The foundation conducts early literacy programs for young children who are at high risk of Reading failure to become strong and enthusiastic readers, writers, listeners, and speakers and to develop the skills, habits, and behaviors that will support their success in school and in life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 18 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $225K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$704K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$878K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$207K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$704K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$811K
FY2022$741K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$603K
FY2025$704K
Expenses
$878K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$707K
FY2022$781K
FY2023$860K
FY2024$926K
FY2025$878K
Net assets
$207K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$492K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$703K
FY2024$380K
FY2025$207K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Aug 2000.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $697K Management & general 11% · $93K Fundraising 10% · $88K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $145K 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
Executive Di
$145,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charon Darris’s $145K as Executive Di is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Charon Darris$145,000$70,083

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

Programs and updates

Teaches young children at risk of reading failure to become strong, enthusiastic readers and communicators.

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1 program · $697K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The reading team preschool program is an intensive and multifaceted early literacy intervention that serves children from neighborhood day care centers and head start programs. This program enables the children we serve to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are developmental precursors to reading and writing.

$697Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$704K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$878K
Ln 25
Programscol B$697K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$207K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K
Total assetsLn 16$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Total revenueLn 12$704K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$175K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$175K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$225K
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$207K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$56K$175K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$296K$225K
Total assetsLn 16$633K$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$253K$210K
Net assetsLn 32$380K$207K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$74K$7K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$406K$325K$32K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$705$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$48K$5K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$21K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$215K$172K$32K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$16K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$25K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$878K$697K$93K$88K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $704K$878K−$173K$207K 990 PDF
FY2024 $603K$926K−$323K$380K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$860K$257K$703K 990 PDF
FY2022 $741K$781K−$39K$453K 990 PDF
FY2021 $811K$707K$103K$492K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $704,322 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $568,984$660,782
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,304$20,937
I-11 Other revenue$22,603
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $603,288$704,322
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $580,889$566,440
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,437$311,368
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $926,326$877,808
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$323,038−$173,486
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $704,322 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$118,263
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$542,519
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$660,782
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20,937$20,937
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,603$22,603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,937 · Excluded from tax $22,603$704,322
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $877,808 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,880 · Management $7,388 · Fundraising $11,082$92,350
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $324,592 · Management $32,457 · Fundraising $48,692$405,741
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,043 · Management $705 · Fundraising $1,056$8,804
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,636 · Management $4,763 · Fundraising $7,146$59,545
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,465$9,465
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,700$6,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,395$2,395
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,276 · Management $3,681 · Fundraising $1,648$26,605
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $171,816 · Management $31,994 · Fundraising $10,996$214,806
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,141 · Management $4,989$21,130
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,823 · Fundraising $5,444$30,267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $696,672 · Management $92,677 · Fundraising $88,459$877,808
Part X · Balance sheet $417,407 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,882$174,926
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $296,212$224,619
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $280,943$17,862
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $633,037$417,407
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,700$210,452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $252,596$210,452
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $380,441$206,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,441$206,955
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $633,037$417,407
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $206,955 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$704,322
XI-2 Total expenses$877,808
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$173,486
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,441
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$206,955

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