Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ADVANCE CHILDREN'S LITERACY SKILLS USING AN ENGAGING CURRICULUM, CERTIFIED DOGS, AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES LITERACY SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT NO COST TO THE PARENTS OR SCHOOLS. THE MISSION IS TO ADVANCE CHILDREN'S LITERACY SKILLS USING AN ENGAGING CURRICULUM, CERTIFIED DOGS, AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. DURING 2019-2020, SITSTAYREAD'S 17TH YEAR, WITH THE HELP OF 193 HUMAN AND 72 CANINE VOLUNTEERS, SITSTAY READ SERVED 1,298 STUDENTS IN 57 CLASSROOMS THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT GRADE-LEVEL PROGRAMS IN 18 CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SITSTAYREAD ALSO PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, SERVING AROUND 336 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 1,719 STUDENTS. THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL 31 CLASSROOMS, TOTALING APROXIMATELY 750 STUDENTS, THAT THE PROGRAM WAS UNABLE TO SERVE DURING THE SPRING OF 2020 DUE TO COVID-19. DOGS ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO TACKLE THE SERIOUS ISSUE OF CHILDHOOD LITERACY IN A FUN AND ENGAGING WAY.
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 |
|---|
| Mara O'Brien | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $88,000 |
| Elysha Boyd | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) | 0.08 | $0 |
| Robert Strozak | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YERA) | 0.08 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Scharon | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Chris Latting | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) | 0.11 | $0 |
| Glenn Shapiro | DIRECTOR | 0.04 | $0 |
| Tony Saracco | DIRECTOR | 0.42 | $0 |
| Julie Hagman | DIRECTOR | 1.92 | $0 |
| Justin Mccarty | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Audrey Pang | DIRECTOR | 0.18 | $0 |
| Bradley Blankenship | DIRECTOR | 0.9 | $0 |
| Kevin Oran | DIRECTOR | 0.27 | $0 |
| Brett Sanchez | SECRETARY | 0.63 | $0 |
| Jessica Westerman | TREASURER (PARTIAL YEAR) | 0.04 | $0 |
| Mike Schaffer | TREASURER | 0.59 | $0 |
| Julie Carlson | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.35 | $0 |
| Ben Gilbert | PRESIDENT (PARTIAL YEAR) | 0.12 | $0 |
| Ann Scholhamer | PRESIDENT | 2.03 | $0 |
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