WOMENS STORYBOOK PROJECT OF TEXAS Charity Report

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WOMENS STORYBOOK PROJECT OF TEXAS

EIN 27-2824547 · Human Services N.E.C. (P99)

What they do

The Womens Storybook Project Connects and Strengthens The Bond Between Children and Their Incarcerated Mothers Through The Power of Literature. By Fostering Meaningful Connections, The Program Aims to Reduce The Rate of Re-incarceration Amount Mothers, Lower The Likelihood of Children Following A Path to Incarceration, Support Literacy and Promote Positive Parenting and Improve Communities Through The Healing Power of Story and Connection. Through Each Book Sent and Each Story Shared, We Help Rewrite Futures - One Family At A Time.

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Money made simple

67.63%of revenue went to mission work81.3% of expenses · Program services

7.52%of revenue went to fundraising9.0% of expenses

$83.20spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.04%of revenue went to management and office costs9.7% of expenses

$1.65in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

98.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$546,132

Mission workProgram services$369,36867.63% of revenue81.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$43,9358.04% of revenue9.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$41,0587.52% of revenue9.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$91,77116.80% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$454,36183.20% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 81.3% mission · 9.7% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.20% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.6% mission · 9.4% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.27% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 74.2% mission · 12.2% management · 13.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.05% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.0% mission · 11.0% management · 11.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.63% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 66.6% mission · 29.1% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.24% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$546,132

Expenses$454,361

Annual surplus $91,771 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$369,368 · 81.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$43,935 · 9.7% of expenses

Fundraising$41,058 · 9.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$546,132

Expenses$454,361

Assets$747,871

Income$546,132

Contributions$537,446

Mission work (program services)$369,368

Fundraising$41,058

Management and general$43,935

Accounting fees$13,756

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (14)

AMANDA SIMPSONDIRECTOR

ANGELICA ZARAGOZADIRECTOR

CHRISTIE BYBEEDIRECTOR

FABIANA MELENDEZ-RUIZDIRECTOR

HOLLY FOSTERDIRECTOR

JONATHAN KOFAHLDIRECTOR

KAREN POPEDIRECTOR

LISA HOLLERANVICE PRESIDENT

MARCELLA VIKTORINTREASURER

MARTY LOEBERPRESIDENT

MATT WALKERDIRECTOR

PENNY SCHMIDTDIRECTOR

VICKI BLUMHAGENSECRETARY

WHITNEY FRANKSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2014
Location: 500 EAST ST JOHNS AVENUE, AUSTIN, TX 78752-2508
County: Travis
In care of: % JUDITH DULLNIG
Primary officer: Marcella Viktorin, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@storybookproject.org Phone(512) 861-5110 Officer phone(713) 553-5891

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Human Services N.E.C. (P99)
IRS tax category: Human Services N.E.C.
Revocation date: May 15, 2013