2025-10-28T12:00:53-07:00 2024-12-31 621317955 Cooper Travis & Company PLC 3008 Poston Ave Nashville TN 37203 990 2024-01-01 582000621 Book Em BOOK 6152551820 161 Rains Avenue Nashville TN 37203 Melissa Spradlin Executive Director 2025-10-28 true true Philip T Travis CPA P00031688 6153294500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Melissa Spradlin 161 Rains Avenue Nashville TN 37203 735675 false X www.bookem-kids.org X 1991 TN BOOK'EM CREATES A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE AND IGNITES CHILDREN'S PASSION FOR READING THROUGH BOOK OWNERSHIP AND ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS. SEE SCHEDULE O. BOOK'EM ENVISIONS A FUTURE IN NASHVILLE WHERE ALL CHILDREN OWN BOOKS AND KNOW FIRST-HAND THE JOY AND VALUE OF READING.OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IS SERVING NASHVILLE'S ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DURING THEIR PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS. WE BELIEVE THAT DEVELOPING STRONG LITERACY SKILLS FROM AN EARLY AGE IS ESSENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC AND LIFELONG SUCCESS. BOOK'EM PROVIDES VITAL LITERACY SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF BOOKS AND READING ROLE MODELS, SO THAT NASHVILLE'S UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN CAN BUILD THEIR LITERACY SKILLS.-A SINGLE BOOK FOR A CHILD MAKES A DIFFERENCE.-OUR BOARD AND STAFF ARE ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION.-DONORS OF BOOKS, TIME AND MONEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR MISSION.-EFFICIENCY WILL BEST MEET OUR MISSION.-WORKING WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY MAKES US BETTER. 20 20 14 275 0 901822 694052 0 3839 5136 12284 30297 917945 729485 463514 360514 0 216704 249342 0 37416 190585 234287 870803 844143 47142 -114658 686231 595087 8715 24785 677516 570302 X BOOK'EM CREATES A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE AND IGNITES CHILDREN'S PASSION FOR READING THROUGH BOOK OWNERSHIP AND ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS. SEE SCHEDULE O. BOOK'EM ENVISIONS A FUTURE IN NASHVILLE WHERE ALL CHILDREN OWN BOOKS AND KNOW FIRST-HAND THE JOY AND VALUE OF READING.OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IS SERVING NASHVILLE'S ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DURING THEIR PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS. WE BELIEVE THAT DEVELOPING STRONG LITERACY SKILLS FROM AN EARLY AGE IS ESSENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC AND LIFELONG SUCCESS. BOOK'EM PROVIDES VITAL LITERACY SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF BOOKS AND READING ROLE MODELS, SO THAT NASHVILLE'S UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN CAN BUILD THEIR LITERACY SKILLS.-A SINGLE BOOK FOR A CHILD MAKES A DIFFERENCE.-OUR BOARD AND STAFF ARE ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION.-DONORS OF BOOKS, TIME AND MONEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR MISSION.-EFFICIENCY WILL BEST MEET OUR MISSION.-WORKING WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY MAKES US BETTER. false false 471269 224440 23124 BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS (BFNK)- THROUGH OUR BOOKS FOR NASHVILLE'S KIDS PROGRAM, BOOK'EM PROVIDED 83,000 BOOKS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AGES 0-18 LIVING IN DAVIDSON COUNTY IN 2024. WE PARTNERED WITH 180 DIFFERENT GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY TO GET BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF YOUTH WHO NEEDED AND WANTED THEM. BOOK'EM IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF FREE BOOKS FOR YOUTH AGES 0-18 IN DAVIDSON COUNTY. 131103 25250 READING IS FUNDAMENTAL (RIF) PROGRAM- RIF BUILDS UNDER-SERVED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN'S LITERACY SKILLS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. ELEMENTARY CHILDREN SELECT BOOKS FOR THEMSELVES TO CHERISH, ENJOY AND BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES. THEY ARE ALSO EXPOSED TO RIF VOLUNTEERS AS POSITIVE COMMUNITY ROLE MODELS, WHO HELP MOTIVATE THEM TO LOVE READING AND BOOKS.DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, BOOK'EM PROVIDED 31,000 BOOKS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO ATTENDED FIFTEEN TITLE I METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR RIF PROGRAM. AN AVERAGE OF 80% OF THESE STUDENTS ARE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, 72% ARE BELOW BASIC READING LEVEL, AND 30% ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.APPROXIMATELY 250 VOLUNTEERS VISITED THEIR ASSIGNED CLASSROOMS TO READ ALOUD AND ENGAGE WITH THE STUDENTS ABOUT 5 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.EVERY CHILD RECEIVED ABOUT 5 BOOKS WITH A TOTAL OF 31,000 BOOKS DISTRIBUTED. 33068 50 BOOK BUS - IN 2022, PARNASSUS BOOKS DONATED THEIR SMALL BOOK BUS TO BOOK'EM. WE RENOVATED AND UPDATED THE BUS AND DEVELOPED A NEW BOOK BUS PROGRAM WHICH LAUNCHED LATE 2023. THIS PROVIDES THE MEANS TO REACH MORE YOUTH BY GOING TO WHERE THEY ARE AND ALLOWING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AND SELECTED BOOKS THROUGH A NOVEL VENUE. 30067 READ ME DAY CELEBRATIONS- BOOK'EM HELD TWO READ ME DAY CELEBRATIONS AT MNPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN 2024. SEVERAL HUNDRED COMMUNITY GUESTS HELPED US CELEBRATE READING AT THESE SCHOOLS WITH AN ASSEMBLY PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY GUESTS READING ALOUD AND ENGAGING WITH EACH CLASSROOM. STUDENTS GOT TO SELECT TWO BOOKS TO TAKE HOME AS THEIR FOREVER BOOKS. 16131 READY FOR READING- READY FOR READING PROVIDES CLASSROOM READING ROLE MODEL VOLUNTEERS FOR PRE-K CLASSROOMS AT TWO EARLY LEARNING CENTERS IN METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THESE VOLUNTEERS READ ALOUD AND ENGAGE WITH THESE 4 YEAR OLDS ONCE A WEEK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO HELP THEM GET READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. 46198 681638 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false TN X X Melissa Spradlin 6152551820 161 Rains Avenue Nashville TN 37203 Melissa Spradlin Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 71960 0 0 Michael Sheridan Past President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Chalos President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Martin Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katlin Pendleton Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Craddock Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Morris Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Atack Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lindsay Bryant Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Hannon Jr Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mara Harris Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrei Javier Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Kaddaras Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lonnell Matthews Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Patchett Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emma Hicks Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Thompson Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Huy Tran Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Gornick Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 James Wildman Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Spencer Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Abigail Sigler Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christie Laird Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hunter Hillenmeyer Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mariechelle Bonifacio Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 71960 0 false false false 0 694052 224440 694052 0 5136 5136 0 0 0 0 36487 6190 30297 30297 0 0 0 729485 35433 360514 360514 0 0 0 71960 46630 15112 10218 0 159663 102638 40864 16161 0 0 17719 11419 4282 2018 0 0 16096 16096 0 0 0 9363 3244 1250 4869 1630 1630 0 3758 914 2034 810 0 38197 24283 11840 2074 1831 1590 177 64 0 0 0 0 6759 6759 4885 4885 Book Purchases 112229 112229 Supplies 8077 5454 2457 166 Miscellaneous 5088 5088 Licenses 4737 205 4442 90 21637 7430 13261 946 844143 681638 125089 37416 324518 298316 76848 0 650 0 0 0 0 271655 131348 263 0 20278 16788 10250 3490 0 71864 79710 0 0 7031 5375 686231 595087 1684 19410 7031 5375 8715 24785 X 516480 444237 161036 126065 677516 570302 686231 595087 -114658 7444 X false true X true false X 1042806 1101394 954233 901822 694052 4694307 0 0 1042806 1101394 954233 901822 694052 4694307 0 4694307 7120 7023 877 3839 5136 23995 0 0 4718302 0.99490 0.99390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 64240 64240 64240 8027 403 71864 74584 -9922 422 64240 67575 7355 346 74584 60455 175 7317 372 67575 false false false 20278 16788 3490 3490 79710 Lease liability 5375 5375 X 736929 7444 7444 729485 729485 844143 844143 844143 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. BOOK'EM HAS A SMALL ENDOWMENT INTENDED TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FUTURE TO CONTINUE THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR MISSION. Part X : FIN48 Footnote WE ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNALREVENUE CODE AND QUALIFY FOR CHARITABLE DEDUCTION. WE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION.IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAXES, WE RECOGNIZED A TAX POSITION AS A BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. AT DECEMBER 31, 2023, WE HAVE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.WE RECOGNIZED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. WE HAVE NO AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023. WE ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING BEFORE 2020. false 36487 36487 6190 36487 36487 6190 6190 30297 true Books to Kids 4202 Dakota Ave Nashville TN 37209 0 10475 FMV Books To promote reading Dollar General 100 Mission Ridge Goodlettsville TN 37072 0 38230 FMV Books To promote reading Ensworth School - Grade 5 7401 TN-100 Nashville TN 37221 0 14330 FMV Books To promote reading Girl Scout Troop 106 3105 Belmont Blvd Nashville TN 37217 0 5980 FMV Books To promote reading Nashville PBS 161 Rains Ave Nashville TN 37203 0 10455 FMV Books To promote reading Oak Hill School 4815 Franklin Pike Nashville TN 37220 0 6320 FMV Books To promote reading Parnassus FoundationBooks 3900 Hillsboro Pike 14 Nashville TN 37215 0 7205 FMV Books To promote reading Publisher SpotlightMyrick 6670 New Nashville Hwy 105 Smyrna TN 37167 0 14645 FMV Books To promote reading 0 8 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used BOOK'EM PROVIDES BOOKS TO MANY OF THE SAME ORGANIZATIONS FROM YEAR TO YEAR. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS KNOW THESE GROUPS, VISIT MANY OF THEM, AND HELP DISTRIBUTE THE BOOKS IN MANY CASES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE ARE ABLE TO MONITOR THEIR ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE. BEFORE A NEW ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED BOOKS, THE STAFF TALKS WITH THEIR PERSONNEL TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK, THEIR ELIGIBILITY, AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND OUR GUIDELINES. THEN, WE BEGIN DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BOOKS FROM BOOK'EM. X 224440 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPLETES THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED BY OUR TAX AND AUDIT FIRM. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE IT GOES TO THE TAX/AUDIT FIRM. ONCE A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PREPARED, THE TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOOKKEEPER/ACCOUNTANT REVIEW IT. THEN IT IS SHARED VIA SECURE EMAIL WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW WITH A DEADLINE TO REPLY WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THOSE QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND THE FINAL 990 IS COMPLETED, SUBMITTED AND SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH YEAR BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A FORM INDICATING ANY AFFILIATIONS THEY HAVE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES, AS WELL AS CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE READ OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION, THIS IS DISCUSSED AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a A COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS RESEARCHED COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND EACH KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION FULLY BEFORE VOTING TO APPROVE THEM. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM WEBSITE AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NON-PROFIT PROFILE, GUIDESTAR, AND UPON REQUEST.