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Read-Aloud Delaware INC

Tax-deductible

Wilmington, DE501(c)(3) EIN 51-0280486Revenue $597K in FY2025

On file with the IRSreadalouddelaware.org100 W 10th St Ste 309, 19801-1642 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Apr 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to create a life-long impact through early childhood literacy.our vision is that children across Delaware will have the foundational literacy skills to succeed in school and life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 7 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 14% 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$597K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$457K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$524K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$597K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$483K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$585K
FY2025$597K
Expenses
$457K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$405K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$477K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$457K
Net assets
$524K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$256K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$384K
FY2025$524K

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 Apr 1987.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $374K Management & general 12% · $55K Fundraising 6% · $29K

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; $92K 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
James Spadola
Executive Director
$92,156Pt VII · Sec A
Stephen a Spence ESQ.
President (from 1/25); Treasurer (to 1/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeanne a Brennan
President (to 1/25); Trustee (from 1/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Felicia Harrington
Treasurer (from 1/25); Secretary (to 1/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Betsy Plowman
Secretary (from 1/25); Trustee (to 1/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Spadola$92,156$88,478$87,131$80,993$74,938—
Mary W Hirschbiel Retired—————$65,648

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

Promotes early childhood literacy to give children lifelong success in school and life.

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2 programs · $374K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Read aloud delaware, inc. Promotes and carries out programs aimed at ensuring preschool children have someone to read to them on a regular basis. Read aloud partners with 88 childcare centers, 2 clinics and 2 prisons. In the past year, 500 volunteers conducted approximately 70,000 individual reading sessions for delaware's children.

$336Kprogram expense
02

Lena start is a program implemented by read aloud delaware, inc. Theprogram consists of 10 weekly, one-hour sessions and uses regularfeedback from lena's core "talk pedometer" to improve talk in the HOME.THE wearable pedometer lets parents know how much they're talking andhow many back-and-forth interactions they are having with…

$38Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Delaware Community Foundation INCFY2024$17K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Wsfs FoundationFY2024$5K
The Mid-Del Charitable FoundationFY2024$2K
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationFY2024$60
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$597K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$571K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$457K
Ln 25
Programscol B$374K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$524K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$526K
Total assetsLn 16$580K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$571K
Government grantsLn 1e$254K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$597K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$526K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$526K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$817
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$580K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$524K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$389K$526K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$817
Total assetsLn 16$475K$580K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$384K$524K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$46K$23K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$177K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$22K$2K$757
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$17K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K$323
Information technologyLn 14$180$180
OccupancyLn 16$35K$35K$90
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$890
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$32K$591$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$699$873
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K$374K$55K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $597K$457K$140K$524K 990 PDF
FY2024 $585K$522K$63K$384K 990 PDF
FY2023 $484K$477K$7K$320K 990 PDF
FY2022 $454K$398K$56K$311K 990 PDF
FY2021 $483K$363K$120K$256K 990 PDF
FY2020 $439K$405K$34K$136K 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 $597,163 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $550,276$570,874
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,466$10,750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,323$15,539
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $585,065$597,163
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $339,533$316,736
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,287$140,241
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $521,820$456,977
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,245$140,186
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $597,163 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$7,176
VIII-1e Government grants$254,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$309,598
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$570,874
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,750$10,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,539$15,539
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,750 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,539$597,163
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $456,977 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,078 · Management $23,039 · Fundraising $23,039$92,156
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $177,132 · Management $1,160$178,292
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,370 · Management $2,273 · Fundraising $757$25,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,228 · Management $1,830 · Fundraising $1,830$20,888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,247$21,247
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,664$2,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,341$2,341
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,888 · Management $323$14,211
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $180$180
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,028 · Management $90$35,118
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,155$10,155
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,460$2,460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,047 · Management $890$11,937
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,522 · Management $591 · Fundraising $2,364$34,477
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,879 · Management $699 · Fundraising $873$5,451
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,512 · Management $54,602 · Fundraising $28,863$456,977
Part X · Balance sheet $580,099 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $388,866$526,011
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $500$500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,566
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,277$817
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $82,508$51,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $475,151$580,099
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,823$5,653
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $500$500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $81,145$50,077
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,468$56,230
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $253,491$421,018
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $130,192$102,851
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $383,683$523,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $475,151$580,099
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $523,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$597,163
XI-2 Total expenses$456,977
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$383,683
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$523,869

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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