Public Charity

ISLAND READERS & WRITERS AN INITIATIVE FOR MAINE CHILDREN

ISLAND READERS & WRITERS AN INITIATIVE FOR MAINE CHILDREN is a Public Charity headquartered in MOUNT DESERT, ME. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.2M revenue, $582K expenses, $5.1M total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $324K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 753225744 MOUNT DESERT, ME Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$582K
Total Assets$5.1M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$324K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

ISLAND READERS & WRITERS' MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR READING AND LEARNING. WE DO THIS BY BRINGING CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THE AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS WHO CREATED THEM TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN AND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS TO RURAL EDUCATORS IN MAINE AND NEW ENGLAND.

Where $100 goes at Island Readers & Writers an Initiative for Maine Children

How Island Readers & Writers an Initiative for Maine Children divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

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

Inside the $68 for programs

$68
We partner with 26 elementary schools
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 26 schools
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
Libraries, Literacy, Professional Development
$40,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$30,000
2024
CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH MINISTRY
$25,000
2023
Remedial Reading & Encouragement
$36,000

Showing up to 5 of 22 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexandra Hinrichs
TREASURER Andrea Gilmore
VICE PRESIDE Dr Debohah Jamieson
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Hodder Corbus
EXECUTIVE DI Jan Coates
PRESIDENT Lauren Jennings

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$185,617 9 grants
General Support
$113,416 11 grants
Youth Development
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.2M $582K $5.1M
2023 $2.6M $513K $2.5M
2022 $380K $438K $458K
2021 $441K $383K $526K
2020 $423K $387K $460K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $423K to $3.2M (+654%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.1M.

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

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