2022-05-16T13:51:33-05:00 2021-06-30 030325875 DAVIS & HODGDON ASSOCIATES CPAS PLC 33 BLAIR PARK RD STE 201 WILLISTON VT 05495 990 2020-07-01 020498154 CHILDREN'S LITERACY FOUNDATION CHIL 8022440944 1536 LOOMIS HILL ROAD WATERBURY CENTER VT 05677 DUNCAN MCDOUGALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8022440944 2022-05-16 true DUNCAN MCDOUGALL XXX-XX-XXXX BRET HODGDON P00497283 8028781963 2022-05-16 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z DUNCAN MCDOUGALL 1536 LOOMIS HILL ROAD WATERBURY CENTER VT 05677 1855225 false X WWW.CLIFONLINE.ORG X 1998 VT CLIF'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE A LOVE OF READING AND WRITING AMONG LOW INCOME,AT-RISK, AND RURAL CHILDREN UP TO AGE 12 THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. CLIF HAS EMBARKED ON BUILDING CAMPAIGN IN FY2020 TO SUPPORT A NEW BUILDING FOR ITS PROGRAMMING. REVENUES IN FY2021 ARE INCREASED DUE TO THIS CAMPAIGN. 9 9 6 15 0 764952 1848041 0 17891 7184 0 782843 1855225 0 0 254806 267579 0 48026 460240 460891 715046 728470 67797 1126755 1337057 2119199 379061 30575 957996 2088624 X CLIF'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE A LOVE OF READING AND WRITING AMONG LOW INCOME,AT-RISK, AND RURAL CHILDREN UP TO AGE 12 THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. SINCE 1998 CLIF'S INSPIRING LITERACY PROGRAMS AND 64 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTERS (AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, POETS, AND STORYTELLERS) HAVE SERVED 350,000 CHILDREN IN 420 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE TWIN STATES, AND CLIF HAS DONATED 9 MILLION IN NEW BOOKS TO THOSE CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM THE MOST: CHILDREN IN SHELTERS AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING, REFUGEE AND FOSTER CHILDREN, CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, CHILDREN OF PRISON INMATES, AND MANY OTHERS. 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THIS INCLUDES 2,000 IN NEW, HIGH-QUALITY CHILDRENS BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY (SELECTED BY PUBLIC LIBRARIAN), 500 IN NEW BOOKS FOR THE SCHOOL LIBRARY (SELECTED BY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN), A TOTAL OF FOUR STORYTELLING PRESENTATIONS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CHILDCARE CENTERS, BRAND-NEW BOOKS FOR ALL PARTICIPATING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH GRADE SIX, AND A 250 MINI GRANT OPTION TO SUPPORT A SPECIAL INITIATIVE IN YOUR LIBRARY. THE CHILDREN OF INMATES PROGRAM INSPIRES CHILDREN TO READ MORE OFTEN, CONNECTS CHILDREN AND INCARCERATED PARENTS THROUGH STORIES, AND GIVES PRISONERS EXTRA CONFIDENCE TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT STRONG READERS THEMSELVES. CLIF HAS PROVIDED CHILDRENS LITERACY PROGRAMS AND PARENT SEMINARS TO 17 FACILITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. CLIF IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THROUGH MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS: CHITTENDEN REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, A WOMENS PRISON IN SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT; MARBLE VALLEY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN RUTLAND, VT; NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN BERLIN, NH, NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON FOR MEN AND NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN IN CONCORD, NH. CLIF DONATES BOOKS TO BE USED IN PRISON STORYBOOK PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS GIVE INMATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND A CHILDRENS BOOK AND A RECORDING OF THEMSELVES READING THE BOOK HOME TO THEIR CHILDREN. SUMMER READERS - CLIF ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO READ MORE OFTEN DURING SUMMER VACATION WITH LIVELY STORYTELLING PRESENTATIONS AND NEW BOOKS CHILDREN CAN SELECT AND KEEP. AT - RISK CHILDREN - CLIF PROVIDES ON-SITE LIBRARIES, INSPIRING STORYTELLING EVENTS, AND NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OF GROWING UP WITH LOW LITERACY SKILLS. 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DIRECTOR 9000 RENT false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CLIF'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE A LOVE OF READING AND WRITING AMONG LOW INCOME,AT-RISK, AND RURAL CHILDREN UP TO AGE 12 THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. SINCE 1998 CLIF'S INSPIRING LITERACY PROGRAMS AND 64 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTERS (AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, POETS, AND STORYTELLERS) HAVE SERVED 350,000 CHILDREN IN 420 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE TWIN STATES, AND CLIF HAS DONATED 9 MILLION IN NEW BOOKS TO THOSE CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM THE MOST: CHILDREN IN SHELTERS AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING, REFUGEE AND FOSTER CHILDREN, CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, CHILDREN OF PRISON INMATES, AND MANY OTHERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE OUR FREE PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES,CHILDCARE CENTERS, HEAD START PROGRAMS, AND DOZENS OF OTHER VENUES FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLIFS YEAR OF THE BOOK PROVIDES 25,000 WORTH OF LITERACY PROGRAMS, SUPPORT, AND NEW CHILDRENS BOOKS OVER ONE SCHOOL YEAR TO HELP BUILD A CULTURE OF LITERACY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING BELOW PROFICIENT IN LITERACY ASSESSMENTS, AND A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING FREE/REDUCED LUNCH. SINCE CLIFS YEAR OF THE BOOK WAS STARTED, CLIF HAS SPONSORED 90 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE TWIN STATES. CLIF'S RURAL LIBRARIES GRANT ENABLES RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO CREATE EXCITEMENT AROUND READING, INCREASE CIRCULATION, AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. CLIF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND AREA DAYCARES AND PRESCHOOLS TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE SUPPORT OVER THE COURSE OF ONE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS INCLUDES 2,000 IN NEW, HIGH-QUALITY CHILDRENS BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY (SELECTED BY PUBLIC LIBRARIAN), 500 IN NEW BOOKS FOR THE SCHOOL LIBRARY (SELECTED BY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN), A TOTAL OF FOUR STORYTELLING PRESENTATIONS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CHILDCARE CENTERS, BRAND-NEW BOOKS FOR ALL PARTICIPATING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH GRADE SIX, AND A 250 MINI GRANT OPTION TO SUPPORT A SPECIAL INITIATIVE IN YOUR LIBRARY. THE CHILDREN OF INMATES PROGRAM INSPIRES CHILDREN TO READ MORE OFTEN, CONNECTS CHILDREN AND INCARCERATED PARENTS THROUGH STORIES, AND GIVES PRISONERS EXTRA CONFIDENCE TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT STRONG READERS THEMSELVES. CLIF HAS PROVIDED CHILDRENS LITERACY PROGRAMS AND PARENT SEMINARS TO 17 FACILITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. CLIF IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THROUGH MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS: CHITTENDEN REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, A WOMENS PRISON IN SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT; MARBLE VALLEY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN RUTLAND, VT; NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN BERLIN, NH, NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON FOR MEN AND NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN IN CONCORD, NH. CLIF DONATES BOOKS TO BE USED IN PRISON STORYBOOK PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS GIVE INMATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND A CHILDRENS BOOK AND A RECORDING OF THEMSELVES READING THE BOOK HOME TO THEIR CHILDREN. SUMMER READERS - CLIF ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO READ MORE OFTEN DURING SUMMER VACATION WITH LIVELY STORYTELLING PRESENTATIONS AND NEW BOOKS CHILDREN CAN SELECT AND KEEP. AT - RISK CHILDREN - CLIF PROVIDES ON-SITE LIBRARIES, INSPIRING STORYTELLING EVENTS, AND NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OF GROWING UP WITH LOW LITERACY SKILLS. COMMUNITY BUILDING - CLIF HAS DESIGNED A GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BUILD BRIDGES AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS WITHIN COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR FEEDBACK. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VERMONT NONPROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST