Reader to Reader INC

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Amherst, MA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 03-0496901Revenue $230K in FY2025

On file with the IRSreadertoreader.org27 Woodlot Rd, 01002-3451 · Amherst, MATax-exempt since Apr 2003Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Collection & distribution of a wide variety of used and new books and computers to schools, libraries, and outreach programs in low-income communities across the united states and in other countries. The organization also coordinates a number of innovative literacy programs designed to mentor and promote reading.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 36 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$230K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$296K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$383K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$230K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$296K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$287K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$296K
Net assets
$383K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$564K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$449K
FY2025$383K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $273K Management & general 7% · $20K Fundraising 1% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pres & Exec Dir
$106,100Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Mazor’s $106K as Pres & Exec Dir is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Mazor$106,100$106,600$105,000$99,400$93,800$112,600

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes books and computers, and runs literacy programs for low-income communities.

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2 programs · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Literacy Programs

Coordinates a number of innovative literacy programs designed to conduct face to face and online mentoring to children and adults from predominately minority and low income families.

$169Kprogram expense
02

Book and Resources Distribution Program

Collection & distribution of a wide variety of used and new books and computers to schools, libraries, and outreach programs in low-income communities.

$104Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$296K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$383K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$362K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$362K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$383K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 636
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K$362K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$469K$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$449K$383K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$95K$8K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$106K$106K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$19K$799$267
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$16K$621$207
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$30$30
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$888$888
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$18
Total functional expensesLn 25$296K$273K$20K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $230K$296K−$66K$383K 990 PDF
FY2024 $250K$301K−$51K$449K 990 PDF
FY2023 $213K$287K−$74K$500K 990 PDF
FY2022 $274K$264K$10K$574K 990 PDF
FY2021 $379K$240K$139K$564K 990 PDF
FY2020 $422K$397K$25K$425K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $229,570 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $153,463$147,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,420$73,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,739$8,775
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $249,622$229,570
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $232,935$249,503
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,031$46,102
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $300,966$295,605
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,344−$66,035
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $229,570 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$147,295
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,500$73,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,775$8,775
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,275$229,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $295,605 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,490 · Management $7,958 · Fundraising $2,652$106,100
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,328$106,328
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,358 · Management $799 · Fundraising $267$20,424
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,823 · Management $621 · Fundraising $207$16,651
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,885$8,885
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30$30
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $888$888
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,992$7,992
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,941 · Management $1,332$6,273
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,673$20,673
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,343 · Management $18$1,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,866 · Management $19,613 · Fundraising $3,126$295,605
Part X · Balance sheet $402,931 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $427,123$361,507
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,500$6,750
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,701
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,965$25,973
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $468,588$402,931
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,526$19,904
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,526$19,904
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $449,062$383,027
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $449,062$383,027
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $468,588$402,931
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $383,027 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,570
XI-2 Total expenses$295,605
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,035
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$449,062
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$383,027

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