Books Are the Beginning

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 80-0460869

Sep 01, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 • Filed on Oct 08, 2024

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.

0.38x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

-21%

Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

-29%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

25%

Faster revenue growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets88th percentile

Assets

Flat

$27,374

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

$16,878

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$10,496

Flat from 2024

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue82nd percentile Net Margin18th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$104,512

Flat from 2024

Expenses

Flat

$126,243

Flat from 2024

Net Income

Flat

-$21,731

Flat from 2024

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

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

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2024

Assets$27,374

Liabilities$10,496

Net Assets$16,878

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth72nd percentile

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

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2024

Revenue$104,512

Expenses$126,243

Net Income-$21,731

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024
Signed: Oct 8, 2024
Return Version: 2023v5.1
Gross Receipts: $104,512

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providingbooksandeducationaltraining

Providing books and educational training

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Lulwanda Primary School Mbale Uganda - books and supplies for library teacher training	$0	$24,701
San Marcos Texas Schools Book Distributions - book distributions to 5 low-economic schools 3600 students served	$0	$19,075
Lulwanda Primary School Mbale Uganda Teacher Scholarships - scholarships for 7 teachers to receive advanced education	$0	$5,295
Pampa Texas School Book Distribution - book distributions to 1 low-economic school - 600 students served	$0	$3,055

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay79th 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: 2024-10-08

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Service Charges, $1391| Dues and Subscriptions, $760| Equipment Rental, $440| Internet Hosting, $83| Library Project Expense: Lulwanda Primary School, $24701| Libray Project Expense: Pampa Tx, $3055| Library Project Expense: San Marcos Tx Schools, $19075| Licenses and Permits, $164| Office Supplies, $2540| Marketing, $2937| Promotional, $1486| Teacher Scholarship Program, $5295| Travel, $526| Uganda Trip Expense, $60989|”

Part II, line 24

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

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Payroll Liabilities, $, $| Accounts Payable, $, $| Grants Payable, $, $| Mortgages or other loans payable, $, $| Credit Card Payable, $0, $10496|”

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $27,374
Liabilities: $10,496
Net assets: $16,878
Revenue: $104,512
Expenses: $126,243
Net income: -$21,731

	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
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.27	$0.10	$0.17	$1.05	$1.26	$0.22
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