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Smart Reading

Smart Reading

Portland, OR 97201
Tax ID93-1051724

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About this organization

Revenue

$4,170,871

Expenses

$3,442,617

Website

smartreading.org

Mission

To spark joy and opportunity through the magic of a shared book.

About

FOUNDED IN 1991, SMART IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS, EDUCATORS, DONORS, AND ADVOCATES ACROSS OREGON WHO ARE BANDING TOGETHER TO EMPOWER CHILDREN FOR MORE SUCCESSFUL FUTURES THROUGH BOOKS AND READING. SMART'S PROVEN MODEL ENGAGES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE STATE TO READ ONE-ON-ONE WITH PRE-K THROUGH THIRD-GRADE CHILDREN FOR ONE HOUR PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. SMART STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE UP TO 14 NEW BOOKS TO TAKE HOME AND KEEP EACH YEAR.FUNDED OVERWHELMINGLY BY PRIVATE SOURCES, THE SMART PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS READING CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION AND IS INTENDED TO BUILD CONFIDENT, LIFELONG READERS WHO ENJOY READING AND USE IT AS A TOOL FOR LEARNING. LEARNING TO READ IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STEPS IN A CHILD'S LIFE, LAYING THE VITAL FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION. PREVAILING RESEARCH PROVES THAT SHARED BOOK READING AND THE AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS IN THE HOME DURING A CHILD'S FIRST, FORMATIVE YEARS ARE THE STRONGEST PREDICTORS OF EARLY LITERACY SKILLS. SMART PROVIDES BOTH.DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, SMART DELIVERED ONE-ON-ONE READING SUPPORT TO 10,802 CHILDREN AND GAVE AWAY 141,569 BOOKS. THIS WAS POSSIBLE IN PART THANKS TO 4,898 VOLUNTEERS, WHO TOGETHER CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 140,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. SINCE 1992, SMART HAS SERVED OVER 200,000 CHILDREN WITH THE HELP OF OVER 134,000 VOLUNTEERS, AND GIVEN AWAY OVER 2.7 MILLION BOOKS. TOGETHER, WITH SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, SMART IS EMPOWERING OREGON CHILDREN FOR READING AND LEARNING SUCCESS. AND WE KNOW THE PROGRAM WORKS. AN INDEPENDENT STUDY BY THE EUGENE RESEARCH INSTITUTE REVEALS THAT FIFTH-GRADERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SMART AS FIRST-GRADERS ARE 60 PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO REACH STATE READING BENCHMARKS THAN ARE SIMILAR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE. SMART STUDENTS DEVELOP READING ACCURACY, FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER AND MAINTAIN THESE GAINS EVEN AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM.IN 2017-18, YEAR-END SURVEYS ADMINISTERED TO VARIOUS SMART CONSTITUENTS. EIGHTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF EDUCATORS SURVEYED FELT THAT SMART CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO READING MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT FOR THEIR STUDENTS. AMONG PARENTS, 94 PERCENT SURVEYED THOUGHT SMART BENEFITED THEIR CHILD SIGNIFICANTLY. EACH SPRING, SMART TEACHERS ARE INVITED TO REPORT ON PROGRESS THEY HAVE WITNESSED IN SMART STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT STUDENT BENCHMARK DATA AVAILABLE, TEACHERS INDICATED THAT SMART STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN MEASURES OF LITERACY DEVELOPMENT. OVER TWO-THIRDS OF SMART STUDENTS MET OR EXCEEDED GRADE-LEVEL BENCHMARKS IN READING MOTIVATION, AND THREE-QUARTERS OF SMART STUDENTS IMPROVED TOWARDS READING MOTIVATION BENCHMARKS.

Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing

The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “Smart's vision is "an oregon where every child can read and is empowered to succeed". this translates to the following mission: "smart engages community volunteers to read one-on-one with pre-k through third grade children who need reading support".”.

When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “Volunteer reading support and books to keep for oregon children.”.

  • The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is OR.
  • The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 101 SW MARKET STREET, PORTLAND, OR, 972015701.
  • The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2019 is 50.
  • Is not a private foundation.
  • Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue less expenses is $728,254.
  • The organization has 18 independent voting members.
  • The organization was formed in 1991.
  • The organization pays $2,333,692 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $582,444 in fundraising expenses.

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