Nonprofit · EIN 47-5372831
READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO
Tax-exempt · KALAMAZOO, MI 49008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $576,001 | $803,298 | -$227,297 | $1,640,003 | $90,445 | $1,549,558 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $481,189 | $646,778 | -$165,589 | $1,863,362 | $86,507 | $1,776,855 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,605,745 | $381,963 | $1,223,782 | $2,027,326 | $84,882 | $1,942,444 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $540,974
- Program service revenue
- $23,468
- Investment income
- $13,013
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$1,454
- Other revenue
- -$1,454
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $88,134
- Other salaries and wages
- $467,038
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $622,703
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,338
- Occupancy
- $28,354
- Depreciation
- $6,439
- Program services (functional)
- $507,994
- Management and general (functional)
- $227,129
- Fundraising (functional)
- $68,175
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,863,362
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,640,003
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $90,445
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,549,558
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $66,016
- Publicly traded securities
- $463,018
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $352,584
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,196,974
- Gross receipts
- $580,783
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANDACE R LAVENDER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $83,250 | $1,135 |
| JEN STROVEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BURNS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TATIYANA MURRAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BIDINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE KINDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMARI SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON MASON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON BRONSINK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANDACE R LAVENDER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $75,500 |
| JEN STROVEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS BURNS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGET TIMMENEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TATIYANA MURRAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARISSA HARRINGTON | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW VORBRICH | PAST TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA BIDINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIONNA ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE KINDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIONNA ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW GRAYSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMARI SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON MASON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHANNON BRONSINK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANDACE R LAVENDER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $53,846 |
| SARAH MANSBERGER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARISSA HARRINGTON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS BURNS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGET TIMMENEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JILL HERMANN-WILMARTH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW VORBRICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARLY ROBBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIONNA ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW GRAYSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MONICA LLOYD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARSHALL KILGORE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AARON MASON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TATIYANA MURRAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRI EDGERTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEN STROVEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHANNON BRONSINK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 802 S WESTNEDGE AVE, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008-1162
- In care of
- % ANNE HENSLEY
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 802 SOUTH WESTNEDGE, KALAMAZOO MI 49008
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KANDACE R LAVENDER, 802 SOUTH WESTNEDGE, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- EMILY KASTNER, 802 SOUTH WESTNEDGE, KALAMAZOO MI 49008
- Signed the 990
- KANDACE R LAVENDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (269) 743-7005
- Website
- WWW.READANDWRITEKZOO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SEBER TANS PLC
Mission
READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO EXISTS TO CELEBRATE AND AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICES THROUGH THE CULTIVATION OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS VIA JOY, CREATIVITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS.
Program accomplishments
- CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERACY PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE DONE IN SCHOOL, OUT OF SCHOOL, AND VIA FIELD TRIPS TO READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO'S LITERACY CENTER.Expenses $507,994 · revenue $23,468
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 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-5372831
- 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
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,640,003
- Income (IRS master file)
- $580,783
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $576,001 | $803,298 | $1,640,003 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $481,189 | $646,778 | $1,863,362 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,605,745 | $381,963 | $2,027,326 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $333,017 | $231,304 | $437,151 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: EMILY KASTNER | September 30, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-5372831).
Questions about READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO
- What is the EIN of READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO is 47-5372831.
- Is READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO 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 AND WRITE KALAMAZOO due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KANDACE R LAVENDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,250 (KANDACE R LAVENDER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does READ AND WRITE KALAMAZOO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $576,001, expenses of $803,298 and total assets of $1,640,003 at year end.
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