Reading Team
Reading Team
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About this organization
Mission
The Reading Team is dedicated to enabling young children who are at high risk of reading failure to become strong and enthusiastic readers, writers, listeners, and speakers and to develop the skills, habits, and behaviors that will support their success in school and in life.
About
The Reading Team preschool program is an intensive and multifaceted early literacy intervention that serves 500 children from neighborhood day care centers and Head Start programs. This program enables the children we serve to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are developmental precursors to reading and writing. The children typically gain more than 50 percentiles in reading ability during their year in the program and finish the year above the 80th percentile in reading ability. They maintain those gains through the early elementary grades and they pass the New York State English Language Arts exam when they take it in third grade. Children in the Reading Team neighborhood schools have an average pass rate of 30% on this exam. The Reading Team after-school program serves 90 children in kindergarten through fifth grade who typically are referred to us by their teachers because they are struggling to keep up in the classroom and sometimes because they have classroom behavior problems as well. The Reading Team engages the children in a wide range of literacy-nurturing activities that enable them to gain more than 60 percentiles in reading ability their first year in the program. The children typically finish their kindergarten year above the 90th percentile in reading ability. They maintain those extraordinary gains through their early schooling and pass the New York State English Language Arts exam when they take it in third through fifth grades. Children in the Reading Team neighborhood schools have an average pass rate of 30% on this exam. The Reading Team parent programs help parents make better academic decisions and life choices for their children. Our elementary school advisory program advises and supports parents as they make important decisions about their children's schooling and a series of parent conversations teaches parents some simple and positive things they can do to support their children's developing literacy.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “The foundation is dedicated to enabling young children who at high risk of reading failure to become strong and enthusiastic readers, writers, listeners, and speakers and to develop the skills, habits, and behaviors that will support their success in school and in life.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “The foundation conducts early literacy programs for young children who are at high risk of reading failure to become strong and enthusiastic readers, writers, listeners, and speakers and to develop the skills, habits, and behaviors that will support their success in school and in life.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as NY.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2020 as 1111 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10128.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form reports a total of 36 employees.
- 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 between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $191,514.
- The CEO's salary plan within the organization is subject to review and endorsement by an independent body.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2000.
- 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 $385,305 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $58,397 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's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.