2025-11-07T13:42:37-06:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 460799191 My Own Book Fund Inc % Vincent Brancato MYOW 2035868171 2 West 64th Street New York NY 10023 VINCENT BRANCATO President 2035868171 2025-11-07 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Vincent Brancato 2 West 64th Street New York NY 10023 187808 false X https://myownbooks.org X 2012 NY TO FOSTER A LOVE OF READING BY EMPOWERING CHILDREN IN NEED TO SELECT PURCHASE AND READ THEIR VERY OWN BOOKS 9 9 0 50 0 0 165647 142886 0 20706 44922 0 186353 187808 0 0 0 0 0 135325 147995 135325 147995 51028 39813 791993 869530 5601 7544 786392 861986 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 121618 Research consistently shows that students who read at or above grade level by the end of third grade have a greater chance of being productive and contributing to society. The mission of My Own Book Fund (MOBF) is to improve child literacy in disadvantaged communities by empowering third-grade children in Title I New York City public schools to select books to start or grow their own libraries. This initiative aims to ensure that each child has the opportunity to advance in reading at or beyond the third-grade level by the end of of the school year. While the success and reputation of MOBF are attributed to its founder Burt Freeman, and his family, the programs acceptance and achievement 121618 true true false false false false false false false false 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 true 1 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 9 9 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 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDY PLESS Vice President 7.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH FREEMAN Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEEDEE FRIEDMAN Director of Finance 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DARIA RIGNEY Secretary Ended112024 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOAN DICHTER Secretary Start112024 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARJORIE FREEMAN HARRISON Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA FREEMAN Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BERNHARDT Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 142886 142886 17270 17270 27652 27652 27652 27652 0 187808 0 0 44922 9087 9087 854 854 720 720 2304 2304 878 878 Book Purchases 91353 91353 Bank Fees 411 411 Filing Fees 353 353 Contract Services 42035 30265 11770 147995 121618 26377 0 52029 54786 256 16125 2304 13821 739964 800667 791993 869530 5601 7544 5601 7544 X 786392 861986 786392 861986 791993 869530 39813 35781 0 X false false false X 109007 141787 122364 165647 142886 681691 109007 141787 122364 165647 142886 681691 461045 220646 12138 25497 14472 20706 17270 90083 771774 0.28590 0.36580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16125 2304 13821 13821 Part VI Line 2 Kenneth Freeman,Marjorie Freeman Harrison,Sandra Freeman-FamilyRelationship Part VI Line 11b The 990 is prepared by the accountants, reviewed by the President and Part VI Line 11b Director of Finance & shared with all board members before filing Part VI Line 12c All directors must file a written disclosurer statement annually Part VI Line 19 Upon written or oral request, president furnishes all relevant documents. Part III Line 1 BY EMPOWERING THIRD-GRADE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN TITLE I NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC Part III Line 1 SCHOOLS TO SELECT, PURCHASE, AND READ THEIR VERY OWN BOOKS PART III lINE 4A REST ON THE SHOULDERS OF MANY VOLUNTEERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, OVER 50 PART III lINE 4A VOLUNTEERS BROUGHT THE PROGRAM TO 37 TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS PART III lINE 4A OF NEW YORK CITY, MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS BEFORE ENTERING PART III lINE 4A THE CLASSROOM. THEY EXPLAINED TO APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS THAT THEY PART III lINE 4A AND THEIR TEACHERS WOULD GO ON A CLASS OUTING TO A BOOKSTORE ALONG WITH THE PART III lINE 4A MOBF VOLUNTEERS. EACH STUDENT COULD CHOOSE UP TO $60 WORTH OF BOOKS FOR PART III lINE 4A HIMSELF/HERSELF. THE VOLUNTEERS RETURNED TO THE CLASSROOM ABOUT A MONTH PART III lINE 4A AFTER THE BOOKSTORE VISIT FOR A FINAL MEETING WITH THE THIRD-GRADERS AND PART III lINE 4A DISCUSSED THE BOOKS THEY HAD READ SINCE THE TRIP AND WISHED THEM WELL. PART III lINE 4A IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OUR PROGRAM, WHETHER TO VOLUNTEER OF FINANCIALLY PART III lINE 4A SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR PRESIDENT PART III lINE 4A VINCENT BRANCATO, AT (203) 586-8171 OR OUR VICE PRESEDENT PART III lINE 4A JUDY PLESS, AT (917)715-8282.