Book Trust

“Jill schatz, doug schatz, and adrienne schatz have a family relationship.”

“A copy of the form 990 is reviewed by finance & audit committee and the president & ceo, and is then provided to the board.”

“Each fall, all board policies are reviewed with board members. At that time, the conflict of interst forms are reviewed and board members are asked to disclose any conflicts and complete a conflict of interest affirmation certificate. Each year, board members review and reaffirm.”

“There is an annual comparison of the book trust's president & ceo's compensation against guidestar's compensation review for organizations of similar size and mission. The executive committee meets to review and approve the compensation amount and forwards a written performance review to the executive director. The organization maintains the appropriate documentation.”

“Governing documents are available upon written request.”

“Book trust inspires a passion for reading by empowering children from low-income families to choose and own books, increasing their literacy skills and fostering life-long learning. Book trust raises funds so that participating children in high-poverty elementary schools can purchase $7 worth of books a month, typically 2 to 3 books per month, or 18-20 books over the course of the year. More than 20 years ago, a young fort collins student was distressed to realize that many of her classmates were unable to purchase books through the monthly scholastic catalogs because their families didn't have enough money. Years later, when the little girl was an adult, she returned to colorado and began book trust to insure that all children would have the chance to fall in love with reading by choosing and owning their own books. In 2001, book trust began operating as a pilot program under the fiscal sponsorship of the serimus foundation and this pilot reached 170 students across larimer county. By 2006, book trust had obtained independent nonprofit status. Today, book trust operates in 125 schools in 15 states (california, colorado, florida, hawaii, idaho, missouri, montana, new york, oregon, pennsylvania, texas, virginia, washington, west virginia, and wisconsin) and is able to reach more than 35,000 students.”

“Book trust seeks to make a change in the lives of children, and that change is grounded in research and evaluation. Our ongoing evaluation efforts demonstrate book trust programs are doing exactly what we think they are doing: generating an interest in and excitement for reading and learning, improving literacy skills, and increasing family and parental engagement in reading at home. During the 2014-2015 school year, book trust operated in communities in 15 states and delivered 820,000 books into the hands of over 35,000 children, an increase of 12% from the previous year. Since 2001, book trust has provided over 4.3 million books to kids. Highlights from our 2014-2015 evaluation results include the following: *students reading more: 89% of book trust teachers said students are reading more in school and 85% said students are reading more at home because of book trust. *students becoming better readers: book trust teachers reported the percentage of book trust students reading at grade level increased from 41% at the beginning of the year to 70% at the end of the year. *families more engaged in reading: 71% of book trust teachers reported that book trust increases parental involvement with reading at home.”

“Uncollectible pledges -17,013.”