Virginia · Nonprofit
THE READING CONNECTION INC
THE READING CONNECTION INC (Virginia) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,475 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($18,325). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2017
- $520k
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $53k
- Net assets
- $84k
What The Reading Connection Inc does
Mission
The reading connection is dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children and families by helping them create and sustain literacy-rich environments and motivation for reading.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
The reading connection reaches children through our programs by distributing books across the dc metro region; holding reading family workshops; offering literacy advocates trainings for social service agencies; and offering launching young readers trainings for public school personnel.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2018: the base narrowed from 11 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $44k → $10k.
2 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 68% 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 THE READING CONNECTION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 10 of 11 funders by total. 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
THE READING CONNECTION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 34% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
82% 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 THE READING CONNECTION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 132% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
68% of THE READING CONNECTION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $17k that is directly attributable, 92% of it comes from funders outside Virginia, across 5 states.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $36k 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.
Organizations like THE READING CONNECTION INC
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE READING CONNECTION INC?
- THE READING CONNECTION INC (Virginia) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,475 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($18,325). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE READING CONNECTION INC have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $53,475 in grants to THE READING CONNECTION INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE READING CONNECTION INC?
- GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $18,325 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE READING CONNECTION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 11 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