2024-02-01T13:00:52-08:00 2023-06-30 752593210 Sutton Frost Cary LLP 200 E Front St Suite 200 Arlington TX 76011 990 2022-07-01 900641325 READERS 2 LEADERS READ 2149050095 2800 N HAMPTON RD 120 DALLAS TX 75212 NORMA NELSON President & CEO 2024-02-01 true NORMA NELSON 999009999 true Carroll Elizabeth Arnott P01965628 8176498083 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NORMA NELSON 2800 N HAMPTON RD 120 DALLAS TX 75212 2550177 false X READERS2LEADERS.ORG X 2010 TX To equip students for success through the power of reading. 14 14 34 160 0 1594763 1617155 756908 910428 659 20012 2582 2352330 2550177 0 0 1474507 1683243 0 232501 594172 488612 2068679 2171855 283651 378322 1915563 2672056 337296 715467 1578267 1956589 X To equip students for success through the power of reading. true true 1667350 910428 Readers 2 Leaders Creates Access to Literacy-Readers 2 Leaders is creating a Dallas where all children read at or above grade level. Our mission is to equip students for success through the power of reading. Through a high-quality, research-based literacy tutoring model and in partnership with schools, non-profits, and families, Readers 2 Leaders meets students where they are with reading intervention and enrichment supports that will help them reach their academic goals and transform their lives. Our team focuses on reaching students in the early elementary years who dont have access to other resources due to economic inequality and systemic racism.Readers 2 Leaders (R2L) launched its literacy intervention programs in 2011 and is a registered 501(c)3 based in West Dallas with partner sites throughout Dallas County. We reach students through strategic partnerships with Dallas Independent School istrict, independent schools, and partner nonprofits, as well as through programs at our own facility.Today, Readers 2 Leaders operates two main programs: R2L Tutoring provides research-based, high-dosage tutoring services to children in kindergarten through 5th grade during In-School, After-School, and Summer Camp programs; R2L Coaching equips adults to impact the long-term literacy outcomes of their students through ongoing training and accompaniment, extending our impact to hundreds of additional students per year. R2L Tutoring and Coaching served 1673 students and 301 adults in the 2022-23 school year and summer. Through Coaching, we impact hundreds of additional adults and students as our program participants take their new knowledge and tools into their communities.Reaching Students Where They Are Through Tutoring and Coaching-Readers 2 Leaders provides the literacy expertise students need through In-School,After-School, and Summer Camp Tutoring and Coaching. We partner with schools andcommunity agencies to reach students where they are and offer the specific instruction they need to become proficient readers. Students in R2L Tutoring programs work with R2L Instructors four days a week for at least 30 minutes per session to target essential literacy skills including fluency, comprehension, and word decoding skills. Our trained instructors use research-driven methodologies, based on the curriculum Phonics Suite, published by Really Great Reading. Through small group instruction, one-on-one reading sessions with volunteers, tech-based learning, and hands-on activities, students master the tools and concepts they need to become strong, independent readers!Readers 2 Leaders Coaching equips adults who work with striving readers, including nonprofit professionals, educators, and caregivers, to provide high-quality reading support to students in their existing contexts. Through a suite of services that vary in duration and focus but all remain rooted in phonics and the science of reading, we are increasing the number of adults who can help children read.Methodology and Evaluation-Readers 2 Leaders teaches the mechanics of reading, rooted in phonics, that help students gain fluency and comprehension so they can access grade-level reading material. Every child tutored by an R2L instructor or at a certified partner site is assessed before, during, and at the conclusion of the program. At R2L, we use Renaissance Star assessments which provide validated measures of student progress and evaluate proficiency in core literacy skills. These assessments allow R2L to set goals for students and track their progress toward becoming strong, independent readers. In addition, R2L is able to access Dallas ISD Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) data to see the growth of the specific students in our programs as well as the control data of students not receiving additional services. We know these programs work. In 2022-23, our first year using Renaissance Star, 83 percent of academic-year students and 81 percent of summer session students made measurable progress toward their reading goals.R2Ls Impact-As a former classroom teacher, mom of three Porcha knows the importance of reaching children as early as possible with the essential literacy supports that will help them become strong readers and successful students. After seeing Readers 2 Leaders in action at two of the schools where she taught, Porcha knew she would enroll her own kids in the program. Readers 2 Leaders is an intervention that I knew would foster my childs love of reading from early on, she explained. Her two older children, third-grader Elijah and first-grader Jonah, have participated in R2LsAfter-School and Summer Camp programs and made significant progress toward theirgrade-level goals. For Elijah, R2L has opened up a world of imagination through his newfound love of chapter books like Magic Tree House. He dreams of being an actor and can already imagine himself reading scripts one day. Because of what he and his classmates are learning with his R2L Instructor Ms. Stringfellow, We will remember how to read for the rest of our lives. Meanwhile, younger brother Jonah is learning his letter sounds and has noticed that it helps [him] learn better at school.Porcha now works at a nearby non-profit helping run their out-of-school time programs, and she is eager to bring Readers 2 Leaders Coaching to her team. She is hopeful that Coaching can show us how to maximize and make literacy impactful in a short amount of time after school. R2L is proud to serve families like this one by providing literacy intervention and enrichment programs designed to help more Dallas children in reading. 1667350 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 18 0 true 34 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X CYNTHIA MEDINA 2149050095 2800 N HAMPTON RD 120 DALLAS TX 75212 NORMA NELSON President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 105018 0 10460 RAMANDEEP GILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT CHANCE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANN MONTGOMERY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIQUE MCCAIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER OWEN Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEVRON ARMSTRONG Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE GEORGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK GONZALEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AIMEE SHEAHAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREG MCCOY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD HOGUE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANIE CISNEROS VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA EPPS Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA MOYA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 105018 10460 1 false false false 0 128927 1488228 31665 1617155 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 900099 910428 910428 910428 20012 20012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 other income 900099 2582 2582 2582 2550177 913010 20012 0 0 0 0 116642 93314 11664 11664 0 1330934 1070787 149917 110230 26951 21687 3048 2216 87554 64480 11917 11157 121162 97933 13149 10080 0 0 20810 20810 0 0 0 153520 71656 27502 54362 0 0 0 0 69132 55306 6913 6913 7990 4160 1814 2016 0 0 0 0 51646 41316 5165 5165 20189 15123 2621 2445 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 66498 64416 1017 1065 INKIND SUPPLIES 31665 30710 465 490 STAFF TRAINING & DEV. 20296 11158 1869 7269 TRAINING 20177 16226 2254 1697 26689 9078 11879 5732 2171855 1667350 272004 232501 858670 247760 131842 1135137 37600 179678 473961 121501 0 0 0 0 12782 14421 496704 147642 400708 349062 0 0 0 0 624497 1915563 2672056 144489 115779 32807 160000 599688 337296 715467 X 1526977 1801089 51290 155500 1578267 1956589 1915563 2672056 378322 X false true X true false X 1160117 1670522 1186303 1594763 1617155 7228860 0 0 1160117 1670522 1186303 1594763 1617155 7228860 741090 6487770 190 443 606 659 20012 21910 0 1886 1168 2582 5636 7256406 2126526 0.89410 0.90630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 472172 134573 337599 24532 13069 11463 349062 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 624497 624497 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 599688 599688 X 2551107 930 930 2550177 2550177 2172785 930 930 2171855 2171855 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and has not been classified as a private foundation as defined in the IRC. Income generated from activities unrelated to the Organizations exempt purposes is subject to tax under IRC Section 511. The Organization had no unrelated business income for the year ended June 30, 2023. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income tax.GAAP requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Organizations tax return and recognition of a tax liability (or asset) if the Organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Organization, and has concluded that as of June 30, 2023, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. X 26891 fmv X 4774 fmv false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 2 In 2022-23, the Readers 2 Leaders Coaching Program grew. We began a new initiative in partnership with Dallas Independent School District and St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School to equip classroom teachers to integrate phonics instruction into the school day. We also started a Family Reading Cohort, in which caregivers and parents learn foundational reading skills that can help them support their childrens reading using evidence-based strategies. Through training and curriculum implementation support, R2L is helping more educators and parents help more kids! Form 990, Part III, Line 3 In order to grow the Readers 2 Leaders Coaching Program we made adjustments to theReaders 2 Leaders Tutoring Programs. We decreased the number of In-School Tutoring sites from 12 schools to 10 schools and shifted from having 2 After-School Program sites to having 1 site at our Booktown Learning Center. These changes did not decrease the number of clients we serve. In fact, it increased the total number of clients we serve by 850 by increasing the number of adults we are equipping to support more students. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 THE MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS WERE UPDATED AND WE CREATED NEW CORE VALUES TO MIRROR OUR EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING UTLIZING ASSET-BASED LANGUAGE THROUGH A RACIAL EQUITY LENS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Following issuance of the annual audit report draft, the Office & Accounting Manager works with the accounting firm to complete Form 990. The Final draft is then presented by the auditors and approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee then recommends full board approval. Following board approval, the form 990 is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members, officers, and key employees sign a written Conflict of Interest Policy during onboarding and are required to disclose if a conflict of interest arises at any time. Any conflicts are reviewed by the President and CEO and/or Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE SALARIES OF ALL OFFICERS AND AGENTS ARE FIXED BY A WRITTEN RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION IS MADE AFTER A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA OR OTHER EVIDENCE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE SALARIES OF ALL OFFICERS AND AGENTS ARE FIXED BY A WRITTEN RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION IS MADE AFTER A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA OR OTHER EVIDENCE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.