Book Trust

“Committees cannot take any action without board approval. Therefore, no minutes are taken at committee meetings.”

“A copy of the form 990 is reviewed by the treasurer and the president & ceo. Each board member then receives an electronic copy of the final draft to review. Any corrections or changes are made, and the 990 is finalized and submitted with board review and approval.”

“Each spring, all board policies are reviewed with board members. At that time, the conflict of interest forms are reviewed and board members are asked to disclose any conflicts and complete the 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 comparability data for organizations of similar size and mission. The executive committee meets to review the performance of the president & ceo and to approve the compensation amount. A similar process is in place for all other employees of the organization.”

“See description for line 15a above.”

“Maine, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, north carolina, new hampshire, nevada, new york, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, virginia, washington, wisconsin, west virginia”

“Governing documents are available upon written request. The organization's audited financial statements and form 990 are posted on the book trust website.”

“The organization's mission is to provide all children equitable access to books of choice in order to promote reading motivation and engagement. Book trust's vision is that every child discovers the joy and power of reading to cultivate a lifelong love of learning. Since the organization's founding in 2001, book trust has grown from serving 170 students in colorado to serving 47,376 elementary students across 11 states during the 2024-2025 academic year. This school year, book trust partnered with 159 book trust managers and 2,181 teachers in 159 schools, to engage students in book choice, ownership, and celebration of over 597,000 new scholastic books.”

“Teacher training and resources - direct cost to develop and provide teacher training, support, and literacy resources to book trust managers and teachers throughout the year. Book trust managers and teachers volunteer their time to implement book trust's program throughout the school year. In 2024-2025, 159 book trust managers and 2,022 teachers across 11 states received book trust's program training, on-going program support, and monthly literacy resources to engage students in book choice, ownership, and celebration. Book trust managers and teachers receive literacy tools for early reading tactics, family engagement, and the benefits of playing an active role in daily reading in the classroom and at home. Evaluation - direct cost to provide monthly program monitoring and evaluation to ensure effective and quality program implementation and impact. Book trust's qualitative and quantitative evaluation process throughout the year includes; but is not limited to, school site visits, program monitoring tools, annual surveys, focus groups, academic research, and third-party evaluations. Operations - direct cost to provide the essential program administrative and operational support necessary to implement the book trust program and to support our partner schools, teachers, and students with high quality and consistency.”

“There has been no change in the oversight process since the prior year.”