Books Are the Beginning

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 80-0460869

Sep 01, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023 • Filed on Nov 01, 2023

Organization Profile www.booksarethebeginning.org

2625 Rolling OaksSan Marcos, TX 78666-5009

(512) 757-1120

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

0.00x

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

8.8%

Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

24%

Faster asset growth than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

48%

Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

$38,609

Up $7,390 (+24%) from 2022

Net Assets

$38,609

Up $7,390 (+24%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue59th percentile Net Margin60th percentile

Revenue

$83,899

Up $27,058 (+48%) from 2022

Expenses

$76,509

Up $5,081 (+7.1%) from 2022

Net Income

$7,390

Up $21,977 (+151%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth75th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2023

Assets$38,609

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$38,609

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth80th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

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2023

Revenue$83,899

Expenses$76,509

Net Income$7,390

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Sep 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023
Signed: Nov 1, 2023
Return Version: 2022v5.0
Gross Receipts: $83,899

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providingbooksandeducationaltraining

Providing books and educational training

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
San Marcos Texas schools Book Distributions - book distributions to 5 low-economic schools 3600 students served	$0	$15,200
Lulwanda Primary School Mbale Uganda - supplies for library	$0	$5,528
Pampa Texas schools Book Distributions - book distributions to 1 low-economic school 600 students served	$0	$5,036
Continuing education for teachers at Lulwanda Primary School Mbale Uganda - 2 teachers served	$838	$838

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Michael Thrasher	President And Director	PT	$0	-	-
Mary Thrasher	Secretary And Director	PT	$0	-	-
Staci Thetford	Treasurer And Director	-	$0	-	-
Robert Thetford	Director	-	$0	-	-
Marc Applewhite	Director	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Books Are the Beginning
EIN: 80-0460869
In Care Of: % Michael Thrasher
Address: 2625 ROLLING OAKS, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666-5009

Signing Officer

Name: Michael Thrasher
Title: President
Signed: 2023-11-01

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 8

“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Interest Income, $1|”

Part I, line 10

“| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Continuing education for teachers at Lulwanda Primary School Mbale Uganda. 2 Teachers served, $838|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Service Charges, $1214| Dues and Subscriptions, $137| Internet Hosting, $299| Library Project Expense: Lulwanda Primary School Mbale Uganda, $5528| Library Project Expense: Pampa Texas Schools, $5036| Library Project Expense: San Marcos Texas Schools, $15200| Miscellaneous, $800| Office Supplies, $130| Uganda Trip Expenses, $43364| Reconciliation Discrepancies, $37|”

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“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Cash, $, $| Savings, $, $| Investments, $, $| Land and Buildings, $, $| Inventory, $, $| Prepaid Expenses, $, $| Organization's share of assets, $, $|”

Part II, line 26

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $38,609
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $38,609
Revenue: $83,899
Expenses: $76,509
Net income: $7,390

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.26	$0.02	$0.24	$1.29	$1.22	$0.07
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.27	$0.10		$1.05	$1.26	$0.22
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.39	$0.00	$0.39	$0.84	$0.77	$0.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.31	$0.00	$0.31	$0.57	$0.71	$0.15
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.47	$0.01	$0.46	$0.40	$0.45	$0.05
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.59	$0.08		$1.00	$1.06	$0.06
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.55	$0.00		$0.77	$0.64	$0.13
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.45	$0.01		$0.75	$0.78	$0.03
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.48	$0.01		$0.79	$0.88	$0.09
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.57	$0.01		$0.90	$0.78	$0.12
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.45	$0.01		$1.40	$1.27	$0.13
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.31	$0.00		$1.16	$1.21	$0.04
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.35	$0.00		$1.30	$1.01	$0.29