2025-03-03T10:26:38-06:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 460799191 My Own Book Fund Inc % Vincent Brancato MYOW 2035868171 2 West 64th Street New York NY 10023 VINCENT BRANCATO President 2035868171 2025-03-03 false 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z VINCENT BRANCATO 2 West 64th Street New York NY 10023 186353 false 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 10 10 0 42 0 122364 165647 0 15508 20706 0 137872 186353 0 0 0 0 0 147701 135325 147701 135325 -9829 51028 702022 791993 22541 5601 679481 786392 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 false false 109402 RESEARCH HAS SHOWN, TIME AND AGAIN, THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE READING AT LEAST 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 RAISE THE CHILD LITERACY ATTAINMENT 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- AND, IN DOING SO EACH CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TO BE READING AT THE THIRD-GRADE LEVEL OR BEYOND BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 109402 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false 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 Vice President 5.000 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN BREMER Director 5.000 X 0 0 0 KENNETH FREEMAN Treasurer 0.500 X X 0 0 0 DARIA RIGNEY Secretary 0.500 X X 0 0 0 DEEDEE FRIEDMAN Director of Finance 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDY PLESS Vice President 7.000 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA REMER Director 0.300 X 0 0 0 MARJORIE FREEMAN HARRISON Director 0.300 X 0 0 0 SANDRA FREEMAN Director 0.300 X 0 0 0 false false false 165647 165647 20706 20706 0 186353 20706 12981 12981 661 661 720 720 238 238 878 878 BOOK PURCHASE 87111 87111 BANK FEES 516 516 FILING FEES 1260 1260 CONTRACT SERVICES 30960 22291 8669 135325 109402 25923 0 36172 52029 665850 739964 702022 791993 22541 5601 22541 5601 X 657014 786392 22467 679481 786392 702022 791993 51028 55883 X false false false X 132440 109007 141787 122364 165647 671245 132440 109007 141787 122364 165647 671245 394244 277001 13178 12138 25497 14472 20706 85991 757236 0.36581 0.30860 X SEE PART VI RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part VI Line 2 KENNETH FREEMAN, MARJORIE FREEMAN HARRISON, AND Part VI Line 2 SANDRA FREEMAN- FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Part VI Line 11b UPON RECEIPT OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 FROM THE ACCOUNTANTS, THE PRESIDENT Part VI Line 11b AND TREASURER REVIEW THE RETURN AND SUBMIT CHANGES, IF NECESSARY Part VI Line 12c ALL DIRECTORS MUST FILE A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY Part VI Line 19 UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, THE PRESIDENT FURNISHES ALL RELEVANT Part VI Line 19 DOCUMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A WHILE ONE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THE SUCCESS AND REPUTATION OF MOBF GREATLY FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A BELONGS TO ITS FOUNDER, BURT FREEMAN, AND HIS FAMILY, ONE MUST FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PROGRAM SIT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SQUARELY ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE OVER 40 VOLUNTEERS WHO, DURING THIS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR, CARRIED THE PROGRAM INTO 38 TITLE I SCHOOLS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A IN NEW YORK CITY TO MEET WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, PRIOR TO FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A ENTERING APPROXIMATELY 100 CLASSROOMS- EXPLAINING TO SOME OF THE 2000 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A STUDENTS THAT WE ARE ALL GOING ON A CLASS TRIP TO A BOOK STORE (BARNES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A & NOBLE HAS BEEN OUR FIRST CHOICE FOR YEARS), OR TO OTHERS THAT THERE'S FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A GOING TO A BOOK FAIR ON THE SCHOOL PREMISES JUST FOR THEM (THANK YOU, FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SCHOLASTIC!). THE VOLUNTEERS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOMS ABOUT A MONTH FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A LATER TO HAVE A FINAL VIST WITH THE THIRD-GRADERS, TO DISCUSS THE BOOKS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THEY HAVE READ SINCE THE TRIP OR BOOK FAIR, AND TO WISH THEM WELL. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN OUR PROGRAM- TO VOLUNTEER OR FINANCIALLY FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS- PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR PRESIDENT, FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A VINCENT BRANCATO, AT (203)586-8171 OR OUR VICE PRESIDENT, JUDY PLESS, FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A AT (917)715-8282.