READY READERS

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B92

Classification

1000

Street

10403 BAUR BLVD STE H

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• IN 2024-25, READY READERS SHARED THE JOY AND POWER OF LITERACY WITH MORE THAN 20,000 CHILDREN IN OUR REGION THROUGH WEEKLY STORYTIMES, NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. WE DISTRIBUTED 172,623 HIGH QUALITY NEW BOOKS TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND TEACHERS, A 21% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WHILE OUR WORK IS ALWAYS CENTERED ON CHILDREN, IT IS POWERED BY VOLUNTEERS AND LITERACY CHAMPIONS; WE TRAINED AND SUPPORTED 279 VOLUNTEER READERS, 134+ WAREHOUSE VOLUNTEERS, AND 30 NEIGHBORHOOD READING CAPTAINS.THROUGH OUR STORYTIME PROGRAM, WE REACHED 16,948 CHILDREN IN 1,256 CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. OUR VOLUNTEERS READ HIGH-QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS EVERY WEEK FOR 30 MINUTES TO A CLASSROOM OF YOUNG CHILDREN, DESIGNED TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATIONS, ENGAGE CHILDREN IN VALUABLE DISCUSSION EXPERIENCES, AND DEVELOP STRONG, TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED ADULTS.. THE READER VISITS THE SAME CLASSROOM AT THE SAME TIME EACH WEEK, FORMING STRONG BONDS WITH THE CHILDREN, THE TEACHERS, AND THE CENTER. IN ADDITION TO WEEKLY READING SESSIONS, EACH CHILD RECEIVES 7 HIGH-QUALITY, NEW BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CLASSROOMS SELECT PROGRAMMING THAT BEST FITS THEIR NEEDS WHILE MOST CLASSROOMS REQUEST IN-PERSON VOLUNTEER READERS, SOME REQUEST VIRTUAL SESSIONS AND OTHERS REQUEST ONLY BOOKS AND CURRICULUM SUPPORTS. READY READERS ALSO GIVES CLASSROOM TEACHERS THE SAME 7 BOOKS, WITH STORY TIME ACTIVITIES TO INCORPORATE LITERACY THROUGHOUT THEIR CURRICULUM. READY READERS PROVIDES STATE-APPROVED, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE STORYTIME PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OTHER CENTERS AND LOCATIONS (EX: COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, ETC.). ADDITIONALLY, READY READERS WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER FREE, LITERACY-BASED FIELD TRIPS TO CLASSROOMS IN OUR STORYTIME PROGRAM. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY WORK, READY READERS COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND BEGAN THE NEIGHBORHOOD READING CAPTAINS PROGRAM IN 2023. NEIGHBORHOOD READING CAPTAINS LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY SERVE, AND ARE TRAINED AND COMPENSATED TO PROVIDE TRUSTED RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND EVENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATION OF LITERACY IN HOMES. READY READERS CURRENTLY HAS 30+ CAPTAINS SERVING 8 NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE REGION. AREAS OF SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON NEIGHBORHOOD NEED, ASSETS, AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NRC ADVISORY COUNCIL.

  Expenses $1,526,783 · Grants $458,254 · Revenue $2,116

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $2,217,456

  Expenses

  $2,162,086

  Contributions

  $2,142,213

  Grants paid

  $458,254

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,936,720

  Expenses

  $1,844,981

  Contributions

  $1,916,130

  Grants paid

  $402,862

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,934,033

  Expenses

  $1,476,444

  Contributions

  $1,918,124

  Grants paid

  $343,123

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,585,720

  Expenses

  $1,313,885

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,581,585

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,276,644

  Expenses

  $1,051,368

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,245,113

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $895,905

  Expenses

  $833,163

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,039,397

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,031,593

  Expenses

  $883,113

  Assets (EOY)

  $902,536

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $865,032

  Expenses

  $796,274

  Assets (EOY)

  $755,373

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $730,878

  Expenses

  $677,136

  Assets (EOY)

  $692,970

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $703,118

  Expenses

  $608,121

  Assets (EOY)

  $630,435

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $700,469

  Expenses

  $553,280

  Assets (EOY)

  $527,458

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $528,219

  Expenses

  $505,879

  Assets (EOY)

  $381,256

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $467,488

  Assets (EOY)

  $356,880

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

  $104,150

  2024 · STORYTIME EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM READ AT HOME BOARD BOOKS (AGES 0 TO 2), 24 HOUR FUND RAISING CHALLENGE, GENERAL SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $81,140

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• YOUTHBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $80,800

  2024 · PROGRAM ACTIVITY FUNDING

• THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

  $79,168

  2025 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $73,803

  2024 · EDUCATION

• ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

  $72,169

  2022 · EDUCATION

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $66,884

  2023 · EDUCATION

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $64,407

  2022 · EDUCATION

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC

  $57,934

  2022 · ALL - Early Childhood and Youth Success;CCS - Early Childhood and Youth Success; TTP - Early Childhood and Youth Success

• ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

  $55,500

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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