The Read to Me Project

“The Bylaws were revised to make the following changes:- Provisions relating to members were deleted- Provisions were added pursuant to hiring an Executive Director- Compensation approval policies were clarified- Meeting dates were made more flexible and voting procedures clarified”

“The mission statement was amended to read:Read to Me Project helps under-served children achieve kindergarten readiness and a lifetime of literacy by empowering school age brothers and sisters to read to their young siblings at home. We also raise public awareness about the literacy crisis and the need for language development and pre-reading skills during a childs first five years of life.The By-laws were updated to:-delete references to members since there are none-add Executive Director as an officer of the corporation and revise duties of other officers to reflect that.-add directors fiduciary duty-expand definition of interested persion-clarify officer compensation approval policies and procedures-made meeting dates more flexible and clarified voting procedures”

“A copy of Form 990 is sent to all directors for their review prior to filing.”

“Board members and officers review the Conflict of Interest Policy and sign a disclosure annually.Potential conflicts of interest are discussed by independant board members and approved if determined not to be a conflict of interest.”

“Compensation of officers is reviewed and approved by independent directors when it is set.”

“Compensation of managerial employees is reviewed and approved by independent directors at the time it is set.”

“A copy of Form 990 is filed with the California Registry of Charitable Trusts and is available to the public on that website.”

“Governing documents are available to the public on the website of the California Registry of Charitable Trusts.”

“When schools closed in March due to Covid-19, Read to Me pivoted from an in-class program to an online program. Staff collected, sanitized and distributed 2000 books to students to read to little ones while sheltering in place. Five videos were produced for engaging students to apply 9 Best Ways to Read to Young Children and for teachers to incorporate into distance learning.”

“Schedule A, Part II, Section A, Lines 1 & 7Gifts, grants and contributions for 2014, 2015 and 2016 have been restated to include program fees paid by schools since these government payments are for the benefit of the general public.”