2022-09-13T18:08:16-05:00 2021-12-31 MICHAEL BERRY CPA PO BOX 5045 CULVER CITY CA 902315045 990EZ 2021-01-01 272807199 THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY WORL 3107500548 2309 SANTA MONICA BLVD 513 SANTA MONICA CA 90404 JAMES J OWENS PRESIDENT/CEO 3107500548 2022-09-13 1 JAMES OWENS 999009999 MICHAEL BERRY P00179412 3107454027 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X HTTP://WWW.WIJABA.ORG/ X X 169326 X 149486 19360 17035 2325 480 480 0 151811 78351 4505 1538 94 145485 229973 -78162 40656 2100 -35406 X 121796 42628 360 3720 122156 46348 81500 81754 40656 -35406 X THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY (WIJABA) PROMOTES LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH BY BUILDING LIBRARIES AND FACILITATING PROGRAMS THAT PLANT SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND HOPE WORLDWIDE..WIJABA SEEKS TO BUILD LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE BY EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO CHANGE THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. THE SCOPE OF WIJABA'S NETWORK INCLUDES SCHOOLS SERVED BY OUR MOBILE AND PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, WHICH ARE ALL WITHIN A 2-HOUR RADIUS OF LOCAL HUB OFFICES. THE CHARITY ALSO FACILITATES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN INDONESIA, MEXICO, AND THE U.S. IN 2021, WIJABA EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ONLINE EDUCATION THROUGH OUR HEALTH & HYGIENE ONLINE PROGRAM WITH A MISSION TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC. OUR HEALTH & HYGIENE ONLINE PROGRAM, WHICH LAUNCHED IN MAY OF 2020, HAS BEEN DELIVERED THROUGH 3,113 PARENT-MONITORED WHATSAPP GROUPS THROUGHOUT INDONESIA AND HAS REACHED 81,427 CHILDREN SINCE INCEPTION. IN JULY OF 2021, WIJABA LAUNCHED THE WIJABA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROOTS & SHOOTS ONLINE PROGRAM WHICH HAS REACHED 6,012 CHILDREN IN INDONESIA THROUGH 68 PARENT-MONITORED WHATSAPP GROUPS. TOGETHER, THE TWO ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 87,439 CHILDREN BY THE END OF 2021. .OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WERE SHUTTERED THROUGHOUT PORTIONS OF 2021 DUE TO COVID-19. DESPITE THESE SPORADIC CLOSURES, BY YEAR-END 2021, WE HAVESINCE INCEPTIONREACHED APPROXIMATELY 233,011 CHILDREN THROUGH 100 PHYSICAL LIBRARIES, 3 MOBILE LIBRARIES, 1 HORSE LIBRARY, 2 ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS. .INDONESIA: IN 2021, CONDITIONS PERMITTING, WE WORKED WITH 80 PHYSICAL LIBRARIES WHICH HAVE SERVED 37,117 CHILDREN. WE ALSO, CONDITIONS PERMITTING, OPERATED OUR 3 MOBILE LIBRARIES, WHICH HAVE SERVED 56,119 CHILDREN SINCE 2010. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT IN 2021. THROUGH THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS, WE FACILITATED PROGRAMS AT 1,071 SCHOOLS WHICH EDUCATED 33,366 CHILDREN IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE REGIONS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER 2021 AT 378 SCHOOLS FOR 559 TEACHERS, AS WELL AS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN JULY 2021 FOR 9 UNIVERSITY GRADUATE, FULL-TIME INTERNS. .MEXICO: OUR 17 LIBRARIES IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO SERVING 12,120 CHILDREN SINCE 2012 CONTINUED TO OPERATE WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES PERMITTED. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT IN 2021. .U.S.: WE MAINTAINED THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 3 LIBRARIES WE HAVE BUILT IN LOS ANGELES. THESE LIBRARIES HAVE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,022 STUDENTS SINCE OUR FIRST US LIBRARY OPENED IN 2016. NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES WERE BUILT IN 2021. 0 192767 THE BOOK, THE WORLD IS JUST A BOOK AWAY, WAS PUBLISHED BY USC LIBRARIES PRESS (USC) IN 2017. THE INTENTION OF THE BOOK IS TO PROMOTE LITERACY BY HIGHLIGHTING HOW BOOKS AND READING HAVE INSPIRED 60 PROMINENT PEOPLE WHO INCLUDE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST NOTABLE FIGURES SUCH AS NOBEL LAUREATES, ACTORS, ROYALTY, WORLD LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, HUMANITARIANS, AND MANY MORE. 0 360 193127 JAMES J OWENS DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO 35.00 40530 0 0 EMILIO DIEZ BARROSO DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN 1.50 0 0 0 CHRIS BARD DIRECTOR, ACTING TREASURER 0.50 0 0 0 AUDREY JOHNSON DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 1.50 0 0 0 DINA SILVER DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 DREW BOYLES DIRECTOR 1.50 0 0 0 DOUGLAS ROWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 THOMAS MCINERNEY DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA DIEZ BARROSO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 CLARE MANZ DIRECTOR (START SEPT 2021) 1.00 0 0 0 SUSAN FINK DIRECTOR (START SEPT 2021) 1.00 0 0 0 KEVIN KEANE DIRECTOR (START APRIL 2021) 2.00 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION 2309 SANTA MONICA BLVD 513 SANTA MONICA CA 90404 3107500548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 203081 174476 170466 140773 149486 838282 203081 174476 170466 140773 149486 838282 321356 516926 2 4 263 269 700 700 839251 0.61590 0.62470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORY INCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 480. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 480. GROSS PROFIT: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 0. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 0. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 480. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 480. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7B - OTHER COSTS DESCRIPTION: VALUE OF DONATED BOOKS RECEIVED. AMOUNT: 480. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSE- INDONESIA. AMOUNT: 113,000. DESCRIPTION: BOOKS GIVEN AWAY. AMOUNT: 360. DESCRIPTION: PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 5,561. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 379. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 6,134. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 4,697. DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL AND STRIPE FEES. AMOUNT: 2,418. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 101. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 6,027. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL PROCESSING. AMOUNT: 1,847. DESCRIPTION: LOAN FEES. AMOUNT: 100. DESCRIPTION: TAXES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,391. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST- EIDL LOAN-SBA. AMOUNT: 2,094. DESCRIPTION: MOVING. AMOUNT: 475. DESCRIPTION: POSTAGE AND DELIVERY. AMOUNT: 851. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 145,485. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJ- ADJUST BEG INVENTORY. AMOUNT: 2,100. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: BOOK INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 360. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,720. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: EIDL LOAN-SBA. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 81,500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 81,500. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 254. FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 33 AS PART OF ITS WORK IN INDONESIA, WIJABA DURING THE YEAR LAUNCHED BOTH AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROOTS & SHOOTS AS WELL A TEACHER TRAINING & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. SEE PART III, LINE 28 AND RELATED SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.