2024-05-01T12:34:16-05:00 2023-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2022-07-01 460799191 MY OWN BOOK FUND INC MYOW 2035868171 2 WEST 64TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 VINCENT BRANCATO PRESIDENT 2035868171 2024-04-30 1 VINCENT BRANCATO 999009999 0 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P01994693 2126972299 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z VINCENT BRANCATO 2 WEST 64TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 145836 0 X WWW.MOBF.ORG X 2012 NY TO FOSTER A LOVE OF READING BY EMPOWERING CHILDREN IN NEED TO SELECT, PURCHASE AND READ THEIR VERY OWN BOOKS. 11 11 0 40 0 0 141787 122364 0 0 26335 15508 0 0 168122 137872 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203011 147701 203011 147701 -34889 -9829 674470 702022 15902 22541 658568 679481 X TO ENHANCE CHILD LITERACY IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING THIRD-GRADE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN TITLE I NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SELECT, PURCHASE, AND READ THEIR VERY OWN BOOKS. 0 0 125331 RESEARCH HAS SHOWN, TIME AND AGAIN, THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE READING AT LEAST AT GRADE LEVEL WHEN EXITING THIRD GRADE WILL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY, AS A WHOLE. TO THIS END, THE MISSION OF MY OWN BOOK FUND (MOBF), SIMPLY PUT, IS TO ENHANCE CHILD LITERACY IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING THIRD-GRADE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN TITLE I NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SELECT, PURCHASE, AND READ THEIR VERY OWN BOOKS. WHILE ONE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THE SUCCESS AND REPUTATION OF MOBF GREATLY BELONGS TO ITS FOUNDER, BURT FREEMAN, AND HIS FAMILY, ONE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PROGRAM SIT SQUARELY ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE OVER 40 VOLUNTEERS WHO, DURING THIS 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR, CARRIED THE PROGRAM INTO 38 TITLE I SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY TO MEET WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, PRIOR TO ENTERING APPROXIMATELY 100 CLASSROOMS - EXPLAINING TO SOME OF THE 2000+ STUDENTS THAT WE ARE ALL GOING ON A CLASS TRIP TO A BOOK STORE (BARNES & NOBLE HAS BEEN OUR FIRST CHOICE FOR YEARS), OR TO OTHERS THAT THERE'S GOING TO A BOOK FAIR ON THE SCHOOL PREMISES JUST FOR THEM (THANK YOU, SCHOLASTIC!). THE VOLUNTEERS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOMS ABOUT A MONTH LATER, TO HAVE A FINAL VISIT WITH THE THIRD-GRADERS, TO DISCUSS THE BOOKS THEY HAVE READ SINCE THE TRIP OR BOOK FAIR, AND TO WISH THEM WELL.IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN OUR PROGRAM - TO VOLUNTEER OR FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS - PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR PRESIDENT, VINCENT BRANCATO, AT (203) 586-8171 OR OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT JOANNA MILLER AT ((917) 733-9622. 125331 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NY X VINCENT BRANCATO 2035868171 2 WEST 64TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 X VINCENT BRANCATO PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNA MILLER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN BREMER CONTROLLER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH FREEMAN TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DARIA RIGNEY SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BURTON M FREEMAN FOUNDER EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN DICHTER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DEE DEE FRIEDMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARJORIE FREEMAN HARRISON DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 SANDRA FREEMAN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 DAN GREENBURG DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA REMER DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122364 122364 14472 14472 9000 7964 1036 1036 1036 137872 0 0 15508 X 9906 9906 33400 24048 9352 720 720 878 878 BOOK PURCHASES 101283 101283 BANK FEES 749 749 FILING FEES 642 642 MEMBERSHIPS 123 123 147701 125331 22370 0 45870 36172 1500 1500 0 0 628600 665850 674470 702022 15902 22541 15902 22541 X 634715 657014 23853 22467 658568 679481 674470 702022 -9829 30742 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 210034 132440 109007 141787 122364 715632 210034 132440 109007 141787 122364 715632 466204 249428 27238 13178 12138 25497 14472 92523 808155 0.30860 0.32080 X MY OWN BOOK FUNDS INC.'S PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT WAS 30.86% AND 32.08% IN 2022 AND 2021, RESPECTIVELY. IT HAS A SOLICITATION PLAN FOR ATTRACTING PUBLIC SUPPORT AND HAS A BROAD, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY. ITS PROGRAM SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THEREFORE, MY OWN BOOK FUND INC. QUALIFIES FOR NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION STATUS UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF IRS SEC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1500 1500 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BURTON M. FREEMAN, KENNETH FREEMAN, MARJORIE FREEMAN HARRISON, AND SANDRA FREEMAN - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B UPON RECEIPT OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 FROM THE ACCOUNTANTS, THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REVIEW THE RETURN AND SUBMIT CHANGES, IF NECESSARY. ONCE THE ACCOUNTANTS RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PRESIDENT, THE RETURN IS FINALIZED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS MUST FILE A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, THE PRESIDENT FURNISHES ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,048. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,352. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,400.