Public Charity

FERST READERS INC

FERST READERS INC, of ATLANTA, GA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.2M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $1.9M in total assets. 102 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 582489181 ATLANTA, GA Gift Distribution NTEE: P58 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.2M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records102
Funding Total$5.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

FERST READERS PROVIDES BOOKS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PREPARE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN FOR READING AND LEARNING SUCCESS. PROVIDING LITERACY RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN, BIRTH TO FIVE, AND FAMILIES, FERST READERS STRIVES TO IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS AND EARLY LEARNING OUTCOMES.

Where $100 goes at Ferst Readers Inc

How Ferst Readers Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $91 for programs

$31
Children, birth to five, who participate in the Ferst Readers program receive a free, age-appropriate book every month in the mail along with literacy support resources for parents…
34% of program spending
$30
Ferst Readers administers the georgia rural libraries initiative which provides multi-year grants to two county libraries in rural communities in georgia
About 33% (cost not reported)
$30
Ferst Readers serves as the fiscal agent for toombs county family connection/get toombs county reading campaign, a local collaboration that supports the statewide "get georgia reading" campaign, through…
About 33% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Bea Perdue
BOARD MEMBER Brittany Collins
BOARD CHAIR Chaundra Luckett
BOARD MEMBER Chris Barge
BOARD MEMBER Chris Dunn
BOARD MEMBER Cynthia Coles

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,864,372 72 grants
Education
$170,929 14 grants
Human & Social Services
$108,945 7 grants
Youth Development
$49,720 3 grants
Unspecified
$179,503 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.2M $2.5M $1.9M
2023 $2.7M $2.5M $2.1M
2022 $1.8M $2.4M $1.6M
2021 $2.4M $2.0M $2.4M
2020 $1.9M $2.0M $1.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $2.2M (+14%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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