AR KIDS READ: Form 990EZ, tax year 2013

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Organization
AR KIDS READ (EIN 46-1477513)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2014-10-15
IRS object ID
201432899349200228
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-10-15T15:02:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN201776739PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1JPMS COX PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line111300 CANTRELL ROAD SUITE 301AddressLine1
CityLITTLE ROCKCity
StateARState
ZIP Code72212ZIPCode
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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN461477513EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1AR KIDS READBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlARKIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5012442661PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 164407AddressLine1
CityLITTLE ROCKCity
StateARState
ZIP Code72216ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLIE CONKLINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5012442661PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonMICHELLE MANNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01064483PTIN
Phone5012275800PhoneNum
Preparation2014-10-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressARKIDSREAD.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$141,860GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$141,860ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$141,860TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$86,445SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$8,850FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$718OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$174PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$49,790OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$145,977TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$4,117ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$64,405NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$60,288NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$2,427BOYAmt
EOY$45,949EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$66,421BOYAmt
EOY$14,943EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$68,848BOYAmt
EOY$60,892EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,443BOYAmt
EOY$604EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$64,405BOYAmt
EOY$60,288EOYAmt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomAR 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 49 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT (LRSD), NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT (NLRSD), AND PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (PCSSD). AR KIDS READ PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS 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. AS OF OCTOBER 2014, MORE THAN 50 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FROM MULTIPLE COMMUNITY SECTORS ARE PROVIDING TUTORS. OVER 400 AR KIDS READ VOLUNTEER TUTORS ARE PROVIDING READING ASSISTANCE WEEKLY, IMPACTING MORE THAN 850 STUDENTS. TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2013-2014 WERE 10,200. AR KIDS READ PROVIDES TUTOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT THROUGH TRAINING VIDEOS, REGULAR TUTOR WORKSHOPS, VARIOUS TUTOR TOOLKIT RESOURCES, AND COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT CHILDREN'S LITERACY PRACTICES. TUTOR SUPPORT IS DESIGNED FOR BROAD AVAILABILITY INCLUDING USE BY CHILDREN'S PARENTS AND FAMILIES. AR KIDS READ ALSO SUPPORTS THE ARKANSAS GRADE LEVEL READING CAMPAIGN AND HAS ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOLASTIC BOOKS, READING IS FUNDAMENTAL AND OTHER BOOK PROVIDERS TO INCORPORATE EFFECTIVE TUTOR AND READING PRACTICES WITH BOOK DISTRIBUTION TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO BOOKS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$100,693ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$100,693TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CHARLIE CONKLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35.00$48,000$0$0
DONALD WOOD
CHAIR2.00$0$0$0
TJUANA BYRD
VICE CHAIR2.00$0$0$0
KELLY CALDWELL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
CHAD CARLSON
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
KHAYYAM EDDINGS
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
FITZ HILL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
JUDY LOVE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
BOBBY ROBERTS
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
STACY SELLS
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
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Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldARStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1TRACI WHEELISBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1900 S LOUISIANAAddressLine1
CityLITTLE ROCKCity
StateARState
ZIP Code72202ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5012442661PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$118,577CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$141,860CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$260,437TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$118,577CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$141,860CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$260,437TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$139,973SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$120,464PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$260,437TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 718.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 5,346. DESCRIPTION: MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES. AMOUNT: 390. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. AMOUNT: 1,650. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,180. DESCRIPTION: TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 1,840. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING AND PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 36,520. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 864. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 49,790.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: GRANTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 64,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 8,333. DESCRIPTION: INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 943. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 882. DESCRIPTION: OTHER CURRENT ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 78. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 318. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,400. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,410.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,143. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 63. DESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,300. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 541.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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