Read USA Inc.

“The form 990 is presented to the board of directors before the return is filed.”

“The read usa, inc. Board of directors, officers, and all employees are required to disclose annually, interests that could give rise to conflict. The executive director is responsible for reviewing the disclosures and maintaining compliance with the conflict-of-interest policy. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member would be asked to refrain from participating in any deliberation or decision concerning matters affected by the relationship.”

“The organization's governing documents are available upon request.”

“Read usa's mission is to solve illiteracy through high-interest books and high-quality teaching. Read usa's research-based, multi-layered programming is helping children achieve - and sometimes surpass - grade-level reading proficiency. Read usa has created and refined its unique approach to developing grade-level readers, teen leaders, and transformational teachers using evidence-based practices and programming. Read usa's multi-faceted model includes literacy tutoring, book choice & ownership, multicultural literacy programming, family engagement, workforce development, and professional development for educators. Collectively, these programs work together to end illiteracy, elevate the teaching profession, and equip and employ eager workforce talent. More specifically, read usa seeks to break the cycle of poverty by providing literacy resources to families and children in low-income households. Research shows that two-thirds of low-income homes have zero books and two-thirds of fourth-grade children who struggle to read will end up in jail or on welfare. By creating awareness and action towards this issue, read usa is turning the page on illiteracy and poverty in a positive way. Through book choice & ownership and family engagement, the organization provides families and children in under-resourced communities with free books, literacy resources, and workshops to elevate literacy skills in the home. Through literacy tutoring, read usa improves grade- level reading proficiency by pairing teen tutors, mostly from local high schools, with elementary school students who are struggling to read. Teen tutors receive robust training and in-the-moment coaching from certified reading teachers to provide daily, intensive one-to-one literacy tutoring focused on oral reading fluency, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension skills, and writing. Read usa also provides books and resources to children featuring characters that look like them, thereby perpetuating diversity and inclusion through multicultural literacy programming that also includes virtual "read-alouds" from diverse children's books. Furthermore, read usa publishes a monthly children's book series, jeremy's journey, that highlights local leaders, jobs, and geography, supporting florida's elementary social studies standards. The organization also offers professional development programming aimed at supporting educators with quality reading instruction in the classroom, providing teachers with engaging and effective tools to help students reach their full reading potential.”

“Form 990, part i, line 1 - organization's mission or most significant activities: read usa works to solve illiteracy through high-interest books and high- quality teaching. Read usa develops grade-level readers, teen leaders, and transformational teachers with evidence-based, peer-to-peer tutoring and free book choice and ownership to end illiteracy, elevate the teaching profession, and equip and employ eager workforce talent. Read usa's mission is implemented through book choice and ownership, one- to-one literacy tutoring, multicultural literacy programming, and literacy professional development for educators. More specifically, read usa, inc. Is targeting breaking the cycle of poverty by equipping literacy resources to children of low-income homes. Research shows that two-thirds of low-income homes have zero books and two-thirds of fourth-grade children who struggle to read will end up in jail or on welfare. Read usa, inc. Is creating awareness and action towards this issue and turning the page on these statistics in a positive way. The organization provides book choice and ownership for children in under- resourced communities through book fairs and book events. The organization also works to improve grade-level reading proficiency by pairing high school teen tutors with elementary school students struggling to read, providing daily, intensive one-to-one multisensory tutoring focused on oral reading fluency, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension skills, and writing. The organization offers multicultural literacy programming that includes virtual "read-alouds" from diverse children's books. The organization publishes a monthly children's book series, jeremy's journey, that highlights local leaders, jobs, and geography, supporting florida's elementary social studies standards. The organization also offers professional development programming aimed at supporting educators with quality reading instruction in the classroom, providing teachers with engaging and effective tools to help students reach their full reading potential.”

“Form 990, parft iii, line 1 - briefly describe the organization's mission: read usa works to solve illiteracy through high-interest books and high- quality teaching. Read usa develops grade-level readers, teen leaders, and transformational teachers with evidence-based, peer-to-peer tutoring and free book choice and ownership to end illiteracy, elevate the teaching profession, and equip and employ eager workforce talent.”

“Read usa increased its multicultural literacy offerings through expanded partnerships with the jacksonville jaguars, the cummer museum of art & gardens, and other partners with additional book ownership opportunities for children and providing additional free digital resources, including "read alouds" by local and national leaders, instructional videos, activity guides, and other resources for educators and families.”

“Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial balances to conform to classifications used in the current year. These reclassifications had no impact on net income, liabilities, or net assets.”