EIN 58-2000621

Book' Em

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
Year formed
1991
Most recent tax filings
2021-12-01
Description
"Book' Em ignites children's passion for reading by providing books to low-income families in Nashville. More than 100 schools, nonprofits, government agencies and faith-based organizations receive books for children and teens in Davidson County who may not have books of their own. Reading is Fundamental volunteers visit assigned elementary classrooms multiple times throughout the year, read aloud to the children, interact with them and allow them to select a new book.".
Total revenues
$1,103,877
2021
Total expenses
$863,894
2021
Total assets
$633,279
2021
Num. employees
7
2021

Program areas at Book' Em

Books for nashville's kids provide books for children and teens in davidson county, who may not have books of their own, by giving books to more than 100 schools, nonprofits, government agencies and faith-based organizations that serve low-income families. These organizations give the books to the children and/or teens that they serve to take home. Most of the books in our books for nashville's kids program are donated to book'em through year-round book drives and book donations from individuals, community groups, publishers and businesses. Some books are purchased at very discounted prices. In 2020, Book' Em provided more than 134,000 books and 220 reading rolemodels to benefit children ages 0-18 living in low-income households in nashville, davidson county, tn. Through our work, we want to motivate and encourage youth to develop stronger literacy skills and a love of reading.
Ready for reading places reading volunteers in local preschools and elementary schools. These reading volunteers act as reading role models and read on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to small groups of children or on a one-on-one basis. The frequent schedule allows the students to get to know the volunteers well and anticipate their visits with much excitement. In 2018-19, this program continued at cambridge early learning center and ross early learning center. During the pandemic, this program was put on hold as students were not in school or volunteers were not allowed in schools.
Reading is fundamental volunteers visit their assigned elementary classroom five times or more throughout the school year. During these visits, the volunteers read aloud to and interact with the children, then allow each child to select a new book to become their very own. These economically disadvantaged elementary children benefit greatly from having a positive community role model visit them in their classrooms and having books to cherish and build their home libraries. During 2018-2019, 210 rif volunteers visited with 4,288 students in 213 classrooms at seventeen schools and distributed more than 21,000 books. During the pandemic, volunteers created read aloud videos and read to their classrooms virtually. All students at our rif schools received books.
Read me day is an annual event highlighting the importance and fun of reading.

Who funds Book' Em

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Dollar General Literacy FoundationSummer Reading Program$25,000
The Junior League Of NashvilleFunding Was Provided To Support Programming That Increases Access To Literacy Materials and Educational Support and Decreases Achievement Gaps for At-Risk Children and Families.$18,000
Nashville Rotary Service TrustGeneral Support$17,500
...and 16 more grants received

Personnel at Book' Em

NameTitleCompensation
Melissa SpradlinExecutive Director$62,496
Olivia FuerstBook Programs and Communications Manager
Stacey VanyoData and Evaluation Manager
Kelley BryantSpecial Projects Manager
Robert MartinSecretary$0
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Book' Em

RevenuesFYE 12/2021
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,101,394
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$7,023
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-4,540
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,103,877

Form 990s for Book' Em

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2020-122021-11-03990View PDF
2019-122021-04-01990View PDF
2018-122019-12-11990View PDF
2017-122019-03-15990View PDF
2016-122018-01-18990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN)
July 28, 2022
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
July 12, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
July 7, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
EducationChildren
Characteristics
State / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
161 Rains Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
Metro area
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
County
Davidson County, TN
Website URL
bookem-kids.org/ 
Phone
(615) 255-1820
IRS details
EIN
58-2000621
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1991
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B92: Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement Programs
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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