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EIN 99-0187009

Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Honolulu
State
Hawaii
Year formed
1979
Most recent tax filings
2024-06-01
NTEE code, primary
B92: Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement Programs
Description
Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu promotes literacy by encouraging a lifelong love of reading through book choice and ownership. It serves underserved Pre-K through 3rd grade students in Hawaii by distributing new children's books for the school year. In the academic year 2022-2023, RIF Honolulu distributed 12,627 new children's books to 4,209 under served students and provided 2,480 new books for classroom libraries, resulting in a total of 15,107 new books servicing a total of 17 Title I Public Schools.
Total revenues
$98,997
2024
Total expenses
$82,454
2024
Total assets
$707,841
2024
Num. employees
0
2024

Program areas at Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu

For the 2023-2024 school year Reading is Fundamental Honolulu distributed 14,734 new children's books to 4,564 under served Pre-K to 3rd grade students and 780 new books for 260 classroom libraries for a total of 15,514 new books servicing a total number of 18 Title I Public Schools throughout the City & County of Honolulu. Each student chooses new books to take home and keep without adult interference which studies show help promote the organization's goal of instilling a lifelong love of reading and promoting literacy through book ownership and choice.

Who funds Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
James and Abigail Campbell Family FoundationTo Promote Literacy and Love of Reading Through Book Ownership$15,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$126

Personnel at Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu

NameTitleCompensation
Brigitte YoshinoTreasurer$0
Laurie WhiteSecretary$0
Janis RoddenVice President$0
Susan FullerPresident$0
Arlene KawamuraVice President$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu

RevenuesFYE 06/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$62,107
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$14,736
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$22,154
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$98,997

Form 990s for Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-062024-11-15990View PDF
2023-062023-11-13990View PDF
2022-062022-11-15990View PDF
2021-062021-11-10990View PDF
2020-062021-04-06990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Mcinerny Foundation
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 7, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 61826
Honolulu, HI 96839
Metro area
Urban Honolulu, HI
County
Honolulu County, HI
Website URL
rifhonolulu.org/ 
Phone
(808) 732-1138
IRS details
EIN
99-0187009
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1979
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B92: Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement Programs
NAICS code, primary
5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Parent/child status
Independent
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