Public Charity

KIDS NEED TO READ

KIDS NEED TO READ is a Public Charity headquartered in MESA, AZ. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $579K revenue, $840K expenses, $805K total assets. 29 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $349K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 262755631 MESA, AZ Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$579K
Total Expenses$840K
Total Assets$805K
Grant Records29
Funding Total$349K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

KIDS NEED TO READ HELPS CHILDREN TO DISCOVER THE JOY OF READING AND THE POWER OF A LITERATE MIND BY PROVIDING INSPIRING BOOKS AND LITERACY PROGRAMS TO UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY THOSE SERVING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Bruce Matsunaga Phd
DIRECTOR Denise Gary
DIRECTOR Diane Elhard
DIRECTOR Gary Mlodzik
DIRECTOR Glenna Breinholt
TREASURER Heather Miller

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED
$97,525 5 grants
EDUCATION
$72,500 3 grants
Unrestricted
$57,563 4 grants
EDUCATION SERVICES
$25,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$21,629 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $579K $840K $805K
2024 $719K $1.4M $1.0M
2023 $1.2M $1.3M $1.7M
2021 $1.1M $1.3M $2.6M
2020 $809K $1.1M $2.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $809K to $579K (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $805K.

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