2024-05-15T15:13:32-04:00 2023-06-30 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2022-07-01 237047508 LITERACY CONNECTS LITE 5208828006 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 SHARON O'BRIEN INTERIM EXEC. 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THIS FISCAL YEAR, THEIR PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM INSPIRED 5,330 ELEMETARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO WRITE 7,254 STORIES, 25 OF WHICH WERE PRESENTED BACK TO STUDENTS VIA ON-LINE PLATFORMS, 357 THROUGH LIVE THEATRE, AND 6 THROUGH PUBLIC RADIO. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVENUE AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 425618 4174 LITERACY CONNECTS' READING SEED PROGRAM TRAINED AND SUPPORTED 286 VOLUNTEER READING COACHES TO WORK ONE-TO-ONE WITH 992 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED EXTRA SUPPORT IN IMPROVING THEIR LITERACY SKILLS AND DEVELOPING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOOKS AND READING THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP OF A CARING ADULT. READING COACHES CONTRIBUTED 17,955 HOURS OF SERVICE, RESULTJNG IN STUDENTS AVERAGING 18 HOURS OF READING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM OFFERED A LENDING LIBRARY OF 23,217 BOOKS THAT MATCH STUDENTS' INTERESTS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 22,892 FREE BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD HOME LIBRARIES AND BECOME INDEPENDENT READERS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS. THE OBJECTIVE OF READING SEED IN 2021- 2022 IS TO REBUILD OUR VOLUNTEER NUMBERS IN ORDER TO RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC SERVICE LEVELS. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO EXPAND OUR INTENSIVE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TO INCREASE OUR IMPACT AT EACH SCHOOL, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE. 319214 3130 REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PROMOTES HEALTHY BRAIN GROWTH, POSITIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SCHOOL READINESS BY GIVING FAMILIES RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO MAKE READING ALOUD PART OF THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. BY INTEGRATING READING INTO PEDIATRIC PRACTICES, RQRSA PARTNERS WITH DOCTORS IN 59 CLINICS, REACHING 48,110 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 319214 3130 2128091 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 32 0 true 49 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X DANIEL SMALL 5208828006 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 MATTHEW WAHLQUIST FORMER EXEC 40.00 X 109223 0 8880 REBECCA WERNER FINANCE/OPS 40.00 X 57966 0 7629 SHARON O'BRIEN INTERIM EXEC 40.00 X 57446 0 7704 AMBER MATHEWSON BOARD CHAIR 2.90 X X 0 0 0 KIM EGITA TREASURER 0.12 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS GUTIERREZ SECRETARY 0.33 X X 0 0 0 AMY BEITER CHAIR ELECT 0.86 X X 0 0 0 TIM KINNEY PAST BOARD C 2.60 X 0 0 0 SALLY LANYON MEMBER 0.21 X 0 0 0 KATRI TYPPO MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE GOMEZ MEMBER 0.08 X 0 0 0 MATT KOPEC MEMBER 0.71 X 0 0 0 SUNNY BAE MEMBER 0.52 X 0 0 0 SUSAN PETRUS MEMBER 1.04 X 0 0 0 DESIREE CUETO MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 ERIC FREEDBURG MEMBER 0.29 X 0 0 0 MELINDA BURKE MEMBER 0.58 X 0 0 0 JEANINE TRACEY MEMBER 0.75 X 0 0 0 REGINA NAJERA MEMBER 0.36 X 0 0 0 SARA HABIB MEMBER 0.19 X 0 0 0 224635 24213 1 false false false 150409 317830 3038010 500 3506249 PROGRAM SERVICES FEES 611710 20869 20869 20869 14417 14417 245954 237690 8264 8264 8264 7814 150409 96034 -88220 -88220 3461579 20869 -65539 217603 136377 45064 36162 1240119 1103412 27927 108780 26149 22227 1307 2615 97494 88535 3515 5444 125347 100156 7521 17670 21758 21758 227947 199383 8591 19973 229 195 11 23 193331 172955 7587 12789 35900 31717 1555 2628 23995 20923 548 2524 25753 21890 1288 2575 85394 72585 4270 8539 28244 25419 1130 1695 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 74514 74168 102 244 LIBRARY PURCHASES 41122 41122 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 10789 4089 167 6533 TRAINING AND TUTORS 9749 9749 3976 3189 157 630 2489413 2128091 132498 228824 72464 101580 1062501 1025810 905782 31686 23302 25979 35952 2213255 472438 1789808 1740817 77394 127662 311428 327077 3371260 4287982 96031 86639 370869 364299 466900 450938 X 2471878 2084907 432482 1752137 2904360 3837044 3371260 4287982 X 972166 -6662 -47466 14649 X true X false true false X 2262331 2021521 2303292 2352216 3506249 12445609 2262331 2021521 2303292 2352216 3506249 12445609 708891 11736718 6616 5045 5670 4979 14417 36727 19634 87786 110752 30272 7814 256258 12738594 142976 0.92140 0.82960 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER 256,258 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 308204 1000 14649 323853 275129 51432 -18357 308204 210136 9821 55172 275129 210317 5000 -5181 210136 62736 145585 1996 210317 0.03000 0.97000 false false 91690 91690 1883423 314867 1568556 59980 2999 56981 142858 103637 39221 35304 50935 -15631 1740817 INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 323853 OTHER ASSETS 3224 327077 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO FUNDS, ONE OF WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. INCOME FROM THIS ENDOWMENT MAY BE USED AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION. THE OTHER FUND IS A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED, DONOR-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO DISCLOSE OR RECOGNIZE INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MATERIAL. IN ADDITION, MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MATTERS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE ORGANIZATION TO LOSE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. ANNUAL EVENT 158223 150409 7814 96034 158223 150409 7814 96034 96034 -88220 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES IS PREPARED ON THE GAAP BASIS AND THEREFORE FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR. PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE KEPT VERY LOW DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S USE OF VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER MOST OF THE PROGRAM'S TEACHING. VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 24,205 TEACHING AND PREPARATION HOURS DURING THE YEAR. THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR HAS SET 30.13 PER HOUR AS THE VALUE FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS IN ARIZONA. THIS MEANS THE WORK DONE BY VOLUNTEERS WAS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 129,297. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C LITERACY CONNECTS' READING SEED PROGRAM TRAINED AND SUPPORTED 286 VOLUNTEER READING COACHES TO WORK ONE-TO-ONE WITH 992 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED EXTRA SUPPORT IN IMPROVING THEIR LITERACY SKILLS AND DEVELOPING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOOKS AND READING THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP OF A CARING ADULT. READING COACHES CONTRIBUTED 17,955 HOURS OF SERVICE, RESULTJNG IN STUDENTS AVERAGING 18 HOURS OF READING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM OFFERED A LENDING LIBRARY OF 23,217 BOOKS THAT MATCH STUDENTS' INTERESTS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 22,892 FREE BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD HOME LIBRARIES AND BECOME INDEPENDENT READERS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS. THE OBJECTIVE OF READING SEED IN 2021- 2022 IS TO REBUILD OUR VOLUNTEER NUMBERS IN ORDER TO RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC SERVICE LEVELS. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO EXPAND OUR INTENSIVE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TO INCREASE OUR IMPACT AT EACH SCHOOL, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PROMOTES HEALTHY BRAIN GROWTH, POSITIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SCHOOL READINESS BY GIVING FAMILIES RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO MAKE READING ALOUD PART OF THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. BY INTEGRATING READING INTO PEDIATRIC PRACTICES, RQRSA PARTNERS WITH DOCTORS IN 59 CLINICS, REACHING 48,110 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA WHEN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DECISION PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL RETURN IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND APPLICABLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN FUNDS 14,649