Reading in Motion EIN 36-3235853 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers at-risk children to read grade-level through arts education. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $2.0M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, and $579K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.readinginmotion.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$2.0MFY2020
Expenses
$2.1M
Net assets
$579K
People
20
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  36-3235853 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers at-risk children to read grade-level through arts education.
Leadership
Karl Androes · President/Executive Direct · $105K
Money in and out
$2.0M revenue, $2.1M expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$579K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$146K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2020
Total assets
$994K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$415K
FY2020
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$579K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$146K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$994K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Benchmarks is a world-class reading program for at-risk children. This program uses arts-based activities that are physical, kinesthetic and imaginative to address key reading skills. During the year ended june 30, 2020, 4,400 pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and 1ST grade students benefited from this program.

$740Kprogram expense
02

The national expansion program is focused on bringing rim's best in class benchmarks program (in english and spanish) to other major metropolitan areas across the united states with large populations of at-risk students.

$424Kprogram expense
03

Spanish is the spanish language version of benchmarks and is an adaptation designed to be used in bilingual pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and 1ST grade classrooms in which reading is taught in spanish. This program uses music and drama-based activities to address key reading and prereading skills.

$266Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CReading in Motion
EINHdr · item D36-3235853
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.readinginmotion.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A650)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1983

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Executive Direct
$105,488Pt VII · Sec A
$87,246Pt VII · Sec A
$82,536Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$60,626Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Past Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Duffy’s $128K as Executive Di is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M arts & culture 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
Erin Duffy$128,125
Karl Androes$104,448$105,488
Lauren Jarvis$102,500$90,355$54,700$41,261
Gabriel Gonzalez$43,870$84,355$88,077$87,112
Kristen Walter$81,438$87,246
Julie Pinn$37,881$83,860$69,913$53,691
Christina Jensen$82,536
Kathryn Daniel$58,730$70,826

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.6M · 80%
Program service revenue$385K · 19%
Contributions & grants80%$1.6M
Program service revenue19%$385K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$648
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.19
Program services74%$1.6M
Management & general8%$164K
Fundraising19%$399K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$634K
Total assetsLn 16$994K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$415K
Total net assetsLn 32$579K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $634K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $2.1M · Less non-cash grants $203 · Cash operating expenses/yr $2.1M
3.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.6M · Total expenses $2.1M
74%
Management & General
Management & general $164K · Total expenses $2.1M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $399K · Total expenses $2.1M
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $399K · Solicited contributions $1.6M
$0.25 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $2.0M
80%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $385K · Total revenue $2.0M
19%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $2.0M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $385K · Total expenses $2.1M
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.0M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $579K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.0M · Expenses $2.1M
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $994K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $579K · Total assets $994K
58%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $994K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Karl Androes · Reported title PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT · Highest reported compensation $105K · Total expenses $2.1M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $2.1M
72%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 25%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$983K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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