Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT INSPIRES A PASSION FOR READING AND LEARNING.
ISLAND READERS & WRITERS (IRW) INSPIRES A PASSION FOR READING AND LEARNING AMONG MAINE CHILDREN LIVING ON (12) COASTAL ISLANDS AND IN (15) REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. OUR LITERATURE-BASED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO STRETCH IMAGINATIONS, DEVELOP CREATIVE AND REFLECTIVE THINKING SKILLS, AND EXPAND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT NATURAL HISTORY, SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART. GREAT STORIES SERVE AS PORTALS FOR CULTIVATING CURIOSITY AND DISCOVERY, HELPING CHILDREN MINDFULLY CONNECT TO THEIR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE LARGER UNIVERSE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MAINE AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS, SCIENTISTS, HISTORIANS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, TO BRING THE LITERATURE TO LIFE AND ENSURE THAT OUR PROGRAMS MEET THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE LEAD AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS IN BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THAT SUPPORT AND VALUE CHILDREN READING AND LEARNING.IN 2019, IRW TOOK 38 PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN ATTENDING 26 PARTNER SCHOOLS, TWO COMMUNITY-WIDE INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS TO RESIDENTS ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND AND GAVE AWAY 2,774 BOOKS.
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 |
|---|
| Jan Coates | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $83,512 |
| Hannah Whalen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Singh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Kupfer Poteet | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Pomeroy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Debra Lay | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Jennifer Judd-Mcgee | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Gigi Georges | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Finn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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