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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 IN ORDER TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, ROOM TO READ (THE "ORGANIZATION") HAS ELECTED TO FILE FORM 990 ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ITS CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ACCOUNTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, TWO REGIONAL OFFICES AND SEVEN COUNTRY OFFICES REGISTERED UNDER ROOM TO READ, AS WELL AS ACCOUNTS OF ROOM TO READ AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION, ROOM TO READ AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ROOM TO READ CANADA, ROOM TO READ (HONG KONG) LIMITED, ROOM TO READ INDIA PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED, ROOM TO READ INDIA TRUST, ROOM TO READ JAPAN, ROOM TO READ NEPAL, ROOM TO READ (NEW ZEALAND) CHARITABLE TRUST, ROOM TO READ SINGAPORE LIMITED, ROOM TO READ SOUTH AFRICA, ASSOCIATION ROOM TO READ SWITZERLAND, ROOM TO READ UK Limited, AND ROOM TO READ ZAMBIA LIMITED IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVELY HAS CONTROL AND AN ECONOMIC INTEREST. ALL INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS AND TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (continued) FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN CAN PURSUE A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT ENABLES THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. ROOM TO READ SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY FOCUSING ON LITERACY AND GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS, WE DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS AND A HABIT OF READING AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND SUPPORT GIRLS TO COMPLETE SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH THE RELEVANT LIFE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. IN 2017, ROOM TO READ CONDUCTED PROGRAM OPERATIONS THROUGH DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION IN SEVEN COUNTRIES IN ASIA (BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA, INDIA, LAOS, NEPAL, SRI LANKA AND VIETNAM), AND THREE COUNTRIES IN AFRICA (SOUTH AFRICA, ZAMBIA, AND TANZANIA). ROOM TO READ WAS INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN 1999 AND MOVED THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA IN 2002. OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED AS A REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (INGO) UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE LOCAL RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENT(S) IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND THROUGH LOCALLY INCORPORATED AFFILIATES IN OTHER COUNTRIES. IN 2017, ROOM TO READ CONDUCTED FUNDRAISING OPERATIONS IN TEN AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE US; NAMELY, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, INDIA, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND NEW ZEALAND. OPERATIONS IN THESE COUNTRIES ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH LOCALLY INCORPORATED LIMITED COMPANIES OR REGISTERED CHARITIES AND FOREIGN AFFILIATES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SCHOOL LIBRARIES BY THE END OF 2017, THE ORGANIZATION HAD REACHED AN ESTIMATED 12.41 MILLION CHILDREN THROUGH ITS VARIOUS CORE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, THE LARGEST OF WHICH INCLUDES ITS SCHOOL LIBRARIES. THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND STOCKS THEM WITH LOCAL LANGUAGE BOOKS, ENGLISH BOOKS, AND ORIGINAL ROOM TO READ CHILDRENS BOOKS. BRIGHTLY COLORED FURNITURE, PUZZLES AND GAMES FOSTER A CHILD-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGE A LOVE OF READING. 1,084 SCHOOL LIBRARIES WERE ESTABLISHED DURING 2017. TO DATE WE HAVE COMPLETED A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 20,912 SCHOOL LIBRARY PROJECTS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D ACCELERATOR IN 2017 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ("ACCELERATOR PROGRAM") TO THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES (INDONESIA, GRENADA, RWANDA, INDIA, NEPAL, Zambia, TANZANIA, AND JORDAN) USING THE ROOM TO READ MODEL. BOOK PUBLISHING THE ORGANIZATION SOURCES NEW CONTENT FROM LOCAL WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS AND PUBLISHES HIGH QUALITY LOCAL LANGUAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT ITS NETWORK OF SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES. A TOTAL OF 26 LOCAL LANGUAGE TITLES WERE PUBLISHED DURING 2017. TO DATE, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 23,200,183 LOCAL AND ENGLISH BOOKS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B IN ADDITION TO THE FOREIGN COUNTRIES LISTED IN ATTACHMENT 2, ROOM TO READ ALSO HAD FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS REQUIRING A FinCEN Form 114 FILING IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, TANZANIA, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, AND ZAMBIA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN ROOM TO READS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. WORLDWIDE THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK IS DISTRIBUTED TO NEW EMPLOYEES UPON HIRE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY, SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE FILES BY HUMAN RESOURCES. ANNUALLY THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND BOARD SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND DURING THE YEAR ANY CHANGES IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND 15B THE BOARD HAS A HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST TWO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE CHIEF TALENT OFFICER. THE ORGANIZATION USES AN INDEPENDENT ADVISORY PARTY TO BENCHMARK ALL SALARY RANGES AT LEAST EVERY 2 YEARS. THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES IN GENERAL THE ORGANIZATIONS SALARY RANGES. SEPARATELY, BASED ON THESE BENCHMARKS AND ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE SUBMITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES (INCLUDING THE CEO AND CFO) TO THE BOARD, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET DISCUSSION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS AN ANNUAL AUDIT, FORM 990, FORM 990-T, AND ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ROOM TO READ WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST. ALL OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE BUT CAN BE ISSUED UPON REQUEST IF APPROPRIATE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SHARED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.</ExplanationTxt>
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