CHAPTERS AHEAD INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $29K · expenses $19K · assets $10K

EIN
27-4872835
Address
5909 CLEVELAND AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43231-2859
Website
https://www.nextchapterbookclub.org
NTEE code
P80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2011 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Thomas Fish (its 2015 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The organization primarily aims to provide affordable community programming to people with disabilities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

7 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lyna Smith Consultant2021-2025 $0$10,000 2
Tom Fish Board Member2021-2025 $0$10,000 2
Susan Berg (former) Executive Director2016-2017 $93,000$183,000 1
Legal support (former) various2021 $5,730$5,730 1
Unknown (former) Legal and Professional Support2022 $2,216$2,316 1
Database support (former) various2021 $907$907 1
Media Support (former) various2021 $264$264 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Amanda Barnett Program Director2024-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Desirea Doolin Consultant2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Melissa Gourley Board President2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Amanda Smith Board Member2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Crystal Lett Board Member2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas Fish (former) Board Member2016-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Dan Towslee (former) Board Member2017-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Larry Fish (former) Trustee2017 1 $0 reported 1
Ernie Levine (former) Trustee2017 1 $0 reported 1
Roger Fish (former) Trustee2017 1 $0 reported 1
Larry Martin (former) Trustee2016 1 $0 reported 1
Marge Barnheiser (former) Trustee2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amanda Barnett Program Director15 $0-$0 $01
Desirea Doolin Consultant1 $0-$0 $01
Lyna Smith Consultant1 $0-$0 $02
Melissa Gourley Board President1 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Smith Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Lett Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Tom Fish Board Member1 $0-$0 $02
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
amanda barnett program director15 $0-$0 $01
lyna smith consultant1 $0-$0 $02
desirea doolin consultant1 $0-$0 $01
tom fish board member1 $0-$0 $02
melissa gourley board president1 $0-$0 $01
amanda smith board member1 $0-$0 $01
crystal lett board member1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lyna Smith Consultant1 $0-$0 $02
Desirea Doolin Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Fish Board Member1 $0-$0 $02
Amanda Smith Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Lett Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Melissa Gourley Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Unknown Legal and Professional Support3 $2,216-$0 $2,2161
Unknown contractor1 $100-$0 $1001
Lyna Smith Consultant1 $0-$0 $02
Desirea Doolin Executive Director30 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Fish Board Member1 $0-$0 $02
Dan Towslee Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Smith Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Lett Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Melissa Gourley Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 5 paid, $27K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lyna Smith Constultant5 $10,000-$0 $10,0002
Tom Fish Consultant5 $10,000-$0 $10,0002
Legal support various5 $5,730-$0 $5,7301
Database support various1 $907-$0 $9071
Media Support various1 $264-$0 $2641
Desirea Strickland Doolin Executive Director30 $0-$0 $01
Dan Towslee Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Smith Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Lett Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Melissa Gourley Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $93K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUSAN BERG Executive Director40 $93,000-$0 $93,0001
LARRY FISH Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
ERNIE LEVINE Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
DAN TOWSLEE Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
ROGER FISH Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $90K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susan Berg Executive Director40 $90,000-$0 $90,0001
Larry Martin Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
Marge Barnheiser Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Fish Trustee1 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,200$18,852 $10,349$14,699 $20,000$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,171$1,820 $4,351$31,027 $4,700- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,302$44,225 $26,676$26,676 $3,447- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,063$16,562 $60,599$60,599 $29,655$2,700 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,939$43,904 $34,098$34,098 $12,388$0 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,992$145,088 $24,849$24,849 $142,350$12,353 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,836$156,558 $9,945$9,945 $112,025$19,779 ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $90,021 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE FISH FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHAPTERS AHEAD INC” 2011 1$47,500 2011$47,500
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GLOW FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHAPTERS AHEAD INC” 2024 1$17,000 2024$17,000
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COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2015 1$10,500 2015$10,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHAPTERS AHEAD INC” 2020-2022 3$21 2022$11
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $18,852 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,129 64.3%
Printing, publications, postage $6,723 35.7%
Total$18,852100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $1,820 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,820 100.0%
Total$1,820100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $44,225 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,672 82.9%
Benefits paid to members $6,000 13.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,553 3.5%
Total$44,225100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $16,562 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $9,006 54.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,914 29.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,316 14.0%
Printing, publications, postage $326 2.0%
Total$16,562100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $43,904 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $26,902 61.3%
Benefits paid to members $12,036 27.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,678 8.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,288 2.9%
Total$43,904100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $145,088 spent · pay $95,506 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $95,506 65.8%
Fees to independent contractors $26,993 18.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,589 15.6%
Total$145,088100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $156,558 spent · pay $105,108 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $105,108 67.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,354 21.3%
Fees to independent contractors $17,016 10.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,080 0.7%
Total$156,558100%

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Trademarks

1 US trademark, 1 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
THE NEXT CHAPTER BOOK CLUB908840802021-08-16RegisteredTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

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