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Raising A Reader

MILPITAS, CA

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Total revenue

$4.9M

Total expenses

$5.4M

Net assets

$3.4M

Grants received

$4.9M

105 grants

EIN

943390149

Tax year

2024

Mission

Raising a Reader supports families and inspires the development of literacy skills and a lifelong love for reading. We help children attain brighter futures in which they can thrive and contribute in school, the workforce and society.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.9M
Program service revenue$3.0M
Investment income$44K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$4.9M

Expenses

Grants paid$279K
Salaries & benefits$3.1M
Fundraising$307K
Other expenses$2.0M
Total expenses$5.4M
Total assets$3.9M
Net assets$3.4M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MICHELLE TORGERSON

DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$322K

40 hrs/wk

CAROL EMIG

CHAIR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

MEREDITH CROOKS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

PORTIA KENNEL

DIRECTOR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

KRIS PERRY

DIRECTOR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ERICA K WOOD

TREASURER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

STERLING SPEIRN

SECRETARY

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

GIHANI FERNANDO

DIRECTOR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JENNIFER BLATZ

DIRECTOR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

KAREN CALLOO

DIRECTOR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

KIRK LAW

DIRECTOR

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JENNIFER FORD

VP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Staff

$178K

40 hrs/wk

JONATHAN THORNTON

VP, STRATEGIC GROWTH & REVENUE

Staff

$167K

40 hrs/wk

REBECCA CHRYSTAL

MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS

Staff

$154K

40 hrs/wk

MICHELLE HYMAN

SVP, PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS

Staff

$151K

40 hrs/wk

SHELECE DRAPER

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS OPERATIONS (UNTIL DECEMBER 2024)

Staff

$140K

40 hrs/wk

PATRICIA COGLEY

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC INNOVATION & IMPACT (UNTIL DECEMBER 2024)

Staff

$100K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$250K
EDUCATION
2024
THE SOBRATO FAMILY FOUNDATION
$50K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$42K
Education
2024
IMPACT FIRST FUND
$34K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
CHANEY FOUNDATION LTD
$20K
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU
$10K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
Pebble Beach Company Foundation
$9K
Genral Support
2024
THE CHARLOTTE HOME
$3K
MERRIMACK VALLEY PROGRAMMING
2024
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$500K
EDUCATION
2023
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC
$350K
FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
2023
CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION
$301K
TO IMPROVE CHILD LITERACY, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CALIFORNIAS CHILDREN TO READ, LEARN AND SUCCEED.
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$60K
EDUCATION
2023
THE REEDER FOUNDATION
$40K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
THE REEDER FOUNDATION
$40K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
LAWRENCE J AND ANNE RUBENSTEIN
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - LITERACY
2023
GOLDEN STATE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25K
GENERAL PROGRAMMING
2023
MONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$20K
Education
2023
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL CO
$15K
EDUCATION
2023
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
2023
THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU
$10K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc
$10K
Unrestricted
2023
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION
$10K
RAISING A READER SAN DIEGO
2023
KIRKPATRICK FOUNDATION INC
$8K
RAISING A READER IN OKLAHOMA
2023
Pebble Beach Company Foundation
$8K
General Support
2023
THE EMILY HALL TREMAINE FOUNDATION INC
$6K
EDUCATION - GENERAL OPERATING
2023
ANN KEMPCZINSKI FOUNDATION
$5K
Support for early literacy programs
2023
WINNING HOME INC
$5K
READING PROGRAM FOR UNDERPRIVILEDGED CHILDREN
2023
MCCARTHY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
THE MENEMSHA FAMILY FUND
$5K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE FOR THE GENERAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF EACH ORGANIZATION.
2023
IMPACT FIRST FUND
$5K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
The Jeffrey Horvitz Foundation
$3K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2023
THE CHARLOTTE HOME
$3K
LAWRENCE SERVICES
2023
Sunstone Foundation
$2K
General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANTS - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
2023
LAMBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$2K
GENERAL
2023
CASTAWAYS FOUNDATION
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
The Spidell Foundation
$1K
Operational
2023
The Yelp Foundation
$1K
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, IN
2023
THE TOM & ELENA MATLACK CHARITABLE
$500
CLOSING THE LITERACY OPPORTUNITY GAP.
2023
Aubert J Fay Charitable Fund
—
PROMOTECHILDHOODLITERACY
2023
CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION
$262K
ENRICHMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG MASTER MASONS
2022
Eastern Bank Foundation
$55K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
The Yelp Foundation
$50K
contribution to charitable organization
2022
THE SILICON VALLEY BANK FOUNDATION
$50K
EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, READING ENCOURAGEMENT
2022
THE SILICON VALLEY BANK FOUNDATION
$50K
EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, READING ENCOURAGEMENT
2022
THE REEDER FOUNDATION
$40K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
WK Kellogg Foundation
$30K
MATCHING GRANT
2022
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY
$30K
FOR GENERAL/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
FIRST BOOK
$25K
Diverse book coalition
2022
UNITED WAY OF EAGLE RIVER VALLEY
$25K
LITERACY ADVOCACY
2022
MONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc
$10K
Unrestricted
2022
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL CO
$10K
EDUCATION
2022
NEWTMONT FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL FUND
2022
KIRKPATRICK FOUNDATION INC
$10K
FAMILY SHARED READING PROGRAM FOR OKCPS KINDERGARTENERS
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
WINNING HOME INC
$5K
READING PROGRAMS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN
2022
THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU
$5K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
THE ROWE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
$5K
EXEMPT PURPOSES
2022
THE CHARLOTTE HOME
$3K
MERRIMACK VALLEY PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
2022
LAMBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$2K
GENERAL
2022
SUSAN A & DONALD P BABSON FOUNDATION
$2K
GENERAL
2022
CASTAWAYS FOUNDATION
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
MILLICENT C STARR CHARITABLE TR
$1K
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
2022
THE TOM & ELENA MATLACK CHARITABLE
$150
CLOSING THE LITERACY OPPORTUNITY GAP.
2022
CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION
$150K
TO IMPROVE CHILD LITERACY, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN TO READ, LEARN AND SUCCEED.
2021
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC
$59K
FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
2021
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc
$10K
Unrestricted
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$6K
EDUCATION
2021
MILLICENT C STARR CHARITABLE TR
$2K
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
2021
CASTAWAYS FOUNDATION
$700
UNRESTRICTED
2021
THE TOM & ELENA MATLACK CHARITABLE
$258
RAISING A READER HELPS FAMILIES DEVELOP, PRACTICE, AND MAINTAIN HOME LITERACY ROUTINES.
2021
CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION
$512K
TO IMPROVE CHILD LITERACY, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CALIFORNIAS CHILDREN TO READ, LEARN AND SUCCEED.
2020
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$170K
Education
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY
$75K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
Greater Washington Community Foundation
$50K
general support
2020
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC
$40K
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
2020
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25K
EDUCATION
2020
Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation
$15K
Operating Support
2020
THE SOBRATO FAMILY FOUNDATION
$10K
COVID-19 RAPID RESPONSE
2020
THE ALVIN AND FANNY B THALHEIMER
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
Thomas Anthony Pappas Charitable
$5K
Programs
2020
THE CHARLOTTE HOME
$3K
LAWRENCE SERVICES
2020
CASTAWAYS FOUNDATION
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
The Spidell Foundation
$1K
Operational
2020
CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION
$458K
TO IMPROVE CHILD LITERACY, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CALIFORNIAS CHILDREN TO READ, LEARN AND SUCCEED.
2019
Greater Washington Community Foundation
$70K
—
2019
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY
$62K
FOR SUPPORT OF THE RAR GROWTH FUND
2019
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC
$49K
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
2019
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc
$8K
Unrestricted
2019
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION
$340K
TO IMPROVE CHILD LITERACY, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CALIFORNIAS CHILDREN TO READ, LEARN AND SUCCEED.
2018
WELCH FAMILY FOUNDATION
$25K
UNDERWRITE PROGRAM
2018
THE HARBUS FOUNDATION
$20K
—
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$10K
EDUCATION
2018
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC
$6K
FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
2018
RICHARD K & NANCY L DONAHUE
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2018
CASTAWAYS FOUNDATION
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2018
The Spidell Foundation
$1K
Operations
2018
THE ZECKHAUSER FOUNDATION
$150
EDUCATION
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$10K
EDUCATION
2017
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$6K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc
$5K
Unrestricted
2017

Funded by

$4.9M from 56 funders · 105 grants · 2017–2024

California Masonic Foundation

$2.0M · 6 grants · 2018–2023

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$750K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Globalgiving Foundation Inc

$416K · 3 grants · 2018–2023

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$231K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Community Foundation Of The Napa Valley

$167K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

The Reeder Foundation

$120K · 3 grants · 2022–2023

Greater Washington Community Foundation

$120K · 2 grants · 2019–2020

The Silicon Valley Bank Foundation

$100K · 2 grants · 2022

Details

EIN943390149
NTEE codeB90
Subsection03
Ruling date2023-08
Formed1999
Employees25
Volunteers11
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