Reading and Beyond

“The organizations controller and executive director review the 990, then it is provided to the board of directors 990 before it is filed.”

“The purposes of the conflict of interest policy is to protect the interest of reading and beyond the organization when it is contemplating entering into a transaction arrangement that might benefit the private interest of a board member of the organization, or an officer or member of a committee with board-delegated powers, that might result in a possible excess benefit transaction. All individuals mentioned above are required to annually submit a conflict of interest disclosure statement. If an individual is deemed to have a conflict of interest regarding a transaction they are prohibited from participating in the governing bodys deliberations and decisions regarding that transaction.”

“The executive committee without the executive director, reviews the work of the executive director, compares current compensation to other individuals at similar size organizations with similar responsibilities, documents the process for determining the appropriate compensation level and then makes a recommendation to the board of directors. The board of directors then votes on the recommendation.”

“The organizations governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements and other documents are made available to the public through inspection at the organizations administrative office. The organization will notify the person inquiring that they may schedule an appointment to review the documents. Staff will be available to answer any questions at that time. In addition the organizations annual report is made available on the organizations website.”

“This is checked no since there are no individuals to which this applies.”

“Program Service Expenses 698,239, Grants and allocations 109,647, Revenue 0 BRIDGE ACADEMY IS A MODEL BASED ON FIVE CORE IDEAS 1 DUAL GENERATION THEORY OF CHANGE 2 BUILD ON WHAT ALREADY EXISTS 3 EASE OF SERVICE ACCESS 4 AN A-B-C APPROACH TO SELF RELIANCE AND 5 CAREER AND FAMILY NAVIGATORS. THE GOAL IS TO PROMOTE MEANINGFUL GROWTH FOR FRESNO COUNTY, MADERA COUNTY, AND KINGS COUNTYS POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, JOB SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. IN 2022, READING AND BEYOND SERVED 195 CLIENTS.”

“Program Service Expenses 286,957, Grants and allocations 50,319, Revenue 0 OTHER LITERACY AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE PRODUCTIVE, SELF-RELIANT LIVES.”

“During the course of the 2022 fiscal year audit adjustments were identified that were not reflected in the 2020 form 990. The primary accounting error related to certain restricted gifts that were reflected as liabilities. The aggregate amount of these adjustments was 606,583.”

“The emergency rental assistance program was small in the year ended june 30, 2021 and accordingly wasnt separately listed on the 2020 form 990. It was much expanded in the year ended june 30, 2022.”