Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 325,841 | 334,681 | 1,073,080 | 911,059 | 1,143,449 | 3,788,110 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 325,841 | 334,681 | 1,073,080 | 911,059 | 1,143,449 | 3,788,110 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 277,014 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,511,096 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 325,841 | 334,681 | 1,073,080 | 911,059 | 1,143,449 | 3,788,110 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 2,357 | 953 | 783 | 8,918 | 23,548 | 36,559 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 3,824,669 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | 36,559 |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | AT TREE HOUSE BOOKS, OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD IN PHILADELPHIA HAS ACCESS TO BOOKS, AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO GROW AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY OF READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS. SINCE 2005, TREE HOUSE BOOKS HAS PROVIDED OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMS THAT SPARK A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING AND WRITING IN CHILDREN FROM THEIR EARLIEST MOMENTS, THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. OUR SPACE IS A WARM, SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS. WE SUPPORT THE CRUCIAL ROLE FAMILIES PLAY IN CREATING A LITERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENT, AND ACTIVELY WORK TO PROMOTE FAMILIES READING TOGETHER AT HOME. EVERYTHING WE DO IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF OUR PROGRAMMING AND THE GROWTH OF OUR BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS, IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT 2023 EXCEEDED OUR GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS. PROGRAMMATICALLY, WE BOLSTERED OUR PARTICIPATION NUMBERS ACROSS EVERY LITERACY INITIATIVE, ADDED DYNAMIC NEW OPPORTUNITIES, AND GREW THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE SERVED. IN PARTNERSHIP, WE CONTINUED TO SEE THE INFLUENCE WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE IN OUR NORTH PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD. COMMUNITY EVENTS, OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES, AND AN EMPHASIS ON RECEIVING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ALLOWED US TO SET PLANS IN MOTION FOR FURTHER GROWTH AND EXPANSION. OUR BOARD AND STAFF CONTINUED TO DIVERSIFY, AND OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS ARE HELPING UNDERGIRD DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER FOR US TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS IN 2024 AND BEYOND ONE OF OUR MOST IMPACTFUL NUMBERS THIS YEAR IS THE 93,348 BOOKS THAT WE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 18,178 THROUGH OUR TRAVELING TREE HOUSE BOOKMOBILE PROGRAM. THIS DYNAMIC PROGRAM, NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, MADE 316 UNIQUE STOPS TO 144 SITES. OUR GIVING LIBRARY COMMUNITY SPACE ON SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE ADDED 1,828 NEW MEMBERS AND HAD 7,486 VISITS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE WERE 50 BOOK DRIVES HELD BY OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WE HAD 90 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. OUR LITERACY PROGRAMS WERE EQUALLY AS SUCCESSFUL. THE AFTER SCHOOL LITERACY STUDIO SERVED A TOTAL OF 19 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE. A HIGHLIGHT WAS AN ORIGINAL PLAY THEY CREATED BASED ON A RAISIN IN THE SUN TITLED, A RAISIN IN THE TREE HOUSE AND PERFORMED AT VENICE ISLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. OUR SUMMER LITERACY STUDIO SERVED 18 K-8 STUDENTS AND FEATURED AN END-OF-TERM TRIP TO THE JERSEY SHORE FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE OUR SUMMER READING INTENSIVE, WORDS ON WHEELS, SERVED 186 YOUTH FROM 76 FAMILIES, TARGETING 55 OF THOSE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. 71% OF THOSE STUDENTS SAW AN INCREASE IN LITERACY LEVEL BY THE END OF THE SUMMER THE TEEN PROGRAM BECAME MORE TEEN-DIRECTED AS 31 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. THEIR CALENDAR YEAR CULMINATED IN A SNEAKER BALL DANCE THAT WAS A HUGE HIT. A PILOT PROGRAM FOCUSING ON TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE CITY BROUGHT 6 STUDENTS AND 2 CHAPERONES TO WASHINGTON, DC WHERE THEY ATTENDED THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. OUR IMPACT WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AS WE RESUMED OUR POPULAR VISITS FIELD TRIP PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST TIME POST-PANDEMIC. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR POPULAR PHILADELPHIA LITERACY DAY EVENT, TAKING UP 2 CITY BLOCKS AND FEATURING 12 AUTHORS, 47 COMMUNITY RESOURCE TABLES, A DJ, A PIE-EATING CONTEST, AND 688 NEIGHBORS. WE WERE HONORED TO WIN THE 2023 NONPROFIT IMPACT AWARD FROM PHILADELPHIA-BASED COMPANY GLAXO SMITH-KLEIN. WE WERE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ONCE AGAIN AS THEY RAN A BOOK DRIVE AS PART OF THEIR PHANATIC ABOUT READING NIGHT. ORGANIZATIONALLY, OUR BOARD SAW THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF BOARD CHAIR, BROUGHT ON 2 NEW MEMBERS, AND SAID GOODBYE TO 3 MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRED. WE ALSO DEVELOPED AND DEBUTED OUR NEW THEORY OF CHANGE, CREATED WITH DIRECTION FROM CONSULTING FIRM THE BRIDGESPAN GROUP. A LARGE PART OF OUR YEAR WAS PREPARING AND STRATEGICALLY PLANNING FOR OUR UPCOMING EXPANSION PROJECT. AS WE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ACTUAL PLAN, WE ENGAGED MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS OUR BOARD, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. IN EARLY 2023, THE BOARD GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT ON AN EXPANSION PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF YOUTH AND TEENS WE ARE SERVING IN IN-HOUSE PROGRAMMING. THIS EXPANSION WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO CREATE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS TARGETING ADULTS, FAMILIES AND OLDER ADULTS. AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH, WE SETTLED ON A PLAN THAT KEEPS US IN OUR HISTORIC BUILDING ON WEST SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE, DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO AND LONGEVITY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. A FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS COMPLETED THAT RESULTED IN INITIAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, AN APPRAISAL WAS PERFORMED, AND WE MADE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING IN LATE 2023. WHILE WE ARE STILL IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF THIS PLAN, WE ANTICIPATE HUGE THINGS IN 2024 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER WITH THE AUDITOR. A COMPLETED COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ON-GOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | TREE HOUSE BOOKS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | 7,450 -7,450 |
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