To promote literacy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 74 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
42 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 41.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$62K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$103K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$360K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$62K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$62K
Expenses
$103K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$104K
FY2025$103K
Net assets
$360K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$582K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$360K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $42K Management & general 59% · $61K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Admin Assistant
$44,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marla Ramsey’s $44K as Admin Assistant is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marla Ramsey$44,000———
Kathy Belanger—$24,000$18,750$18,750

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

California Reading Association is an education nonprofit based in Saratoga, CA, formed in 1990.

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1 program · $42K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Annual conference held for staff development for teachers in the state of california.

$42Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$42K
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$360K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$62K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$360K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$360K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 674
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$401K$360K
Total assetsLn 16$401K$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$401K$360K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$0$44K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$23K$711$0
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$19K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K$42K$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $62K$103K−$41K$360K 990 PDF
FY2024 $65K$104K−$39K$401K 990 PDF
FY2023 $115K$113K$2K$404K 990 PDF
FY2022 $81K$111K−$30K$477K 990 PDF
FY2021 $69K$83K−$15K$582K 990 PDF
FY2020 $72K$98K−$25K$0 990 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $62,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,054$10,894
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,601$25,532
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,532$23,060
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,668$2,681
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,855$62,167
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,398$44,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,356$59,143
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $103,754$103,143
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$38,899−$40,976
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $62,167 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,681 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,894
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,532
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,060$23,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,213 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,060$62,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $103,143 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $44,000 · Fundraising $0$44,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,642 · Fundraising $0$10,642
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,703 · Fundraising $0$2,703
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,843 · Fundraising $0$2,843
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,315 · Management $711 · Fundraising $0$24,026
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,929 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,929
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,244 · Management $60,899 · Fundraising $0$103,143
Part X · Balance sheet $360,098 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $401,074$360,098
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $401,074$360,098
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $401,074$360,098
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $401,074$360,098
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $401,074$360,098
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $360,098 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$62,167
XI-2 Total expenses$103,143
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,976
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$401,074
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$360,098

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