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← RAR-MA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by RAR-MA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,438,980
Total expenses
$1,308,680
Contributions and grants received
$1,378,561
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$37,028
Investment income
$491
Other revenue
$22,900
Total assets, end of year
$1,477,675
Total liabilities, end of year
$145,257
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,332,418
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$938,715
Management and general expenses
$88,369
Fundraising expenses
$281,596
Program service expenses (Part III)
$938,715

Program services were 71.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $286,362

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,092,199

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $37,028 · related or exempt $37,028

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $491 · excluded $491

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $117,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $286,362

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $100,355

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $16,645 · excluded $16,645

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $6,255

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $6,255 · excluded $6,255

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $160,441 · program services $104,287 · management and general $16,045 · fundraising $40,109

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $642,060 · program services $520,845 · management and general $12,072 · fundraising $109,143

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,203 · program services $5,677 · fundraising $526

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $38,957 · program services $31,778 · management and general $1,575 · fundraising $5,604

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,592 · program services $50,987 · management and general $1,988 · fundraising $11,617

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $43,258 · management and general $43,258

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $90,696 · fundraising $90,696

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $80,364 · program services $78,525 · management and general $1,839

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $704 · fundraising $704

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,509 · program services $14,426 · management and general $1,067 · fundraising $8,016

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $43,276 · program services $33,719 · management and general $1,082 · fundraising $8,475

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,154 · program services $7,984 · management and general $81 · fundraising $3,089

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,559 · program services $5,890 · management and general $199 · fundraising $1,470

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND AC

    total $80,875 · program services $80,875

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $11,371 · program services $1,198 · management and general $9,152 · fundraising $1,021

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD AND MEALS

    total $1,958 · program services $1,316 · management and general $11 · fundraising $631

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF RECRUITMENT, DEVE

    total $1,703 · program services $1,208 · fundraising $495

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,032,222 · end of year $775,925

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $100,686 · end of year $501,177

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $94,901 · end of year $141,189

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $68,485 · end of year $15,588

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,945 · end of year $15,207

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,343 · end of year $28,589

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $107,301 · end of year $120,326

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,163 · end of year $700

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $24,231

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $819,610 · end of year $992,343

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $382,508 · end of year $340,075

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE LITERACY OPPORTUNITY GAP AMONG CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE SIX IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES BY HELPING FAMILIES DEVELOP AND PRACTICE SHARED HOME READING HABITS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN HIGH NEED COMMUNITIES.RAISING A READER MA IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED EARLY LITERACY ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS FAMILIES OF YOUNG CHILDREN (BIRTH THROUGH AGE 6) DEVELOP, PRACTICE, AND MAINTAIN HOME-BASED LITERACY ROUTINES. OUR GOAL IS TO END THE CYCLE OF LOW LITERACY BY HELPING FAMILIES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOP HIGH IMPACT HOME READING ROUTINES THAT LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING, SUCCESS, AND PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP.

  • RAR-MA TEACHES PARENTS TO SHARE BOOKS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TO BUILD THEIR LANGUAGE, LITERACY, COGNITIVE, AND SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS, AND FOSTERS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PARENT OUTREACH, COACHING, AND ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS. OUR PROGRAM IS DRIVEN BY 30 YEARS OF RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IMPACTING A CHILD'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS IS BEING REGULARLY READ TO BY A PARENT OR OTHER PRIMARY ADULT CAREGIVER BEFORE STARTING KINDERGARTEN. RAR-MA IMPROVES ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN, WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, IMMIGRANTS, AND CHILDREN WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. OUR GOAL IS TO END THE LITERACY OPPORTUNITY GAP BY HELPING FAMILIES DEVELOP HIGH-IMPACT READING ROUTINES THAT LAY THE GROUND WORK FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING SUCCESS AND PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP.

    Expenses $938,715 · Revenue $37,028

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jill Quinby

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daryl Andrews

    FORMER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Houston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Ola J Friday

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aria Glasgow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandon Burns

    FORMER SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Camille Carlstrom

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mercedes Dahar

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dale Dowdie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bill Barke

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelley Wilson

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maggie Begley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katy Caldwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Grondin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeannette Hsu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sara Katz Razzaghi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trish Schiapelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Ward

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,263
    From this org
    $138,362
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,901
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,362
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,446
    Filer's total
    $150,263

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323139349301967

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