Bess the Book Bus Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$677k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$360k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$705k
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$703k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
5.0 years on average
Staff
2
30 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Bess the Book Bus Inc's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Jean Smith (also filed as Amy Smith) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Grace Ann Alfiero | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Heather Black | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jenny Scruggs | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jill Jernigan | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kris Brazeal | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Leah Wooten | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marcia Israeloff | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Natalie Salas | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sherry Whitley | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Frances | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Wooten | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jenny Scruggs | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy Smith | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Grace Ann Alfiero | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heather Black | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kris Brazeal | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marcia Israeloff | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Jernigan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Natalie Salas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sherry Whitley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Frances | Executive Director | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Bess the Book Bus Inc
- EIN
- 510518142
- Address
- 2316 E 3rd Ave, Tampa, FL, 33605-5408
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Bess the Book Bus is a mobile literacy outreach dedicated to narrowing the academic acheivement gap. We instill a love of reading in asset limited communities by supplying high quality books to children, caregivers, and educators and making the joy of book ownership a reality. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B60 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Jennifer Frances (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAmy Jean Smith
≥8years on the filingsJenny Scruggs
≥8years on the filingsLeah Wooten
≥4years on the filingsMarcia Israeloff
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $705k
- Total liabilities
- $1k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $703k
- Contributions and grants received
- $664k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 30
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $677k | $360k | $317k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.