Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1986.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $64K paid to officers and key staff.
Diana Bush’s $79K as Executive Di is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Bush | $79,077 | $75,154 | $71,615 | $69,000 | $63,942 | $64,000 |
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.
See Read for Literacy INC executive salaries →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
Offers literacy services and training for children, adults, and families to achieve success.
Questions for Read for Literacy INC
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Adult Literacy Program
Adult basic education and english language learners engages students in learning activities that increase reading, writing and communication skills. Tutors work with our students one-to-one or in small groups setting goals to achieve success in the classroom, at work and in life.
Creating Young Readers Program
This line of service affords volunteers the opportunity to work with children ages 3-8 (preschool through 2ND grade) who are at risk of falling behind in emergent literacy skills. Reader friends meet one-to-one with a child on reading, alphabet recognition and other skills all while sharing their love of reading.
Claire's Day
This line of service is dedicated to inspiring children and families to be lifelong readers. We do this to honor claire lynsey rubini, who passed away from a heart condition in 2000 when she was just ten years old.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $44K | $183K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $568K | $629K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $616K | $815K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $21K | $56K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $595K | $760K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $64K | $54K | $6K | $3K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $117K | $103K | $9K | $5K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $12K | $10K | $937 | $703 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $13K | $13K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $36K | $33K | $2K | $1K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $2K | $150 | $50 |
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | $1K | $80 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $4K | $638 | $852 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $33K | $22K | $9K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $8K | $6K | $1K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $291K | $249K | $30K | $13K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2026 | $443K | $418K | $25K | $900K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2025 | $340K | $394K | −$54K | $833K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 | $415K | $416K | −$881 | $780K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2023 | $387K | $336K | $50K | $751K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2022 | $305K | $258K | $48K | $862K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 17, 2021 | $407K | $291K | $115K | $760K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $406,568 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $406,568 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $291,115 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $815,399 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $759,708 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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