Public Charity

READING IS FUNDAMENTAL INC

READING IS FUNDAMENTAL INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $18.7M, expenses of $15.7M, total assets of $28.2M. Imperigo tracks 115 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $9.3M.

EIN: 520976257 WASHINGTON, DC Remedial Reading & Encouragement NTEE: B92 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.7M
Total Expenses$15.7M
Total Assets$28.2M
Grant Records115
Funding Total$9.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

READING IS FUNDAMENTAL WORKS TO DISRUPT THE ALARMING U.S. LITERACY CRISIS BY INSPIRING THE JOY OF READING IN CHILDREN, A CRITICAL ELEMENT TO DRIVING THE FREQUENCY, MOTIVATION, AND ENGAGEMENT NEEDED TO CREATE SKILLED READERS. WE KNOW THAT IF WE BUILD A FOUNDATION OF JOY FOR CHILDREN, THEN DEVELOPMENT, DISCOVERY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOLLOW.

Where $100 goes at Reading Is Fundamental Inc

How Reading Is Fundamental Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$37
Print programs:books for ownership is rif's flagship reading program where children choose new books and participate in reading activities with teachers, parents, volunteers, and community members
54% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 33,000 students
$16
Digital programs:rif's digital portfolio of products includes literacy central, literacy network, the literacy app, and skybrary.Literacy central is an online destination for teachers, parents, and literacy volunteers to…
24% of program spending
$15
Community literacy awareness and other programs
22% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT AND CEO Alicia Levi
DIRECTOR Angela Y Jones
SR. ASSOCIATE, ENGINEERING Christopher Boykin
SECRETARY Jj Johnson
SVP, MARKETING & PARTNERSHIP Jodi Rubin
DIRECTOR Joe Thornton

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$5,378,637 29 grants
General Support
$3,453,029 73 grants
Human & Social Services
$452,100 6 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$17,387 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$7,800 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18.7M $15.7M $28.2M
2024 $12.8M $13.5M $24.4M
2023 $11.2M $11.5M $23.6M
2022 $16.1M $9.2M $22.4M
2021 $10.0M $7.6M $18.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.0M to $18.7M (+87%), with total assets most recently reported at $28.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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