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WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (EIN 27-2807199)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202601349349207410
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-14T15:35:34-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN814449804PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sound Profit Tax & FinanceBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13870 La Sierra Ave Unit 2040AddressLine1Txt
CityRiversideCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92505ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272807199EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWORLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3107500548PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12309 SANTA MONICA BLVD 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES OWENSPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonProphetess BranchcombPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00644247PTIN
Phone3108633109PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.WIJABA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$173,729GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$173,729ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$173,729TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$38,571SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$2,074FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,320PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$113,963OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$155,928TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$17,801ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$689NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,490NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,972BOYAmt
EOY$36,696EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,501BOYAmt
EOY$6,541EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$31,473BOYAmt
EOY$43,237EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$30,784BOYAmt
EOY$24,747EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$689BOYAmt
EOY$18,490EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY PROMOTES LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH BY BUILDING LIBRARIES AND FACILITATING PROGRAMS THAT PLANT SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND HOPE WORLDWIDE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomIN 2025, WIJABA FURTHERED ITS MISSION OF PROMOTING EDUCATION, LITERACY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH ITS MOBILE AND PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, ONLINE PROGRAMS AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH MONTH. IN ADDITION, WIJABA EXPANDED ITS UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$45,271ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$45,271TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JAMES J OWENS
President & CEO20.00$38,571
Salimah Shamji
Chairman10.00$0
Todd Thaxton
Treasurer2.50$0
Audrey Johnson
Secretary2.50$0
CLAIRE MANZ
Director2.50$0
LEEANN DALY
Director2.50$0
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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
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 TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHeather StephensonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12309 SANTA MONICA BLVD 513AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8189176018PhoneNum
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
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$154,597CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$68,382CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$165,995CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$173,729CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$712,189TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$68,382CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$165,995CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$173,729CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$712,189TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$712,189TotalSupportAmt
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Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $5851
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $3340
Other Expenses.1005Travel $4488
Other Expenses.1007Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $4018
Other Expenses.1INDONESIA $93400
Other Expenses.2STORAGE $2154
Other Expenses.4WEBSITE $391
Other Expenses.5EVENT SUPPLIES $264
Other Expenses.6DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $57
Other Assets.1007Receivables-Officers, Directors, Etc. - Beginning $2781 Receivables-Officers, Directors, Etc. - Ending $2821
Other Assets.1010Inventories - Beginning $3720 Inventories - Ending $3720
Total Liabilities.1SBA LOAN - Beginning $68936 SBA LOAN - Ending $64649
Total Liabilities.2DIFFERENCE - Beginning $-38152 DIFFERENCE - Ending $-39902

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