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← READ USA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by READ USA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,593,735
Total expenses
$5,560,174
Contributions and grants received
$1,212,437
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,381,298
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,622,148
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,488,525
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$133,623
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,145,715
Management and general expenses
$1,282,432
Fundraising expenses
$132,027
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,145,715

Program services were 74.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $187,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,024,937

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUTORING CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $2,988,512 · related or exempt $2,988,512

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BOOK FAIR REVENUES

    total $364,137 · related or exempt $364,137

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MULTICULTURAL LITERACY PROG

    total $17,649 · related or exempt $17,649

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROG

    total $11,000 · related or exempt $11,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,385 · program services $83,308 · management and general $83,308 · fundraising $8,769

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,744,474 · program services $828,625 · management and general $828,625 · fundraising $87,224

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,846 · program services $8,477 · management and general $8,477 · fundraising $892

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $120,322 · program services $57,153 · management and general $57,153 · fundraising $6,016

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $176,234 · program services $83,711 · management and general $83,711 · fundraising $8,812

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $81,321 · program services $40,660 · management and general $40,661

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $132,944 · program services $127,620 · management and general $4,817 · fundraising $507

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $79,294 · program services $76,476 · management and general $2,818

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,308 · program services $16,877 · management and general $18,431

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $167,311 · program services $83,655 · management and general $83,656

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $64,569 · program services $37,057 · management and general $27,512

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,882 · program services $11,584 · management and general $298

  • 20 · Interest

    total $15,574 · program services $2,983 · management and general $12,591

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $113,714 · program services $113,714

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,943 · management and general $1,943

  • 24a · Other expenses: TUTOR PROGRAM

    total $1,696,556 · program services $1,696,556

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKFAIRS

    total $662,830 · program services $662,830

  • 24c · Other expenses: LITERACY INITIATIVES

    total $201,174 · program services $181,367 · fundraising $19,807

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF & BOARD DEVELOPMENT

    total $47,772 · program services $23,886 · management and general $23,886

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,721 · program services $9,176 · management and general $4,545

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,657 · end of year $86,423

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,979,623 · end of year $1,308,594

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $560,862

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $333,731

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $340,844 · end of year $227,131

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $789,133 · end of year $1,213,625

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $133,929

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $274,900

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$453,488 · end of year -$942,122

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,553,550 · end of year $1,075,745

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

READ USA'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ITS LITERACY TUTORING MODEL THAT EQUIPS TEENS WITH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SKILLS, LEADING TO MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE SAME TIME, READ USA HELPS CHILDREN ACHIEVE - AND OFTEN SURPASS - GRADE-LEVEL READING PROFICIENCY THROUGH ITS RESEARCH-BASED, MULTI-LAYERED PROGRAMMING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

READ USA'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ITS LITERACY TUTORING MODEL THAT EQUIPS TEENS WITH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SKILLS, LEADING TO MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE SAME TIME, READ USA HELPS CHILDREN ACHIEVE - AND OFTEN SURPASS - GRADE-LEVEL READING PROFICIENCY THROUGH ITS RESEARCH-BASED, MULTI-LAYERED PROGRAMMING. READ USA'S INTEGRATED MODEL INCLUDES FIVE CORE PILLARS: LITERACY TUTORING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BOOK CHOICE & OWNERSHIP, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN LITERACY OUTCOMES, ELEVATE TEACHING, AND PREPARE YOUTH FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. THROUGH DAILY ONE-TO-ONE LITERACY TUTORING, TRAINED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROVIDE MULTISENSORY READING INSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON PHONICS, FLUENCY, COMPREHENSION, VOCABULARY, AND WRITING. CERTIFIED TEACHERS PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING AND REAL-TIME COACHING TO SUPPORT BOTH TUTORS AND STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, READ USA OFFERS BOOK CHOIC

  • LAST YEAR, READ USA SERVED OVER 50,000 PRE-SCHOOL AGE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM OVER 100 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDED CHILDREN WITH OVER 100,000 BRAND NEW, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS THEY SELECTED FOR FREE TO BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES.

    Expenses $694,333

  • READ USA EXPANDED ITS LITERACY TUTORING INTERVENTION PROGRAM, EMPLOYING, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISING OVER 375 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 1,100 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, THROUGH A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL STUDY 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 $3,372,154 · Revenue $3,381,298

  • 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, AND FREEDOM. PEACE IN THE PAGES ALSO PROVIDES AN ANNUAL PROGRAMMING AND IMPACT UPDATE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S DONORS, GRANTORS, AND FUNDERS.

    Expenses $79,228

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert H Kelly Jr

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $170,508
    From this org
    $170,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,508
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $170,508

  • Marla Buchanan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Burton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nadiyah Casey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith Guess

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mone Holder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan Hooten

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kawanza Humphrey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rudy Jamison Jr

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glori Katz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carmen North

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vincent Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vanessa Tussey

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lakeisha Wells-Palmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen 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
2024
Filed
15 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202513239349300831

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