2026-09-08T12:35:53-07:00 2025-12-31 273968596 Petersen Professionals PC 4915 West 35th St Suite 201 St Louis Park MN 55416 990EZ 2025-01-01 822161278 DECODING DYSLEXIA MN DECO 6123451367 2038 FORD PKWY 430 ST PAUL MN 55116 HEATHER SMYTHE Treasurer 2026-09-03 true STACEY R PETERSEN CPA P00270858 9527673212 2025 X WWW.DECODINGDYSLEXIAMN.ORG X X 56606 X 53870 1000 1736 0 0 0 0 56606 48861 7506 291 15170 71828 -15222 231197 215975 X 232222 216895 232222 216895 1025 920 231197 215975 Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota is a grassroots organization. We strive to include diversity, equity & inclusion practices at the center of our daily work. We commit to using these practices for our organization & our communities. We embrace diversity, equity & inclusion for every person in every community. Our Vision is for students to have equitable literacy instruction that meets their educational needs so they can reach their full potential. Our Mission is to raise dyslexia awareness, empower families to support their children & improve resources for students with dyslexia in Minnesotas educational environments until all can read. The primary audience for Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota (DDMN) is dyslexic students & their parents, families & caregivers. We provide services in the following ways:*Our Partners for Parents program provides one-on-one guidance to families of struggling readers on how to navigate the school system, understand various terms used to describe reading problems & learn how to advocate for their children. Services include but are not limited to one-to-one consultations, review of IEPs & evaluations, prep for IEP meetings, review parent concern letters & help draft conversations with the school. The Partner for Parents Manager provided this service & provided service to 71 families. Each family signs a Hold Harmless document prior to guidance being given.*Parent Talks are live online educational webinars held weekly, approximately one hour in length. They include a variety of presentations on topics of interest to families struggling readers. An open discussion on the subject of dyslexia follows the presentation. In the small group presentations, we help families find resources depending on their children's needs. In 2025, we held 87 Parent Talks attended by 136 parents. The Partner for Parents Manager provided this service. The Executive Director & three Board members assist on occasion.*IEP/504 plan binders are content-rich printed resource that includes educational materials on dyslexia & school IEP & 504 processes. It contains information to help families get appropriate services for their students with dyslexia. This tool allows parents to save & organize assessments, records, reports & correspondence relevant to their childs school IEP or 504 Plan. IEP/504 plan binders are available in English & Spanish. Throughout the community, 226 binders were distributed at 12 events. An additional 43 binder content pages were downloaded from the DDMN website for a total of 269 binders distributed in 2025. Our two employees & our Board Members provide the content for the binders.*In-person outreach - We attended 18 outreach events & reached 911 individuals, to inform & educate them about dyslexia. These included presentations to school groups, teacher groups, community gatherings & professional conferences. Our two employees & our Board Members provide, or attend, outreach events.*Online outreach - The DDMN website provides a comprehensive offering of relevant information, research & links to other resources. Our online presence includes our Facebook page, which has 5000 followers. We also host a private group Facebook page that provides a forum for 1577 parents to interact with other families of dyslexic children & share their lived experiences, advice & resources. In addition, we have 900 followers on Instagram, 830 on Twitter, 343 followers on YouTube & 170 followers on LinkedIn. 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