2024-03-05T12:49:19-06:00 2023-07-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2022-08-01 562571141 Making It Better dba Literacy Now MAKI 7135840161 14781 Memorial Drive 25 Houston TX 77079 Jacque Daughtry CEO 7135840161 2024-03-05 1 Jacque Daughtry 999009999 0 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jacque Daughtry 14781 Memorial Drive 25 Houston TX 77079 2742867 0 X www.literacynowhouston.org X 2006 TX Making it Better transforms communities through literacy, leadership, and life skills. 13 13 107 622 0 0 2273043 1773059 360748 751907 822 15710 58857 -32881 2693470 2507795 0 0 0 0 1469093 2338948 0 22750 402138 359889 498527 1828982 2860225 864488 -352430 1566495 1207958 85533 71993 1480962 1135965 Making It Better dba Literacy Now is dedicated to transforming communities by empowering children and families through literacy, leadership, and life skills. 0 0 2241782 751907 The 25-week Reading Intervention program provides individualized, small-group reading tutorials for at-risk students in grades K-2 to create proficient readers by the end of 3rd grade. The 21-week Lunch Bunch mentoring program for students in grades 3-5 and parent partnership programs that include literacy-related activities to engage and educate parents are held throughout the year. The Reading Express mobile classroom visits low-income communities to provide reading readiness programming for young children (2 months to age 4). It empowers their parents to take an active role in their education. 2241782 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 107 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X Cynthia Cedeno 8325598360 11613D Spring Cypress Rd Tomball TX 77377 Richard Schmidt Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Jessica Faith Carter Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jasmine Castleberry Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Charlton Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Giselle Greenwood Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 John Haley Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Monsterville Horton Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Paul LeBlanc Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dale Lockett Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Deepak Manoharan Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Deviyani Misra-Godwin Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lynsey Ritchie Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Andy Waite Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jacque Daughtry CEO 50.00 X 99171 0 6043 99171 0 6043 0 0 0 0 0 561787 1211272 216731 1773059 Program fees 611710 751907 751907 751907 5470 5470 59929 49689 10240 10240 10240 152502 561787 185383 -32881 -32881 2507795 751907 0 -17171 111171 27793 27793 55585 2018703 1746516 111541 160646 50637 45802 2167 2668 158437 132250 10282 15905 52699 52699 22750 22750 42959 27827 206 14926 71990 32042 39948 115451 52537 6029 56885 25400 6700 350 18350 11077 8732 868 1477 20640 14373 730 5537 16118 14409 1709 Program supplies 130503 130503 Dues and subscriptions 8328 1440 6888 Staff. development 3362 2298 491 573 2860225 2241782 216305 402138 621605 492481 521710 526250 315975 96813 17419 232 39303 35806 49228 55121 1255 1255 1566495 1207958 54733 56193 30800 15800 85533 71993 X 1170512 1039152 310450 96813 1480962 1135965 1566495 1207958 -352430 7433 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1131528 786708 1440787 2273043 1773059 7405125 75500 109000 194270 288320 667090 1131528 862208 1549787 2467313 2061379 8072215 1904558 6167657 3482 3334 630 822 5470 13738 8085953 1529608 0.76280 0.73380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 2930435 7433 415207 422640 2507795 0 2507795 3275432 415207 415207 2860225 0 2860225 X X X X X 1 Dawn Blitz Consulting LLC 430 Cortland St Houston TX 77007 Fundraising for Houston Reads Day 0 679232 0 22750 679232 22750 TX Magnums 599025 464335 134690 46842 15635 109470 Guild Luncheon 115264 97452 17812 13436 714289 561787 152502 46842 29071 109470 185383 -32881 Monsterville Wines Owned by board member 27970 Purchase event supplies 0 X 40779 FMV X 1 76462 FMV X Auction items 116 99490 FMV 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and all board members prior to filing the return with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All board members are given a copy of the conflict of interest policy and are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest that may arise throughout the year. The conflict of interest policy is reviewed in the first meeting of each fiscal year. An interested person may present at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, the interested person shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The board determines and approves appropriate compensation levels for the Executive Director by using the United Way survey of salary levels for similar non-profit organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Upon request.