Communities in Schools of Jacksonville
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SURROUND STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT WITH CARING ADULTS EMBEDDED IN SCHOOLS WHO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WITH SAFE PLACES TO LEARN AND GROW, A FOCUS ON GRADUATION TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL FUTURES WITH A MARKETABLE SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK.
- Income
- $11.9 million
- Spending
- $10.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 5.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 432
- Highest pay
- $193,594, chief exec o
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2530 of 30 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (3)
- $3.9 million spent. CIS WORKS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS FIND NEW PATHS TO SUCCESS THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, LITERACY, AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP STUDENTS ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION WHILE CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY. SITE COORDINATORS ARE EMBEDDED DIRECTLY INTO 37 DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AT-RISK OF FALLING BEHIND OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. THE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PROGRAMS: STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE, AND GEAR UP. THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP), WHICH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE HAS OPERATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL CIS MODEL THAT USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT TO HELP THEM STAY IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ADDITIONAL FOCUS IS PLACED ON COLLEGE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SESSIONS WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS AT EACH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ADVOCATE, MENTOR, AND COUNSEL THEM. HOME VISITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, AND SITE COORDINATORS CONNECT STUDENTS TO NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLWIDE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE COORDINATORS, SUCH AS CAREER FAIRS, MEN'S AND LADIES' SEMINARS, LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND PARENT EVENTS. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, SEP PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 904 STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE - 3.06; 71% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 90% HAS NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 88% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 37% MALE, 63% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 1% ASIAN, 73% BLACK, 7% HISPANIC, 4% MULTI, AND 14% WHITE. BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SITE COORDINATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. THE 536 STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM ACHIEVED: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 12 GRADE - 2.40; 39% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 66% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 61% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 55% MALE, 45% FEMALE; RACE: 1% ASIAN, 77% BLACK, 5% HISPANIC, 10% MULTI, AND 7% WHITE. ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE (AFL) IS A DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. AFL TARGETS SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS EXHIBITING RISK FACTORS OF SCHOOL DISENGAGEMENT INCLUDING LOW GPAS, LOW FCAT SCORES AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES, FOR WHOM CIS PROVIDES FAMILY SUPPORT, A MENTOR AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. OF THE 1,159 STUDENTS SERVED: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE - 2.75; 68% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 84% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 71% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; MALE - 47%, 53% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 1% ASIAN, 68% BLACK, 12% HISPANIC, 5% MULTI, AND 13% WHITE. GEAR UP, A SEVEN-YEAR FEDERAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKS WITH A COHORT OF STUDENTS STARTING IN 7TH GRADE AND CONTINUES WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH 12TH GRADE PLUS ONE YEAR OF POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION. OF THE 527 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: GPA IN 10TH GRADE - 2.66; 39% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 80% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 79% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 51% MALE, 49% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 1% ASIAN, 68% BLACK, 15% HISPANIC, 5% MULTI, AND 10% WHITE. CIS WORKS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS FIND NEW PATHS TO SUCCESS THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, LITERACY, AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP STUDENTS ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION WHILE CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY. SITE COORDINATORS ARE EMBEDDED DIRECTLY INTO 37 DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AT-RISK OF FALLING BEHIND OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. THE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PROGRAMS: STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE, AND GEAR UP. THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP), WHICH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE HAS OPERATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL CIS MODEL THAT USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT TO HELP THEM STAY IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ADDITIONAL FOCUS IS PLACED ON COLLEGE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SESSIONS WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS AT EACH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ADVOCATE, MENTOR, AND COUNSEL THEM. HOME VISITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, AND SITE COORDINATORS CONNECT STUDENTS TO NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLWIDE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE COORDINATORS, SUCH AS CAREER FAIRS, MEN'S AND LADIES' SEMINARS, LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND PARENT EVENTS. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, SEP PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 904 STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE - 3.06; 71% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 90% HAS NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 88% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 37% MALE, 63% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 1% ASIAN, 73% BLACK, 7% HISPANIC, 4% MULTI, AND 14% WHITE. BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SITE COORDINATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. THE 536 STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM ACHIEVED: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 12 GRADE - 2.40; 39% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 66% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 61% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 55% MALE, 45% FEMALE; RACE: 1% ASIAN, 77% BLACK, 5% HISPANIC, 10% MULTI, AND 7% WHITE. ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE (AFL) IS A DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORI
- $4.6 million spent. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE OFFERS A QUALITY, FREE, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK UNDER CERTIFIED TEACHER SUPERVISION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SYMPHONY AND ROBOTICS. FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THREE HOURS EACH DAY AND FOCUSES ON SIX CORE AREAS - ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH AFTERNOON, STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A GENERAL MEETING PLACE, CHECKED IN BY QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF AND ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS SNACK. STUDENTS THEN SPEND UP TO 75 MINUTES EACH DAY WORKING ON ACADEMICS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER ACADEMICS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEERLEADING, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SPORTS. EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKGROUND SCREENED BY DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAIN AFTERSCHOOL SITES ARE ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS. THE JUMP START STRINGS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALLOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OTHER UNIQUE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ROBOTICS, ANIMATION AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. AFTER STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS DINNER AND THEN ARE DISMISSED AND PICKED UP BY PARENTS OR APPROVED GUARDIANS. OF THE 2,129 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: GPA - 2.86; 73% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS; 91% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 84% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 49% MALE, 51% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN; 1% ASIAN/PACIFIC, 72% BLACK, 10% HISPANIC, 4% MULTI, AND 12% WHITE. CIS SERVES AN ADDITIONAL 218 STUDENTS IN THE HOPE = SUCCESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN 6 HIGH SCHOOLS. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE OFFERS A QUALITY, FREE, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK UNDER CERTIFIED TEACHER SUPERVISION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SYMPHONY AND ROBOTICS. FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THREE HOURS EACH DAY AND FOCUSES ON SIX CORE AREAS - ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH AFTERNOON, STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A GENERAL MEETING PLACE, CHECKED IN BY QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF AND ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS SNACK. STUDENTS THEN SPEND UP TO 75 MINUTES EACH DAY WORKING ON ACADEMICS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER ACADEMICS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEERLEADING, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SPORTS. EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKGROUND SCREENED BY DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAIN AFTERSCHOOL SITES ARE ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS. THE JUMP START STRINGS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALLOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OTHER UNIQUE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ROBOTICS, ANIMATION AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. AFTER STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS DINNER AND THEN ARE DISMISSED AND PICKED UP BY PARENTS OR APPROVED GUARDIANS. OF THE 2,129 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: GPA - 2.86; 73% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS; 91% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 84% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 49% MALE, 51% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN; 1% ASIAN/PACIFIC, 72% BLACK, 10% HISPANIC, 4% MULTI, AND 12% WHITE. CIS SERVES AN ADDITIONAL 218 STUDENTS IN THE HOPE = SUCCESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN 6 HIGH SCHOOLS.
- $733,395 spent. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE'S AMERICORPS DUVAL READS LITERACY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP LITERACY TUTORING FOR UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE READING AT ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW THEIR CLASS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAINING AND ORIENTATION TO LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF LITERACY TUTORING. TRAINING CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LEARNING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING THE STARS LITERACY CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, MEMBERS ENGAGE THE SCHOOL STAFF AND PRINCIPALS TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED LITERACY TUTORING AS INDICATED BY READING ASSESSMENT SCORES. STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED THROUGH CIS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS AND AMERICORPS TUTORS WORK WITH DCPS-PROVIDED PROGRAMS ACHIEVE3000 AND I-READY TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MATH AND READING. THE DATA IS USED TO IDENTIFY LOW-LEVEL READERS, CREATE A TARGET DATA BASELINE OF STUDENT READING SKILLS AND COMPARE THE PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE 90 MINUTES EACH WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LITERACY TUTORING TO AT LEAST 400 UNDERPERFORMING READERS AND FOR 80% OF THESE READERS TO ACHIEVE READING IMPROVEMENT WITH 70% BEING PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. THE 1,141 STUDENTS IN THE LITERACY PROGRAM ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: 68% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 97% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 91% HAD NO OUT- OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 59% MALE, 41% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 74% BLACK, 12% HISPANIC, 2% MULTI, 1% PACIFIC, AND 10% WHITE. OVERALL, 90% OF STUDENTS IMPROVED IN THEIR LITERACY SCORES AND 91% OF STUDENTS WERE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE'S AMERICORPS DUVAL READS LITERACY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP LITERACY TUTORING FOR UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE READING AT ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW THEIR CLASS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAINING AND ORIENTATION TO LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF LITERACY TUTORING. TRAINING CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LEARNING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING THE STARS LITERACY CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, MEMBERS ENGAGE THE SCHOOL STAFF AND PRINCIPALS TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED LITERACY TUTORING AS INDICATED BY READING ASSESSMENT SCORES. STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED THROUGH CIS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS AND AMERICORPS TUTORS WORK WITH DCPS-PROVIDED PROGRAMS ACHIEVE3000 AND I-READY TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MATH AND READING. THE DATA IS USED TO IDENTIFY LOW-LEVEL READERS, CREATE A TARGET DATA BASELINE OF STUDENT READING SKILLS AND COMPARE THE PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE 90 MINUTES EACH WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LITERACY TUTORING TO AT LEAST 400 UNDERPERFORMING READERS AND FOR 80% OF THESE READERS TO ACHIEVE READING IMPROVEMENT WITH 70% BEING PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. THE 1,141 STUDENTS IN THE LITERACY PROGRAM ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: 68% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 97% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 91% HAD NO OUT- OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 59% MALE, 41% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 74% BLACK, 12% HISPANIC, 2% MULTI, 1% PACIFIC, AND 10% WHITE. OVERALL, 90% OF STUDENTS IMPROVED IN THEIR LITERACY SCORES AND 91% OF STUDENTS WERE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1991.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 October 7, 2026.
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