Organizations Filed Purposes:
Reading to Kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Reading to Kids organizes monthly reading clubs at Los Angeles area elementary schools.
Reading Encouragement Programs: Reading to Kids organizes reading clubs at eight Los Angeles area elementary schools on the second Saturday of each month. An average of 29 teachers, 99 parents, 292 volunteers, and 542 children attended the reading clubs each month during the fiscal year until March 2020, when the in-person reading clubs were suspended due to COVID-19. Beginning in May 2020, the reading clubs went virtual via Zoom, with an average of 39 teachers, 91 volunteers, and 268 children attending. During the reading clubs, pairs of volunteers read teacher-selected books to small groups of children while their parents attend teacher-led classes, receiving training on how to encourage their children to read at home. The 90-minute reading clubs end with an arts and crafts project for the children, which is designed to further inspire them with a love of reading. The books used at the reading clubs are donated to the school libraries, and the attending children and parents receive prize books to take home to supplement their home libraries. Attending teachers also receive prize books for their classrooms in thanks for their assistance with the reading clubs.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Richard Shimano | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Ali Oktay | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Morris | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Mark May | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Matthew Jones | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Robyn Chew | President | 3 | $0 |
| Jason Axe | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
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