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Childrens Books for Impoverished Libraries

EIN 47-3486057 • 501(c)3 • Troy, NY

990-N Coverage

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The primary exempt purpose of the Children's Books for Impoverished Libraries is to provide Children's Books for Impoverished Libraries

18 Cherry LaneTroy, NY 12180-6506

www.metasbooks.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

99th percentile

100%

Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-91%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $8,254 (-100%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $8,254 (-100%) from 2017

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin99th percentile

Revenue

Down

$428

Down $4,245 (-91%) from 2017

Expenses

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Net Income

Down

$428

Down $4,245 (-91%) from 2017

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2016: $3,581Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $3,5812016Assets 2017: $8,254Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $8,2542017Assets 2018: $0Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $02018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth7th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0Revenue 2016: $4,079Expenses 2016: $498Net Income 2016: $3,5812016Revenue 2017: $4,673Expenses 2017: $0Net Income 2017: $4,6732017Revenue 2018: $428Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $4282018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$428
Expenses$0
Net Income$428
Open 2018 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$428
Expenses
$0
Net income
$428
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0$428$0$428
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8,254$0$8,254$4,673$0$4,673
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3,581$0$3,581$4,079$498$3,581
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2018
Signed
Jul 8, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.0
Gross Receipts
$428
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose of the Children's Books for Impoverished Libraries is to provide Children's Books for Impoverished Libraries

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
1. Established tax exempt status of the Charity 2. Established a website 3. Initial Purchases of Books and a determination of kind of books we should send to spanish speaking libraries$0$0
The namesake of the charity's mission (Meta Reid), had the goal to give books to impoverished children's libraries. This year the officers of the charity went to Camaguey Cuba to make contact and give books purchased off of amazon to the local children's library. Attempts at maintaining those contacts were unsuccessful in light of poor mail services and electronic communications capability in Camaguey. The officers of the charity (Larry and Lawrence Reid) have decided to find another library in need in a different location to establish contacts with and give children's books to.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Larry Douglas ReidCEO Of Children'S Books For Impoverished Libraries-$0--
Lawrence Darwin ReidCFO Of Chlldren'S Books For Impoverished Libraries-$0--
Governance and Compliance

Governance Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part VI, Line 49

“We wi”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Childrens Books for Impoverished Libraries
EIN
47-3486057
Phone
5182723214
Address
18 Cherry Lane, Troy, NY 12180-6506

Signing Officer

Name
Larry Reid
Title
President
Phone
5182723214
Signed
2018-07-08
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“We will be winding down the charity and using the remaining funds to fulfill its goal of bringing children's books to impoverished libraries. We have decided to refocus the rest of our efforts on the united states and will be deciding how to use the remaining funds.”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“This is carried over from the last year.”

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IRS990ScheduleN/LiquidationOfAssetsTableGrp/LiquidationOfAssetsDetail/AssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc0We are in the process of distributing our assets to the Alzheimers Prevention Charity.
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