2026-08-20T07:36:04-05:00 2025-12-31 593040705 RIVERO GORDIMER & COMPANY PA 201 N FRANKLIN ST SUITE 2200 TAMPA FL 33602 990 2025-01-01 800731246 SING OUT AND READ INC SING 8137813008 3665 EAST BAY DR SUITE 204-105 LARGO FL 33771 WENDY LEIGH INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8137813008 2026-08-19 1 SAM A LAZZARA P01342929 8138757774 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WENDY LEIGH 3665 EAST BAY DR SUITE 204-105 LARGO FL 33771 835200 0 X WWW.SINGOUTANDREAD.ORG X 2011 FL TO IMPROVE LITERACY LEVELS BY HELPING STUDENTS ADVANCE TO READ AT THEIR APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVEL USING SINGING AS A CRITICAL PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS. 5 5 10 25 0 0 735777 742698 70500 31500 0 0 55 36300 806332 810498 0 0 0 0 375742 401811 0 0 66655 489683 446474 865425 848285 -59093 -37787 61224 42826 17934 37323 43290 5503 X TO IMPROVE LITERACY LEVELS BY HELPING STUDENTS ADVANCE TO THEIR APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVEL USING SINGING AS A CRITICAL PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS. 0 0 712013 31500 SING OUT AND READ (SOAR) CONTINUED ITS MISSION IN 2025 TO IMPROVE LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR STRUGGLING YOUNG READERS THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED READING INTERVENTION THAT COMBINES MUSIC, TECHNOLOGY, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S FLAGSHIP SOAR PROGRAM PROVIDES QUALIFYING ELEMENTARY-AGED CHILDREN WITH A TABLET PRELOADED WITH PROPRIETARY SING-TO-READ SOFTWARE, A HEADSET WITH MICROPHONE, INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AS NEEDED, INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING, AND ONGOING FAMILY SUPPORT AT NO COST TO PARTICIPATING FAMILIES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE SOAR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN WHO ARE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL DEVELOP FLUENCY, VOCABULARY, COMPREHENSION, AND READING CONFIDENCE THROUGH STRUCTURED, MUSIC-BASED INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A 12-WEEK PROGRAM REQUIRING APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES OF WEEKLY PRACTICE, WHILE TRAINED SOAR COACHES MONITOR PARTICIPATION, ENCOURAGE FAMILIES, RECOGNIZE MILESTONES, AND PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY TO HELP STUDENTS COMPLETE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY.DURING 2025, SING OUT AND READ SERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 COHORTS, SERVING 511 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SOAR PROGRAM THROUGHOUT PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED TABLETS AND LEARNING MATERIALS, PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING AND PROGRESS MONITORING, AND PARTNERED WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORTERS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED LITERACY INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN AT RISK OF READING FAILURE.THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EMPHASIZE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES THROUGH ONGOING COLLECTION AND EVALUATION OF PARTICIPANT DATA, INCLUDING SOFTWARE USAGE, LESSON COMPLETION, READING ASSESSMENTS, AND SCHOOL-BASED PERFORMANCE MEASURES WHEN AVAILABLE. THESE DATA ARE USED TO MONITOR STUDENT PROGRESS, IMPROVE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, DEMONSTRATE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, AND ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY TO FUNDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.THE SOAR METHODOLOGY IS SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH CONDUCTED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND SUBSEQUENT VALIDATION STUDIES DEMONSTRATING THAT STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WITH FIDELITY CAN ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN READING PROFICIENCY IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BY COMBINING REPEATED ORAL READING, MUSIC, VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGAGING TECHNOLOGY, THE PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN BUILD BOTH LITERACY SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE WHILE CREATING POSITIVE READING HABITS THAT EXTEND BEYOND PROGRAM COMPLETION.THROUGHOUT 2025, SING OUT AND READ ALSO CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BY EXPANDING COMMUNITY AWARENESS, CULTIVATING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, AND INCREASING PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO POSITION THE ORGANIZATION FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND EXPANSION INTO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM GOAL OF MAKING ITS EVIDENCE-BASED LITERACY INTERVENTION AVAILABLE TO MORE STRUGGLING READERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA AND ULTIMATELY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 712013 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 X 4 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 FL X SING OUT AND READ INC 8137813008 3665 EAST BAY DR SUITE 204-105 LARGO FL 33771 JEFFREY HEARN CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA MARCELLI CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER BETZAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK GRIFFIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARISSA HUGHES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY GRAHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 27552 0 0 27552 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 742698 742698 PROGRAM SERVICES 624110 31500 31500 31500 60980 24702 36278 36278 OTHER REVENUE 900099 22 22 22 810498 31522 0 36278 X 27552 19286 5511 2755 311993 276309 28555 7129 35769 31118 3577 1074 26497 23052 2650 795 45432 38617 4543 2272 54170 46045 5417 2708 96146 57770 12834 25542 69657 45277 24380 18113 16301 1812 8608 6026 2582 3095 2785 310 1456 684 772 PROGRAM SERVICES 146991 146991 MISCELLANEOUS 2736 1703 1033 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 70 49 21 848285 712013 69617 66655 43388 10467 10500 19000 300 9418 15477 11536 7036 3941 61224 42826 17934 37323 17934 37323 X 43290 5503 43290 5503 61224 42826 -37787 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 527272 793495 830490 735777 742698 3629732 527272 793495 830490 735777 742698 3629732 1807298 1822434 45 257 302 3630034 0.50200 0.34030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15477 11536 3941 3941 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY, IS NOT EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX AND IS TAXED AT STATUTORY RATES. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS IT HAS TAKEN THAT ARE SUBJECT TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY. TAX YEARS AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2021, REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. GALA 60980 60980 24702 60980 60980 24702 24702 36278 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2B: SING OUT AND READ, INC. CONTRACTS WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE EMPLOYEES. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ALL EMPLOYEES OF SING OUT AND READ, INC. ARE IN ACTUALITY LEASED FROM THE PEO. DUE TO THIS AGREEMENT, SING OUT AND READ, INC. DOES NOT FILE FORM W-3 TRANSMITTAL OF WAGE AND TAX STATEMENTS, BUT RATHER THE PEO WILL FILE FORM W-3 WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 SING OUT AND READ, INC. UTILIZED 10 EMPLOYEES THROUGH THE PEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MONITORING & ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B EMPLOYEE PREPARING THE JOB DESCRIPTION CONDUCTED MARKET RESEARCH TO DETERMINE AN ADEQUATE SALARY FOR THE POSITION IN OUR AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 57,770. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,834. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 25,542. TOTAL EXPENSES 96,146.