Readworks INC FY2023 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1990EducationEIN 13-3593812Revenue $4.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRSreadworks.orgPo Box 25809, 10087-7477 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Sep 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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With a deep commitment to under-resourced communities, Readworks supports teacher instruction that builds the knowledge and vocabulary that drive students' reading comprehension.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$759K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $4K 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$759K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
+143% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2023▲ +143%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +157%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$754K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1991.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.5M Management & general 7% · $225K Fundraising 8% · $232K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $759K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$279,043Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer
$181,439Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$174,120Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Product Development
$124,140Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Bowman’s $236K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Terry Bowman$235,842$235,842$279,043$207,563$226,000$228,000
Cameron Swaim$190,261$190,261$174,120$142,235$143,475$141,445
Susanne Nobles$189,133$189,133$181,439$139,106$142,973—
Kathy Bloomfield———$129,975$169,802$165,000
Justin Pagano————$150,086$142,800
Benjamin Nichols$129,929$129,929————
Jeffrey Fleishhacker$126,907$126,907———$110,000
Jeffrey David Fleishhacker——$124,140$111,877——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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Improves reading comprehension and student achievement for American students.

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1 program · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Readworkscontinues to focus on growing and improving our product to impact the millions of users we serve, based on data, learning science, and a deep understanding and empathy for the practical realities faced by teachers and students in classrooms today.

$2.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$225K
Fundraisingcol D$232K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$451K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$660K$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$249K$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$204K$18K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$74K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$134K$120K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$117K$104K$6K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$769K$682K$6K$80K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$148$295
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$59$118
TravelLn 17$34K$124$33K$67
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$97K$68K$729$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$279$557
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$48K$22K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K$696
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.5M$225K$232K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$3.6M−$915K$754K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$3.6M−$943K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.6M$3.0M$1.6M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$2.6M−$727K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.4M$608K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.2M$359K$1.2M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,603,761 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,731,169$4,371,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $148,012$221,365
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,154$10,632
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,814$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,891,149$4,603,761
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,680,353$1,943,757
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $937,781$1,063,418
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,618,134$3,007,175
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$726,985$1,596,586
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $4,603,761 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,366,764
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$451,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,371,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $221,365$221,365
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,389$6,389
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,243$4,243
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $221,365 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,632$4,603,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,007,175 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $203,708 · Management $18,282 · Fundraising $39,175$261,165
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,299,416 · Management $73,607 · Fundraising $59,000$1,432,023
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $119,908 · Management $7,052 · Fundraising $6,594$133,554
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,966 · Management $6,338 · Fundraising $6,711$117,015
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,950$38,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $682,474 · Management $6,417 · Fundraising $80,342$769,233
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,199 · Management $148 · Fundraising $295$8,642
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,763 · Management $59 · Fundraising $118$2,940
IX-17 TravelPrograms $124 · Management $33,353 · Fundraising $67$33,544
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $68,217 · Management $729 · Fundraising $27,840$96,786
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,417$4,417
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,098 · Management $279 · Fundraising $557$13,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,637 · Management $21,916 · Fundraising $10,927$80,480
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $13,796 · Fundraising $696$14,492
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,549,510 · Management $225,343 · Fundraising $232,322$3,007,175
Part X · Balance sheet $2,685,467 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,331$152,340
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $543,081$1,282,590
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $201,349$1,015,457
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,473$9,057
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $249,188$226,023
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,139,705$2,685,467
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $126,064$82,239
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $126,064$82,239
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $781,641$1,530,268
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $232,000$1,072,960
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,013,641$2,603,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,139,705$2,685,467
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,603,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,603,761
XI-2 Total expenses$3,007,175
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,596,586
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,013,641
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,999
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,603,228

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