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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by I WOULD RATHER BE READING.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 19 December 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,117,309
Total expenses
$938,430
Contributions and grants received
$499,647
Grants paid
$150
Program service revenue
$616,795
Investment income
$867
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$808,033
Total liabilities, end of year
$487,056
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$320,977
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$791,353
Management and general expenses
$78,090
Fundraising expenses
$68,987
Program service expenses (Part III)
$791,353

Program services were 84.3% 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

    $157,052

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $118,243

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $224,352

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Fees for service

    total $525,814 · related or exempt $525,814

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program revenues

    total $90,981 · related or exempt $90,981

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $867 · excluded $867

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

    $157,052

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $150 · program services $150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $70,941 · program services $70,941

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $320,511 · program services $320,511

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,416 · program services $28,416

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $139,274 · program services $139,274

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,200 · management and general $7,200

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $35,057 · management and general $35,057

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,600 · management and general $2,600

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $75,145 · program services $75,145

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,733 · program services $9,733

  • 20 · Interest

    total $11,269 · program services $11,269

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,168 · management and general $9,168

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional fees

    total $24,065 · management and general $24,065

  • 24b · Other expenses: Fundraising costs

    total $68,987 · fundraising $68,987

  • 24c · Other expenses: Events family night

    total $63,280 · program services $63,280

  • 24d · Other expenses: Program materials

    total $59,181 · program services $59,181

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,453 · program services $13,453

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $63,011 · end of year $19,895

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $56,738 · end of year $56,738

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

    $731,400

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $31,400 · end of year $731,400

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,154 · end of year $9,556

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $477,500

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $141,995 · end of year $320,977

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Students experiencing reading difficulties are at the heart of this organizations mission. We serve this population through before- and after-school programs, individualized assistance, and summer camps.

  • We served more than 500 students through our after-school and summer camp programs, helping to improve literacy skills and reading confidence among participating students.

    Expenses $791,353 · Grants $150 · Revenue $616,795

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ashley Dearinger

    Co-founder Co-CEO

    Total calculated
    $37,095
    From this org
    $37,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Allison Ogle

    Co-founder Co-CEO

    Total calculated
    $33,846
    From this org
    $33,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sara Hannah

    Director of Program Development

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Josh Bova

    Board chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Heather Moss

    Vice chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Zion Smith

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • David Boone

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Deon Reese

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Ebony Bartee

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Brittany Miles

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Julie Reczek

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Sarah Fee

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Neil Washnock

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Bridget Dale

    Board member

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523539349301667

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