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WE ALSO EXPANDED PROGRAMS INCLUDING POETRY MATERIALS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, TRAINED NEW COORDINATORS, STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUPPORTED PILOT PROGRAMS IN JUSTICE-IMPACTED SETTINGS. 149113 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true 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 true 15 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NJ X X X DEBRA LAMPERT-RUDMAN 6098824926 475 WALL STREET SUITE 139 PRINCETON NJ 08540 DEBRA LAMPERT-RUDMAN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 83173 0 0 MICHAEL AARON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES BUSUTTIL ACTING CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YSABEL GONZALEZ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUMANTH MUNIPALLI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 83173 false false false 84240 102643 186883 FEE FOR SERVICES 4526 4526 4526 1093 1093 192502 4526 1093 83297 66637 3332 13328 1802 595 1207 8207 5663 2544 5734 4587 229 918 7168 5734 287 1147 17305 17305 1170 1170 7627 6254 1220 153 194 194 5177 3911 1213 53 12309 7385 4924 135 100 35 4601 460 4141 3536 3536 VARIOUS PROGRAM EXPENSES 40446 40446 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6020 5538 482 BANK AND PAYROLL FEES 2834 2834 TELEPHONE 2455 712 1743 2920 897 1561 462 212937 149113 47763 16061 18704 101331 94290 24223 2263 33128 21163 16566 11965 164670 146100 294230 285882 1052 2827 35407 21408 36459 24235 X 95123 66447 162648 195200 257771 261647 294230 285882 X -20435 24311 X false true X true false X 141188 88072 212331 261319 186883 889793 141188 88072 212331 261319 186883 889793 889793 1948 2134 1965 1244 1093 8384 898177 45310 0.99070 0.98940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 144908 25404 30000 1170 139142 161810 17754 33500 1156 144908 146376 16539 1105 161810 165555 -18297 882 146376 153000 13474 919 165555 0.36000 0.64000 false false 33128 21163 11965 11965 INVESTMENT - PACF FUND 139142 ROU ASSET - OPERATING 5884 SECURITY DEPOSIT 1074 146100 ACCRUED EXPENSES 12000 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING ST 6379 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 1550 PNC BUSINESS CARD - 3988 1479 21408 X 215643 24311 24311 191332 1170 1170 192502 211767 211767 1170 1170 212937 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS GUIDANCE OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARDS (FASB) ACCOUNT STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX PROVISIONS, WHICH PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ALL TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE. THE ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION RETURNS BEFORE 2022 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NET WITH INCOME 0 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSE NET WITH INCOME 0 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PEOPLE & STORIES / GENTE Y CUENTOS (P&S/GYC) OFFERS BILINGUAL, DISCUSSION- BASED LITERARY PROGRAMS THAT USE SHORT STORIES TO FOSTER REFLECTION, CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND CONNECTION AMONG ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY ARTS AND HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING. OUR AWARD-WINNING AND TRADEMARKED METHODOLOGY IS UTILITZED IN ADVANCING OUR MISSION TO MAKE LITERATURE ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING, AND TRANSFORMATIVE FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 OUR 2024 PROGRAM EXPENSE RATIO OF 56.54% REFLECTED A YEAR SHAPED BY LEADERSHIP CHANGES, STAFF REDUCTION, AND OUR 2025 PROGRAM YEAR INCLUDING A FEDERAL GRANT FREEZE AND SEVERAL DELAYED OR REDUCED AWARDS. WITH ONLY ONE FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER AND ONE PART-TIME SUPPORT POSITION, CORE ADMINISTRATIVE, COMPLIANCE, AND FUNDRAISING COSTS REMAIN RELATIVELY FIXED REGARDLESS OF PROGRAM VOLUME. AS A RESULT, THESE TEMPORARY FUNDING DISRUPTIONS IMPACTED OUR RATIO EVEN AS WE MAINTAINED ALL ESSENTIAL PROGRAMMING AT COMMITTED SITES. TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH ACTUAL OPERATIONS, WE HAVE REALIGNED STAFF TIME TO ACCURATELY REFLECT PROGRAM LEADERSHIP, COORDINATOR TRAINING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING FACILITATOR HOURS, STRENGTHENING RESTRICTED PROGRAM FUNDING, AND INCREASING LOWER-COST COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM MODELS. THESE MEASURES POSITION OUR PROGRAM EXPENSE RATIO TO RISE TO THE 6570% RANGE, CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS FOR AN ORGANIZATION OF OUR SIZE. COMMITMENT TO MISSION & STEWARDSHIP WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERARY PROGRAMS AND TO STEWARDING RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY. OUR BOARD, STAFF, AND FACILITATORS CONTINUE TO INVEST IN PROGRAM GROWTH, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY TO ENSURE LITERATURE REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, P&S/GYC DELIVERED OUR EIGHT-WEEK LITERARY SERIES AT COMMUNITY SITES ACROSS NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRTUALLY AT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, REACHING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS. SESSIONS WERE FACILITATED BY TRAINED COORDINATORS - IN EITHER SPANISH OR ENGLISH - AND DELIVERED IN COLLABORATION WITH LIBRARIES, SENIOR CENTERS, REENTRY PROGRAMS, RECOVERY CENTERS, PRISONS, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS, TREATMENT CENTERS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN READING, IMPROVED SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND RENEWED OR NEW ENGAGEMENT WITH LITERATURE. WE ALSO EXPANDED PROGRAMS INCLUDING POETRY MATERIALS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, TRAINED NEW COORDINATORS, STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUPPORTED PILOT PROGRAMS IN JUSTICE-IMPACTED SETTINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW VIA E-MAIL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THIS POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THESE ITEMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN PERSON, BY PHONE OR E-MAIL. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NET WITH INCOME 0 FUNDRAISING EXPENSE NET WITH INCOME 0