2025-03-11T14:30:37-05:00 2024-06-30 992277914 EAG NEW ENGLAND LLC 160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 990EZ 2023-07-01 451682762 SWEET READERS INC SWEE 9178868116 133 CLARENDON STREET 170003 BOSTON MA 02116 KAREN YOUNG PRESIDENT 9178868116 2025-03-11 1 0 EUGENE BORGONZI P01269879 6172276161 2025-03-07 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.SWEETREADERS.ORG X X 17526 X 3000 14500 26 17526 1322 135 25547 27004 -9478 17539 259 8320 X 17539 10670 17539 10670 0 2350 17539 8320 X SWEET READERS BUILDS COMMUNITIES AROUND THE TRANSFORMATIONAL INTERACTION BETWEEN TRAINED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS, MOST LIVING WITH SOME FORM OF DEMENTIA. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH TRAINING, MULTIGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS AND IMMERSIVE COMMUNITY EVENTS, TO REVITALIZE ADULTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND BECOME CATALYSTS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. OUR FACILITATED PROGRAMS, BASED IN LANGUAGE AND THE ARTS AND INFUSED WITH SCIENCE, ARE HOUSED IN MUSEUMS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND ELDER CARE CENTERS. IN FY24, WE STREAMLINED OUR PROGRAMS AS OUR FOCUS CONTINUED TO BE ON DEVELOPING A MODEL TO SCALE SWEET READERS' IMPACT, DRIVEN BY YOUTH AND THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES WHILE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR OVERHEAD COSTS AND UNNECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE. IN FY24, WE CONTINUED TO RUN SWEET READERS PROGRAMS IN THE US, SERVING OVER 500 ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS, CARE PARTNERS, YOUTH AND FACULTY. WE CONTINUED TO NARROW OUR PROGRAM FOCUS TO ACHIEVE TWO MAJOR GOALS: 1. STRENGTHEN OUR MODEL TO SERVE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH FREE PROGRAMMING AND 2. DEVELOP A VIRTUALLY COST FREE PROGRAMMING AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODEL TO SUSTAIN AND SCALE THE CHARITY IN ITS NEXT GROWTH PHASE. BY THE END OF FY24 WE ANNOUNCED A 12 PERSON MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY BOARD TO HELP US COMPLETE THE SWEET READERS TOOLKIT TO ENABLE A DIVERSE RANGE OF SCHOOLS TO ADAPT OUR PROGRAMS WITH EASE. THE TOTAL COST OF PROGRAMMING FOR FY24 CAME TO $23,069. 0 23069 23069 KAREN YOUNG PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 30.00 0 0 0 ELLA KLINSKY TREASURER/DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 KIM ZINN SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 DAMARIS MACLEAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 EVAN ROSSI DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 MATTHEW BUDD DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 ILANA DUNNER DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 ERIKA BENTSON DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 MICHELLE HAYNEES DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 DARYA DAHI DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY MA KAREN YOUNG 133 CLARENDON ST 170003 BOSTON MA 02116 9178868116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 104091 126178 129237 40005 3000 402511 104091 126178 129237 40005 3000 402511 142284 260227 67 407 16 559 26 1075 403586 119284 0.64480 0.64660 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: DIVIDEND INCOME. AMOUNT: 26. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: FEES & MEMBERSHIPS. AMOUNT: 99. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,349. DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL FEES. AMOUNT: 30. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & SITE VISITS. AMOUNT: 23,069. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 25,547. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS. AMOUNT: 259. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,350. FORM 990-EZ, PART III - STATEMENT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE (CONTINUED) THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION WE POSED, WAS, COULD WE CONTINUE TO SCALE SWEET READERS WHILE ELIMINATING MOST IF NOT ALL OF ITS OVERHEAD EXPENSES? FOR SWEET READERS, THIS WOULD BE A NATURAL PROGRESSION OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING MODEL PUT IN PLACE SINCE DAY ONE, WHICH IS FOUNDED ON THE COLLABORATION AND VESTED ENGAGEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO CONTRIBUTE IN THE FORM OF FREE OR DISCOUNTED PROFESSIONAL TIME AND SERVICES, FACILITIES, SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION; AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. WHILE OTHERS VALUE AN ORGANIZATION ON THE SIZE OF ITS BUDGET, WE HAVE ALWAYS VALUED SWEET READERS ON THE DEPTH AND DURATION OF ITS IMPACT AND BREADTH OF COLLABORATION, GIVING AGENCY TO OUR PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS AND MINIMIZING COSTS FOR ALL. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.