Tucson, AZ
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)Make Way For Books, founded in 1998, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $3.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 17% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $3.1M left a modest 11% surplus.
The mission of Make Way for Books is to give all children the chance to read and succeed.
Make Way for Books Family Education and Literacy Programs:The majority of young children (ages birth to five) in Arizona do not have access to high-quality early education. Make Way for Books...
Make Way for Books Family Education and Literacy Programs:The majority of young children (ages birth to five) in Arizona do not have access to high-quality early education. Make Way for Books provides access to high-quality, bilingual (English/Spanish) early literacy education through programs that meet families with young children in high-need locations including community sites and neighborhood elementary schools as well as online. All programs in this strategy work to increase childrens and families access to books. Through Family Education and Literacy programs, children experience shared reading and literacy activities that help to build their critical emergent literacy and language skills as well as social emotional skills and positive approaches to reading. Through a two-generation approach, children and parents learn together.(Continued on Schedule O)
Make Way for Books Professional Development Programs (The Story Project and Cuntame):This comprehensive early literacy strategy provides economically-disadvantaged children (ages birth to 5) with...
Make Way for Books Professional Development Programs (The Story Project and Cuntame):This comprehensive early literacy strategy provides economically-disadvantaged children (ages birth to 5) with opportunities to discover the joy of books and develop early literacy skills. The program serves early childhood educators, home-based care providers, families, and children enrolled at under-resourced preschools, childcare centers, and home-based care settings throughout southern Arizona. The program provides coaching and workshops for educators as well as high-quality books and literacy resources for educators and children to access in early care settings and at home. Through increased access to books and daily exposure to meaningful literacy activities, 98% of children gained emergent literacy and language skills. Participating educators and parents learn strategies to share books to support their childs literacy and language development(Continued on Schedule O)
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2023 | 2022 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $3,462,625 | $2,971,082 | +0.2% |
| Expenses | $3,078,770 | $2,740,044 | +0.1% |
| Net Income | $383,855 | $231,038 | +0.7% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Yissel Salafsky | CEO | 0.00 |
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$123,651 | $774 | $124,425 |
| Melinda Englert | Interim CEO | 40.00 |
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$59,829 | $9,321 | $69,150 |
| Scott Ingram | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Puglisi | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne McLain | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Betty Glinsmann-Gibson | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Riegger | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brieanna Chillious | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Felicia Durden | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Stewart | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Karyn Prechtel-Altman | Director | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Pearmain | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Bancroft | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sunni Lopez | Director | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Lovitt | President | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Genny Matteuci | Secretary | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Engs | Vice-President | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2024 | $3,462,625 | $3,078,770 | $4,137,497 | $383,855 |
| 2023 | $2,971,082 | $2,740,044 | $2,885,092 | $231,038 |
| 2022 | $2,705,326 | $2,290,923 | $2,670,198 | $414,403 |
| 2021 | $1,991,188 | $1,882,345 | $2,594,410 | $108,843 |
| 2020 | $1,843,800 | $1,986,407 | $2,305,029 | $-142,607 |
| 2019 | $1,678,948 | $1,602,997 | $2,269,564 | $75,951 |
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