Civic Intelligence

Reading for Life Foundation

EIN 47-2297636 • 501(c)3 • Metairie, LA

Profile

To promote reading as a fundamental life skill and to support organizations and initiatives that do so

1134 Phosphor AvenueMetairie, LA 70005

www.nolareadingforlife.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

98th percentile

99%

Higher net margin than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

89th percentile

69%

Faster asset growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

808%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$93,044

Up $38,040 (+69%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$93,044

Up $38,040 (+69%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin98th percentile

Revenue

Up

$38,307

Up $34,087 (+808%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$267

Down $117 (-30%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$38,040

Up $34,204 (+892%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth89th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $475Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $357Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $189Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $10,006Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2020: $45,047Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $45,134Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $45,1342021Assets 2022: $51,168Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $51,1682022Assets 2023: $55,004Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $55,0042023Assets 2024: $93,044Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $93,0442024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$93,044
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$93,044
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth99th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2015: $1,000Expenses 2015: $525Net Income 2015: $4752015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $118Net Income 2016: -$1182016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $168Net Income 2017: -$1682017Revenue 2018: $10,000Expenses 2018: $183Net Income 2018: $9,8172018Revenue 2020: $25,602Expenses 2020: $326Net Income 2020: $25,2762020Revenue 2021: $438Expenses 2021: $351Net Income 2021: $872021Revenue 2022: $6,683Expenses 2022: $649Net Income 2022: $6,0342022Revenue 2023: $4,220Expenses 2023: $384Net Income 2023: $3,8362023Revenue 2024: $38,307Expenses 2024: $267Net Income 2024: $38,0402024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$38,307
Expenses$267
Net Income$38,040
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$93,044
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$93,044
Revenue
$38,307
Expenses
$267
Net income
$38,040
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$93.0$0.00$93.0$38.3$0.27$38.0
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.0$0.00$55.0$4.22$0.38$3.84
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$51.2$0.00$51.2$6.68$0.65$6.03
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$45.1$0.00$45.1$0.44$0.35$0.09
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$45.0$0.00$25.6$0.33$25.3
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$10.0$0.00$10.0$0.18$9.82
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.17
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.12
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.48$0.00$1.00$0.53$0.48
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 28, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$38,307
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote reading as a fundamental life skill and to support organizations and initiatives that do so

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROMOTE READING AS A FUNDAMENTAL LIFE SKILL$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BJ KRUSEPresidentPT$0--
MEL DUSSELDirector-$0--
JOE INEICHTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Reading for Life Foundation
EIN
47-2297636
Phone
5042758690
Address
1134 PHOSPHOR AVENUE, METAIRIE, LA 70005

Signing Officer

Name
Joe Ineich
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5042758690
Signed
2025-10-28
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Preparer
Ryan P Kruse Ms CPA
Phone
5048137389
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: investment income. Amount: 21.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: domain and website registration. Amount: 252. Description: secretary of state. Amount: 15. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 267.”

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