2025-08-25T20:45:32-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 470736749 NEBRASKA CENTER FOR THE BOOK NEBR 4024712045 1200 N ST suite 120 LINCOLN NE 68508 Steve Fosselman Treasurer 3083790885 2025-08-25 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X CENTERFORTHEBOOK.NEBRASKA.GOV X X SUPPORT LOCAL AUTHORS US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 5035 X 4475 0 560 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5035 450 0 0 0 0 950 5635 7035 -2000 25287 0 23287 25287 23287 0 0 0 0 25287 23287 0 0 25287 23287 PROMOTE LIBRARIES READING LITERARY AND LITERATURE The Nebraska Center for the Book brings together the state's readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the community of the book. We are the people who know and love books, and who value the richness they bring to our lives. The Nebraska Center for the Book is a 501c3 organization. Our Nebraska Center supports programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. We have been an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book since 1990. The Nebraska Center for the Book hosts the Letters about Literature Contest for elementary, middle school and high school students. This is a statewide contest and we have three winners and three alternate winners in each category. The winners meet the Governor and place their letters in the Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors in Lincoln. A luncheon is held to commemorate the winners and their family and teacher. 450 251 In 2024 the Center started a new program in the fall called Nebraska Celebration of Books (N-COB). This combines two previous programs 1) a Book Awards celebration for Authors and the awards for best in a number of categories. Book Award fees of 40 dollars per entry help support the program. 2) the Nebraska Book Festival, held to celebrate Nebraska's literary heritage and contemporary authors and to stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. By gathering together contemporary writing talent of our state and surrounding areas, the festival provides an opportunity for participants to cultivate an understanding of our history, culture and community. Honoraria are provided to festival presenters. Booth, ad and sponsorship revenues help support the program. 600 4862 The One Book One Nebraska Book program is annually supported by a 2000 dollar grant from Nebraska Humanities to support a book chosen which is promoted throughout the state. Book sets are purchased and mailed to libraries throughout Nebraska. The 2024 grant was received late 2023 and so no funds were received in 2024. 0 179 The Center sponsored the Nebraska Book Festival in 2023. Two honoraria checks for $100 each were issued in 2023 but never cashed. Checks were reissued in 2024. 200 0 5292 PATRICIA LEACH PRESIDENT 5 0 0 0 MEME SMITH SECRETARY 5 0 0 0 STEVE FOSSELMAN TREASURER 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NE STEVE FOSSELMAN 1200 N ST suite 120 LINCOLN NE 68508 4024712045 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X X 0 NEBRASKA CENTER FOR THE BOOK 470736749 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 2024 expenses of $450 for Awards to Letters About Literature winners and alternates, 3 at $100 and 3 at $50. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^2023 Nebraska Book Festival Expense honorariums reissued;200|National Book Festival Expense travel to DC;1226|Nebraska Celebration of Book Program Expenses;3829|Letters About Literature Expense event catering;251|AFCON Dues;120|Other;9^Total;5635^ I was new to the treasurer's position this past year when I did a 990EZ for the very first time. I misunderstood that the 990EZ was an annual requirement. I confused this with the every-other-year requirement for the state's nonprofit corporation filing. I understand now that this is an annual requirement. I greatly appreciate IRS accepting this and waiving a fee.