STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BOOKS BY THE BANKS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
BOOKS BY THE BANKS (EIN 27-3385919)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-03-13
IRS object ID
202000739349201150
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-03-13T21:07:36-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN310800053PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11 EAST 4TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN273385919EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BOOKS BY THE BANKSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOOKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5136210717PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1800 VINE STAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDAVID RIPPEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5136210717PhoneNum
Signature2020-03-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJANE E PFEIFERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00014949PTIN
Phone5132413111PhoneNum
Preparation2020-03-04PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address74.121.64.228IPv4AddressTxt
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IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-19 02:30:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressHTTP://BOOKSBYTHEBANKS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Total Revenue$101,696TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$7,067FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$3,355PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$89,614OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$100,036TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,660ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$36,007NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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BOY$36,007BOYAmt
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Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$36,007BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$36,007BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO CELEBRATE & PROMOTE THE JOY OF READING BOOKS & LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH A DAY-LONG BOOK FESTIVAL.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomBOOKS BY THE BANKS: CINCINNATI USA BOOK FESTIVAL, AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BOOKS AND READING, TAKES PLACE EVERY OCTOBER IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI. THE DAY-LONG FESTIVAL, WHICH IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FEATURES OVER ONE HUNDRED NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS; BOOK SIGNINGS; READINGS; PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND A FULL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO ENJOY IN THE KIDS CORNER.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$77,558ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$77,558TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DAVID RIPPE
PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
DENISE FRITSCH
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
HOLBROOK SAMPLE
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
CAROL BOWLING
SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
ADAM BAKER
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
GREG EDWARDS
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
JOHN FAHERTY
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
MEGAN B HALL
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
JENNY MACKIEWICZ
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
DAVE SCHROEDER
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
GREG SZUMLAS
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
CHRISTINE WICK
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1800 VINE STAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
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Phone5136210717PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$120,925CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$87,904CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,886CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$95,427CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,696CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$500,838TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$87,904CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,886CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$95,427CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,696CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$500,838TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$138,781SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$362,057PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$500,838TotalSupportAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION: EVENT EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 61,718. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 396. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 750. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 12,485. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 14,215. DESCRIPTION: STATE TAX. AMOUNT: 50. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 89,614.ExplanationTxt

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc