LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT (EIN 47-4859052)
Tax period
2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31
Filed
2026-09-14
IRS object ID
202642579349301574
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-09-14T16:01:18-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2026-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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Business Name ControlLITEBusinessNameControlTxt
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PersonJOE BASAKPersonNm
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Phone7604852774PhoneNum
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Formation2015FormationYr
Activity Or MissionTHE LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING THE LITERACY AND THE LOVE OF READING THROUGH PRESENTATIONS BY (AND DISCUSSIONS WITH) LEADING AUTHORS, AS WELL AS PROMOTING LITERACY, WRITING, WRITING SKILLS, AND THE LOVE OF READING IN THE COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Expense$250,300ExpenseAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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DANIELLE GRANATH
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CHRISTINE METZ
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JOANNE MINTZ
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Total$377,235TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING THE LITERACY AND THE LOVE OF READING THROUGH PRESENTATIONS BY (AND DISCUSSIONS WITH) LEADING AUTHORS, AS WELL AS PROMOTING LITERACY, WRITING, WRITING SKILLS, AND THE LOVE OF READING IN THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DSUPPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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