Program areas at Read for Life
"books for kids" distributes book packets to parents of young children encouraging reading at an early age & supplying samples of appropriate books. The program provides approximately 7,000 - 8,000 gently used books and serves approximately 600 children annually.
"books for babies" distributes book packets to parents of newborn babies encouraging reading at an early age & supplying samples of appropriate books. The program provides new books and serves approximately 600 children annually.
Headstart and teenage parenting programs: "headstart program" prepares students for success in kindergarten. A school district program that Read for Life supplements by providing each child with 5 new books, and by training parents how to Read aloud to their child. Serves approximately 1,600 children at 60 school sites annually. "teenage parenting program" works with teens in tulare county to encourage parents to Read to their babies and toddlers. Volunteers visit classrooms to share and demonstrate literacy techniques to enhance the knowledge and benefits of reading to their children. Currently, Read for Life provides new books to teen age parenting programs and head start sites county wide. Three distributions of age appropriate quality literature are donated to each site throughout the school year. These books help begin a child's personal library at home, providing a greater potential for success in school.
"bright start" is a program providing in-home trainings to parents of disabled children ages birth to three on how to foster a learning environment before the children are of school age. "shelter buddies" is a program which gives second and third grade children an expanded experience of improving their reading skills by reading to shelter animals. "home base migrant pre-school" provides new books and parent/teacher training to about 1,000 children in several migrant educational pre-school programs throughout tulare county. "women's migrant workers convention program" provides children's books as part of the education/literacy component of an annual conference established to educate female migrant workers on resources available for education, health, safety, and employment.
Grants made by Read for Life
Who funds Read for Life
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| The Belay Foundation | 2023-12 | Support Operations | $40,000 |
Personnel at Read for Life
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Cydney Oster | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-12-08 |
| Ann Brodersen | Board Member | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Katie Mann | President | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| George Pilling | Vice President | $0 | 2017-06-30 |
Financials for Read for Life
| Revenues | FYE 06/2024 | FYE 06/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $67,450 | $75,969 | -11.2% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $53 | $55 | -3.6% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities and fundraising events, combined | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $67,503 | $76,024 | -11.2% |
Organizations like Read for Life
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| StoryBook Treasures | 501(c)(3) | Ashburn, VA | $256,803 |
| Childrens Books on Wheels | 501(c)(3) | Spring, TX | $159,781 |
| Imagination Ashe | 501(c)(3) | Jefferson, NC | $22,633 |
| The Lantern Bryn Mawr Bookshop | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $89,009 |
| Family Literacy of Georgia | 501(c)(3) | Morrow, GA | $30,693 |
| Bright Star Books | 501(c)(3) | Akron, OH | $217,723 |
| Clackamas Bookshelf | 501(c)(3) | Gladstone, OR | $86,071 |
| Books Are the Beginning | 501(c)(3) | San Marcos, TX | $104,512 |
| Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu | 501(c)(3) | Honolulu, HI | $98,997 |
| Reading Owls International | 501(c)(3) | Attleboro, MA | $25,275 |
Data update history
February 3, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2023
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from The Belay Foundation November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2022
June 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
June 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 3342
- Visalia, CA 93278
- Metro area
- Visalia, CA
- County
- Tulare County, CA
- Website URL
- readforlife.org/
- Phone
- (559) 289-6788
IRS details
- EIN
- 77-0269865
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990-EZ
- Year formed
- 1990
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B92: Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- 083469
- FTB Entity ID
- 9764803
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2024-12-31
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