2026-08-10T10:04:06-05:00 2025-09-30 222951202 MSPC CPAS & ADVISORS PC 340 NORTH AVENUE EAST CRANFORD NJ 070162496 990 2024-10-01 133636559 READ AHEAD INC READ 2122199940 50 BROAD STREET 502 NEW YORK NY 10004 ZOE HENRIQUEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122199940 2026-08-10 1 1 TED KIRSHENBAUM P01260796 9082727000 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ZOE HENRIQUEZ 50 BROAD STREET 502 NEW YORK NY 10004 2160325 0 X WWW.READAHEAD.ORG X 1991 NY READ AHEAD'S READING-BASED MENTORING DEVELOPS IN STUDENTS THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC AND LIFE-LONG SUCCESS. 20 20 22 997 0 0 1869156 1977225 0 0 14491 18792 5139 1200 1888786 1997217 0 0 0 0 1416612 1421725 0 0 283594 549900 667052 1966512 2088777 -77726 -91560 1788830 1465862 763794 532384 1025036 933478 X READ AHEAD IS DEDICATED TO HELPING NEW YORK CITY YOUTH STRENGTHEN THE LITERACY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND.SINCE 1991, READ AHEAD HAS CONNECTED PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTSWITH CARING MENTORS FROM LEADING CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.DURING WEEKLY VIRTUAL SESSIONS, MENTORS AND MENTEES READ TOGETHER,DISCUSS BOOKS AND THEIR LIVES, AND ENGAGE IN FUN AND EDUCATIONAL GAMESAND ACTIVITIES. READ AHEAD SESSIONS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN GROWTHEIR CONFIDENCE, LOVE OF READING, LITERACY SKILLS, AND OTHER SKILLSESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. 0 0 1499032 READ AHEAD IS PROUD TO PROVIDE NEW YORK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A READING-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM AND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR LITERACY SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE. EXTENDING FROM OUR CORE PROGRAMMING OF WEEKLY MENTOR/MENTEE ENGAGEMENTS, READ AHEAD ALSO ROLLED OUT THE RAISING READERS AT HOME PILOT PROGRAM (MORE INFORMATION BELOW) AND SERVED AS A PASS-THROUGH ORGANIZATION FOR CORPORATE DONATIONS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. DURING OUR CORE PROGRAM, FROM OCTOBER 2024 THROUGH MAY 2025, 627 1ST THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS ACROSS EIGHT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN NYC WERE MENTORED BY 997 VOLUNTEER MENTORS. THESE STUDENTS, MOST OF WHOM (64%) HAVE PARTICIPATED FOR TWO OR MORE YEARS, SELF-IDENTIFY AS BIPOC (90%) AND OFTEN COME FROM HOUSEHOLDS WHERE ENGLISH IS NOT THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME (41%). TOGETHER, THESE PAIRS READ MORE THAN 2,000 BOOKS TOTAL DURING THE 1,388 WEEKLY PROGRAM SESSIONS DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, DURING THE 2024-2025 PROGRAM YEAR, READ AHEAD ROLLED OUT LEXIA CORE5, AN ADAPTIVE, DIGITAL LITERACY TOOL, ACROSS ALL SITES. STUDENTS COMPLETED A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 31,000 LEXIA CORE5 LEARNING UNITS AS THEY BUILT THE LITERACY SKILLS THEY NEED FOR SUCCESS. 92% OF EDUCATORS AND CAREGIVERS FELT THEIR STUDENT(S) BENEFITTED FROM THIS PROGRAM, WITH THE TOP BENEFITS BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE IN READING, READING ABILITY, ENJOYMENT OF READING AND POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH ADULTS.THIS YEAR, READ AHEAD ALSO PILOTED THE RAISING READERS AT HOME PROGRAM AT P.S. 92 IN QUEENS, NY. THIS PILOT PROGRAM OFFERED THREE 1-HOUR WORKSHOPS TO FAMILIES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING READERS AT HOME, AND HELP BUILD HOME LIBRARIES. THE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED IN A DUAL-LANGUAGE SETTING, INCLUDING SPANISH AND ENGLISH, WITH BOTH SLIDES, CONVERSATION AND PRESENTATIONS OFFERED IN BOTH. 100% OF SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THEY FEEL BETTER PREPARED TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S READING AT HOME AND HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF HOW TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEIR STUDENT(S) WILL SPEND READING AT HOME. IN APRIL, 2025, READ AHEAD HELD IT'S ANNUAL BOOKS & BEYOND GALA, WITH MORE THAN 300 GUESTS. THE EVENT HONORED CORPORATE PARTNER PAUL HASTINGS AND THE STAFF AT SCHOOL PARTNER P.S. 33 IN MANHATTAN. THE GALA SERVES AS THE PRIMARY FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR READ AHEAD, AND TO HONOR THE WORK TAKING PLACE THAT YEAR. 1499032 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X ZOE HENRIQUEZ 2122199940 50 BROAD STREET SUITE 502 NEW YORK NY 10004 NICK JEAN-BAPTISTE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT RYAN BOARD VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN FITZGERALD BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIN CHUN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE NORTH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN NEWMAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER PACI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIC RUTKOSKE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 INOKI SUAREZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JINYOUNG JOO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN GIOUROUKAKIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN J SMITH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIE M ALLEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MELLISSA LEWIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN ZIMMERMAN-SORIO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LARS MUNSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NED RUSSELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SANDRA HAAS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SETH MARTIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE VALLILLO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAMELA COGUT-WEINSTEIN FORMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARTA PEREZ FORMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN BALDWIN FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 119423 0 15715 ARIEL GRACE MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 131032 0 17501 EVELYN CANELA-GARCIA SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAM & IMPACT 40.00 X 111269 0 16758 LUCIA RUTTER CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 111269 0 0 472993 0 49974 4 0 0 0 0 824470 1152755 1977225 18792 18792 163108 824470 163108 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 1200 1200 1200 1997217 1200 0 18792 X 110231 90389 5512 14330 1047200 858704 52360 136136 20362 16697 1018 2647 151861 124526 7593 19742 92071 75498 4604 11969 26668 26668 221820 89455 85152 47213 47047 15338 21642 10067 1328 80 1115 133 170637 139922 8532 22183 2931 2931 6069 6069 25641 25641 SUBSCRIPTIONS 98430 65948 16733 15749 CREDIT CARD FEES 31039 31039 STAFF TRAINING 17523 7885 8061 1577 PAYROLL PROCESSING 14218 11659 711 1848 3701 3701 2088777 1499032 306151 283594 1007569 986325 96630 1562 160723 98412 81198 66632 8650 14566 515258 364997 1788830 1465862 76153 63685 190895 121853 496746 346846 763794 532384 X 1025036 928478 5000 1025036 933478 1788830 1465862 -91560 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1567257 1775173 1910461 1869156 1977225 9099272 1567257 1775173 1910461 1869156 1977225 9099272 9099272 190743 9788 4855 19630 19992 245008 9344280 0.97380 0.96270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 81198 66632 14566 14566 SECURITY DEPOSITS 45996 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 319001 364997 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 346846 346846 X 2082882 85665 85665 1997217 0 1997217 2174440 85663 85663 2088777 0 2088777 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FILES AN ANNUAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (THE "IRS"). AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990S FOR THE YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025 REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. GALA EVENT 760999 612034 148965 112968 35997 NYC MARATHON 77204 63061 14143 14143 2 149375 149375 987578 824470 163108 112968 50140 163108 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 OFFICER COMPENSATION HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER AND AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER IS ASKED TO AFFIRM THAT (S)HE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, HAS COMPLIED WITH THE POLICY DURING THE PRIOR YEAR AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY IN THE FUTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED, REVIEWED, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 READ AHEAD'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS - GENERAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,352. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 85,152. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 47,213. TOTAL EXPENSES 213,717. IT CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,976. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,976. TRANSLATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 127. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 127. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.