Read Alliance
Read Alliance
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About this organization
Mission
Founded on a commitment to educational equity and youth leadership, Read Alliance works to accelerate the educational trajectory of early elementary students through the power of teens who provide one-to-one literacy tutoring in under-resourced communities. Our dual-impact model addresses the achievement gap for young students while engaging youth in serving their communities as paid reading tutors. Since 2000, Read Alliance has employed more than 13,000 high school youth providing over 15,000 K-2nd grade students with one-to-one reading tutoring in communities throughout the five boroughs.
About
After-school program - Read provides at-risk kindergarten, first and second grade students with structured one-to-one tutoring. During school year 2017-2018, Read served 795 students, and the average reading gain was 1.25 grade levels. Read provides teens with formal training, volunteer opportunities, and paid jobs as reading tutors to their younger peers. During school year 2017-2018, 798 teens worked as Read tutors.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Read alliance, inc (read) serves at-risk kindergarten, first and second grade students by recruiting and training teens to provide structured one-to-one tutoring in reading. read impacts two at-risk populations simultaneously, and through a highly structured, research-based curriculum, students average a full year's growth in reading and their teen tutors develop college, career, and life skills. early intervention prevents reading difficulties from becoming barriers to future success, while providing teens with the opportunity to have a positive direct impact on the lives of children in their communities through meaningful service and jobs. future success, while providing teens with the opportunity to have the positive direct impact on the lives of children in their communities through meaningful service and jobs.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Read utilizes power of teen leadership to improve the educational trajectory of underserved,early elementary students through 1 to 1 tutoring in foundational reading.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of NY, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 160 BROADWAY 8TH FL EAST BLDN, NEW YORK, NY, 10038.
- The non-profit has a total of 947 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $106,318.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a review and approval process by a neutral party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization has a professional fund raiser.
- The organization was formed in 1999.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $1,246,757 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $251,805 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.