Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,947,111
- Total expenses
- $4,702,134
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,272,368
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,674,743
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,323,124
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,223,062
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,100,062
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,650,232
- Management and general expenses
- $947,499
- Fundraising expenses
- $104,403
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,650,232
Program services were 77.6% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$250,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,022,368
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$192,050
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2a · Program service revenue: TUTORING CONTRACT REVENUE
total $2,405,588 · related or exempt $2,405,588
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2b · Program service revenue: BOOK FAIR REVENUES
total $259,683 · related or exempt $259,683
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2c · Program service revenue: MULTICULTURAL LITERACY PROG
total $9,472 · related or exempt $9,472
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $179,326 · program services $85,180 · management and general $85,180 · fundraising $8,966
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,247,997 · program services $592,798 · management and general $592,799 · fundraising $62,400
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $12,611 · program services $5,990 · management and general $5,990 · fundraising $631
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $48,116 · program services $22,855 · management and general $22,855 · fundraising $2,406
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $133,031 · program services $63,190 · management and general $63,190 · fundraising $6,651
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $66,452 · program services $33,226 · management and general $33,226
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11g · Fees: other
total $128,920 · program services $123,962 · management and general $4,486 · fundraising $472
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $76,380 · program services $76,380
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,774 · program services $7,887 · management and general $7,887
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14 · Information technology
total $176,306 · program services $88,153 · management and general $88,153
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16 · Occupancy
total $55,010 · program services $27,505 · management and general $27,505
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17 · Travel
total $10,808 · program services $5,404 · management and general $5,404
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20 · Interest
total $3,802 · program services $1,901 · management and general $1,901
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $115,602 · program services $115,602
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23 · Insurance
total $2,134 · program services $1,067 · management and general $1,067
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24a · Other expenses: TUTOR PROGRAM
total $1,395,412 · program services $1,395,412
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24b · Other expenses: BOOKFAIRS
total $877,844 · program services $877,844
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24c · Other expenses: LITERACY INITIATIVES
total $136,244 · program services $113,367 · fundraising $22,877
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24d · Other expenses: STAFF & BOARD DEVELOPMENT
total $8,286 · program services $4,142 · management and general $4,144
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24e · All other expenses
total $12,079 · program services $8,367 · management and general $3,712
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $260,242 · end of year $2,657
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,691,195 · end of year $1,979,623
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$560,862
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$220,018
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $432,054 · end of year $340,844
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $128,406 · end of year $789,133
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $133,929
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $400,000 · end of year $300,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $163,890 · end of year -$453,488
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,691,195 · end of year $1,553,550
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
READ USA'S MISSION IS TO SOLVE ILLITERACY THROUGH HIGH-INTEREST BOOKS AND HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING. READ USA'S RESEARCH-BASED, MULTI-LAYERED PROGRAMMING IS HELPING CHILDREN ACHIEVE - AND SOMETIMES SURPASS - GRADE-LEVEL READING PROFICIENCY. READ USA HAS CREATED AND REFINED ITS UNIQUE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING GRADE-LEVEL READERS, TEEN LEADERS, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL TEACHERS USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND PROGRAMMING. READ USA'S MULTI-FACETED MODEL INCLUDES LITERACY TUTORING, BOOK CHOICE & OWNERSHIP, MULTICULTURAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROGRAMS WORK TOGETHER TO END ILLITERACY, ELEVATE THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND EQUIP AND EMPLOY EAGER WORKFORCE TALENT. MORE SPECIFICALLY, READ USA SEEKS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING LITERACY RESOURCES TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TWO-THIRDS OF LOW-INCOME HOMES HAVE ZERO BOOKS AND TWO-THIRDS OF FOURT
Activities or mission (Part I)
READ USA'S MISSION IS TO SOLVE ILLITERACY THROUGH HIGH-INTEREST BOOKS AND HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING. READ USA'S RESEARCH-BASED, MULTI-LAYERED PROGRAMMING IS HELPING CHILDREN ACHIEVE - AND SOMETIMES SURPASS - GRADE-LEVEL READING PROFICIENCY. READ USA HAS CREATED AND REFINED ITS UNIQUE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING GRADE-LEVEL READERS, TEEN LEADERS, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL TEACHERS USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND PROGRAMMING. READ USA'S MULTI-FACETED MODEL INCLUDES LITERACY TUTORING, BOOK CHOICE & OWNERSHIP, MULTICULTURAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROGRAMS WORK TOGETHER TO END ILLITERACY, ELEVATE THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND EQUIP AND EMPLOY EAGER WORKFORCE TALENT.
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LAST YEAR, READ USA SERVED OVER 50,000 PRE-SCHOOL AGE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM OVER 100 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 5 COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT SERVE CHILDREN FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WITH OVER 100,000 BRAND NEW, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS THEY SELECTED FOR FREE TO BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES.
Expenses $2,163,311
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READ USA EXPANDED ITS LITERACY TUTORING INTERVENTION PROGRAM, EMPLOYING, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISING OVER 585 HIGH SCHOOL TEENS AND HIRING OVER 100 LICENSED EDUCATORS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THESE TEEN TUTORS RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT EXPECTATIONS AND SKILLS. THEY WERE THEN PAIRED WITH NEARLY 1,750 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS BELOW GRADE LEVEL READERS FOR DAILY, INTENSIVE ONE-TO-ONE LITERACY TUTORING SESSIONS IN DUVAL COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENT TESTS WERE ANALYZED AND VERIFIED BY A THIRD-PARTY SOURCE, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH PROVED THE INTERVENTION TO BE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN PRODUCING READING GAINS FOR BOTH THE TEEN TUTORS AS WELL AS THE YOUNGER STUDENTS THEY LED.
Expenses $1,395,412
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READ USA HELD A COMMUNITY EVENT, "PEACE IN THE PAGES," RAISING AWARENESS FOR LITERACY AND ITS MULTI-FACETED PROGRAMMING BY HONORING SEVEN COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO EXEMPLIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERACY AND PEACE, PROSPERITY, EMPATHY, NON-VIOLENCE, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM. PEACE IN THE PAGES ALSO PROVIDES AN ANNUAL PROGRAMMING AND IMPACT UPDATE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S DONORS, GRANTORS, AND FUNDERS.
Expenses $91,509
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READ USA INCREASED ITS MULTICULTURAL LITERACY OFFERINGS THROUGH EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, THE CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS, AND OTHER PARTNERS WITH ADDITIONAL BOOK OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FREE DIGITAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING "READ ALOUDS" BY LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEADERS, INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, ACTIVITY GUIDES, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES.
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Robert H Kelly JrROBERT H KELLY JR
CEO & PRESID
- Total calculated
- $170,580
- From this org
- $170,580
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,580
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $170,580
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Marla BuchananMARLA BUCHANAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg BurtonGREG BURTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lakesha BurtonLAKESHA BURTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nadiyah CaseyNADIYAH CASEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
W C GentryW C GENTRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meredith GuessMEREDITH GUESS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mone HolderMONE HOLDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jordan HootenJORDAN HOOTEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kawanza HumphreyKAWANZA HUMPHREY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rudy Jamison JrRUDY JAMISON JR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Glori KatzGLORI KATZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carmen NorthCARMEN NORTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vincent TaylorVINCENT TAYLOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vanessa TusseyVANESSA TUSSEY
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lakeisha Wells-PalmerLAKEISHA WELLS-PALMER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ellen A WissELLEN A WISS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202443209349306049
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