2024-05-06T19:46:04-07:00 2023-12-31 522015497 BRAGGLEDORF LTD 60 VALENTINE RD SHOREHAM NY 11786 990 2023-01-01 311652354 THE BOOK THING OF BALTIMORE INC BOOK 4106625631 3001 VINEYARD LANE BALTIMORE MD 21218 DONALD KARLOWA PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD 4106625631 2024-04-24 DONALD KARLOWA XXX-XX-XXXX true ISABEL B WHISTON P00296504 7038510427 2024-05-06 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DON KARLOWA 3001 VINEYARD LANE BALTIMORE MD 21218 206932 false X N/A X 1999 MD THE BOOK THING PROVIDES FREE DONATED BOOKS TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BOOKS FOR INNER CITY SCHOOLS. 5 5 4 152 0 0 110087 160343 0 536 35420 29375 145507 190254 78188 92314 0 30309 44787 0 160 27037 25276 135534 162377 9973 27877 293121 323325 0 293121 323325 THE BOOK THING PROVIDES FREE DONATED BOOKS TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BOOKS FOR INNER CITY SCHOOLS. false false 158839 92314 29375 THE BOOK THING'S SOLE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A FREE EXCHANGE OF BOOKS TO THE COMMUNITY. BOOKS ARE DONATED AND INDIVIDUALS CAN TAKE ANY BOOKS THEY CHOOSE, IN ANY NUMBER. BOOKS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO STOCK CLASSROOM LIBRARIES IN INNER CITY SCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE. A SMALL NUMBER OF BOOKS ARE SOLD TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES. IN 2023, MORE THAN 172,000 BOOKS WERE GIVEN AWAY. NEARLY 8800 PATRONS ATTENDED GIVEAWAYS, SERVED BY 152 VOLUNTEERS WORKING APPROXIMATELY 8000 HOURS IN TOTAL. 158839 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false MD X DON KARLOWA 4106625631 3001 VINEYARD LAND BALTIMORE MD 21218 X DONALD KARLOWA PRESIDENT & TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA POUSSART SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELANIE MATTHEWS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MERGEN BOARD MEMBER 6.50 X 0 0 0 JOSH CLEMENT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 X 160343 90450 160343 536 0 536 46053 16678 29375 29375 190254 29375 0 536 6004 6004 86310 86310 41415 41415 0 0 3372 3372 0 0 1000 0 1000 0 3883 2746 1137 0 5618 5618 0 0 10 10 0 0 6002 6002 0 0 7670 6794 876 0 REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE 568 568 0 0 PENALTIES/FINES 0 0 0 0 TRANSACTION FEES 160 0 0 160 LICENSE/REGISTRATION 365 0 365 0 162377 158839 3378 160 101086 137290 2 308991 122958 192035 186033 293121 323325 0 0 X 293121 323325 293121 323325 293121 323325 X 27877 2327 X false false false X 0 0 85463 47615 71237 100087 160343 464745 131010 82861 61762 52001 29375 357009 0 0 216473 130476 132999 152088 189718 821754 0 0 0 821754 0 0 0 0 536 536 0 0 0 0 536 536 822290 0.99930 0.99970 0.00070 0.00000 X Other Addl Info AN UNUSUAL GRANT OF $10,000 WAS RECEIVED IN 2022 AND EXCLUDED FROM LINE 1 OF PART III. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 62422 62422 203307 97527 105780 19989 2158 17831 2454 2454 0 20819 20819 0 186033 true MARYLAND BOOK BANK 1794 UNION AVE BALTIMORE MD 21211 462714742 501(c)(3) 0 6004 STD RATE USED BOOKS SWAP USED BOOKS TAKEN AWAY 8263 0 86310 TBT STD COST USED BOOKS DONATED Pt I Line 2 TBT TRACKS VISITORS, USED BOOK DONATIONS, USED BOOKS TAKEN. AS THERE IS LITTLE INTRINSIC VALUE TO THE DONATED USED BOOKS, NO VALUE IS RECORDED FOR THEM IN THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS. ANY AND ALL VISITORS MAY TAKE BOOKS IN ANY AMOUNT DURING A 1-HOUR PERIOD. THERE IS NO CRITERIA FOR WHO MAY TAKE AWAY THE FREE BOOKS. ALL GRANT ACTIVITY IS NON-CASH. Pt III, col (b) TBT MAINTAINS VISITOR LOGS TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TAKING BOOKS. THE VALUE OF THE NON-CASH ASSISTANCE IS CALCULATED BY APPLYING TBT'S STANDARD OF 50 CENTS PER BOOK. 172,620 BOOKS WERE RECORDED AS TAKEN BY PATRONS IN 2023. X 90450 TBT STD 50 CENT false false false Other NO ENTRY. Pt VI, Line 11b A COMPLETE COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE CURRENT BOARD TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE 990 AND SUPPORTING STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TAXPAYER'S DESIGNATED VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS BY A CPA. THE BOARD WAS KEPT AWARE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE 990. Pt VI, Line 18 COPIES WERE/ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. Pt VI, Line 19 COPIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Pt VIII LINE 10a CONTAINS AMOUNTS FROM THE SALE OF DONATED BOOKS TO PROVIDE CASH FOR THE PROGRAM. COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SELLING THOSE BOOKS ARE DEDUCTED FROM THE GROSS SALES AMOUNT. THE ENTITY'S AVERAGE VALUE FOR DONATED BOOKS AT FIFTY CENTS PER DONATED BOOK SOLD IS ALSO DEDUCTED. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITY DETERMINED THAT 180,899 BOOKS WERE DONATED IN 2023. AT THE AVERAGE OF FIFTY CENTS PER BOOK, NONCASH DONATIONS ARE REPORTED AS $90,450 ON LINE 1f AND 1g. Other PT IX, EXPENSES; OPERATIONS DURING 2023 WERE PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE REGULAR PROGRAM OF EXCHANGING BOOKS. THE TAXPAYER DID NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVE FUNDRAISING, BUT FEES ASSOCIATED WITH COLLECTING DONATIONS HAVE BEEN TREATED AS FUNDRAISING COSTS. 2023 ALLOCATIONS OF OFFICE AND IT EXPENSES BETWEEN PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT WERE BASED ON A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE VARIOUS COSTS IN THOSE CATEGORIES. PAYROLL AND PAYROLL TAXES WERE ALLOCATED BASED ON A REVIEW OF TIME SPENT ON PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE. ALL OTHER COSTS WERE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE TAXPAYER TO DETERMINE WHETHER ALLOCATION WAS NEEDED. Pt VI, Line 12c ANNUAL DISCLOSURE WAS PERFORMED IN 2023. ALL BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETED A DISCLOSURE WHICH WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. Pt VI, Line 4 A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED IN JANUARY, 2020. IN MAY 2020, THE BOARD ADOPTED UPDATED BYLAWS TO REMOVE OUTDATED LANGUAGE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE IN 2023. Other PART XII; THE INDEPENDENT CPA PREPARING FORM 990 ALSO ASSISTED IN MAKING POST-CLOSE BOOKKEEPING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNADJUSTED FINANCIALS TO AGREE TO GAAP CASH BASIS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Other DONATED BOOKS AND BOOKS GIVEN AWAY: IN 2020, A SYSTEM WAS ADOPTED AND CONTINUED IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS TO TRACK THE BOOKS DONATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD OR GIVEN AWAY SO AS TO ASSIGN AN AVERAGE FIFTY CENT VALUE TO NON-CASH DONATIONS AND DONATIONS SOLD IN PART VIII. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITY WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF BOOKS GIVEN AWAY FOR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PART III. Other PART IX REFLECTS NONCASH GRANTS TO ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF USED BOOKS. THESE BOOKS HAVE BEEN VALUED AT 50 CENTS TO PROVIDE METRICS OF BOOKS DONATED AND BOOKS GIVEN AWAY. THESE BOOKS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, BUT ARE REPORTED IN PART IX AND ON SCHEDULE I. Pt XI THE ADJUSTMENT FOR $2,327 REFLECTS DONATED BOOKS LESS BOOKS SOLD THAT WERE ASSIGNED A FIFTY CENT VALUE FOR PURPOSES OF REPORTING NONCASH DONATIONS IN PART VIII LINE 1g AND NON-CASH GRANTS IN PART IX. NONCASH DONATIONS AND GRANTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN BOOK INCOME OR EXPENSE. IT ALSO REFLECTS NONCASH GRANTS OF BOOKS IN PART IX.