Human Services
Ferst Readers Inc
MADISON, GA
Total revenue
$2.2M
Total expenses
$2.5M
Net assets
$1.7M
Grants received
$4.5M
164 grants
EIN
582489181
Tax year
2024
Mission
Strengthening communities by providing quality books and literacy resources for children and their families to use at home during the earliest stages of development.
Programs
2 programs
Ferst readers administers the georgia rural libraries initiative which provides multi-year grants to two county libraries in rural communities in georgia. These grants serve to enhance the availability of early childhood learning resources in rural communities primarily through existing public libraries. Ferst readers serves as fiscal agent for grants provided through the greater atlanta community foundation from an anonymous donor.
Ferst readers serves as the fiscal agent for toombs county family connection/get toombs county reading campaign, a local collaboration that supports the statewide "get georgia reading" campaign, through grants from the literacy for all fund. The gtcrc provides a variety of literacy-related services to children and adults in toombs county including the ferst readers program.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
21 listed
DAVIDA MORGAN-WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT / CEO
$135K
40 hrs/wk
MICHELLE VALTEAU
SECRETARY
—
2.38 hrs/wk
CHRIS BARGE
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.63 hrs/wk
VICKI CANSLER
BOARD MEMBER
—
2.38 hrs/wk
DENISE FINLEY
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
MARGARET QUINLIN
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
WES TURNER
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.63 hrs/wk
BRITTANY COLLINS
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
CHAUNDRA LUCKETT
BOARD CHAIR
—
2.38 hrs/wk
CYNTHIA PRICE CZABALA
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
SUSANNAH BALISH
TREASURER
—
2.38 hrs/wk
DR SUSAN MCWHIRTER
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
JANY BROWN
BOARD MEMBER
—
2.38 hrs/wk
LAURI STRAUSS
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.63 hrs/wk
GENA ALEXANDER-ALBERT
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
CYNTHIA COLES
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
CHRIS DUNN
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
SUMMER DUPERON
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
BEA PERDUE
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
ELISABETH WANG
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
DR CHRIS BEARDEN
BOARD MEMBER
—
1.21 hrs/wk
Grants received
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