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· Public charity

Reach Out and Read Inc

To give young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

$9.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
18
States reached
$402k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 24 grants below total $2,418,914, the rows itemized in this filing. The $9,747,320 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $7,328,406 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $124k
  • $50k–250k14 grants · $1.3M
  • $250k+3 grants · $966k
$82,000
Median grant
18
States reached
$29M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MIAMI-DADE FAMILY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP INC$401,681
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$289,941
REACH OUT AND READ GREATER NEW YORK INC$274,509
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC$187,500
REACH OUT AND READ KANSAS CITY$126,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$113,574
READY FOR SCHOOL$107,000
ARIZONA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$103,969
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$98,000
REACH OUT AND READ COLORADO$93,155
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 3$85,904
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER$82,000
AUBURN UNIVERSITY$78,000
ILLINOIS CHAPTER AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$70,000
INDIANA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$67,660
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $60k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES INC: $60k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
AZ
KS
SC
OK
AL
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists Pllc

The Mission of Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists, PLLC is to put the patients first, provide coordinated quality care and value, exceed the expectations of patients, providers, staff and the community that it serves.

Health
2
Humc Cardiovascular Partners Pc

The organization provides high quality medical care to the community that it serves and specifically provides cardiology & related professional medical services in conjunction with hmh hospitals corp.

Health
3
Central Maine Medical Center

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustfulenvironment through the expertise, commitment and compassion of ourfamily of caregivers.

Health
4
CalvertHealth Medical Center Inc

Calverthealth medical center provides quality inpatient and ambulatory health care to the people of southern maryland that is accessible, cost-effective and compassionate. chmc works in partnership with the community to improve the health…

Health
5
Humc Medical Observation Pa

To serve as the physician services component of a tax-exempt healthcare delivery network and to thereby promote, support & further the charitable purposes, programs & services of hmh hospitals corp.

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6
Rumford Hospital

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustfulenvironment through the expertise, commitment and compassion of ourfamily of caregivers.

Health
7
Bridgton Hospital

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustfulenvironment through the expertise, commitment, and compassion ofour family of caregivers.

Health
8
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustful environment through the expertise, committment, and compassion of our family of caregivers.

Health
9
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pc

Improve the health of every person in our community through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

Health
10
Methodist Medical Center

Methodist Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health regardless of a patient's ability to pay.

Health
11
Cumberland Medical Center

Cumberland Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.

Health
12
MaineHealth

MaineHealth is a voluntary, not-for-profit community and referral system of hospitals, dedicated to providing high quality health care services to all persons who seek care regardless of their sex, race, religion, age, color, sexual…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is First Choice Health Centers Inc; the most unlike its peers is Holyoke Reach Out and Read Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

707 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
52
Early backer (in before they grew)
677/707
Grantees still filing
583/707
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MIAMI-DADE FAMILY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP INC: $401,681 · EducationMIAMI-DADE FAMILY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP INCREACH OUT AND READ OF GREATER NEW YORK INC: $274,509 · EducationREACH OUT AND READ OF GREATER NEW YORK INCThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $126,000 · EducationThe Kansas University Endowment AssociationREADY FOR SCHOOL: $107,000 · EducationREADY FOR SCHOOL+2 more: $49,073 · EducationUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center: $289,941 · OtherUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sci…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO: $98,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRAN…AUBURN UNIVERSITY: $78,000 · OtherAUBURN UNIVERSITYIllinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics: $70,000 · OtherIllinois Chapter of American Acad…INDIANA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS INC: $67,660 · OtherINDIANA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN A…RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY: $50,625 · OtherRUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER HOUSTON: $40,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENC…+1 more: $10,354 · OtherTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $113,574 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSP…ARIZONA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: $103,969 · HealthARIZONA CHAPTER OF …AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 3: $85,904 · HealthAMERICAN ACADEMY OF…CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER: $82,000 · HealthCONNECTICUT CHILDRE…AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS DISTRICT IX CHAPTER 2: $15,000 · Health+2 more: $15,256 · HealthINSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC: $187,500 · Social ScienceREACH OUT AND READ COLORADO: $93,155 · Youth DevelopmentSUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES INC: $59,713 · Human Services
Education$958,263Other$704,580Health$415,703Social Science$187,500Youth Development$93,155Human Services$59,713

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetREACH OUT AND READ OF GREATER NEW YORK INC: $274,509 over 2y, 18% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC: $187,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $126,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $113,574 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetREADY FOR SCHOOL: $107,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ COLORADO: $93,155 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 3: $85,904 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetCONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER: $82,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics: $70,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetSUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES INC: $59,713 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ MINNESOTA: $25,452 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ RHODE ISLAND: $23,621 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS DISTRICT IX CHAPTER 2: $15,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS DISTRIC IX CHATER IV: $10,354 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetTHE METROHEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $5,256 over 4y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

American Cancer Socie…Upstream USA IncDirect ReliefMassdevelopment Hefa …Cystic Fibrosis Found…The Children's Hospit…The Children's Oncolo…Community Care of Nor…Massachusetts League …Delta Dental Communit…Essential Access Heal…California Primary Ca…
American Cancer Society IncGA74.4× affinity192 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Cancer Society Inc · Upstream USA Inc · Direct Relief · Massdevelopment Hefa Trust · Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · The Children's Oncology Group Foundation Inc · Community Care of North Carolina Inc · Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Inc · Delta Dental Community Care Foundation · Essential Access Health · California Primary Care Association

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Reach Out and Read Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Reach Out and Read Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 52%
  • Sunbeam Family Services Inc: 52% of income from government
  • Connecticut Children's Medical Center: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 24 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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