File binder and document organizer

An organizing binder comprising a compartment outer cover and a compartment inner cover, each of said compartment outer cover and compartment inner cover comprising a first end and a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface;

• a compartment bridge portion comprising a planar bridge body portion having a bridge inner surface, a bridge outer surface, a bridge inner edge and a bridge outer edge, wherein the bridge outer edge associates with the compartment inner cover first end, and wherein the bridge inner edge associates with the compartment outer cover first end;
• an expandable compartment comprising a first wall portion and a second wall portion, each of said first and second wall portions spanning between the compartment outer cover and the compartment inner cover, wherein said first and second wall portions, or a combination thereof, comprise supernumerary material so as to allow expansion of said compartment outer cover away from said compartment inner cover;
• a compartment flap that moves from an open position, where material in said expandable compartment may be accessed, to a closed position, where material in said expandable compartment is inaccessible, said compartment flap comprising a compartment flap first surface that is associated with the second end of the compartment outer cover, and a compartment flap second surface which superimposes the compartment bridge portion when the binder is in a closed position;
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• a binding mechanism disposed on the outer surface of the compartment inner cover.