2026-06-18T14:39:18-04:00 2025-12-31 372123844 CASCADE CPA 421 WATER STREET 111 PRAIRIE DU SAC WI 53578 990EZ 2025-01-01 934451594 CLASSMATES LITERACY FOUNDATION INC CLAS 7739652511 1622 CYPRESS TRAIL MIDDLETON WI 53562 KRISTEN EIDSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7739652511 2026-06-17 true JULIE MILLER P00388780 6086440206 2026-06-17 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HTTPS://CLASSMATESLITERACY.ORG X X 86079 X 77950 8129 3911 4218 82168 27779 1750 220 51287 81036 1132 25347 26479 25347 26479 25347 26479 25347 26479 X THE MISSION OF CLASSMATES LITERACY FOUNDATION ("CLF") IS TO IMPROVE LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS BY PROVIDING TEACHERS WITH STRUCTURED LITERACY TRAINING IN THE SLANT SYSTEM. SLANT SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURED LANGUAGE TRAINING IS A RESEARCH BASED,ORTON- GILLINGHAM, MULTI-SENSORY APPROACH TO READING INSTRUCTION, WHICH EMPOWERS EDUCATORS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO IMPACT LIVES BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE LIFE-CHANGING GIFT OF LITERACY. CLASSMATES LITERACY FOUNDATION (CLF) WORKS TO CLOSE LITERACY GAPS FOR STUDENTS WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO READING SUCCESS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES STRUCTURED LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES GROUNDED IN THE SCIENCE OF READING, ENABLING EDUCATORS TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION. FOUNDED TO CONFRONT THE DEEP DISPARITIES IN READING OUTCOMES, CLF PRIORITIZES STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST LITERACY NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES, PARTICULARLY IN UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNDER REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. CLASSMATES LITERACY FOUNDATIONS TEACHER TRAINING AND CLASSROOM SUPPORT PROGRAM ELIMINATES BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS TO EDUCATORS SERVING STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST LITERACY NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES. THE PROGRAM PRIORITIZES UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, EQUIPPING TEACHERS WITH THE SKILLS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO DELIVER EVIDENCE- BASED INSTRUCTION. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED 45 TEACHERS SERVING 1,572 STUDENTS/YEAR WITH 1,300 HOURS OF ACCREDITED STRUCTURED LITERACY TRAINING. THROUGH OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE DYSLEXIA ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO SPECIALIZED READING INTERVENTION, ENABLING STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT LITERACY NEEDS TO ACCESS SERVICES THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO RECEIVE. 76491 76491 KRISTEN EIDSON EXECUTIVE DI 30.00 25805 JILLAYNE BENJAMIN VICE PRESIDE 2.00 0 MELISSA NGO TREASURER 2.00 0 JACQUELINE SANCHEZ SECRETARY 1.00 0 CELESTE BERMEJO DIRECTOR 2.00 0 YVETTE MANNS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 MICHAEL WIEBE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 STEPHEN BROADBENT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 KARYN TOMKINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false WI KRISTEN EIDSON 1622 CYPRESS TRAIL MIDDLETON WI 53562 7739652511 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 15176 63954 77950 157080 8129 8129 15176 63954 86079 165209 165209 15176 63954 86079 165209 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES E-MARKETING 1,286 ADVERTISING 14 WEBSITE 401 PROF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS 319 TEACHER FOUNDATIONS TRAIN 33,300 TEACHER ADV TRAINING 5,200 TEACHER CLASSROOM MAT 3,022 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK 595 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP-DAC 4,378 PAYROLL FEES 484 CREDIT CARD FEES 431 MISC EXPENSES 670 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 467 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 720 TOTAL 51,287 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE MISSION OF CLASSMATES LITERACY FOUNDATION ("CLF") IS TO IMPROVE LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS BY PROVIDING TEACHERS WITH STRUCTURED LITERACY TRAINING IN THE SLANT SYSTEM. SLANT SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURED LANGUAGE TRAINING IS A RESEARCH BASED,ORTON- GILLINGHAM, MULTI-SENSORY APPROACH TO READING INSTRUCTION, WHICH EMPOWERS EDUCATORS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO IMPACT LIVES BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE LIFE-CHANGING GIFT OF LITERACY. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 CLASSMATES LITERACY FOUNDATION (CLF) WORKS TO CLOSE LITERACY GAPS FOR STUDENTS WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO READING SUCCESS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES STRUCTURED LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES GROUNDED IN THE SCIENCE OF READING, ENABLING EDUCATORS TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION. FOUNDED TO CONFRONT THE DEEP DISPARITIES IN READING OUTCOMES, CLF PRIORITIZES STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST LITERACY NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES, PARTICULARLY IN UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNDER REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. CLASSMATES LITERACY FOUNDATIONS TEACHER TRAINING AND CLASSROOM SUPPORT PROGRAM ELIMINATES BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS TO EDUCATORS SERVING STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST LITERACY NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES. THE PROGRAM PRIORITIZES UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, EQUIPPING TEACHERS WITH THE SKILLS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO DELIVER EVIDENCE- BASED INSTRUCTION. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED 45 TEACHERS SERVING 1,572 STUDENTS/YEAR WITH 1,300 HOURS OF ACCREDITED STRUCTURED LITERACY TRAINING. THROUGH OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE DYSLEXIA ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO SPECIALIZED READING INTERVENTION, ENABLING STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT LITERACY NEEDS TO ACCESS SERVICES THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO RECEIVE.