY16940TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY12088TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY340967NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY346051NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense363877Expense
Grants244017Grants
Revenue53028Revenue
DescriptionREADING CENTERS, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER READING CENTERS AND TUTORING PROGRAM MENTORING, HOMESCHOOL AND HELPING HANDS OUTREACH.Description
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Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
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Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members13NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business RelationshiptrueFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
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Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteesfalseMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DOTTIE SILLANOBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number9549213787TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15400 S UNIVERSITY DRIVE - 506AddressLine1
CityFORT LAUDERDALECity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33328ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector
TWAN RUSSELL
CEO20.00X000
JOHN SCHECHTER
Vice Chair5.00X000
DOROTHY SILLANO CPA
Treasurer10.00X000
LYSANDRA RUSSELL
At Large5.00X495000
JESSIE COLLAZO ESQ
Secretary5.00X000
THERESA ANSBAUGH
Director5.00000X
DEBBIE FOWLER CPA
Director5.00000X
CATHY MCCARTHY
Director5.00000X
MARK J MORROW
Director5.00000X
MITCHELL TEGER
Director5.00000X
SUSAN RENNEISEN
Director5.00000X
BARBARA SCHECHTER
Director5.00000X
NICOLEEN DILLARD
Director5.00000X
TAMARA MOHABEER CPA
Director5.00000X
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events53727FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions368723AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions422450TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionHome school tuitionDescription
Business Code611691BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column53028TotalRevenueColumn
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue53028TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column9TotalRevenueColumn
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events53727CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column475487TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income53037RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total68300Total
Program Services41050ProgramServices
Management And General9250ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising18000Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total4909Total
Program Services2950ProgramServices
Management And General665ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1294Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total5691Total
Program Services3606ProgramServices
Management And General708ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1377Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total2000Total
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Management And General2000ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total28553Total
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Fundraising0Fundraising

Travel Travel

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Total1073Total
Program Services1073ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total33826Total
Program Services32803ProgramServices
Management And General1023ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total879Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General879ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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Books100781007800
Bank fees3049030490
Fundraising265850026585

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Fundraising3165Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Fundraising50421Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY324311BOY
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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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EOY50000EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

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BOY20400BOY
EOY34817EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY8000BOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis6670LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY1509BOY
EOY4787EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3687BOY
EOY3687EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY357907BOY
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY16940BOY
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY16940BOY
EOY12088EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

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BOY340967BOY
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BOY340967BOY
EOY346051EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY357907BOY
EOY358139EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses5084ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited

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Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Public Support Total1700PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

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Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage1700PublicSupportPertcentage170

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years378634CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years565470CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year422450CurrentTaxYear
Total1366554Total

Total509 Total509

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years565470CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year422450CurrentTaxYear
Total1366554Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total5091366554PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years117CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year9CurrentTaxYear
Total126Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years117CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year9CurrentTaxYear
Total126Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

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Total1366680Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.99990PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.99990PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.00010InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.00010PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis6670OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1883Depreciation
Book Value4787BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings4787TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt475487TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal475487RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990475487TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt470403TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal470403ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990470403TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1Laughs for LiteracyNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event118924GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event118924GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event110586OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2Links for LiteracyNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event216253GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event216253GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event213130OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events2TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events18549GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events18549GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events2869OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total53726GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events53726GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events26585OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events26585DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary27141NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 8bSubcommittees do not make decisions, tasks assigned by the Board that makes the final decisions
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 is reviewd by the treasurer who circulates to the board for their review prior to filing it
Pt VI, Line 2Family relationship
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24fCONTRACT LABOR 225898. 225898. 0. 0. GRANT WRITING 18200. 18200. 0. 0. CONTRIBUTIONS 1865. 1865. 0. 0. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 11521. 10511. 1010. 0. LICENSES 500. 0. 500. 0. SUPPLIES 861. 732. 129. 0. POSTAGE AND PRINTING 1526. 718. 269. 539. TELEPHONE 6273. 2415. 3137. 721. UTILITIES 4258. 1703. 2129. 426. AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES 4930. 1972. 1479. 1479.

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