Reach Out and Read Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Mar 4, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$15,975,281

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Books-sustainability: every prospective active reach out and read site is asked to supply evidence of fundraising ability and community support, and the program's goal is that sites develop increasing financial self-reliance. However, the reach out and read national center provides limited sustainability funding awards to thriving reach out and read sites, in order to help them continue to serve their patients, and to leverage local fundraising for their reach out and read program. See schedule o books-sustainability: the reach out and read national center distributed sustainability funds for book purchases more than 3,000 reach out and read sites, all of which demonstrated compliance with the three-part reach out and read model for one year after beginning the program. To qualify for sustainability books, reach out and read sites document that they are providing a high-quality pediatric literacy intervention in compliance with the reach out and read model, books to children at well-child visits, and must demonstrate well-developed fundraising plans and/or fundraising success. More than 1,663,000 books were given to children in high need communities.

Activity 3

Coalitions: the regional structure of sustainability book funds of reach out and read is increasingly organized into state and regional coalitions. The reach out and read national center has focused on building capacity at the coalition level in order to make it possible for new clinical locations to receive technical support, training, and fundraising assistance on a state or local level, and to form important connections with other sites, with professional associations, and with potential funders. See schedule o coalitions: twenty-seven (27) well-managed reach out and read coalitions supplement the outreach efforts of the national center by working with local and regional medical organizations such as local chapters of the american academy of pediatrics, the american academy of family physicians, and the national association of pediatric nurse practitioners. Coalitions take four different structural forms, eleven are part of the american academy of pediatrics, seven are their own 501(c)(3), seven our housed within other institutions including hospitals, and universities, and seven are fiscally sponsored within the reach out and read national center. Each coalition is led by a coalition leader and a medical director, and some employ additional full-time or part-time staff. The reach out and read national center works directly with the coalition leaders and medical directors to build capacity around fundraising, training, site support, communications, and advocacy.

Filer

EIN

04-3481253