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| Charity Name | First Book | Better Basics | Reach Out and Read of Greater New York | Readworks | Worldreader.org |
| Location | Washington, DC | Birmingham, AL | New York, NY | Brooklyn, NY | San Francisco, CA |
| Overall Rating |
(87.62) |
(90.95) |
(87.30) |
(92.74) |
(90.37) |
| Financial Rating | (82.50) |
(87.21) |
(82.50) |
(92.50) |
(86.39) |
| A&T Rating | (100.00) |
(100.00) |
(96.00) |
(93.00) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 96.2% | 84.0% | 85.4% | 89.0% | 79.6% |
| Admin Expenses | 2.5% | 7.4% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 12.5% |
| Fund Expenses | 1.2% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 5.5% | 7.7% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.01 | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.08 |
| Program Growth | -2.6% | -13.7% | -17.2% | 13.0% | 2.9% |
| Working Capital | 0.37 | 1.75 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.86 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 11.0% | 1.2% | 15.8% | 5.0% | 7.6% |
| Total Revenue | $95,484,650 | $1,261,298 | $1,291,445 | $2,134,448 | $10,852,787 |
| Total Expenses | $101,137,707 | $1,206,063 | $1,145,966 | $2,208,178 | $9,583,535 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-5,653,057 | $55,235 | $145,479 | $-73,730 | $1,269,252 |
| Net Assets | $38,061,527 | $2,402,737 | $658,475 | $1,000,798 | $7,892,108 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$218,463 0.21% |
$82,981 6.88% |
$150,000 13.08% |
$179,927 8.14% |
$101,200 1.05% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | |  | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
