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) 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.") .. | 334,681 | 1,073,080 | 911,059 | 1,143,449 | 1,015,888 | 4,478,157 |
| 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 | 334,681 | 1,073,080 | 911,059 | 1,143,449 | 1,015,888 | 4,478,157 |
| 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) .. | 624,340 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,853,817 | |||||
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.. | 334,681 | 1,073,080 | 911,059 | 1,143,449 | 1,015,888 | 4,478,157 |
| 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.).. | 953 | 783 | 8,918 | 23,548 | 17,355 | 51,557 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,529,714 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(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.") . | ||||||
| 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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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 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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2
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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i
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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | 51,557 |
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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 | AS TREE HOUSE BOOKS ENTERS OUR 20TH YEAR, WE CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT 2024 WAS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPACTFUL YEARS YET THROUGH OUR LITERACY PROGRAMS, WE WERE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE BOTH ACADEMIC SUCCESS AS WELL AS PROGRAM STRENGTH THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. THE PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR ACCESS TO BOOKS (BUILDING HOME LIBRARIES) PORTFOLIO ALSO SAW LARGE STEPS FORWARD, ENDING WITH THE MOST BOOKS DISTRIBUTED EVER IN ONE YEAR. TREE HOUSE BOOKS REMAINED AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS NORTH PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY, CONTINUING TO GROW OUR STAFF AND BOARD TO BETTER REFLECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR EXPANSION AND GROWTH PLANS TOOK OFF IN A MAJOR WAY WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING WEVE BEEN RENTING SINCE 2005. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN LATE 2025 OR EARLY 2026. THE YEAR ENDED WITH SOME VOLATILITY AS OUR BUILDING EXPERIENCED A CHRISTMAS DAY WATER EMERGENCY, BUT OUR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTERS RALLIED AROUND US TO ENSURE OUR OPERATIONS CONTINUED WITH LITTLE NEGATIVE IMPACT. TO BEGIN, OUR ACCESS TO BOOKS PROGRAMS CONTINUED THEIR STRONG GROWTH, GETTING 95,896 BOOKS INTO HOMES THIS YEAR. WE RECEIVE THESE BOOKS THROUGH THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, INCLUDING 46 BOOK DRIVES. ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE WAYS WE GET BOOKS IN HOMES IS THROUGH OUR TRAVELING TREE HOUSE BOOKMOBILE. THE BOOKMOBILE MADE 313 STOPS IN 2024, GIVING AWAY 15,652 BOOKS. OUR PUBLIC SPACE, THE GIVING LIBRARY, CONTINUED TO GROW, SURPASSING 12,000 MEMBERS. THIS YEAR, WE ADDED 1,847 NEW MEMBERS. WE ALSO ADDED 5 NEW BRANCHES WHICH ARE BOOK SHELVES FOR DISTRIBUTION IN PUBLIC SPACES - REC CENTERS, MIXED INCOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND HEALTHCARE CENTERS. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS, TEACHING LITERACY AND A LIFE WITH BOOKS INCLUDED OUR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER LITERACY STUDIOS AND OUR TEEN PROGRAM. THE AFTER SCHOOL STUDIO AND SUMMER CAMPS EXPERIENCED STRUCTURAL GROWTH AS WE SEPARATED THE INSTRUCTION FOR KINDERGARTEN TO 4TH GRADE STUDENTS AND 5TH TO 8TH GRADE STUDENTS, HIRING SPECIFIC TEACHERS FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 43 STUDENTS. THE SUMMER STUDIO SERVED 42 STUDENTS. OUR LITERACY METRICS AND MEASUREMENTS ALSO SHOWED THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR LITERACY PROGRAMS OUT-PERFORM THEIR PEERS IN LITERACY BENCHMARKS. THIS SUMMER, WE PILOTED A 2 WEEK PARTNERSHIP WITH THEATER COMPANY, YES AND COLLABORATIVE ARTS TO TEACH LITERACY THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS. ANOTHER POPULAR PROGRAM IS OUR SUMMER WORDS ON WHEELS, A BOOK DELIVERY AND TARGETED INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT SERVED 194 YOUTH IN 123 PARTICIPATING FAMILIES. 55 STUDENTS WERE TARGETED TO RECEIVE LITERACY INTERVENTIONS WITH A 96% SUCCESS RATE IN THOSE INTERVENTIONS. 7 TEENS WERE ENGAGED AS JUNIOR STAFF IN OUR PROGRAMS. STRUCTURALLY, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAW LITTLE CHANGE AS WE SETTLED INTO A RHYTHM OF 2 BOARD MEMBERS JOINING AND 2 LEAVING PER YEAR, WHICH HAS BEEN OUR GOAL FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE BRINGING INTO LEADERSHIP POPULATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED. IN THE COMMUNITY, WE SERVED ALMOST 700 NEIGHBORS AT OUR DAY-LONG PHILADELPHIA LITERACY DAY STREET FESTIVAL. WE WERE HONORED TO BE THE RECIPIENTS OF IMPACT100S ANNUAL AWARD, WHICH CAME WITH A 100,000 UNRESTRICTED GRANT. OUR STAFF GREW AS WE ADDED LEADERSHIP IN THE FORM OF A MANAGING DIRECTOR AND HIRED A NEW PROGRAM COORDINATOR. OUR WORK WITH TEENS WAS FEATURED IN THE ACADEMIC BOOK, ECOSYSTEMS FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING, WE WERE ABLE TO START TO SEE MOVEMENT TOWARDS OUR YEARS-LONG EXPANSION PLAN, WHICH SHOULD SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN 2025. WE BEGAN A RELATIONSHIP WITH PRO-BONO ATTORNEYS AT DUANE MORRIS AS WELL AS ENGAGED WITH FIRM BECKER AND FRONDORF AS PROJECT MANAGERS. THOUGH THE YEAR-END WATER EMERGENCY HAD SOME NEGATIVE IMPACT, ESPECIALLY IN THE LOSS OF OVER 5,000 BOOKS IN OUR INVENTORY, WE ALSO ENDED THE YEAR WITH THE MOST YEAR-END FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. LOOKING FORWARD, WE ARE POSITIONED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE STRIDES TOWARDS OUR MISSION TO RAISE A COMMUNITY OF READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS IN 2025 AND BEYOND. |
| 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. |
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