Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,378,746
- Total expenses
- $1,599,551
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,217,107
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $119,744
- Investment income
- $17,712
- Other revenue
- $24,183
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,318,055
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $142,970
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,175,085
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,152,487
- Management and general expenses
- $99,268
- Fundraising expenses
- $347,796
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,152,487
Program services were 72.1% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$289,732
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$927,375
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$7,207
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $119,744 · related or exempt $119,744
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3 · Investment income
total $17,712 · excluded $17,712
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$135,201
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$289,732
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$117,253
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $17,948 · excluded $17,948
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$8,546
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$2,311
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $6,235 · excluded $6,235
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $177,799 · program services $115,569 · management and general $17,780 · fundraising $44,450
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $832,250 · program services $642,374 · management and general $12,556 · fundraising $177,320
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $11,396 · program services $9,035 · fundraising $2,361
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $32,059 · program services $31,833 · fundraising $226
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $80,944 · program services $60,933 · management and general $2,353 · fundraising $17,658
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $52,500 · management and general $52,500
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $50,766 · fundraising $50,766
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11g · Fees: other
total $90,672 · program services $62,368 · management and general $270 · fundraising $28,034
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,293 · program services $386 · fundraising $907
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13 · Office expenses
total $23,656 · program services $10,924 · management and general $2,882 · fundraising $9,850
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16 · Occupancy
total $28,279 · program services $22,034 · management and general $707 · fundraising $5,538
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17 · Travel
total $16,735 · program services $11,587 · management and general $35 · fundraising $5,113
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23 · Insurance
total $7,605 · program services $5,886 · management and general $196 · fundraising $1,523
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND AC
total $169,426 · program services $169,426
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE
total $12,138 · program services $464 · management and general $9,882 · fundraising $1,792
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24c · Other expenses: STAFF RECRUITMENT, DEVE
total $10,054 · program services $9,044 · management and general $100 · fundraising $910
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24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND MEALS
total $1,979 · program services $624 · management and general $7 · fundraising $1,348
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $763,318 · end of year $630,687
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $518,971 · end of year $536,682
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $205,752 · end of year $112,368
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $8,781 · end of year $12,442
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $40,971 · end of year $22,479
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,397 · end of year $3,397
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $145,300 · end of year $142,970
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,055,783 · end of year $956,916
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $340,107 · end of year $218,169
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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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 MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IMPACTING A CHILD'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS IS BEING REGULARLY READ TO BY A PARENT OR CAREGIVER BEFORE STARTING KINDERGARTEN. RAR-MA IMPROVES ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN, WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME CHILDREN 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 FOUNDATION FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING SUCCESS AND PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP.
Expenses $1,152,487 · Revenue $119,744
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Christine WardCHRISTINE WARD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $170,585
- From this org
- $154,672
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,913
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,672
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,600
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,313
- Filer's total
- $170,585
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Katee DuffyKATEE DUFFY
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $128,320
- From this org
- $114,993
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,327
- Hours/week
- 40
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Angela M HaynesANGELA M HAYNES
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $114,832
- From this org
- $112,899
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,933
- Hours/week
- 40
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Mercedes DaharMERCEDES DAHAR
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Annie Knickman PlancherANNIE KNICKMAN PLANCHER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Camille CarlstromCAMILLE CARLSTROM
FORMER VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jill QuinbyJILL QUINBY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Katy CaldwellKATY CALDWELL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dan GrondinDAN GRONDIN
FORMER SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Isis Ortiz-BeltonISIS ORTIZ-BELTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark McPhersonMARK MCPHERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Myra MajewskiMYRA MAJEWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pati FernandezPATI FERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sara Katz RazzaghiSARA KATZ RAZZAGHI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg DemersGREG DEMERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maggie BegleyMAGGIE BEGLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dale DowdieDALE DOWDIE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Aria GlasgowARIA GLASGOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Susan HoustonSUSAN HOUSTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeannette HsuJEANNETTE HSU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Trish SchiapelliTRISH SCHIAPELLI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe TheisJOE THEIS
FORMER DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle TutunjianMICHELLE TUTUNJIAN
FORMER DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523189349310302
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