Organizations Filed Purposes:
CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE ("CLI") IS A NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS WITH TEACHERS TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION SO THAT CHILDREN CAN BECOME POWERFUL READERS, WRITERS AND THINKERS.
CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON SOLVING THE EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY GAP IN EARLY LITERACY FOR PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE. CLI PROVIDED WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COACHING, AND OVER 15,000 HIGH QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO 5,900 EDUCATORS AND 105,000 STUDENTS IN 300 SCHOOLS. CLI CONSISTENTLY RECEIVES FOUR-STAR RATINGS FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR. IN ADDITION TO $22.8M IN FEE-FOR-SERVICE REVENUE, CLI RECEIVED BOTH PHILANTHROPIC AND FEDERAL FUNDING, BRINGING TOTAL REVENUE TO $30.1M. WITH ONLY 4.9% OF EXPENSES GOING TOWARDS FUNDRAISING AND 10.1% TOWARDS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, CLI IS ABLE TO DIRECT 85.0% TOWARDS PROGRAM SERVICES.
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 |
|---|
| Joel Zarrow | MEMBER/CEO | 40 | $283,650 |
| Frank Grossman | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | 40 | $272,697 |
| Reina Prowler | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $163,994 |
| Jill Valunas | REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $161,923 |
| Brenda Leger | BLUEPRINT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | 40 | $153,462 |
| Caryn Henning | DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $146,956 |
| Mary List | REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $109,908 |
| Jackie Woolley | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lori Taylor | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Adam Spector | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sandra Louk Lafeur | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Frank London Gettridge | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nelson Flores | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Henri Crockett | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Bonow | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard Berkman | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Victoria Raivitch | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Klein | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gerald Mosely | VICE-CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Bloom | CHAIRPERSON | 0.5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
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