California · Nonprofit
READING AND BEYOND
READING AND BEYOND (California) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,924,871 to it, the largest being The James Irvine Foundation ($1,975,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 26
- Grants received
- $3.9M
- Net assets
- $4.9M
What Reading and Beyond does
Mission
The mission of Reading and Beyond is to empower children and families to achieve productive, self-reliant lives. We offer a two-generation program that works with children and parents together to build education, economic assets, social capital, and health and wellbeing to create economic security that passes from one generation to the next.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Preschool: Reading and Beyond preschool is a high-quality early learning program proudly operating under the california state preschool program (cspp). We serve children ages 2.7 to 4 years old, providing them with a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment that prepares them for kindergarten and lifelong success. Our classrooms are equipped with age-appropriate developmental materials designed to foster curiosity and hands-on learning. Children develop their social-emotional skills, literacy skills, physicals skills, and science skills, while their math development is supported through our count, play, explore math initiative, which blends exploration, play, and intentional teaching. (continued on sch. O) (continued) Reading and Beyond preschool is proud to have earned an early stars 5-star quality rating through the fresno county superintendent of schools, demonstrating our commitment to excellence in early childhood education. Teachers provide ongoing assessments to support each child's unique developmental journey and tailor learning experiences to help them thrive. We also recognize the critical role families play in a child's development. Through family engagement…
$1,549,210 spentof which $124,979 as grants56% of program spendingYouth and family strong - the youth and family strong program, funded by the title ii cpgp grant, aims to develop leadership, resilience, and personal growth in youth aged 14 to 17. It provides essential tools for navigating adolescence through activities that enhance communication, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills. Workshops cover mental health, spiritual healing, career exploration, financial literacy, and health education. Recreational activities like sports and arts foster peer connections and personal interests. Collaborating with local schools and organizations, the program supports long-term community engagement and aims to cultivate confident, compassionate young leaders who positively impact their communities. Reading and Beyond served 74 clients.
$597,366 spentof which $60,779 as grants21% of program spendingBridge academy - the bridge academy is a model grounded in five core principles: (1) a dual-generation theory of change; (2) building on existing community assets; (3) ease of access to services; (4) an a-b-c approach to self-reliance; and (5) personalized support from career and family navigators. The overarching goal is to foster meaningful growth within fresno, madera, and kings counties' most underserved neighborhoods by advancing education, job skills, and work experience. During the 2024-2025 program year, Reading and Beyond proudly served 504 clients through the bridge academy model.
$585,859 spentof which $83 as grants21% of program spendingHealth disparities - the health disparities program, in partnership with the fresno county department of public health, provides comprehensive, individualized support designed to empower community members in overcoming various barriers. This initiative facilitates access to healthcare services, offers educational workshops on managing chronic conditions, and connects individuals with essential resources for health, employment, food security, housing stability, and transportation assistance. Through these efforts, the health disparities program strives to cultivate a healthier and more inclusive community where every member can thrive. This collaborative approach not only enhances individual quality of life but also nurtures a sense of belonging and community resilience. By actively engaging with local organizations and stakeholders, the program remains responsive to emerging needs, ensuring that its initiatives are both impactful and sustainable. In 2024, Reading and Beyond served 290 clients.
$56,515 spentof which $3,033 as grants2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,788,950.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $5.4M to $6.5M (+21%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 97% · 2018 99% · 2019 98% · 2020 98% · 2021 47% · 2022 82% · 2023 80% · 2024 77% · 2025 83%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of READING AND BEYOND’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sandra Flores
CEO
Board chair
Fausto Hinojosa
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 10 funders, grant income fell $895k → $290k.
2 of 26 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 9% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of READING AND BEYOND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
READING AND BEYOND leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 75%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
41% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund READING AND BEYOND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 75% · 2018 76% · 2019 94% · 2020 46% · 2021 53% · 2022 40% · 2023 26% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
44% of READING AND BEYOND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
96% of READING AND BEYOND's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $351k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
READING AND BEYOND's revenue fell 46% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,064 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding READING AND BEYOND receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $484k on record.
- Department of Labor$484k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like READING AND BEYOND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for READING AND BEYOND: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds READING AND BEYOND?
- READING AND BEYOND (California) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,924,871 to it, the largest being The James Irvine Foundation ($1,975,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does READING AND BEYOND have?
- IRS filings report 26 organizations giving $3,924,871 in grants to READING AND BEYOND, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of READING AND BEYOND?
- The James Irvine Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,975,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like READING AND BEYOND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 26 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing