We provide intensive, small group reading therapy to disadvantaged children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 123 volunteers.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $250K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $101K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$340
0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$876K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$758K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$522K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$876K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$628K
FY2023$641K
FY2024$970K
FY2025$876K
Expenses
$758K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$913K
FY2025$758K
Net assets
$522K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$404K
FY2025$522K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Dec 2011.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $730K Management & general 4% · $28K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$2,025Pt VII · Sec A
Founder, Executive Directo
$1,931Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Partial Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Celia M Scott’s $2K as Chair is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Dr Celia M Scott$2,025$1,392$7,650$5,226
Dr Kary a Johnson$1,931———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $730K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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We provided intensive, small group reading therapy to disadvantaged children.

$730Kprogram 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 3 funders$101K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$876K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$551K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$730K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$522K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$340
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$551K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$876K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
SavingsLn 2$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$56K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$340
Net assetsLn 32$522K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6123
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$136K$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$405K$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$340
Net assetsLn 32$404K$522K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$339$339
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$28K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$692K$692K
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$730K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $876K$758K$118K$522K 990 PDF
FY2024 $970K$913K$58K$404K 990 PDF
FY2023 $641K$604K$37K$346K 990 PDF
FY2022 $628K$507K$121K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 $496K$431K$66K$187K 990 PDF
FY2020 $261K$183K$78K$122K 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 $876,447 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $219,691$319,089
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $743,731$551,159
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,997$6,199
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $970,419$876,447
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100$339
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,392$3,956
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $911,355$753,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $912,847$758,216
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,572$118,231
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $876,447 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,089
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,089
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $551,159$551,159
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,199$6,199
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $551,159 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,199$876,447
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $758,216 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $339$339
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,956$3,956
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,775$10,775
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,483$1,483
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,283 · Management $4,087$32,370
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,414$2,414
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,023$9,023
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,459$2,459
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,589$3,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $691,808$691,808
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $730,434 · Management $27,782 · Fundraising $0$758,216
Part X · Balance sheet $522,304 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $156,253$160,705
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,760$55,306
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $135,658$249,860
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $58,083$56,433
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $404,754$522,304
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,021$340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,021$340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $403,733$521,964
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $404,754$522,304
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $521,964 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$876,447
XI-2 Total expenses$758,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$118,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$403,733
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$521,964

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