ROOM TO READ: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
ROOM TO READ (EIN 91-2003533)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-18
IRS object ID
202602309349302945
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-18T18:18:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN366055558PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1757 THIRD AVENUE 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172013ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN912003533EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROOM TO READBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROOMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4158394400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1465 CALIFORNIA STREET 1000AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEETHA MURALIPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4158394400PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL ROMANOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00504182PTIN
Phone2125990100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGEETHA MURALIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$75,695,473GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ROOMTOREAD.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionROOM TO READ CREATING A WORLD FREE FROM ILLITERACY AND GENDER INEQUALITY, THROUGH EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Total Revenue$66,520,184PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$74,017,388CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,651,779PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,444,129CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$78,284,208TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$90,560,414TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,122,320TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,905,044TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$80,655,370NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionROOM TO READ ENVISIONS A WORLD FREE FROM ILLITERACY AND GENDER INEQUALITY, WHERE ALL CHILDREN HAVE ROOM TO READ, LEARN AND GROW.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$44,342,829ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,745,682GrantAmt
Revenue$19,813RevenueAmt
DescROOM TO READ'S LITERACY PROGRAM PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS AND A LOVE OF READING BY TRAINING AND COACHING EDUCATORS, CREATING QUALITY CURRICULUM AND CHILDREN'S BOOK CONTENT IN LOCAL LANGUAGES, AND ENRICHING LEARNING SPACES THAT ENABLE CHILDREN TO BECOME INDEPENDENT READERS. TO DATE, ROOM TO READ HAS BENEFITED 54.99 MM CHILDREN BENEFITED THROUGH ITS LITERACY PORTFOLIO.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$11,353,982ExpenseAmt
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DescROOM TO READ'S GENDER EQUALITY PROGRAM PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS ALL ADOLESCENTS, PARTICULARLY GIRLS, TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THAT PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY WITH CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON COLLABORATION, RESILIENCE, LEADERSHIP, DECISION-MAKING AND CRITICAL THINKING.TO DATE, ROOM TO READ HAS BENEFITED 4.31 MM CHILDREN BENEFITED THROUGH ITS GENDER EQUALITY PORTFOLIO. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHARI FREEDMAN CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4158394000PhoneNum

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CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GEETHA MURALI
CEO / DIRECTOR40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$404,538$0$35,919
YUSUF ALIREZA
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW BALLS
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANA ARSOVA
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH KING
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LINDFORS
BOARD CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY HAINSWORTH
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE CANNON-BROOKES
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIE HUDSON
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAJOH TITA-REID
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICKY TSAI
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SONNY KALSI
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMOYA MASANAO
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN PIPER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STASIA OBREMSKEY
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN MIYASAKI
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WARWICK
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL HUTTENLOCHERTHRU DEC 2025
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SABINE CHALMERS THRU MAY 2025
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA MCGLYNN
CHIEF OF STAFF32.000.00Yes (X)$79,250$0$33,947
SHARI FREEDMAN
CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$294,555$0$49,333
CYNTHIA ORME
CHIEF PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER34.000.00$229,001$0$15,166Yes (X)
HEATHER SIMPSON
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER40.000.00$281,627$0$32,696Yes (X)
LAURIE MCMAHON
CHIEF DEVCOM OFFICER40.000.00$286,072$0$10,835Yes (X)
MICHAEL BOWERS
CHIEF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION OFFICER40.000.00$259,489$0$16,705Yes (X)
NANCY SHYER
VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE40.000.00$221,930$0$35,885Yes (X)
LUCINA DI MECO
VICE PRESIDENT, GIRLS' EDUCATION PROGRAM40.000.00$215,113$0$29,800Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K38IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
GRANT THORNTON LLP
3333 FINLEY ROAD SUITE 700DOWNERS GROVEIL605151253AUDIT AND TAX CONSULTING SERVICES$137,254
CLOUDELLIGENT
5620 SOUTH COLONY BOULEVARDTHE COLONYTX75056IT COUNSULTING SERIVCE$134,400
BOOKS FOR LESS LLC
3854 CHARLES RAPER JONAS HWYSTANLEYNC10116BOOK DISTRIBUTION$101,775
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$5,264,157FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$946,787GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$68,142,570AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$9,659,119NoncashContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$686,277TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$602,124SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$595,369SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,755SecuritiesAmt
Other$140OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$125,257FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$5,264,157ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONTRACT REVENUE900099$19,813$19,813
CURRENCY EXCHANGE900099-$45,269-$45,269
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099-$46,383-$46,383
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$71,839OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$74,017,388TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$355,939ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,969,263TotalAmt
Program Services$1,969,263ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,141,708TotalAmt
Program Services$591,264ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$505,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,680FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,424,737TotalAmt
Program Services$23,023,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,202,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,198,045FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$747,265TotalAmt
Program Services$445,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$248,745FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,481,619TotalAmt
Program Services$4,006,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,159ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$340,689FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$610,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$301,354FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$117,121ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,569FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$243,579ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,485FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,603,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,314FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,626TotalAmt
Fundraising$15,626FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$396,226TotalAmt
Program Services$393,787ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$711ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,728FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,933,368TotalAmt
Program Services$1,813,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,161FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,996,616TotalAmt
Program Services$1,620,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$273,842FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$310,741TotalAmt
Management And General$85,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225,208FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,995TotalAmt
Management And General$8,173ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,822FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,056TotalAmt
Program Services$9,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,756FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,915TotalAmt
Program Services$60,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,160FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DONATED BOOKS$7,680,946$7,680,946
LITERACY PROGRAM$7,010,599$7,010,599
GENDER EQUALITY PROGRAM$2,430,736$2,430,736
STAFF RECRUITMENT & DEV$499,558$435,686$44,080$19,792

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,840,441TotalAmt
Program Services$1,629,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,358FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,573,259TotalAmt
Program Services$55,696,811ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,744,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,132,334FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,604,867BOYAmt
EOY$5,857,303EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,539,565BOYAmt
EOY$11,786,432EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,414,110BOYAmt
EOY$40,000,662EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$353,451BOYAmt
EOY$395,220EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,048,645EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,896,248BOYAmt
EOY$4,193,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$603,566LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$572,356LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,929BOYAmt
EOY$31,210EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,728,301BOYAmt
EOY$22,426,555EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,709,737BOYAmt
EOY$3,821,039EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,284,208BOYAmt
EOY$90,560,414EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,162,154BOYAmt
EOY$896,132EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$358,652BOYAmt
EOY$1,015,993EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,601,514BOYAmt
EOY$7,992,919EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,122,320BOYAmt
EOY$9,905,044EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,423,425BOYAmt
EOY$37,035,008EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,738,463BOYAmt
EOY$43,620,362EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,161,888BOYAmt
EOY$80,655,370EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,284,208BOYAmt
EOY$90,560,414EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,444,129ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,771,664NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$379,497DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$898,192OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$87,360,213CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,414,883CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,036,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,816,180CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$74,353,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$352,981,429TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$87,360,213CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,414,883CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,036,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,816,180CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$74,353,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$352,981,429TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$39,931,363SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$313,050,066PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$482,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$350,518CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$493,763CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$599,459CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$686,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,612,238TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,276CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$170,634CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$112,258CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$131,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$514,382TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$356,108,049TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$219,432GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87910PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92280PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,690. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 70,240. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 53,666. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 25,047. 2025 AMOUNT: $ -46,243. GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 17,586. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 100,394. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 58,592. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 106,153. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 125,257.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$126,420OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$99,663DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,757BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$239,135OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$237,242DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,893BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$238,011OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$235,451DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,560BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$31,210TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED LIABILITIES$4,753,846
LEASE LIABILITIES (SHORT TERM)$1,356,958
LEASE LIABILITIES (LONG TERM)$1,882,115
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,992,919TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE THE ORGANIZATION WAS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND BY THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD UNDER SECTION 23701D OF THE REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO U.S FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX ON ITS INCOME OTHER THAN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3), THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME, TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT WAS NEXUS, AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (12 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,44638PROGRAM SERVICESLITERACY & GENDER EQUALITY$16,641,402
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,7113PROGRAM SERVICESLITERACY & GENDER EQUALITY$10,848,721
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,12223PROGRAM SERVICESLITERACY & GENDER EQUALITY$9,169,983
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM216FUNDRAISING$393,169
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES10FUNDRAISING$28,217
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,10FUNDRAISING
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,144SUPPORT SERVICES$2,908,037
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,49FUNDRAISING$1,303,275
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,GRANTMAKING$646,245
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,GRANTMAKING$282,649
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,GRANTMAKING$640,721
MIDDLE EASTGRANTMAKING$399,648
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices72SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1043SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office72TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1043TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$41,292,804SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$1,969,263ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$43,262,067TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,LITERACY PROGRAM$504,706WIRE$0
MIDDLE EASTLITERACY PROGRAM$399,648WIRE$0
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,LITERACY PROGRAM$282,649WIRE$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,LITERACY PROGRAM$417,140WIRE$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,LITERACY PROGRAM$35,646WIRE$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,LITERACY PROGRAM$13,660WIRE$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,LITERACY PROGRAM$92,234WIRE$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,GEP PROGRAM$52,000WIRE$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAGEP PROGRAM$88,769WIRE$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAGEP PROGRAM$82,812WIRE$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:COUNTRY OFFICES AND GLOBAL OFFICES COLLABORATE TO MANAGE GLOBAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION, COMPLIANCE, AND REGIONAL INSIGHTS/SHARING. ANNUAL BUDGETS DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY THE COUNTRY AND GLOBAL OFFICES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. LITERACY PROGRAM FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BASED ON THESE BUDGETS TO THE SCHOOLS SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM. SCHOOL SELECTION IS MOSTLY BASED ON AGREEMENTS WITH SYSTEM OR PROGRAM PARTNERS. ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES MEET WITH THE FAMILIES, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO ENSURE PROPER UTILIZATION OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS PROVIDED. PROGRAM TEAMS FROM THE GLOBAL OFFICES AND THE COUNTRY OFFICES COLLABORATIVELY REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF PROGRAM TO ENSURE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OUTCOMES ENVISAGED.
PART I, LINE 3:ACCOUNTING METHOD ALL APPLICABLE SECTIONS ARE PRESENTED BASED ON THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE METHOD USED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SYDNEY GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,500,900GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,493,537CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$7,363GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$27,332RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Event2NEW YORK GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,035,293GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$960,771CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$74,522GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$116,805RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Events Total6OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$2,853,221GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$2,809,849CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$43,372GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$278,201RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$660,378OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$5,389,414GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$5,264,157CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$125,257GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$422,338RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$660,378OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,082,716DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$957,459NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GEETHA MURALI
CEO / DIRECTOR$382,914$0$21,624$0$0$0$23,500$0$12,419$0$440,457$0$0$0
SHARI FREEDMAN
CFO$278,140$0$16,415$0$0$0$18,063$0$31,270$0$343,888$0$0$0
HEATHER SIMPSON
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$271,222$0$10,405$0$0$0$16,862$0$15,834$0$314,323$0$0$0
LAURIE MCMAHON
CHIEF DEVCOM OFFICER$270,887$0$15,185$0$0$0$10,835$0$0$0$296,907$0$0$0
MICHAEL BOWERS
CHIEF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION OFFICER$249,874$0$9,615$0$0$0$0$0$16,705$0$276,194$0$0$0
NANCY SHYER
VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE$213,578$0$8,352$0$0$0$12,747$0$23,138$0$257,815$0$0$0
LUCINA DI MECO
VICE PRESIDENT, GIRLS' EDUCATION PRO$207,068$0$8,045$0$0$0$13,029$0$16,771$0$244,913$0$0$0
CYNTHIA ORME
CHIEF PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$219,386$0$9,615$0$0$0$13,704$0$1,462$0$244,167$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025, THE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON SCHEDULE J RECEIVED BONUS OR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN COLUMN (B)(II) OF SCHEDULE J AND WERE AWARDED BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND OTHER FACTORS DETERMINED BY MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION POLICIES. NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED BONUSES AS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN A : 1. GEETHA MURALI 2. SHARI FREEDMAN 3. HEATHER SIMPSON 4. LAURIE MCMAHON 5. MICHAEL BOWERS 6. NANCY SHYER 7. LUCINA DI MECO 8. CYNTHIA ORMEExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$9,056,995NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution33ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$602,124NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 30B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OR ITEMS ROOM TO READ IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN 2025.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990IN 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, SEVEN COUNTRY OFFICES REGISTERED UNDER ROOM TO READ, AS WELL AS ACCOUNTS OF 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 GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED, ROOM TO READ UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , ROOM TO READ JAPAN, ROOM TO READ NETHERLANDS, 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 UNITED KINGDOM 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.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B,PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: FOUNDED IN 2000 ON THE BELIEF THAT WORLD CHANGE STARTS WITH EDUCATED CHILDREN, ROOM TO READ (THE ORGANIZATION") DEVELOPS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS, AS WELL AS LIFE SKILLS THAT PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY. AS A LEADING IMPLEMENTER, ROOM TO READ NURTURES THESE ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN CHILDREN BY STRENGTHENING EDUCATION SYSTEMS ALL WHILE HONORING THE DIGNITY OF EVERY CHILD. ROOM TO READ'S LITERACY PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS AND A LOVE OF READING BY TRAINING AND COACHING EDUCATORS, CREATING QUALITY CURRICULUM AND CHILDREN'S BOOK CONTENT IN LOCAL LANGUAGES, AND ENRICHING LEARNING SPACES THAT ENABLE CHILDREN TO BECOME INDEPENDENT READERS. ROOM TO READ'S GENDER EQUALITY PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS ALL ADOLESCENTS, PARTICULARLY GIRLS, TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THAT PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY WITH CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON COLLABORATION, RESILIENCE, LEADERSHIP, DECISION-MAKING AND CRITICAL THINKING. ROOM TO READ IS A VALUABLE PARTNER OF CHOICE FOR GOVERNMENT, OTHER SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PARTNERS AS WELL AS INVESTORS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION. COMMITTED TO ACCELERATING LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR MORE CHILDREN, MORE QUICKLY, ROOM TO READ HAS BENEFITED MORE THAN 60 MILLION CHILDREN ACROSS 29 GEOGRAPHIES INCLUDING BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA, CANADA, HONGKONG SAR, GRENADA, HONDURAS, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JORDAN, KENYA, LAOS, LEBANON, MALAWI, MALDIVES, MYANMAR, NEPAL, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PHILIPPINES, RWANDA, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, THE UNITED STATES, VIETNAM AND ZAMBIA. BY THE END OF 2027, ROOM TO READ AIMS TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES IT SUPPORTS EACH YEAR. ROOM TO READ ALSO HAS WORLDWIDE OFFICES: COLOMBO, DAR ES SALAAM, DHAKA, DELHI, DUBAI, HO CHI MINH CITY, HONG KONG, KATHMANDU, LONDON, MUMBAI, NAIROBI, NEW YORK CITY, PHNOM PENH, PRETORIA, SAN FRANCISCO, SINGAPORE, SYDNEY, TOKYO, VIENTIANE, WASHINGTON D.C., ZURICH AND CONDUCTS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES ("US") AS WELL AS TEN COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE US (AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, INDIA, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND, UAE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM). ROOM TO READ ENVISIONS A WORLD FREE FROM ILLITERACY AND GENDER INEQUALITY, WHERE ALL CHILDREN HAVE ROOM TO READ, LEARN AND GROW. ROOM TO READ'S THEORY OF CHANGE REFLECTS ITS PATH TO WORLD CHANGE. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION: -LEVERAGES ITS PROGRAMMATIC CORE COMPETENCIES (CURRICULUM AND CONTENT, EDUCATOR TRAINING AND COACHING, DELIVERY STRUCTURES, AND RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS). -INFLUENCES AND STRENGTHENS LEARNING SYSTEMS (FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS, MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS, AND EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS) BOTH DIRECTLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS; AND -EXECUTES THROUGH TWO OPERATING MODELS (DELIVER AND ACCELERATE). ROOM TO READ'S ENTRY POINTS TO SCALE OUTCOMES IN A SPECIFIC CONTEXT CONSIDER THE LEVERAGING COMBINATION OF CORE COMPETENCY(IES) AND PARTNER(S') NEEDS WITHIN SPECIFIC LEARNING SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS THE RELATIVE BENEFIT OF DELIVERING PROGRAMMING THROUGH EACH OPERATING MODEL. SEE BELOW FOR DEFINITIONS OF CORE COMPETENCIES, LEARNING SYSTEMS AND OPERATING MODELS. PROGRAMMATIC CORE COMPETENCIES : OUR PROGRAMMATIC CORE COMPETENCIES, OR AREAS OF EXPERTISE, ARE CONTINUOUSLY CULTIVATED AND GUIDED BY WHAT CHILDREN NEED TO DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS, AND LIFE SKILLS THAT PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY. ROOM TO READ WORKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING QUALITY PROGRAMMING DIRECTLY, WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING RELEVANT POLICIES AND PRACTICES WITH PARTNERS. CURRICULUM AND CONTENT: QUALITY, CONTEXTUALIZED LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS CURRICULAR MATERIALS, SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS, AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES AND FORMATS. EDUCATOR TRAINING AND COACHING: TRAINING AND COACHING FOR EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN, USING INCLUSIVE AND SENSITIVE TEACHING PRACTICES THAT ENCOURAGE CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-WORTH AND GENDER EQUALITY. DELIVERY STRUCTURES: SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE LEARNING SPACES FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS THE TIME AND TECHNOLOGY TO USE THEM EFFECTIVELY. ROOM TO READ ALSO STRENGTHENS SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAINS THAT ENRICH THESE SPACES. RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS: GENERATION AND UTILIZATION OF MEASUREMENT TOOLS, DATA AND EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC IMPROVEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS AS WELL AS OVERALL IMPROVED LITERACY, LIFE SKILLS, DIGNIFIED LEARNING (I.E., SELF-WORTH) AND GENDER EQUALITY OUTCOMES. LEARNING SYSTEMS LEARNING SYSTEMS ARE THE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE LARGER LEARNING ECOSYSTEM THAT IMPACT CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT OF FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS. ROOM TO READ WORKS WITHIN AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING LEARNING SYSTEMS: FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS: GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT RUN SCHOOL SYSTEMS. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS: SYSTEMS GOVERNING ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN THEMATIC AREAS SUCH AS ARTS, SPORTS, RELIGION, COMMUNITY LIBRARIES, JOB TRAINING AND HOME LEARNING. THIS CATEGORY ALSO INCLUDES SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT DISPLACED POPULATIONS. MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS: SYSTEMS GOVERNING FOR-PROFIT, NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING; AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT PRODUCERS, BROADCASTERS AND DISTRIBUTORS; AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS. EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: SYSTEMS CREATED TO COLLECT AND MANAGE EVIDENCE IN AND ACROSS UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS, ASSESSMENT COMPANIES, DIGITAL DATA COLLECTION AND VISUALIZATION PARTNERS, AND GOVERNMENT EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (EMIS). OPERATING MODELS: ROOM TO READ HAS TWO PRIMARY OPERATING MODELS DELIVER AND ACCELERATE. THE MODELS DEFINE THE ROLE ROOM TO READPLAYS IN IMPLEMENTING ITS PROGRAMMING AND ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: UNDER THE DELIVER MODEL, ROOM TO READ DIRECTLY AND THROUGH IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS DESIGNS AND DELIVERS PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. THIS MODEL INCLUDES INSTANCES WHERE ROOM TO READ FULLY LEADS PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, OR WHERE IT CO-DESIGNS AND CO-IMPLEMENTS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS WHO MAY BEGIN TO ASSUME ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THE PRIMARY USE CASES FOR THIS MODEL INCLUDE TESTING AND EVALUATING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS, AS WELL AS SHOWCASING AND PROVIDING A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR POTENTIAL SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PARTNERS. THE FOCUS OF THE ACCELERATE MODEL IS TO BENEFIT MORE CHILDREN, MORE QUICKLY THAN COULD OTHERWISE BE DONE USING ROOM TO READ'S DELIVER MODEL. UNDER THE ACCELERATE MODEL, ROOM TO READ AND ITS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO PROGRAM AND SYSTEM PARTNERS AS THEY (1) IMPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR OWN PROGRAMS, OR (2) TO ACHIEVE A DEFINED SET OF PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES, DUE TO A FUNDING ARRANGEMENT OR OTHER STRATEGIC INITIATIVE. THIS MODEL INCLUDES SOME LEVEL OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE WORK WITH PARTNERS AT SCALE, SO THAT ROOM TO READ CAN CONTINUALLY IMPROVE ITS APPROACH IN SUPPORTING THEM. LEARN MORE AT WWW.ROOMTOREAD.ORG. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A THERE WERE 78 EMPLOYEES IN 2025. NUMBER OF TOTAL WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEES IN 2025 WAS 1,121.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS ROOM TO READ'S FORM 990 UNDERGOES A NUMBER OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY ROOM TO READ'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, GRANT THORNTON LLP, AND REVIEWED BY ROOM TO READ'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, CEO, AND CFO. THEN COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ARE DIRECTED TO ROOM TO READ'S CONTROLLER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPROCESS FOR MONITORING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN ROOM TO READ'S 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. IF A SITUATION OF CONFLICT ARISE ON ANY MATTER, THE INTERESTED MEMBER/S ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THAT MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES THE BOARD HAS A HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST TWO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND CHIEF PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY 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 ORGANIZATION'S 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 AND DOCUMENTED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET DISCUSSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC 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.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,603,342. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 178,405. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 132,314. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,914,061.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT 898,192.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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ROOM TO READ JAPAN
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ROOM TO READ SINGAPORE
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ROOM TO READ SWITZERLAND
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ROOM TO READ UNITED KINGDOM
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ROOM TO READ HONG KONG
13/F GLOUCESTER TOWER THE LANDMARHKFUNDRAISINGHKROOM TO READYes (1)
ROOM TO READ ZAMBIA
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ROOM TO READ SOUTH AFRICA
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ROOM TO READ CANADA
18 KING STREET EAST SUITE 1400TORONTOONTARIOCAM5C 1C4FUNDRAISINGCAROOM TO READYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (5 entries)

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ROOM TO READ AUSTRALIA LIMITED
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ROOM TO READ INDIA PRIVATE COMPANY
NO 517 DOUBLE STORYNEW RAJINDRA NNEW DELHIIN110060HOLDING COMPANYINROOM TO READC$7051.00000Yes (1)NEW DELHI
ROOM TO READ INDIA TRUST
C21QUTAB INSTITUTIONAL AREA DELHIIN110075PROGRAMININ PVT COT$4,050,006$6,598,0351.00000Yes (1)NEW DELHI
ROOM TO READ NEW ZEALAND
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ROOM TO READ GLOBAL SERVICES PVT LTD
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

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ROOM TO READ HONGKONG
B$1,002,159FMV
ROOM TO READ GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
M$3,267,649FMV
ROOM TO READ SINGAPORE
M$673,646FMV
ROOM TO READ UK
M$961,394FMV
ROOM TO READ JAPAN
M$51,658FMV
ROOM TO READ NETHERLAND
S$184,540FMV
ROOM TO READ NETHERLAND
R$190,950FMV

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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O, THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING ITS FORM 990 ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, THE TRANSACTIONS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE R ARE SHOWN ON A NONCONSOLIDATED BASIS TO BE TRANSPARENT IN OUR OPERATIONSExplanationTxt

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