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Sweet Readers Inc

EIN 45-1682762 · Boston, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SWEET READERS BUILDS COMMUNITIES AROUND THE TRANSFORMATIONAL INTERACTION BETWEEN TRAINED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS, MOST LIVING WITH SOME FORM OF DEMENTIA. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH TRAINING, MULTIGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS AND IMMERSIVE COMMUNITY EVENTS, TO REVITALIZE ADULTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND BECOME CATALYSTS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. OUR FACILITATED PROGRAMS, BASED IN LANGUAGE AND THE ARTS AND INFUSED WITH SCIENCE, ARE HOUSED IN MUSEUMS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND ELDER CARE CENTERS. IN FY24, WE STREAMLINED OUR PROGRAMS AS OUR FOCUS CONTINUED TO BE ON DEVELOPING A MODEL TO SCALE SWEET READERS' IMPACT, DRIVEN BY YOUTH AND THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES WHILE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR OVERHEAD COSTS AND UNNECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE.

Income
$17,526
Spending
$27,004
Reserves
3.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 83%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $23,069 spent. IN FY24, WE CONTINUED TO RUN SWEET READERS PROGRAMS IN THE US, SERVING OVER 500 ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS, CARE PARTNERS, YOUTH AND FACULTY. WE CONTINUED TO NARROW OUR PROGRAM FOCUS TO ACHIEVE TWO MAJOR GOALS: 1. STRENGTHEN OUR MODEL TO SERVE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH FREE PROGRAMMING AND 2. DEVELOP A VIRTUALLY COST FREE PROGRAMMING AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODEL TO SUSTAIN AND SCALE THE CHARITY IN ITS NEXT GROWTH PHASE. BY THE END OF FY24 WE ANNOUNCED A 12 PERSON MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY BOARD TO HELP US COMPLETE THE SWEET READERS TOOLKIT TO ENABLE A DIVERSE RANGE OF SCHOOLS TO ADAPT OUR PROGRAMS WITH EASE. THE TOTAL COST OF PROGRAMMING FOR FY24 CAME TO $23,069.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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