OUR KIDS READ ASSOCIATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $656K · expenses $611K · assets $48K

EIN
83-3401365
Address
14203 DOWNDALE CT, LAUREL, MD 20707-6883
Website
HTTPS://WWW.OURKIDSREADINC.ORG
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Jahmal Lake (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE LOVE OF PHYSICALLY DIVERSE BOOKS WITH CHILDREN AGES 4-12 AND TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT OUR STUDENTS AND MENTORS WITH DIVERSE BOOKS THAT ENCOURAGE, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jahmal Lake EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2024 16 $0 reported 1
Myrleen Springer TREASURER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Denise Doig SECRETARY2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Marquis Parker BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kamil Ali-Jackson BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Ali BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Shawn Cole BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Vanessa Fernandez (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Kortenay Gardiner (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 8 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 450 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAHMAL LAKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR16 $0$0$0 $01
MYRLEEN SPRINGER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE DOIG SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MARQUIS PARKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KAMIL ALI-JACKSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN ALI BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SHAWN COLE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 300 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAHMAL LAKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR16 $0$0$0 $01
MYRLEEN SPRINGER TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE DOIG SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
VANESSA FERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARQUIS PARKER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KAMIL ALI-JACKSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN ALI BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAHMAL LAKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR16 $0$0$0 $01
MYRLEEN SPRINGER TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE DOIG SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
VANESSA FERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KORTENAY GARDINER BOARD MEMBER8 $0$0$0 $01
MARQUIS PARKER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 22 grants to organizations · $306K

Listed grants add up to $305,538; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $381,464. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 14 grants to organizations · $208K

Listed grants add up to $207,900; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $211,180. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 16 grants to organizations · $440K

Listed grants add up to $439,687; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $447,209. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$656,402$611,329 $47,825$6,079 $645,867$0 $03450
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$311,838$340,930 $5,583-$38,994 $311,838$0 $00300
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$564,452$525,599 $16,891-$9,911 $564,452$0 $0080

Funders of this organization

11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $288,275 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$129,368 2024$123,218
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2025 4$91,105 2025$47,088
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BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$25,725 2024$10,725
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$15,500 2024$15,500
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JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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UNIVERSAL HIP HOP MUSEUM Public charity Exact 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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NORA ROBERTS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OUR KIDS READ ASSOCIATION” 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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ROBERT W & GLADYS S MESERVE CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OUR KIDS READ ASSOCIATION” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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PARADISE EMPOWERS INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OUR KIDS READ ASSOCIATION” 2025 1$500 2025$500
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VERIZON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OUR KIDS READ ASSOCIATION” 2023-2024 2$77 2024$52
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$2,263,69963 192019–2025 CHARTER SCHOOL OF MORGAN HILL FOUNDATION; MILLBRAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC & EDUCATION INC; RYAN BARTEL FOUNDATION INC and 15 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,066,49961 182014–2024 RISE-REACHING AND INSPIRING SUCCESS THROUGH EDUCATION CORP; MILLBRAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; MENTOR TUTOR CONNECTION; CHILDRENS HEALTH IMAGINATION LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CTR FOR E LEA and 14 more
REPASS-RODGERS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,183,21315 12012–2023 GOLDEN STATE SALMON ASSOCIATION INC
DISCUREN FOUNDATION Private foundation$973,6209 12016–2024 FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$950,0004 12019–2022 TENNESSEANS FOR QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION POLICY AND RESEARCH
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $611,329 spent · pay $5,542 · grants $381,464 · events $62,288
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $381,464$381,464-- 62.4%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $46,315$46,315-- 7.6%
Office expenses $41,155$34,982$6,173- 6.7%
Fees: other services $26,800$23,902-$2,898 4.4%
Travel $26,210$22,279$2,831$1,100 4.3%
Occupancy $26,067$22,157$3,910- 4.3%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $12,624-$12,624- 2.1%
Information technology $11,467$9,747$1,720- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $8,876$6,950$1,226$700 1.5%
Fees: accounting $8,463-$8,463- 1.4%
Fees: legal $5,500-$5,500- 0.9%
Other salaries and wages $5,000$4,250$750- 0.8%
Insurance $4,887-$4,887- 0.8%
Other (as described)MERCHANT ACCOUNT FEES $2,625-$2,625- 0.4%
All other expenses $1,464-$1,464- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,283$1,283-- 0.2%
Other (as described)PROCESSING FEES $587-$587- 0.1%
Payroll taxes $542$461$81- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $71,540$61,005reported apart
Total$611,329100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $340,930 spent · pay $0 · grants $211,180 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $211,180$211,180-- 61.9%
Fees: other services $32,693$32,693-- 9.6%
Travel $22,813$19,391$3,422- 6.7%
Information technology $19,909$16,923$2,986- 5.8%
Office expenses $17,079$14,516$2,563- 5.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $10,235$10,235-- 3.0%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $6,708-$6,708- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $6,407-$6,407- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $4,596$3,907$689- 1.3%
All other expenses $3,122-$3,122- 0.9%
Occupancy $2,349$1,997$352- 0.7%
Other (as described)MERCHANT ACCOUNT FEES $1,564-$1,564- 0.5%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES $1,500--$1,500 0.4%
Fees: legal $775-$775- 0.2%
Total$340,930100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $525,599 spent · pay $0 · grants $447,209 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $447,209$447,209-- 85.1%
Information technology $26,478$22,506$3,972- 5.0%
Office expenses $18,653$15,856$2,797- 3.5%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES $8,642--$8,642 1.6%
Fees: other services $7,128$7,128-- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $5,864$4,984$880- 1.1%
Travel $3,667$3,117$550- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,788-$1,788- 0.3%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $1,614$1,614-- 0.3%
Other (as described)MERCHANT ACCOUNT FEES $1,598-$1,598- 0.3%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,560-$1,560- 0.3%
All other expenses $1,355-$1,355- 0.3%
Fees: legal $43-$43- 0.0%
Total$525,599100%

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