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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
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2025 30 $0 reported 1
Hannah Fields SECRETARY2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sheila Love BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Constance Ragsdale BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Leslie Gaynus BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Desiree Wilborn Wayne BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Hanifah Fields (former) TREASURE2022 4 $0 reported 1
Desiree Welborn Wayne (former) DIRECTOR2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $0-- $01
HANNAH FIELDS SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
SHEILA LOVE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE RAGSDALE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
LESLIE GAYNUS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DESIREE WILBORN WAYNE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $0-- $01
HANNAH FIELDS SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
SHEILA LOVE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE RAGSDALE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
LESLIE GAYNUS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DESIREE WILBORN WAYNE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $0-- $01
HANNAH FIELDS SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
SHEILA LOVE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE RAGSDALE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
LESLIE GAYNUS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DESIREE WILBORN WAYNE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VANESSE LLOYD-SGAMBATI CEO20 $0$0$0 $01
HANIFAH FIELDS TREASURE4 $0$0$0 $01
SHEILA LOVE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE GAYNUS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CONSTANCE RAGSDALE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DESIREE WELBORN WAYNE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,010- $25,858$102,942 $76,010- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,494- $103,524$103,525 $91,494- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,872- $12,031$108,883 $82,872- ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,382$69,468 $26,011$26,011 $74,382$0 $00-

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDRENS BOOK PROJECT” 2021, 2023 2$25,000 2023$15,000
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PHILADELPHIA ACTIVITIES FUND INC Public charity Exact 2023 2$11,000 2023$11,000
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TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,000 2024$6,000
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Where the money went

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2022 · Form 990 · $69,468 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,500
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$69,468100%

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