Read-aloud Volunteer Program

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911839165
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
San Pablo, CA, USA
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,866
Expenses
$71,148
Assets
$316,070
Liabilities
$1,188

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Qiana Riley (President)

People named in this filing

  • Qiana Riley (President)
  • Sharon Coffer (Treasurer)
  • Jaqueline Lee (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To recruit & place adult volunteers into inner-city public schools to read aloud one-on-one with children.

What it reported doing in 2023

School Year: Read-Aloud Volunteer Program matches volunteers to read 1:1 with K-2 students weekly; kids also receive free books of their choosing. We operate in West Contra Costa County CA. This is a relationship based program designed to support young childrens curiosity & joy in learning. A volunteer meets weekly with the same child to read with and listens to their questions comments on the reading. Deep friendships are formed and the child has the opportunity to discover the joys of reading & the love of books. Teachers select children to participate in the program choosing those they think will benefit most from this individual attention 1:1 reading & exposure to books. Teachers end of year evals demonstrate that children thrive in the program. Read-Aloud is based on the SMART Program in Oregon. The 2022-23 school year was conducted in person contributing 1500+ reading & prep hours by 40+ vols & provided 2180 books directly to the kids 118 reg 65 subs; & 100 for schools

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -37.2%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.44; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.