2024-11-07T13:54:03-06:00 2024-06-30 060903326 WHITTLESEY PC 280 TRUMBULL ST 24TH FL HARTFORD CT 06103 990 2023-07-01 061572185 READ TO GROW INC READ 2034886800 53 SCHOOL GROUND RD UNIT 3 BRANFORD CT 06405 DR MONETTE FERGUSON CHAIR 2034886800 2024-11-05 1 1 KIMBERLY NAPP P01390521 8605223111 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DR MONETTE FERGUSON 53 SCHOOL GROUND RD UNIT 3 BRANFORD CT 06405 1483165 0 X READTOGROW.ORG X 2000 CT TO PROMOTE LANGUAGE SKILLS AND LITERACY FOR CHILDREN, BEGINNING AT BIRTH, AND TO SUPPORT PARENTS AS THEIR BABIES' FIRST TEACHERS. 13 13 17 84 0 0 1563622 1402946 82629 67108 3 13 -17111 -25720 1629143 1444347 0 0 0 0 791794 718554 0 0 134034 645065 625503 1436859 1344057 192284 100290 1747209 1807566 285633 237287 1461576 1570279 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE LANGUAGE SKILLS AND LITERACY FOR CHILDREN, BEGINNING AT BIRTH, AND TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AS THEIR BABIES' FIRST TEACHERS. OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY FAMILY WILL APPRECIATE THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND WILL ENGAGE IN THEIR CHILD'S READING DEVELOPMENT. ALL CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT WILL HAVE BOOKS OF THEIR OWN. 0 0 388342 63141 READ TO GROW, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") OPERATES THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT AND HAS GIVEN MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN ITS 24 YEARS OF EDUCATING FAMILIES AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE SKILLS AND LITERACY BEGINNING AT BIRTH. EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES APPROXIMATELY 100,000 BOOKS THROUGH FOUR PROGRAMS: BOOKS FOR BABIES, BOOKS FOR KIDS, EARLY STEPS TO SCHOOL SUCCESS AND THE BOOKMOBILE. ALONG WITH STAFF, THE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON A CORPS OF REGULAR VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK IN THE OFFICE/WAREHOUSE AND VISIT FAMILIES AT PARTNER HOSPITALS.BOOKS FOR BABIES THIS PROGRAM OPERATES THREE DISTINCT PROJECTS: THE PRENATAL PROJECT, THE NEWBORN PROJECT AND THE NICU PROJECT. THE PRENATAL PROJECT FOCUSES ON DISTRIBUTING FREE CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND INFORMATION ON BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND LITERACY TO EXPECTING FAMILIES RECEIVING PRENATAL CARE AT NINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. THE NEWBORN PROJECT OPERATES IN 15 PARTNER HOSPITALS, GIVING ALL FAMILIES WITH NEWBORNS LITERACY PACKETS THAT INCLUDE BABY BOARD BOOKS AND LITERACY GUIDES WHICH DESCRIBE HOW TO SUPPORT INFANTS' LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. FAMILIES WHO REGISTER FOR THE FIRST YEAR PROGRAM ARE MAILED MORE BOOKS AND INFORMATION AT THEIR CHILD'S 3 MONTH AND 1-YEAR MILESTONES. THE NICU PROJECT OPERATES IN FOUR LOCATIONS AND PROVIDES LITERACY INFORMATION AND BOOKS TO PARENTS OF BABIES WHO ARE ADMITTED TO NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. 288881 3967 BOOKS FOR KIDS BOOKS FOR KIDS GIVES MORE THAN 50,000 BOOKS ANNUALLY TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND TO HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, DOCTORS' OFFICES, HEALTHCARE AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS, INCLUDING OTHER LITERACY-FOCUSED AGENCIES AND MAILS BOOKS TO FAMILIES WHO REQUEST BOOKS ONLINE. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF BOOKS IN OUR INVENTORY ARE IN ENGLISH, WE ALSO OFFER A VARIETY OF BOOKS IN BILINGUAL ENGLISH / SPANISH AND HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF BOOKS AVAILABLE IN 11 OTHER LANGUAGES TO SERVE THE VAST IMMIGRANT POPULATION IN CONNECTICUT. 304952 EARLY STEPS TO SCHOOL SUCCESS ("ESSS") THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH SAVE THE CHILDREN FROM 2019-2024 TO OFFER ESSS TO FAMILIES IN NEW HAVEN AND BRIDGEPORT. THE PROGRAM HELPED PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS THROUGH HOME VISITS, PARENT-CHILD PLAYGROUPS, AND SCHOOL-BASED BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS. IN 2023, SAVE THE CHILDREN INFORMED THE ORGANIZATION THAT IT WOULD BE DISCONTINUING THE ESSS PROGRAM IN URBAN SETTINGS AND THE ORGANIZATION SUNSET THE PROGRAM IN SPRING OF 2024. 140029 BOOKMOBILE. THE BOOKMOBILE TRAVELS ACROSS THE STATE AND PROVIDES AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE ABLE TO BOARD THE BOOKMOBILE AND CHOOSE BOOKS TO KEEP. 110 PUBLICATIONS THE ORGANIZATION SELF-PUBLISHED A BOOK, WELCOME TO THE WORLD!, IN 2012 AND CONTINUES TO PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE COPIES IN THE HOSPITALS THROUGH THE BOOKS FOR BABIES PROGRAM. THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE ORGANIZATION BY NANCY ELIZABETH WALLACE AND WAS ILLUSTRATED BY MARSELA HAJADINIJAK-KREC OF CROATIA.THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHED A BOARD BOOK IN JUNE 2021, HELLO SOMETIMES, FOR THE BIRTH TO 5 AGE GROUP. HELLO SOMETIMES, WRITTEN BY AMY VATNER AND ILLUSTRATED BY GABRIELLA SVENNINGSEN, HELPS CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES PROCESS THE ONGOING CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. MORE THAN 32,000 COPIES WERE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO 5 AND FEWER THAN 75 COPIES REMAIN IN STOCK. 140139 1122314 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CT X PAULA GRIMM 2034886800 53 SCHOOL GROUND RD UNIT 3 BRANFORD CT 06405 JEFF HARTMANN CHAIR 1.40 X X 0 0 0 DR MONETTE FERGUSON VICE CHAIR 0.80 X X 0 0 0 JANE W LEE TREASURER 0.80 X X 0 0 0 LORI CHURCH SECRETARY 0.80 X X 0 0 0 LISA MAASS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CARLA M HORWITZ DIRECTOR 0.60 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA A COPEL DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 MARY KAY CURTISS DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GROVE FUSCO DIRECTOR 0.60 X 0 0 0 SHERENE MASON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOEL CRUZ DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 ANNA REITER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 BARBARA CLERKIN DIRECTOR 0.77 X 0 0 0 SUZANNAH HOLSENBECK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108148 0 0 108148 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 158332 358334 886280 74574 1402946 HOSPITAL FEES 611710 63141 63141 OTHER 611710 2947 2947 BOOK DELIVERY FEES 611710 1020 1020 67108 13 13 13098 158332 38818 -25720 -25720 1444347 67108 0 -25707 108148 85166 12167 10815 554591 448444 45918 60229 55815 44882 4905 6028 57394 38901 4324 14169 11293 4586 4565 2142 71954 62075 4144 5735 7464 6120 448 896 11656 9325 1166 1165 19012 16430 1199 1383 BOOKS, MATERIALS AND SU 284296 284296 ESSS PARTNERSHIP COSTS 45515 45515 BOOK DISTRIBUTION COSTS 45345 45345 MISCELLANEOUS 34258 6604 6504 21150 37316 24625 2369 10322 1344057 1122314 87709 134034 519373 777798 5623 5636 542500 423167 231315 194477 9740 9238 176456 103719 78780 72737 113822 122235 246056 202278 1747209 1807566 34287 28969 251346 208318 285633 237287 X 746386 825199 715190 745080 1461576 1570279 1747209 1807566 100290 8413 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1017007 845839 1098795 1502045 1175905 5639591 1017007 845839 1098795 1502045 1175905 5639591 1032852 4606739 893 776 252 3 13 1937 44276 44276 5685804 394758 0.81020 0.79950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 113822 8413 122235 103692 200 9930 113822 121394 -17702 103692 94543 26851 121394 94543 94543 1.00000 0 0 10544 10544 0 165912 93175 72737 72737 ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 122235 F 122235 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 195018 SECURITY DEPOSIT 2800 TRADEMARK 4460 202278 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 208318 208318 1491578 8413 8413 1483165 -38818 -38818 1444347 1382875 38818 38818 1344057 0 1344057 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE -38,818. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 38,818. AUTHOR EVENTS 24020 21053 2967 17527 A NIGHT FOR THE BOOKS 147410 137279 10131 21291 171430 158332 13098 38818 38818 -25720 X 74574 USED $1/NEW 50% RETAIL 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WORKS WITH THE AUDITORS TO PREPARE FORM 990. THE FORM IS SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ALONG WITH A LIST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VENDORS, IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. EACH PERSON SIGNS AND RETURNS THE POLICY ACKNOWLEDGING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT. THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY APPLIES TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EMPLOYED EXECUTIVE AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AS APPLICABLE. THE PROCESS INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS: (1) REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION; (2) USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION; AND (3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING. LINE 15B - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY APPLIES TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EMPLOYED EXECUTIVE, OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.