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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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 87,209 | 122,448 | 81,333 | 111,759 | 140,910 | 543,659 |
| 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 | 141,317 | 128,673 | 187,010 | 176,191 | 186,421 | 819,612 |
| 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 | 228,526 | 251,121 | 268,343 | 287,950 | 327,331 | 1,363,271 |
| 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.) | 1,363,271 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 228,526 | 251,121 | 268,343 | 287,950 | 327,331 | 1,363,271 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 3,035 | 4,441 | 1,945 | 9,421 | ||
| 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.).. | 231,566 | 251,128 | 272,789 | 289,903 | 327,339 | 1,372,725 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | SO MUCH HAPPENED IN 2024 THAT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR, INCLUDING CELEBRATING OUR 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY A BIG HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR WAS COMING TOGETHER IN NOVEMBER FOR OUR COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, DURING WHICH WE HONORED OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH AWARDS, INCLUDING THE TEAM AT RED BANK MIDDLE SCHOOL; EDUCATORS AMY CAMPBELL (RED BANK MIDDLE SCHOOL) AND CHRISTINE DEMARSICO (ASBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL); SHORE HOUSE, LUNCH BREAK, THE SOURCE AT RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; AND THE GRUNIN FOUNDATION. INSPIRED BY THE JOY AND LOVE SHARED AT THIS EVENT, WE ARE MORE EXCITED THAN EVER TO CARRY THIS MOMENTUM INTO 2025. BUT FIRST, A LOOK BACK ON OUR 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. -WE CONTINUED OUR LONG-STANDING EXPRESSIVE WRITING PROGRAMS AT RED BANK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ASBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL, CULMINATING THE YEAR WITH THREE ANTHOLOGIES OF STUDENT WRITING AND WRITERS CELEBRATIONS. -WE PUBLISHED SEVEN ISSUES OF OUR ONLINE YOUNG ADULT LITERARY JOURNAL, BRIDGE INK, FEATURING WRITERS FROM THE UNITED STATES (ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, DC), AUSTRALIA, INDIA, IRELAND, AND PAKISTAN. WE PARTNERED FOR THE SECOND YEAR WITH THE LITERARY JOURNAL LET'S SAY GAY FOR A SPECIAL PRIDE-THEMED ISSUE, RAINBOW INK. - WE COLLABORATED WITH THE COUNT BASIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS ON THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CONTEST AND GAVE 16 AWARDS TO WRITERS AGES 12 TO 18, SEVERAL OF WHOM READ THEIR ORIGINAL WORK ON STAGE AS PART OF THE COUNT BASIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS' CRITICAL CONVERSATION EVENT ON BOOK BANNING IN MARCH. THE WINNERS' PIECES WERE ALSO PUBLISHED IN A SPECIAL ISSUE OF BRIDGE INK. -WE CELEBRATED 12 WINNERS OF OUR ANNUAL TEEN VOICES & VERSE POETRY CONTEST. WE THEN PUBLISHED THEIR PIECES IN BRIDGE INK AND HELD A ZOOM WRITERS CELEBRATION DURING WHICH WINNERS SHARED THEIR PIECES. -IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TWO RIVER THEATER'S CROSSING BORDERS FESTIVAL, FOUR OF OUR YOUNG ADULT WRITERS PERFORMED ORIGINAL PIECES ON STAGE. -WE ADJUDICATED MORE THAN 100 PIECES OF TEEN WRITING AS PART OF MONMOUTH ARTS' TEEN ARTS FESTIVAL. - WE BROUGHT THE CREATIVE WRITING CLASS FROM ASBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL TO MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY'S TONI MORRISON DAY WHERE WE MET AUTHOR ROSS GAY. ONE OF OUR STUDENTS READ HIS ORIGINAL WORK AS PART OF THE EVENT. -WE HELD OUR FIFTH ANNUAL WRITING ON THE RIVER RETREAT AT THE OYSTER POINT HOTEL FOR MORE THAN 40 TEACHERS. -WE LAUNCHED A NEW FOUR-SESSION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS, "HOW TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN AUTHENTIC WRITING," WITH THE ELA TEAM AT LONG BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL. -WE PROVIDED EIGHT AFTER-SCHOOL WRITING CLUBS. -MORE THAN 30 TEENS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AS TEACHING ASSISTANTS, EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS, AND IN THE INTERVIEW PROJECT. WE COLLABORATED WITH BLUE DOT SOCIAL & COMMUNITY WELLNESS FOR THE INTERVIEW PROJECT AND SEVEN TEENS INTERVIEWED MEMBERS AND DOCUMENTED THEIR STORIES FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE OF BRIDGE INK. - WE CONTINUED OUR THREE PWN INDIA WRITING CLUBS: ONE FOR CHILDREN (AGES 10-12); ONE FOR ADULTS; AND ONE FOR TEACHERS (OF CHILDREN AGES 3-6). -WE PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 30 ORGANIZATIONS/SCHOOLS TO DELIVER OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. AMONG OUR NEW PARTNERSHIPS ARE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (LAKE COMO) GENERATION WOMEN NJ, MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY, PROJECT HEAL, AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD. -WE IMPACTED NEARLY 2,000 CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. -WE LAUNCHED A NEW PLAYWRITING PROGRAM, COMMUNITY PLAYMAKING, WITH THE TWO RIVER THEATER AND HELD OUR FIRST PROGRAM WITH LUNCH BREAK. NINE DEBUT PLAYWRIGHTS WROTE ORIGINAL 10-MINUTE PLAYS THAT WERE PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AT AN EVENT AT LUNCH BREAK IN DECEMBER. -WE AWARDED 59 SCHOLARSHIP SEATS TO YOUTH AND ADULTS TOTALING 14,342.50 FOR OUR FEE-BASED PROGRAMS. -WE HELD OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, CRINGEFEST, ON THE BIG STAGE AT THE VOGEL IN RED BANK WITH LOTS OF LAUGHS AND LOTS OF FUNDS RAISED FOR OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS -WE PROVIDED IN-SCHOOL MULTI-SESSION WRITING PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 6 THROUGH 8 AT MARKHAM PLACE IN LITTLE SILVER. -WE HELD 47 ADULT CLASSES, 7 YOUTH CLASSES, 24 VIRTUAL ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS, AND 25 IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS. -SIXTEEN WRITERS COMPLETED FULL-DRAFT MANUSCRIPTS (50,000+ WORDS) THROUGH BOOK INC'S NOVEL AND MEMOIR INCUBATOR PROGRAMS. -THIRTY-FIVE WRITERS REVISED THEIR NOVEL OR MEMOIR MANUSCRIPTS IN BOOK INC'S BOOK REVISION LAB. -MORE THAN 20 WRITERS AND INSTRUCTORS (DOUBLE FROM LAST YEAR) HAD THEIR WORKS PUBLISHED IN LITERARY MAGAZINES OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS. ONE WRITER'S PIECE WAS NOMINATED BY CLEAVER MAGAZINE FOR BEST OF THE NET 2024. -ONE WRITER ALONE HAS HAD DOZENS OF PIECES PUBLISHED SINCE AUGUST 2023. -ONE INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR HER MOST RECENT NOVEL. -ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR'S SHORT FILM, WHOSE SCREENPLAY WAS CONCEIVED IN OUR SCREENWRITING INCUBATOR WITH FELLOW SCREENWRITERS, RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS. -PWN GOT A TESTIMONIAL FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JAMES DASHNER OF THE MAZE RUNNER SERIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL AND FILING |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | A COMMITTEE REVIEWS AVAILABLE SALARY INFORMATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH SALARIES |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | A COMMITTEE REVIEWS AVAILABLE SALARY INFORMATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH SALARIES |
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