STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BOOKS BY THE BANKS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
BOOKS BY THE BANKS (EIN 27-3385919)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-07-31
IRS object ID
201502129349200200
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-07-31T06:58:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN310800053PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE EAST FOURTH ST SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN273385919EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOOKS BY THE BANKS CO GREG EDWARDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOOKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5136210717PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1414 WALNUT STREET 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT PYLEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5136210717PhoneNum
Signature2015-07-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHARON R REISMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00280235PTIN
Phone5132413111PhoneNum
Preparation2015-07-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressHTTP://BOOKSBYTHEBANKS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$95,911GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$95,911ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$95,911TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$17,199FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$3,800OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$6,075PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$67,717OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$94,791TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,120ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,626NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$27,746NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,399BOYAmt
EOY$25,519EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,227BOYAmt
EOY$2,227EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,626BOYAmt
EOY$27,746EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$26,626BOYAmt
EOY$27,746EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO CELEBRATE & PROMOTE THE JOY OF READING OF BOOKS & LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH A DAY-LONG BOOK FESTIVALPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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$68,486ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$68,486TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
GREG EDWARDS
PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
MELISSA NORRIS
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
ALBERT PYLE
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
ARNE ALMQUIST
SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
ANITA CARROLL
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
CAROL BOWLING
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
CHRIS WICK
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
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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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Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREG EDWARDSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1414 WALNUT STREET 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5136210717PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$80,406CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$73,826CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,415CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,005CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,911CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$377,563TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$73,826CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,415CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,005CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,911CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$377,563TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$119,091SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$258,472PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$377,563TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,233GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.68460PublicSupportCY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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: 52,611. DESCRIPTION: STATE TAX. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 636. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,035. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 6,000. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 6,285. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 100. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 67,717.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