2025-09-25T13:09:37-07:00 2024-12-31 814798046 MCCORD WEIR & ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTING 496 EASTERN BYPASS STE 3 RICHMOND KY 40475 990EZ 2024-01-01 921627091 BETTER WITH BOOKS INC BETT 8593148199 200 BURNAM CT RICHMOND KY 40475 WHITNEY HAMILTON Executive Director 2025-09-25 true true CRYSTAL WEIR P01676831 8596238500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X bwb-ky.org X X 13067 X 13067 0 0 0 0 13067 29500 2245 31745 -18678 20902 2224 20902 2224 20902 2224 20902 2224 DESIGNED TO GET BOOKS IN THE HOMES OF EVERY CHILD IN MADISON COUNTY AND PROMOTE SHARED BOOK-READING EARLY IN EVERY CHILD'S LIFE. BETTER WITH BOOKS IS THE LOCAL AFFILITATE FOR DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF MADISON COUNTY. WITH THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNTITY SPONSORS, BETTER WITH BOOKS PARTNERS WITH THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION TO MAIL FREE MONTHLY BOOKS TO CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 5 IN MADISON COUNTY. The organization had 28,636 books mailed out in 2024 on behalf of the Imagination Library of Madison County. Registration table at the Children's Champions Kids'Mall event in March 2024 and he Richmond Parks Back-to-School bash at irvine McDowell Park in August 2024. At both of these events we gave away gently used books and some new books as well as Dollys Parton's Imagination Library swag like pens and backpack pins. We held first annual Summer Reading Kick Off event in June 2024 at Armory Park in Richmond. This was a free to the community event in partnership with local teen author and then Miss Teen Green River's Love Through Literacy mission. This also spread awareness about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Madison County and recognize Better With Books partnersip with Baptist Health Richmond to bring the library to Madison County. This event included a dinneer before and EKU Men's Basketb all game at Baptist Health Arena and recognition during a timeout. The event was also an opportunity to raise funds.In September 2024 we participated in Berea's Parks and Rec Fall into Reading event by setting up our Imagination Library of Madison County registration table and giving away free gently used and new books to children. Several registration events were held at the Children's Champions Kids' Mall event and Richmond Parks & Rec Back-to-School Bash at Irvine-McDowell Park to get books into the hands of kids. 31744 31744 WHITNEY HAMILTON Executive Dir. 4.00 0 EMILY SCHNEIDER Secretary 1.00 0 RHONDA ORTTENBURGER Treasurer 1.00 0 EMILY BRUMLEY Board Member 1.00 0 SEAN HAMILTON Board Member 1.00 0 KEVIN PRESNELL Board Member 1.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false WHITNEY HAMILTON 200 BURNAM CT RICHMOND KY 40475 8593148199 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 52225 13067 65292 0 0 0 0 52225 13067 65292 0 0 65292 0 0 0 0 52225 13067 65292 X 0.00000 0.00000 Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1 Class of Activity: Contribution | Donee's Name: THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION | Donee's Address: 111 E MAIN ST, 2ND FLOOR SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 | Cash Amount Given: $29500 Other Expenses.1001 Advertising and Promotion $1006 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $412 Other Expenses.1 Community Support $827