Civic Intelligence

Reading for Life Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 47-2297636

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Oct 28, 2025

Organization ProfileWWW.NOLAREADINGFORLIFE.ORG
1134 Phosphor AvenueMetairie, LA 70005

(504) 275-8690

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

99th percentile

99%

Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

88th percentile

69%

Faster asset growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

808%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$93,044

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

Net Assets

Up

$93,044

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

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin99th 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

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth88th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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 across loaded years, with this 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
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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 Pay79th 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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Filings

Displayed 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