AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDRENS BOOK PROJECT
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $76K · expenses - · assets $26K
- EIN
- 45-0522281
- Address
- 1835 WYNNEWOOD RD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19151-3236
- NTEE code
- T30
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2014
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROMOTE CHILD LITERACY RATE
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2022-2025 | 30 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Hannah Fields | SECRETARY | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sheila Love | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Constance Ragsdale | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leslie Gaynus | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Desiree Wilborn Wayne | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Hanifah Fields (former) | TREASURE | 2022 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Desiree Welborn Wayne (former) | DIRECTOR | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HANNAH FIELDS | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SHEILA LOVE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CONSTANCE RAGSDALE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LESLIE GAYNUS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DESIREE WILBORN WAYNE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HANNAH FIELDS | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SHEILA LOVE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CONSTANCE RAGSDALE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LESLIE GAYNUS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DESIREE WILBORN WAYNE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HANNAH FIELDS | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SHEILA LOVE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CONSTANCE RAGSDALE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LESLIE GAYNUS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DESIREE WILBORN WAYNE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI | CEO | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HANIFAH FIELDS | TREASURE | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SHEILA LOVE | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LESLIE GAYNUS | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CONSTANCE RAGSDALE | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DESIREE WELBORN WAYNE | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $76,010 | - | $25,858 | $102,942 | $76,010 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $91,494 | - | $103,524 | $103,525 | $91,494 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $82,872 | - | $12,031 | $108,883 | $82,872 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $74,382 | $69,468 | $26,011 | $26,011 | $74,382 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $42,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDRENS BOOK PROJECT” | 2021, 2023 | 2 | $25,000 | 2023 | $15,000 | show |
| PHILADELPHIA ACTIVITIES FUND INC | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 2 | $11,000 | 2023 | $11,000 | show |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $6,000 | 2024 | $6,000 | show |
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2022 · Form 990 · $69,468 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,500
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $25,000 | $25,000 | - | - | 36.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $13,931 | - | $13,931 | - | 20.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Books for give away | $11,500 | $11,500 | - | - | 16.6% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $5,500 | $5,500 | - | - | 7.9% | |
| Office expenses | $4,631 | - | $4,631 | - | 6.7% | |
| Occupancy | $2,500 | $1,250 | $1,250 | - | 3.6% | |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $2,006 | - | - | $2,006 | 2.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Website Design Graphics | $1,200 | $1,200 | - | - | 1.7% |
| Travel | $1,150 | $1,150 | - | - | 1.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Freelancers and Volunteers | $1,050 | $1,050 | - | - | 1.5% |
| Other (as described) | Promotional Material Props and Designs | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | 1.4% |
| Total | $69,468 | 100% |