Nonprofit · EIN 20-0175948
READ TO SUCCEED INC
Tax-exempt · MURFREESBORO, TN 37129
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | 990 | $298,240 | $257,150 | $41,090 | $86,775 | $123 | $86,652 |
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $194,631 | $263,056 | -$68,425 | $45,685 | $123 | $45,562 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $230,802 | $222,685 | $8,117 | $113,989 | $0 | $113,989 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $298,167
- of which government grants
- $16,033
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $73
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $66,501
- Other salaries and wages
- $92,435
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $163,949
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,455
- Occupancy
- $19,200
- Depreciation
- $500
- Program services (functional)
- $164,458
- Management and general (functional)
- $59,902
- Fundraising (functional)
- $32,790
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $45,685
- Total assets, end of year
- $86,775
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $123
- Net assets, end of year
- $86,652
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $41,652
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $45,000
- Gross receipts
- $309,718
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 2,636
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOLENE RADNOTI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $58,968 |
| PHIL BARNETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARTER OWENS | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FOUTCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH THOMAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY GASTELUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROMEL MCMURRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW PATTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELBY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGIE RICHARD LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT MCARDLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAIGE MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOLENE RADNOTI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $54,080 |
| PHIL BARNETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ECHELL EADY | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FOUTCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARTER OWENS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY GASTELUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMARA GWYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROMEL MCMURRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGINA HARVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MEYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW JOSEPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES CALDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOLENE RADNOTI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $49,967 | $2,000 |
| BRIAN D COLEMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CALDER | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FOUTCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDSAY COOPER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BARNETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ECHELL EADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA GWYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROMEL MCMURRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA HARVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MEYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 12161, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129-0044
- In care of
- % LISA MITCHELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOLENE RADNOTI, PO BOX 12161, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129
- Signed the 990
- JOLENE RADNOTI, EXEC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 738-7323
- Website
- WWW.READTOSUCCEED.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DEMPSEY VANTREASE & FOLLIS PLLC
Mission
TO IMPROVE LIVES IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY OFFERING FREE LITERACY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
Program accomplishments
- ADULT LITERACY ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM WORKS WITH ANYONE 18 YEARS OR OLDER ON ANY LITERACY GOAL THEY WANT TO WORK ON. MANY OF OUR LEARNERS ARE WORKING TOWARDS A GED/HI-SET, BUT OTHER LEARNERS ARE WORKING ON FINANCIAL LITERACY, WRITING SKILLS, INTERVIEWING AND RESUME WRITING, DRIVER'S LICENSE AND MILITARY TESTING, ETC. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026, WE TRAINED OVER 542 LEARNERS IN OUR ADULT LITERACY ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM.Expenses $49,337
- ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 518 STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026. THESE STUDENTS WORK TO IMPROVE READING, WRITING AND SPEAKING ENGLISH. THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION WERE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026, TEACHING OVER 27 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. DAY AND EVENING CLASSES WERE PROVIDED.Expenses $49,232
- YOUTH & FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMMING IS HELD IN MURFREESBORO CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY TITLE 1 SCHOOLS AND THIS PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, LIPSCOMB AND TREVECCA'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE KNOWLEDGE SHARING WITH STUDENTS DURING THESE PROGRAMS ALLOWS THEM TO GET BACK ON GRADE LEVEL AND PROVIDES THEIR PARENTS WITH STRATEGIES THAT THEY CAN USE AT HOME. THE PARENTS ARE ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS DURING THESE EVENTS.FAMILY LITERACY ALSO HAS A PROGRAM FOR PRE-SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM TO BE KINDERGARTEN READY. OUR IMAGINATION STATIONS ARE HELD IN LOW-INCOME AREAS AND AGAIN THE CHILDREN AND PARENTS LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING. AT ALL OF OUR FAMILY LITERACY EVENTS, THE CHILDREN GO HOME WITH THE BOOK THAT WAS STUDIED. FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WE HAVE STARTED ADULT BOOK CLUBS WHERE STUDENTS READ CONTEMPORARY YOUNG ADULT FICTION WITH THEMES THAT STUDENTS TODAY FIND RELATABLE TO THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES. STUDENTS FACILITATE THE DISCUSSIONS AROUND PLOT, CHARACTER AND LIFE. THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND A SHARED EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS.Expenses $65,889
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0175948
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B92)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $86,775
- Income (IRS master file)
- $309,718
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2026 | $298,240 | $257,150 | $86,775 | XML |
| 990 | June 2025 | $194,631 | $263,056 | $45,685 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $230,802 | $222,685 | $113,989 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $235,409 | $212,576 | $105,871 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $215,070 | $199,465 | $86,205 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0175948).
Questions about READ TO SUCCEED INC
- What is the EIN of READ TO SUCCEED INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of READ TO SUCCEED INC is 20-0175948.
- Is READ TO SUCCEED INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to READ TO SUCCEED INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does READ TO SUCCEED INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of READ TO SUCCEED INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending June 30, 2027) is due November 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did READ TO SUCCEED INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of READ TO SUCCEED INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 names JOLENE RADNOTI.
- Who are the officers and directors of READ TO SUCCEED INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $58,968 (JOLENE RADNOTI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does READ TO SUCCEED INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 it reported revenue of $298,240, expenses of $257,150 and total assets of $86,775 at year end.
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