Mission
TO ELIMINATE THE SUMMER READING SLIDE. MAIL STUDENT SELECTED BOOKS HOME, ONE A WEEK, ALL SUMMER LONG. ENGAGE PARENTS WITH WEEKLY MESSAGING. MEASURE RESULTS WITH READING SCORES EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER SURVEYS AND ENGAGEMENT METRICS.
Public Charity
KIDS READ NOW INC
KIDS READ NOW INC, of TROY, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.5M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $1.4M in total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $849K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 453504550
TROY, OH
Remedial Reading & Encouragement
NTEE: B92
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$849K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Kids Read Now Inc
How Kids Read Now Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $90 for programs
$90
The organization provided approximately 543,073 books and 2.1 million reading activities to over 103,940 k-5 elementary students in 46 states across 198 districts, and 444 schools to fulfill…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
EDUCATION
$50,000
VARIOUS
$20,694
CLARK COUNTY ESC PROGRAM
$5,971
EDUCATION
$20,000
EDUCATION
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 16 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Barbara Lurie
DIRECTOR
Chris Wright
BOARD SECRET
Dr Chandra Youngblood
BOARD VP
Dr Kamshia Childs
BOARD TREASU
Jonathan Trunk
DIRECTOR
Joshua Walsh
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.5M | $4.6M | $1.4M |
| 2024 | $5.7M | $5.7M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $5.6M | $5.6M | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $4.8M | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $4.5M | $1.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.9M to $4.5M (-9%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.