Nonprofit · EIN 47-4729513
READ USA INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTIC BCH, FL 32233
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,971,761 | $3,703,759 | -$731,998 | $854,044 | $1,452,419 | -$598,375 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,593,735 | $5,560,174 | -$966,439 | $1,622,148 | $1,488,525 | $133,623 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $564,935
- Program service revenue
- $2,406,826
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,385,309
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,645,849
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $75,383
- Occupancy
- $21,533
- Travel
- $9,684
- Depreciation
- $106,009
- Program services (functional)
- $2,559,228
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,057,166
- Fundraising (functional)
- $87,365
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,622,148
- Total assets, end of year
- $854,044
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,452,419
- Net assets, end of year
- -$598,375
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $121,121
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,304,420
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $706,045
- Gross receipts
- $2,971,761
- Employees
- 141
- Volunteers
- 240
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT H KELLY JR | CEO Officer | 40 | $176,158 |
| TABETHA COX | CPO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,923 |
| HOLDEN SCYSTER | COO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,923 |
| JOSEPH WOLF | DEV DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,712 |
| TEE AMBROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GOGGINS BLUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARLA BUCHANAN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHELIA COLLIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN DOYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH GUESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MONE HOLDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAWANZA HUMPHREY | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HYDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUDY JAMISON JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GLORI KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSTEN MARTINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMEN NORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET SHERRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VINCENT TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA TUSSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN A WISS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT H KELLY JR | CEO Officer | 40 | $170,508 |
| MARLA BUCHANAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NADIYAH CASEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH GUESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MONE HOLDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN HOOTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAWANZA HUMPHREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUDY JAMISON JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GLORI KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMEN NORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VINCENT TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA TUSSEY | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAKEISHA WELLS-PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN A WISS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 331067, ATLANTIC BCH, FL 32233-1067
- In care of
- % ELLEN A WISS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT H KELLY JR, PO BOX 331067, ATLANTIC BEACH, FL 32233
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT H KELLY JR, CEO
- Phone
- (904) 732-3872
- Return prepared by
- FINANCIAL SOLUTION ADVISORS LLC
Mission
READ USA'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ITS LITERACY TUTORING MODEL THAT EQUIPS TEENS WITH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SKILLS, LEADING TO MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE SAME TIME, READ USA HELPS CHILDREN ACHIEVE - AND OFTEN SURPASS - GRADE-LEVEL READING PROFICIENCY THROUGH ITS RESEARCH-BASED, MULTI-LAYERED PROGRAMMING.
Program accomplishments
- LAST YEAR, READ USA SERVED OVER 36,000 PRE-SCHOOL AGE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM OVER 80 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDED CHILDREN WITH OVER 77,000 BRAND NEW, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS THEY SELECTED FOR FREE TO BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES.Expenses $2,559,228
- READ USA EXPANDED ITS LITERACY TUTORING INTERVENTION PROGRAM, EMPLOYING, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISING OVER 375 TEENS AND HIRING OVER 100 LICENSED EDUCATORS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THESE TEEN TUTORS RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT EXPECTATIONS AND SKILLS. THEY WERE THEN PAIRED WITH NEARLY 1,100 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS BELOW GRADE LEVEL READERS FOR DAILY, INTENSIVE ONE-TO-ONE LITERACY TUTORING SESSIONS IN DUVAL COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENT TESTS WERE ANALYZED AND VERIFIED BY A THIRD-PARTY SOURCE, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THROUGH A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL STUDY WHICH PROVED THE INTERVENTION TO BE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN PRODUCING READING GAINS FOR BOTH THE TEEN TUTORS AS WELL AS THE YOUNGER STUDENTS THEY LED.
- READ USA HELD A COMMUNITY EVENT, "PEACE IN THE PAGES," RAISING AWARENESS FOR LITERACY AND ITS MULTI-FACETED PROGRAMMING BY HONORING COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO EXEMPLIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERACY AND PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND FREEDOM. PEACE IN THE PAGES ALSO PROVIDES AN ANNUAL PROGRAMMING AND IMPACT UPDATE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S DONORS, GRANTORS, AND FUNDERS.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-4729513
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B92)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $854,044
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,971,761
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,947,111 | $4,702,134 | $2,323,124 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about READ USA INC
- What is the EIN of READ USA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of READ USA INC is 47-4729513.
- Is READ USA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to READ USA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does READ USA 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 USA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did READ USA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of READ USA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT H KELLY JR.
- Who are the officers and directors of READ USA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,158 (ROBERT H KELLY JR, CEO).
- How much revenue does READ USA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,971,761, expenses of $3,703,759 and total assets of $854,044 at year end.
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