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How your gift helps Ready Readers is funded exclusively through the generosity of individuals and groups who believe, as we do, that literacy is a gift to be shared. Your support assures our work continues.

“I HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT GIVING LEVELS THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND SHARE provides our program THE IMPACT OF READY READERS $5,000 in one school for one year. IN OUR COMMUNITY. KEEP UP HELLO WITH US ONLINE!” provides our program in $1,500 one classroom for one year. Ready Readers provides our program in one readyreadersstl $750 classroom for one semester. readyreaders provides gift books to one $250 classroom of children for one year.

provides our program for $80 one child for one year.

2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT Please give today at readyreaders.org/donate. GETTING TO KNOW

Ready Readers ® OUR KIDS | OUR PEOPLE | OUR COMMUNITY Where Kids Who Read Succeed! FROM OUR DIRECTOR

The people keeping our promise

OUR MISSION Ready Readers prepares preschool-age children living in low-income communities to become readers by reading aloud to them, When people ask me about Ready Readers, I tell them our organization prepares children, ages 5 and under, in low-income communities to become readers by reading aloud to them, giving providing high-quality books, them books of their own to keep, and providing experiences that encourage a love of books.

and offering literacy-related And while all of that is true, it’s really just an introduction to our story. experiences. The full story is much richer and more vibrant because it’s a story – at its core – about people. So this year, throughout these pages, we’re highlighting the individuals and the relationships that make Ready Readers what it is: an organization of literacy OUR VISION professionals, volunteers, teachers and donors who care about children and want All children who participate them to become strong readers and to know the joy of reading. in the Ready Readers program enter kindergarten I invite you to dive in and discover all of the fascinating, dedicated people who are keeping with the skills to be ready to read, our promise to the children in the communities we serve. I also invite you to come and see as defined by state our program in action! If you’d like to visit a classroom during one of our reading sessions – to watch our amazing Readers and see firsthand the impact on our kids – call our office at early learning standards. 314-564-8070 and request a site visit.

Our mission is all about making connections, and we’re excited to connect with you, too.

Sincerely yours,

Lisa Greening

Lisa LISA GREENING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Many voices motivated for kids

Who reads for Ready Readers? Our volunteers are women and men, from early adulthood to octogenarians. We have city dwellers and suburbanites from as far west as St. Charles and from the east in Illinois. There are bankers and artists. Coaches and librarians. Former teachers and school principals. Though they come from different walks of life, our Readers are united by a desire to inspire the youngest in our region to become strong readers and develop a lifelong love of reading. As they watch the children gaining skills with each weekly session, our Readers find themselves inspired, too.

GETTING TO KNOW Our Reader s “I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM BEING WANT TO VOLUNTEER? APPLY AT: INVOLVED WITH THE CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM. readyreaders.org/volunteer 472 27,584 WHATEVER THEY GAINED, I GAINED TENFOLD.” READERS FOR 2017-18 — CLASSROOM READER SCHOOL YEAR HOURS OF VOLUNTEER READING 4 | READY READERS 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT 5 HELLO GETTING TO KNOW READERS Dawnita HONORING OUR VOLUNTEERS DAWNITA REATHAFORD MENTORING COORDINATOR In May, we gathered at the St. Louis Jewish Community Center to express our appreciation to all the dedicated Readers in our program. The event included an awards presentation, honoring What’s their work worth? several outstanding volunteers and partners. “WE HELP SET UP OUR READY READERS VOLUNTEERS DEDICATE VOLUNTEERS FOR SUCCESS. 2018 EXCEPTIONAL READER OF THE YEAR THEIR PERSONAL TALENTS AND TREASURE TO WE’RE USING TECHNOLOGY Sam Harned SUPPORT OUR WEEKLY READING PROGRAM. ALONG WITH IN-PERSON HERE’S A DOLLARS-AND-CENTS VIEW OF THE MENTORING TO SUPPORT 2018 ABOVE AND BEYOND READER SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. OUR READERS.” Judy Miniace 2018 READY READERS VISIONARY Sandy Jaffe 2018 OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNER READING 27,584 Melissa Thomas (St. Louis Science Center) HOURS $441,344 READER RESOURCES Taylor Blackwell (Miss Audrain’s Outstanding Teen) At Ready Readers, learning is central to 2018 OUTSTANDING CORPORATE PARTNER everything we do – not only for the children in Alisha Rooks (First Bank) our program, but for our staff and Readers, too! We connect with our Readers regularly to share lessons and MENTORING 275 We could not be more grateful for these committed $4,125 resources that boost skills and enhance the classroom HOURS individuals or for our Volunteer Support Corps experience for everyone. In 2017-18, we offered: members, who mentor new Readers, provide office • Comprehensive Orientation for New Readers support, distribute books, assist at events, and read at the St. Louis Science Center. You make our • Continuing Education Workshops: PROGRAM program shine! 212 • Sneak Peek: 2017-18 Gift Books SUPPORT HOURS $3,816 • Using Children's Literature to Build Emotional Literacy and Address Trauma • Beyond the Book - Early Literacy $449,285 Experiences for Young Children 2017–2018 • Smaller Reader Café Sessions: TOTAL VALUE • Transition Tips and Other Ideas for Your Read-Aloud Sessions • My Three Favorite Read-Aloud Books • Cultural Competency Workshop HELLO • Classroom Mentoring • Online Resources Maggie • Monthly e-Newsletter MAGGIE STRUBE • Lending Library VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

READERS FACEBOOK FORUM Social media is a great platform for exchanging “VOLUNTEER READERS ARE ideas. Now, there’s a Facebook group for our Readers ESSENTIAL TO OUR MISSION. to connect with each other and with our trained staff IT’S THEIR ENTHUSIASM THAT to share tips and stories from the classroom. SPARKS ENGAGEMENT IN THE ALL READERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN. CLASSROOM.”

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GIFT BOOK DAY

Gift Book Day is especially exciting for both our Readers and their classroom friends — an event that occurs at least six times throughout the school year. Making friends, The children are overjoyed to take the stories home and share them with their families. For some, these one classroom may be the only books they own.

“WE HAD WONDERFUL at a time CONVERSATIONS. THE KIDS WOULD TELL ME ABOUT EXPERIENCES WITH Each week, Ready Readers reaches 10,101 children THEIR READY READERS throughout the bi-state region — nearly enough to BOOKS AT HOME.” — CLASSROOM READER pack Powell Symphony Hall four times! It might seem overwhelming to try and make a personal impact on every one of them. But we do, thanks to our crew of nearly 500 Readers who commit to reading to the same classroom each week, enabling strong bonds between the Reader and the children. GIFT BOOKS GIVEN

I N T H E 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 71,207 SCHOOL YEAR

GETTING TO KNOW Our kids FOR A COMPLETE LIST: readyreaders.org/where-we-read As the year progresses, the children’s enthusiasm for our weekly reading session grows.

10,101 54 651 “ONE LITTLE BOY ASKED IF WE COULD READ THREE BOOKS INSTEAD OF JUST TWO. THE NEXT CHILDREN ZIP CODES CLASSROOMS IN THE SERVED STL METRO AREA WEEK, KIDS ASKED IF WE COULD READ FOUR OR FIVE — OR 100 BOOKS!” 8 | READY READERS 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT — CLASSROOM READER 9 GETTING TO KNOW OUR KIDS

Outside the

How do we know OUR OUTCOMES classroom BEGINNING OF what’s working? Kids made great progress this year! SCHOOL YEAR Throughout the year, Our research identified growth END OF Ready Readers offers SCHOOL YEAR We ask! across the board. literacy-based field trips

Kids are curious by nature — always eager outside of our weekly reading to learn. And so are we! We want to know sessions, so children can CHILDREN WHO COULD IDENTIFY A FAVORITE BOOK TITLE OR SUBJECT how our classroom reading sessions impact engage with books in our the kids in our program. So each year, 59% 84% Ready Readers works with an independent community. researcher to survey a sample of our CHILDREN WHO REPORTED BEING READ TO AT HOME preschoolers at the beginning of the school 77% 93% year and again at the end to gauge their progress in several key areas. CHILDREN WHO CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THEIR PRINTED FIRST NAMES 54% 82% among other things, we measure: CHILDREN WHO KNEW THE FIRST LETTER OF THEIR NAMES POWELL SYMPHONY HALL 60% 86% Exposure to and engagement FIELD TRIP with books and reading. CHILDREN WHO HELD A BOOK RIGHT-SIDE UP Music and storytelling Can the children identify a favorite ruled the day for the 88% 98% book? Are they being read to at home? 600 children who participated in our Lion and the Mouse Pre-reading skills. CHILDREN WHO TURNED PAGES ONE AT A TIME field trip with the St. Louis Can they identify their printed first 57% 95% Symphony Orchestra. name? Do they know any letters in their name? CHILDREN WHO PRETENDED TO READ A BOOK

Reading-related behaviors. 18% 68% Can they hold a book properly and MISSOURI HISTORY turn the pages one by one? Do they HUMANE SOCIETY pretend to read aloud? MUSEUM FIELD TRIP FIELD TRIP Nearly 700 children enjoyed this New this year! Ready year’s outing, celebrating the book Readers hosted 100 children Old MacDonald’s Things That Go. for a Lola Gets a Cat-themed trip to Humane Society of Missouri headquarters. Thanks to a generous donation from Reader Judy Miniace, each child who MAGIC HOUSE FIELD TRIP participated received a copy of the book to keep. This year, 3,000 children joined us in a hands-on exploration of the book Walter’s Wonderful Web.

10 11 GETTING TO KNOW BOOKS BOOKS FOR 2 YEAR OLDS

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A. OCT 2017 D. MAR 2018 Cardinals Care Enterprise Holdings B. NOV 2017 Foundation Enterprise OCT 2017 FEB 2018 APRIL 2018 Holdings E. APR 2018 Funded by Nestle Purina PetCare Funded by Crawford Taylor Foundation Funded by Monsanto Fund, Foundation Isaac Bruce Staenberg Family Foundation Foundation C. FEB 2018 Pecha Family F. MAY 2018 Foundation Pecha Family Foundation One of the ways we encourage interest in reading is by BY THE END OF THE YEAR: choosing high-quality children’s literature — books with big, colorful illustrations, lively language, and engaging stories 100% 89% 98% HELLO from diverse perspectives. We look for books that tap into S A I D R E C A L L E D KNEW THE NAME “EACH TIME I REVIEW A BOOK, I LOOK THEY “LIKE THAT THEY OF THEIR READER, children’s emotions and spark new ways of thinking. AT IT AS A CHILD. WILL THIS BOOK BOOKS” HAD GIFT WHO PRESENTED DRAW THEM IN? WHAT WILL THEY FIND These are the selections that made this year’s Gift Books B O O K S AT THEIR GIFT BOOKS Nora INTERESTING? CAN OUR READERS HOME NORA STEELE list. And our research tells us, kids approved! BRING THIS STORY TO LIFE?” PROGRAM DIRECTOR & BOOK COORDINATOR

FOR MORE BOOK LISTS: readyreaders.org/read-aloud-resources

SPARKING IMAGINATION, MAKING MEMORIES

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BOOK-A-DAY P R O G R A M GROWS AGAIN

Launched in 2015 in just two centers, our Book-A-Day Program is now offered in six Building centers and 11 classrooms. Participating classes receive a bundle of books each week around a specific theme, such bonds in the as “Everybody Eats” or “Song Stories.” Teachers are asked to read a different book each classroom day and are given extension activities to incorporate into their lesson plan. At week’s Our Readers enjoy just a small slice of time in early end, the class gets to keep a childhood classrooms each week. But teachers are book to add to the classroom shelf. They can also select there, day in and day out, guiding young minds eager books for themselves to take to know more about the world around them. home for summer reading. The program is a win-win for We support our teachers in this important work by all our classroom friends! supplying Gift Books to help build a classroom library and offering extension activities for the books to “I READ ONE OR TWO help ease lesson planning. Plus, we offer professional BOOKS EVERY DAY. CHILDREN NEED A CHANCE workshops, and in select centers, our Book-A-Day TO CALM DOWN. WHAT AN Program for additional literacy enrichment. EXCELLENT WAY TO DO THAT, WITH A BOOK.” — BOOK-A-DAY TEACHER

GETTING TO KNOW Our Teac her s 217 TEACHERS SURVEYED ABOUT OUR PROGRAM “WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE LEARN MORE AT: READER BROUGHT TO OUR CLASSROOM EACH readyreaders.org/for-teachers-and-directors WEEK TO HELP DEVELOP THE CHILDREN’S LOVE OF 97% 86% BOOKS. WE WOULD BE EXTREMELY LUCKY (AND SAY THEIR READER SAY THEY’VE READ VERY EXCITED) TO HAVE HER BACK.” INSPIRES KIDS TO WANT GIFT BOOKS IN THEIR — CLASSROOM TEACHER TO READ THEMSELVES CLASSROOM 14 | READY READERS 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT 15 GETTING TO KNOW TEACHERS GETTING TO KNOW Ready Readers around town One of our favorite ways to share the joy of Energizing reading is to get out and about in our community. Our Community This year, we took our campaign for early literacy early childhood to neighbors all over St. Louis. Highlights include: A NIGHT OF HONORS AT educators POWELL SYMPHONY HALL Learning is fun and stimulating, not only for In May, we honored 120 early educators working 20TH ANNIVERSARY children, but also for the adults who care for with low-income children in our community during an elegant evening at Powell Symphony CELEBRATION AT them. So each year, Ready Readers offers learning Hall. Our fourth annual Early Educators THE MISSOURI opportunities for the teachers in our program. Appreciation Event included dinner, an awards HISTORY MUSEUM program, and a live performance of the Lion and Our professionally developed, state-approved the Mouse by symphony musicians. Our partners Our big day included workshops give teachers new strategies and fun for the event included Belle Services of St. Louis costumed characters, a bubble bus, Arc, United 4 Children, Child Care Aware® of television media, ideas they can incorporate into their lessons Eastern Missouri at Lume Institute. and an enthusiastic immediately. Teachers earn clock-hour credits and crowd of kids, parents receive books to take back to their classrooms. and friends. We also announced our new city-county wide 2017-18 WORKSHOPS literacy initiative, Turn Helping Children Learn: Using Children’s Literature to The Page STL. Reduce the Effects of Trauma, Develop Emotional Literacy and Teach Self-Calming Techniques

Full STEAM Ahead! Using Children’s Literature to Play and Learn Across the Curriculum

Music, Movement and Imagination: Storytime FUN! CHILD ADVOCACY DAY COMMUNITY SCIENCE IN JEFFERSON CITY FAIRS STORYTIME Ready Readers staff and Readers Our staff engaged in many local Every Wednesday and Thursday met with lawmakers, advocating back-to-school fairs, including the at 10:15 a.m., you'll find Ready HELLO for increased funding for quality Little Readers Festival at the St. Louis Readers at the St. Louis Science early childhood programs. County Library, The Village of Moms Center, reading science-based Transportation sponsored by the Kick-off Event, and Storytime in the stories. Deaconess Foundation. Commons at the Nine Network. SHEILASheila OLIVERI LITERACY & CURRICULUM COORDINATOR PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY “I HELP TEACHERS DISCOVER THE Ready Readers is a proud Moneta 2018 Strategic POWER OF USING BOOKS TO INSPIRE Partner. Moneta employees volunteer with LEARNING — FROM READING ALOUD Ready Readers throughout the year, along with TO EXPLORING CONCEPTS WITHIN providing support for 30 children, six teachers and A STORY TO ENGAGING CHILDREN 30 families at Sunshine Preschool. Thank you, Moneta! IN DISCUSSION AND REINFORCING CONCEPTS THROUGH PLAY.”

16 17 GETTING TO KNOW $999–$500 Meg and Drew Smith THANK YOU Kelly and Doug Armstrong Snax Gastrobar Bob and June Berry Stephen Frank Assoc., LLC Amy Blackwell J.J. Stupp The driving Terry Bloomberg Edie Varley Ready Readers receives Craig and Risa Brown Jack and Suzy Villa Li t er a c y S o c i e ty Archna and Ryan Calfee Sarah Webster 2017 MEMBER LIST Our Supporter s no government funding; Pamela Weir JAN. 1, 2017 – DEC. 31, 2017 force behind Ed and Carol Cohen Commerce Bankshares Tom Wendel and Marian Nunn it’s donors who bring our Foundation Phil and Cheryl Whatley our success program to life. So here, Chris and Maggie Connolly Delta Mu Delta - Lindenwood $499–$250 At Ready Readers, we couldn’t do what we do without people to support our mission. in these pages, we salute University Chapter Andy and Katie Abbott Donors assure we have staff to coordinate volunteers, to make connections with Judy and Larry Deutsch Peggy Adams Literacy Society members contribute an annual you by name with our Gene and Kim Diederich Ms. Tosha Anderson classrooms, to offer development programs for Readers and educators, to fill Readers’ individual gift of $1,000 or more to Ready Readers. deepest gratitude for Billy and Dorothy Firestone Matthew Anderson bags with books, to send books home with children and to keep their classroom shelves First Capitol Chiropractic & Avani Derm Spa In 2017, an anonymous donor contributed a matching stocked. Donors enable field trips, advocacy trips, and outreach in our communities. another successful year. Rehab Dana and Tim Bacich gift for each new Literacy Society member. Our sincere Derex Beard and Donna Leah and Joel Frankel thanks to each of these contributors for generously Kathy Fulton and William Rogers-Beard Coppel Joseph Bedell supporting our programs. Brian and Amy Gage Bellerive Elementary School DONATIONS JULY 1, 2017 – JUNE 30, 2018 Pamela Belloli Joe and Diane Garea Kathleen Arink & Jim Kleszczewski Marilyn & Ben McDougall Melanie and James Bennett Eric and Katie Gordon Renee & Andrew Bell Judy & Bill McLaughlin Bob Guller and Kellie Hynes Anne and Brad Bishop Steven and Linda Finerty Dr. Perry and Sally Dr. and Mrs. Larry Lenke Cathy & James Berges Mary Michel $25,000+ Keith and Cindi Guller Sandy Blasingame Paul and Susan K. Goldberg Schoenecker Ken and Pam Lester Martha & Jim Bogart Jessica & Andy Millner Anonymous Nancy Holzer Drs. Nanci and James Bobrow Greater St. Louis Book Fair Dr. Paul and Pat Simons Susan and Steve Lipstein Velma Boyer Judy Miniace Bellwether Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jones Diane Breckenridge-Barrett Nancy Kalishman St. Louis Philanthropic Patty and Dave Livon Pat & Mark Burkhart Ranjana & Jeffrey Morgan Velma Boyer Carol Kaplan-Lyss and Michael and Tamara Brent Maritz Organization, Inc. Andrew and Jessica Millner Archna & Ryan Calfee Suzie Nall Emerson Michael Lyss Anne and Dan Carpenter Ms. Mary Michel Tim and Julie B. Stern Andy and Peggy Newman Maxine Clark & Robert Fox Peggy & Andy Newman Moneta Group Charitable Dr. Mike and Carolyn Kelly Albert Cawns Modestus Bauer Foundation Steven and Terri Stout John and Linda O’Hara Pat Cox & Graham Colditz Marian Nunn & Tom Wendel Foundation Lynne Kipnis Barb and Harv Citerman Sandberg Phoenix & Matt and Laura Villa W. 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Michael Panneton Kling Family Foundation Rose Coleman Steve and Katie Schankman Rick and Lana Wright Paul and Judy Putzel Susan Green Davis & John Davis Cindy Petzoldt $24,999–$10,000 Fran and Roger Koch Confluence Investment St. Louis Trust Company Julie and Eric Ralph Nancy & DJ Diemer Judy & Paul Putzel American Direct Marketing Anne and Harold Korb Management Staenberg Family Foundation, a Marti Reichman Wendy Dyer Julie & Eric Ralph Resources $2,499–$1,000 Richard and Patricia Lazaroff James and Jean Cook supporting foundation of the Anonymous (3) Dan and Mary Riew Ryan Easley Marilyn & Gary Ratkin Crawford Taylor Foundation at Youthbridge Community Patty Croughan Jewish Federation of St. Louis Aesculap, Inc Megan and Perron Riley Sue & Irl Engelhardt Marti Reichman Guth Foundation Charitable Trust Foundation Ann and Jim Dillon Ms. Patricia Taylor Andrew and Renee Bell Ken Rinderknecht and Linda & Steven Finerty Mary & Dan Riew Mr. Sandy Jaffe Ned and Sally Lemkemeier Matthew Dobbs and Thompson Street Capital Cathy and James Berges Barbara Wallace Dorothy & Billy Firestone Barbara Wallace & Wayne C. 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22 | READY READERS 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT *Names in blue denote current or former Readers 23 Lisa Pedroza David Simons and EXECUTIVE THANK YOU Gail Pelech Constance Yeung COMMITTEE Mary Pinney Kelly Skelton Marilen and Jordan Stacy Skelton Phillip Hearn Pitler Al Snyder and Sharon Financials President Carol Pritchett Rosenberg Taj Jackson Providence Baptist Irl and Myra Solomon Vice President Church Norman and Bonnie of Governance Board Members Estie Pruett Solomon For Year Ended June 2018 Myra and Stephen George and Iris Soscia Brian Matlock 2017-18 Radinsky Joy Sterneck Vice President Karen and Steve Reese Stig Stigglesworth STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Christine Rejent Harriet Sudduth of Finance, Treasurer Marlene Rhodes Lori and Paul Tesser ASSETS Linda Rohde Dr. and Mrs. J. Martin Mary Tessmer Cash and Cash Equivalents $604,842 Vice President Rochester Jerri Thaman Pledges Receivable 36,000 of Development Ann Grove Dillon JUNIOR ADVISORY Jane Roodman-Weiss Pat Thayer Book Inventory - Program 84,717 Linda Finerty BOARD Susan Rosenthal Dr. and Mrs. Gary and Julie Ralph Book Inventory - Other 12,262 Audrey Fleissig Mrs. Nance Roth Phyllis Traub Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation 17,552 Vice President William Bartnett Susan Goldberg Rick and Louise Rovak Barb Tricomi of Program Cassie Berns Total Assets $755,373 Andrea Ruth Pat and Gary Turner Nahid Hashemi Greg Bishop Brandon Sackett Jill Tuxbury Lana Wright Jennifer Howard Collin Bradley Beth Saltzman Kay Ullman LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Vice President Sandy Jaffe Lisa Samis Cynthia Unland Liabilities Ian Bradley of Marketing Carol Kaplan-Lyss Cynthia Sandler Cassidy Vangyia Accrued Payroll $13,808 Nathaniel Doty Marc Scheessele Jerry and Elizabeth Deferred Rent $7,794 Jayne Langsam Paul Lints Alex Duncan Karen Schlossberg and Von Rohr Secretary Lisa McLaughlin Total Liabilities $21,602 Madeline Emke Lawrence Blair Lori and Kyle Wagner Suzie Nall Stelle Erickson Dan and Joanne Andrea and Eric Walter Mary Riew Net Assets Tiana Ford Schwartz Gail Wechsler and BOARD OF Sally Schoenecker Unrestricted: Will Forsen Henry and Esther Robert Cropf DIRECTORS Pat Simons Schweich Lisa and Art Weiss Undesignated 496,807 Emma Gillanders Katie Abbott Carissa Schweig G. Patrick Williams Board Designated Endowment 169,464 M. Lynn Yearwood Claire Harkins Lee Scissors Daniel Willingham Temporarily Restricted 67,500 Chelsea Addison Sophie Hurwitz Susan and Ed Scott Ken Wilson Tosha Anderson Total Net Assets 733,771 READY READERS Audrey Jones Melissa Scott Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ross Conner III STAFF Will Jones Ronak and Angela Shah Witte Total Liabilities and Net Assets $755,373 Jeanne Crawford Lauren Keeley Sandi Shapiro Diane Wittling Jackie Gold Lisa Greening Kathleen R. Sherby Art and Jan Executive Director Nick Kime Holly Kasnetz Helene and Carl Zinselmeyer STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Ryan King Sherman Jenny McPheeters Nora Steele Katie Kuhlman Helen O’Connor Program Director/ Douglas and Joanne CORPORATE SUPPORT AND REVENUES Olivia Lamb Book Coordinator Shiner MATCHING GIFTS Contribution Revenue $564,398 Whitney Panneton Selena Lee Rabbi Mark Shook and Marilyn Ratkin GlaxoSmithKline Special Events 263,757 Sheila Oliveri Joshua Magare Carol Shook In-kind Contributions 25,533 Megan Riley Emily Sill Monsanto Fund Literacy and Jack Pronger The Boeing Company Interest Income 1,124 Brad Schlaggar Curriculum Joshua Pryor Other Income 8,150 Paul Schnabel Coordinator Walter Ralph Total Support and Revenues $862,962 Laura Villa Ben Remis We are grateful for all of your donations. Daniel Willingham Maggie Strube Volunteer Sami Remis We apologize if we have omitted anyone EXPENSES Olivia Reuter FOUNDER Coordinator or misspelled any names. Program Services $534,532 Julia Riew Management and General 120,370 Pat L. Simons Dawnita Reathaford Victoria Sansone Fundraising 139,302 Mentoring Clarke Ashlyn Shead Total Expenses $794,204 PAST PRESIDENT Coordinator John Skubiz Kate Smith Matt Leppert Tara Mechem CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 68,758 Development Kiden-Aloyse Smith Manager Jamisen Cole Terry NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 665,013 ADVISORY BOARD Jordyn Elyse Terry TO DONATE, VISIT: Mariel Lemon readyreaders.org/donate NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR $733,771 Erica Bailey Amy Tishler Karen Berger Fundraising and Schuyler Wolf James Bogart Communications Victoria Wuesthoff Harvey Citerman Coordinator Lexi Young

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