Organizations Filed Purposes:
READ AHEAD'S INNOVATIVE PROGRAM MODEL PAIRS VOLUNTEER MENTORS FROM 40+ CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NEED OF EXTRA SUPPORT AND ATTENTION. DURING THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR, READ AHEAD'S 1,465 MENTORS FORMED CARING RELATIONSHIPS WITH 987 K-5TH GRADE CHILDREN AT OUR 15 PARTNER SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYN, QUEENS, AND MANHATTAN, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCH. THROUGH WEEKLY LUNCHTIME SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR STUDENTS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES, MOTIVATION TO LEARN, AND THE SKILLS NEEDED TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND.
READ AHEAD'S READING-BASED MENTORING DEVELOPS IN STUDENTS THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC AND LIFE-LONG SUCCESS.
THROUGHOUT 2019, READ AHEAD CONTINUED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL, CORPORATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DELIVER A HIGH-QUALITY READING-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM TO CHILDREN IN HIGH-NEED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO HIGH LEVELS OF PROGRAM SATISFACTION AMONG PROGRAM STAKEHOLDERS (TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND STUDENTS), WE ALSO ACHIEVED MEANINGFUL AND MEASURABLE POSITIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES, BUILT PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL CAPACITY, AND EXCEEDED OUR REVENUE GOALS FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.WE HAVE DEEPENED OUR PROGRAM'S RIGOR AND IMPACT BY IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH-BASED TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING REFRESHED TRAINING FOR OVER 750 NEW AND RETURNING VOLUNTEERS AND EXPANDING OUR INNOVATIVE MENTOR SUPPORT PILOT TO ALL 15 PROGRAM SITES, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOYOLA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS. WE WERE HONORED TO CO-PRESENT THE LEARNINGS AND SUCCESSES FROM OUR MENTOR SUPPORT WORK AT THE NATIONAL MENTORING SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, DC. THIS YEAR MARKED OUR FIRST YEAR OF DIRECT STUDENT OUTCOME MEASUREMENT AT ALL 15 OF OUR SCHOOL SITES, AND WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT HIGH LEVELS OF STUDENT PROGRESS OF SUCCESS, INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING IMPROVED CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES, AND 95% OF STUDENTS SUCCEEDING IN ONE OR MORE MEASURE OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.READ AHEAD HAS CONTINUED TO GROW OUR SUPPORTER BASE AND BUILD SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH DIVERSE REVENUE SOURCES. WE EXCEEDED REVENUE TARGETS ACROSS ALL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS AND GREW OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY FIVE MEMBERS.
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 |
|---|
| Kristen Baldwin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $116,737 |
| Simeon Siegel | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Evandro Gigante | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Maddi Dessner | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jin Chun | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Chris Paci | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Samantha Friedman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jonathan Kushner | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kristin Zimmerman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Giouroukakis | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Grayer | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Denise Seegal Darrow | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marilyn Cohen | DIRECTOR - EMERITUS | 0.5 | $0 |
| Douglas Hitchner | DIRECTOR - EMERITUS | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Cozzi | DIRECTOR - EMERITUS | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Steck | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| John J Smith | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Edward Kamman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sean Fitzgerald | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Lindsay Basloe | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brian Basloe | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Julie North | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sandra Haas | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Edward Russell | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jane Eddy | DIRECTOR - EMERITUS | 0.5 | $0 |
| Julie Allen | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Kris F Heinzelman | DIRECTOR - EMERITUS | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robert Abel | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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