2025-05-13T13:04:27-05:00 2024-12-31 461171913 S D MAYER & ASSOCIATES LLP 411 BOREL AVENUE SUITE 512 SAN MATEO CA 94402 990 2024-01-01 943229734 CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT CHIL 4156656315 3433 21ST STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 941102212 ANNELISE GOLDBERG TREASURER TREASURER 4156656315 2025-05-12 1 0 MARIANNE KRISTOFFERSON P00024506 6505745000 2025-05-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RISA SCHWARTZ 3433 21ST STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 328018 0 X WWW.CHILDRENSBOOKPROJECT.ORG X 1995 CA SEE SCHEDULE O 11 10 4 85 0 0 329667 295890 0 0 40893 28809 0 3319 370560 328018 0 0 0 0 191423 154534 0 0 1445 125630 134468 317053 289002 53507 39016 423190 461429 4842 4065 418348 457364 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 263362 SEE SCHEDULE O 263362 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA X X ANNELISE GOLDBERG 4156656315 3433 21ST STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 RISA SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT 30.00 X 0 0 0 ANNELISE GOLDBERG TREASURER 10.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE WEISER SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE EL-AMIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 OWEN LINDERHOLM BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 VIKRAM CHAN-HERUR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT LORD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA PERKINS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN MCCARTHY BOARD MEMBER 15.00 X 22274 0 0 CAMBRIA MINOTT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADELE SHEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 22274 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 295890 295890 28809 28809 SETTLEMENT INCOME 900099 3319 3319 3319 328018 0 0 32128 22274 22274 120415 120415 11845 11845 1075 1075 9275 9275 10877 10877 75 75 6367 949 5418 67535 67535 2381 1587 794 BOOKS 18591 18591 UTILITIES 4960 4960 DONOR FEE EXPENSE 3768 3768 TELEPHONE & INTERNET 2246 2246 7318 2083 3790 1445 289002 263362 24195 1445 67144 80539 356046 380890 423190 461429 2021 4006 2821 59 4842 4065 X 418348 457364 418348 457364 423190 461429 39016 0 X 0 0 0 X 380969 276462 266677 329667 295890 1549665 380969 276462 266677 329667 295890 1549665 0 0 0 1549665 6924 6924 6924 6924 3319 3319 380969 276462 266677 329667 306133 1559908 0.99340 1.00000 0.00440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PAYROLL TAXES 59 59 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT GIVES FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM, AND FREE LITERACY RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO THE EDUCATORS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE THEM, TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND LEARNING, AND IMPROVE LIFE OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BOOKS AND CREATING READING-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. OUR WORK IS BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT CHILDREN WHO GROW UP WITH BOOKS HAVE BETTER ACADEMIC AND LIFE OUTCOMES THAN THEIR PEERS WHO DON'T, AND THAT READING ALOUD TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH BENEFITS CRITICAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. MANY CHILDREN HAVE FEW OR NO BOOKS OF THEIR OWN AND ATTEND SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS IN WHICH QUALITY BOOKS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY; ENCOURAGING READING IS NOT ENOUGH WHEN FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS. THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT PROVIDES THE ACCESS THAT MANY CHILDREN LACK BY SUPPLYING FREE BOOKS AND CREATING READING-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. WE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS OF LIFELONG READERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION, LITERACY, HEALTH, HOUSING NEEDS, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN (AGES 0-18) FROM LOW-INCOME, MARGINALIZED, AND AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT GIVES FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM, AND FREE LITERACY RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO THE EDUCATORS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE THEM, TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND LEARNING, AND IMPROVE LIFE OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BOOKS AND CREATING READING-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. OUR WORK IS BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT CHILDREN WHO GROW UP WITH BOOKS HAVE BETTER ACADEMIC AND LIFE OUTCOMES THAN THEIR PEERS WHO DON'T, AND THAT READING ALOUD TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH BENEFITS CRITICAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. MANY CHILDREN HAVE FEW OR NO BOOKS OF THEIR OWN AND ATTEND SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS IN WHICH QUALITY BOOKS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY; ENCOURAGING READING IS NOT ENOUGH WHEN FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS. THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT PROVIDES THE ACCESS THAT MANY CHILDREN LACK BY SUPPLYING FREE BOOKS AND CREATING READING-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. WE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS OF LIFELONG READERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION, LITERACY, HEALTH, HOUSING NEEDS, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN (AGES 0-18) FROM LOW-INCOME, MARGINALIZED, AND AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1992, WE HAVE GIVEN AWAY OVER 3.3 MILLION BOOKS TO CHILDREN-ALWAYS FOR FREE AND FOR KEEPS; OFFERED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS AND COLLEGE INTERNS; INCREASED ACCESS TO BOOKS WITH DIVERSE CHARACTERS AND IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES; HOSTED FIELD TRIPS WITH AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS FOR TITLE 1 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, INSPIRING THEM TO BECOME READERS, WRITERS, AND ARTISTS; AND PROVIDED RESOURCES THAT IMPROVE READING PROFICIENCY AND SUPPORT PARENT/CHILD BONDING. OUR BOOKS GO TO CHILDREN IN TITLE 1 SCHOOLS OR TO CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN NON-SCHOOL SETTINGS, SUCH AS PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS, AFTER-SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS (E.G., BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.), SHELTERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ASSIST WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING NEEDS, FOSTER CARE, SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, DAYCARES, ETC. IN 2024, THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT RECEIVED AND PROCESSED 174,625 BOOKS DONATED BY BUSINESSES, PUBLISHERS, AUTHORS, INDIVIDUALS (FROM OUR CURATED WISH LISTS AT BOOKSHOP.ORG (HTTPS://BOOKSHOP.ORG/SHOP/CHILDRENSBOOKPROJECT) AND OUR MAINSTAY - BOOK DRIVES (HTTPS://WWW.CHILDRENSBOOKPROJECT.ORG/ORGANIZE-BOOK-DRIVE-SUBPAGE/)). IN 2024, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 12,000 FREE BOOKS EVERY MONTH TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE SETTINGS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN THE GREATER BAY AREA AND BEYOND. IN 2024, WHILE WE PRIMARILY SERVED THE GREATER BAY AREA, WE SERVED 36 COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS FREE, QUALITY, UNLIMITED BOOKS AND LITERACY RESOURCES, SOME EDUCATORS AND CHILDREN'S LITERACY ADVOCATES DRIVE 4-6 HOUR ROUND TRIPS FROM COUNTIES FAR FROM OUR SAN FRANCISCO BOOK BANK TO SELECT OUR BOOKS. IN 2024, WITH BOOKS GIVEN TO CHILDREN INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SETTINGS, CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT SERVED OVER 265,000 CHILDREN. IN 2024 (SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1992 AND GOING FORWARD), ALL OUR BOOKS ARE FREE AND FOR KEEPS, AND ALL OUR PROGRAMS ARE FREE. BOOK BANK PROGRAM (AGES 0-18; EDUCATOR RESOURCES): OUR BOOK BANK IN SAN FRANCISCO'S BAYVIEW DISTRICT OFFERS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FREE, HIGH-INTEREST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-18 AND TEACHER RESOURCES FOR THEIR EDUCATORS. THE BOOK BANK IS ARRANGED LIKE AN INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE WITH OVER 90 CATEGORIES, BUT EVERY BOOK IS FREE. WE OFFER BOOKS BY DIVERSE AUTHORS AND FEATURE INCLUSIVE CHARACTERS SO CHILDREN HAVE BOTH A MIRROR THAT REAFFIRMS THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE AND A WINDOW TO OTHERS' PERSPECTIVES. IN 2024, WE PROCESSED 174,625 DONATED BOOKS TO OUR BOOK BANK AND THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT DONATED 12,000+ BOOKS MONTHLY TO CHILDREN AND SUPPORTED 68 COMMUNITY LITERACY EVENTS. READ ALOUD PROGRAM (AGES 0-5): THIS EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TRAINS COMMUNITY PARTNERS VIA EXPERT-LED WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH GROUPS OF PARENTS OF KIDS AGES 0-5. WE PROVIDE CURRICULUM MATERIALS, EXPERT GUEST LECTURERS, AND THOUSANDS OF NEW, DIVERSE, MULTILINGUAL BOOKS EACH YEAR IN A VARIETY OF DIFFICULT-TO-SOURCE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING AMHARIC, ARABIC, CHINESE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, TAGALOG, AND VIETNAMESE, ALL FOR FREE. IN 2024, READ ALOUD PARTICIPANTS SERVED THOUSANDS OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN (AGES 0-5), AND THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT DONATED THOUSANDS OF BOOKS FOR THESE PARENTS. THE WORKSHOPS AND BOOKS PROVIDED ARE ALL FREE. TEEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LOVE BOOKS AND READING, EMPOWERING THEM TO SPREAD THE JOY OF BOOK OWNERSHIP WITH THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND TO BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR MISSION. IN 2024, THE TEENS VOLUNTEERING AT THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT WROTE BOOK REVIEWS, ORGANIZED BOOK DRIVES, BUILT BOOK DROPS/SHELVES, PARTICIPATED IN SOCIAL MEDIA WORK, SELECTED AND DELIVERED BOOKS TO PLACES IN THE COMMUNITY WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCESS TO BOOKS, AND BROUGHT BOOKS TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. STORYTIME PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS FIELD TRIPS FOR TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT OUR BOOK BANK, WHERE CHILDREN MEET AND INTERACT WITH PUBLISHED CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS. THE AUTHORS READ THEIR WORK ALOUD AND HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH CHILDREN ABOUT READING AND WRITING, AND PERSONALLY SIGN THEIR BOOKS FOR EACH STUDENT. AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS DRAW WITH THE STUDENTS, WHO EACH RECEIVE FREE NOTEBOOKS AND COLORED MARKERS TO TAKE HOME SO THEY CAN WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE THEIR OWN BOOKS. AFTER MEETING THE AUTHOR, STUDENTS SELECT FREE BOOKS FROM THE BOOK BANK FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR SIBLINGS, AND TAKE THE BOOKS HOME IN FREE TOTE BAGS DECORATED WITH CHILDREN'S ART. A RECENT STORYTIME FIELD TRIP WAS LED BY CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR MAC BARNETT, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'S NATIONAL AMBASSADOR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S BOOKS, 2025-2026. IN 2024, WE HELD 6 STORYTIME FIELD TRIPS FOR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSES AT OUR BOOK BANK. THE STORYTIME PROGRAM IS OFFERED ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE. COMMUNITY LIAISON PROGRAM: WITH STAFF ASSISTANCE, VOLUNTEERS IDENTIFY AND REGULARLY STOCK PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH BOOKS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR CONSTITUENCIES. VOLUNTEERS SELECT BOOKS AT OUR BOOK BANK, DELIVER, AND REGULARLY RESUPPLY BOOKS. IN 2024, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF IDENTIFIED AND REGULARLY STOCKED A SCORE OF PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH BOOKS, PLACES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE HAD THE ABILITY TO COME TO OUR BOOK BANK TO SELECT BOOKS DUE TO ECONOMIC RESTRAINTS. THIS PROGRAM AND ALL BOOKS PROVIDED ARE FREE. SECOND READING PROGRAM: OUR SECOND READING PROGRAM PLACES THOUSANDS OF TITLES EACH YEAR IN UNDER-RESOURCED "BOOK DESERT" COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO AND BEYOND TO ENSURE CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO BOOKS CAN BUILD THEIR PERSONAL LIBRARIES FOR FREE. IN 2024, WE ADDED 5 NEW SECOND READING BOOKSHELVES IN SAN FRANCISCO NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCESS TO BOOKS. ALL BOOKS PROVIDED ARE FREE TO THE COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: OUR LEAN STAFFING ROSTER (4 PART-TIME STAFF MEMBERS) IS AIDED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP WITH THE CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT'S PROGRAMS. INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, OR CORPORATE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLEGE CREDIT INTERNSHIPS OFFER A VARIETY OF WAYS TO HELP FULFILL OUR MISSION AND PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LITERACY ARENA. IN 2024, 85 VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED OVER 1,500 HOURS OF TIME. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: COLLEGE STUDENTS GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE AT THE BOOK BANK FOR COLLEGE CREDIT; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO INTERN AT THE HEADQUARTERS, GAINING WORK EXPERIENCE ACROSS MANY AREAS INCLUDING RESEARCH, RENDERING ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR BOOK DROP BINS (FOR DONATIONS) AND BOOK HOUSES (FOR BOOK DESERTS), AND BUILDING BINS AND BOOK HOUSES, DATA ANALYSIS, WRITING, ETC. IN 2024, COLLEGE CREDIT WAS EARNED BY OUR INTERN, AND VOLUNTEERS BUILT 15 NEW BOOK DROPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW RETURN BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ALL TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICERS ARE UNPAID FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.