2024-05-07T11:53:53-00:00 2023-06-30 953749711 Sonnenberg & Company CPAs 5190 Governor Dr 201 San Diego CA 92122 990 2022-07-01 330857381 Words Alive WORD 8582749673 770 Park Boulevard San Diego CA 92101 Meredith Baratz Chair 8582749673 2024-05-07 true Meredith Baratz 999009999 Leonard C Sonnenberg P00287581 8584575252 2024-05-07 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Meredith Baratz 770 Park Boulevard San Diego CA 92101 3139125 false X www.wordsalive.org X 1999 CA At Words Alive, we envision a world where everyone is connected to the power of reading and the innumerable ways it enriches our lives. 15 15 18 1080 0 1237792 2949263 82114 125065 700 894 -14472 22747 1306134 3097969 16380 17205 0 522481 642920 0 169068 251036 340625 789897 1000750 516237 2097219 931415 3020301 64703 55462 866712 2964839 We envision a world where everyone is connected to the power of reading and the innumerable ways it enriches our lives. Our programs empower learners facing extraordinary life circumstances such as homelessness, poverty, foster care, impact by the justice system, and teen pregnancy. false false 391758 32590 Read Aloud Program Read Aloud volunteers share the joy of a good story while helping children develop the cognitive, language and social-emotional skills needed to be capable readers. The program inspires students to be curious, courageous, and compassionate by exploring diverse and relevant books together with caring adults. Words Alive provided weekly read aloud experiences and new books to 2,355 students across 23 partner sites over the 2022-2023 program year. Students took home over 7,000 books, each paired with a custom learning kit to deepen connection to the text. 131356 63935 Family Literacy Program Family Literacy Program inspires parents to make exploring books a robust family habit by making reading more playful.Parents receive new childrens books to grow their personal libraries and learn engagement strategies and exploratory activities to read as a family at home. Families report reading more often together, for longer periods of time, and practicing positive reading behaviors with their children. Offered in English and Spanish, this six-week workshop series reached 1,411 families in the 2022-2023 program year and distributed over 8,000 books and learning kits. 140675 17205 28540 Adolescent Book Group Adolescent Book Group ignites a love of reading by connecting teenagers with volunteer facilitators to discuss, write, and create projects that bring books alive. As students share perspectives in this safe space, they improve communication skills, gain confidence, and enhance their ability to express themselves authentically. Diverse and contemporary text are explored. Activities include discussion groups, text analysis, writing workshops, author visits. During the 2022-23 program year, Words Alive brought reading alive for 496 teens and tweens and grew 100 of participants personal libraries. 663789 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 18 true false false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Brandi Linn 8582749673 770 Park Boulevard San Diego CA 92101 Rachael Orose Executive Director 040.00 X 93909 0 10696 Karen Silberman Chair 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Laura Kohn Vice Chair 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Sandra Korwek Treasurer 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Karen Malin Secretary 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Rick Seidenwurm Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Orville Brown Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Goldman resigned 5162023 Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberly Harrison resigned 3132023 Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Skerlos Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Andrea MacDonald Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Nick Giordano Assistant Treasurer 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Meredith Baratz Vice Chair 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Julie Dubick Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Loman Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Galinson Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Tammy Carpowich joined 6162023 Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Colleen Smiley joined 1172023 Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 93909 10696 1 false false false 28115 2921148 2098695 2949263 Educational support 611710 125065 125065 125065 894 894 37190 37190 37190 37190 26713 28115 41156 -14443 -14443 3097969 125065 23641 0 17205 17205 0 0 112640 73216 16896 22528 0 448692 291650 67304 89738 9142 5942 1371 1829 30395 19757 4559 6079 42051 27333 6308 8410 0 12244 12244 14464 1147 12965 352 0 0 3316 2430 336 550 8561 427 8134 39437 17186 14613 7638 45917 29529 7302 9086 0 20052 13034 3068 3950 8235 4859 1676 1700 0 0 0 0 0 7125 7125 Bank and credit card fees 1546 1546 Book purchases 52417 52417 Books and supplies-in-kind 98695 82816 6805 9074 Program expenses 23762 23762 4854 1506 3348 1000750 663789 167893 169068 482133 539933 361168 362037 64355 58500 30897 2578 1870 2002100 8200 2002100 12981 13889 11075 931415 3020301 56503 44387 8200 11075 64703 55462 X 765161 2854350 101551 110489 866712 2964839 931415 3020301 2097219 908 X false true X true false X 624711 708412 847267 1232466 2949263 6362119 624711 708412 847267 1232466 2949263 6362119 2406937 3955182 434 10 1867 700 894 3905 541 849 625 1500 3515 6369539 341781 0.62100 0.85910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 12981 908 13889 13535 -554 12981 10892 2643 13535 10910 -18 10892 10540 370 10910 1.00000 true false 2000000 2000000 2100 2100 24600 2002100 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Equipment under capital lease 11075 11075 3098877 908 908 3097969 3097969 1000750 1000750 1000750 Authors Luncheon 48128 28115 20013 36706 4450 Other 6700 6700 54828 28115 26713 36706 4450 41156 -14443 true Scholarships for education 2 17205 Book Part I Line 2 Volunteers work with scholarship recipients on their educational plans. X 50995 retail prices X 2000000 appraisal X office and program supplies 47700 retail prices 1 false true false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12 Each Board member upon joining the Board signs a document verifying their agreement to the terms and conditions. Conflict of Interest Certification form is signed annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board of Directors reviews the Executive Directors performance and considers pay scales of comparably sized nonprofits in determining salary recommendations to the Board for approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.