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Help the kids we read to go from readers today, leaders tomorrow by contributing to Reading
to Kids' 2025 Annual Fund Drive!
Each year, from the October to the December reading clubs, we ask our
supporters to help us inspire underserved children with a love of
reading by making a donation to Reading to Kids.
For the past 26 years Reading to Kids has been able to thrive thanks to the thousands of
hours of participation by teachers, administrators, parents,
volunteers, and elementary school children
(click
here for program statistics)
and thanks to generous financial contributions by foundations,
businesses, agencies, and individuals like you.
In May 1999, Reading to Kids held its
first reading club with 20 students and 8 volunteers at Gratts Elementary
School. 26 years later, on average, 192 Reading to Kids volunteers read to 323 children each month at seven elementary schools!
Kids emerge from our program with more enthusiasm for
reading, books for their home library, stronger school libraries, personal
relationships with volunteers, and changed attitudes for reading in English!
To sustain and expand our program, we need
your help! Your donation will help to purchase hardcover books for
elementary school libraries in low-income communities, fund book donations
directly to children and parents to help them develop their own home libraries,
and expand our program into new schools and communities.
Please join us by donating to Reading to Kids today.
If you have any questions regarding the Annual Fund Drive, please feel free to
contact Charlie Orchard at the Reading to Kids office at (310)
479-7455 or by email at Charlie.Orchard @ readingtokids.org.
Thank you for your support!
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to Our 2025 Annual Fund Drive Participants! |
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Aina Abad
AbbVie, Inc.
Mary Abdo
Lessa Acosta
Raymond Adams
Michelle Ahnn
Evans Akatch
Beth Alexander
Daniel Altman
Brooke Amaral
AMC Networks
Rene Amy
Paul & Mary Anderson
Elizabeth Aniel
Anonymous (6)
Josh Antell
Jeanne Arneson
Susan Arnold
Tony-Ely Arrizon
Mary Auth
Karla Avalos
Heather & Jason Axe
Holly Axe
Andrew Aylor
Armman Baghoomian
Martha Balkan
Max Ball
Brenda Barnes
Michelle Bates
Steve Baumgartner
Alyson Beckman
Alyse Benchia-Reilly
Susan Berger
Patricia Bergey
Michael & Nicole Best
Sara Blandford & Brian Canning
Patrick Blanton
Claudia Bloch
Jeff Boehm
Boston Scientific
Romi Boucher
Dana Bourland
Love Boussiquot
Kat Boyd
Joshua Brener
Heather Brooks
Sharon Brown
Anthony Brown
Patrick Brown
Jessica Brown-Clark
Julia Buck
Sweena Burroughs
Martin Cabal
Carmen Calderon
David Callahan
Julia Camara Calvo
Julia Camara-Calvo
Capital Group Cos. Charitable Foundation
Joseph Capoccia
Valentina Carrillo
Melissa Castillo
Jamie Chazen
Eric Chen
Chevron
Robyn Chew
Frank Chiang
Russ Chittenden
Jessica Chong
Soyoon Choo
Connie Choy
Cisco
Jennifer Clark
Kendall Clark
Cheryl Clark
Clark Family Foundation
Andrew Cohan
Catherine Conlin
Sarah Corder
Rachel Corell
Megan Cottier
Susan Courson-Smith
Meredith Cruse
Joseph Cupka
Stephen Dahler
Yma Dandridge
Darin Darakananda
Madeleine Dela Cruz
Maria Diaz-Gudino
Chip Diggins
Alfonso Diy
Demetra Dokos
Andrea Doman
Seth Dorfman
Tenzing Dorjee
Michele Downie
Damon Dunbar
Jessica Dunning
Yamayra Duran
Jill Durkin
Sarah Effinger
Epic Games
Tina Epstein
Robert Feinstein
Ashley Fick
Thomas Fisher
Donald Fisher Sweetnam
Debra Flaum
Alex Flores
Melanie Flowers
Taylor Forbes
John Forbes
Steve Frattarola
Pam Friedman
Liesel Friedrich
Amanda Fukumoto
Fiona Gao
Marlin Garcia
Alicia Garner
Karen Garza
Lisa Giaffo
Iris Gibbs
Ashlee Gibbs
Jess Glasser
JoAlla Gold
Mary Goldberg
Dottie Goldstein
Jeffrey Goodman
Google
Jennifer Gracie
Jennifer Grannis
Catherine Gray
Audrey Gray
Brandon Greeley
Karen Green
Ron Green
Gloria Greengard
Mark Greenwood
Thomas & Dana Grogan
David Grunwald & Ruchira Shah
Roger Hall
Zach Halperin
Mimi Han
Laura Hansen
Kirstin Harper-Smith
Nat Hawkins
Lauren Hayat
HBR Spivak Fund
Jennifer Heine
Paul Heinzman (in memory of my sister Kay J. Whaley)
Jen Hendrickson
Lloyd & Dava Hendrickson
Bernice Hernandez
Joanna Hess & Randy Bloomberg
Isabel Higgins
Kathleen Ho
Andrew Holding
Jamie Holloway
Kenneth Hoo
Stephanie Horka
Juli Horka-Ruiz
Heather Horn
Paola Horta
Andrew Hottovy
Matthew Housman
Rand Hoyt
Wallace Huang
Jay Hubartt
Jerry Hum
The Hung Family Trust
Ali Husain
Marlen Ibarra
Didi Ikeji
Image Solutions Apparel
Tiffany Ip
Jonathan Ito
Jennifer Jastrzab
Joyce Jastrzab
Mona Javdan
Rita Johnson
Erika Johnson-Brooks
AE Jones
Matthew Jones
Katie Jones
Amelia Kacena
Sophia Karimpour
Amie Kashon
Jeanne Kitzmann
Kleiner Cohen Foundation
Lisa Kodmur
Ingrid Koopman
Melanie Koopman-Glass
Gloria Koss
Lauren Kuhn
Paula Kuhns
Tess Lafia
Alexandros Lancaster
Naama Landau
Karen Landaverde
Nicholas Lange
Erick Lankey
Erick Lankey
Erin & Dan Lantz
Shane Lavner
Cassidy Lawless
Katie Leb
Iris Lee
Sunny Lee
Laura Leelun
Dan'l Leviton
Jessica Lim
Alice Lim & Michael Ohanyan
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Wendy Linderholm
Lawrence Lindsey
Catherine Lirtsman
Niel Loeb
AJ Loney
LeAnn Lowe
Dan Mackowiak
Susan Madden
Lorena Madrigal
Noor Malik
Lisa Mandel
Aaron Mardis
Philip Martin
Chris Martin
Jamie Martin
Carole Martin
Johnny Martinez
Vanessa Martinez
Carlos Martinez Romero
Tony Mastria
Antonina Maxey
Craig May
Mark May
Ken Mayne
Lisa Marie McLaughlin
Mello Y
Carolyn Meyer
Monica Miller
Callie Miller
Margarita Milnes
Dilek Mir
Nineli Mirabian
Brian Mitchell
Jacqueline Montenegro
Cynthia Montes
Greg Morishige
Sean & Kristy Morris
Brittney Morrow
Julie Moskovitz
Clare Moskovitz
David Moskovitz
Sheryl Nakano
Nish Narayan
Russ Nash
Netflix
Jordan Neysmith
John Nicholas
Numerator
Maura O'Flynn
Vicki Ohliger
Ana & Ali Oktay
Gabrielle Olya
Carrie & Charlie Orchard
Greg Orchard
Francisco Ordonez
Faith Oshita & Allen Lee (in memory of Rosemarie and Jim Ostiller)
Kimberly Ostiller
Ryan Ostiller
Megan Ostiller
Nick Ostiller
Steven Ostiller
Karen Ostiller
Rick Ostiller & Sally Rau (in memory of Jim Ostiller)
Cathy Ostiller (in memory of Jim and Rosemarie Ostiller & Cliff Marcus)
Patricia Ostiller (in memory of Jim Ostiller)
Lisandra Pagan-Malik
Grace Pai
Ashley Partington
Daphne Peponides
Jessica Perez
David Perez
Dana Pero
Laura Perry
PlayStation Cares
Suri Pourmodheji
Ramana Prakash & Shalini Reddy
Dan Preece
Soyo Pruchnicki
Paul Raab
Rapkin Family Charitable Fund
Annabelle Rea
Chloe Reese
Shayna Resnick
Sofia Reyes
Janiece Richard
Elizabeth Richman
David Rickard
Riot Games
Roblox
Tashodra Rogers
Jillian Roscoe
Glenn Rossney
Steve Rousso
Mariel Rubio
Mary Rubio
Grant Rutter
Calvin Ryan
Karoline Saffi
Marina Sais
Barbara Salop
Rosalind Salzman
Wendy Samuels
Melissa Sanders
Emily Sandersfeld
Tina Sanderson
Meera Sanghani
Santa Monica Quaker Friends
Priscilla Santillan
Elizabeth Sarant
Jennifer Sarkissian
Chrystal Sarmiento
Casey Schuman
William Shadle
Dean Sharp
Briana Sharp
Richard & Kristin Shimano
Emmie Shimoda
Jisoo Shin
Susan Shioya
Chad Shoemaker
Julie Shulse
Perla Sibaja
Therease Silvabaroa
Jit Singh
Daphne Slater-Yemofio
Elise Slifkin-Mcclure
Andrea Smoot
Courtney Smythe
Marco Solis
Sony Pictures Entertainment
David Sosa
Madison Souter
Mary Anne Speidel
Katie Spilo
Phil St. Gelais
Julia Stalder
Lily Starr
Paul Stavropoulos
Katie Stegmaier
Nancy Steiner
Jonathan Stern
Sonia Stevenson
Stephanie Suntwanuparp
Rachel Sussman
Peter Svab
Elizabeth Swanson
Liset Swartz
Ashley Tabaddor
Noor Takidin
Lorenzo Taylor
Brent Taylor
Terri Taylor
Kathy Teal
Lourdes Teh
Stephanie & Cam Thai
Rachel Thimble
Stan Thompson
Ellen Tieszen
James Tinsley
Jonathan Tomlin
Dave Trifiletti
Jessica Tritsch
Keith Trumbo
James Turner
Ali Uhlfelder
Jaanhvi Vaidya
Marie Varricchio
Paula Vasquez
Tulia Vazquez Montes
Mark Wallach
Walt Disney Company
Barbara Walton
Grace Wang
Janet Webb
Amy Wells
Wells Fargo Foundation
Caroline Werlin
Carin Whitaker
Sarah White
Jackie Wilcox
Fran Wild
Aletha Wild
Kori Wilson
Abby Wilson
Ray Wisbrock
Taylor Witsken
Adam Wodka
Shelby Wong
Trey Wootton
Rebecca Wu
Jacqueline Wu
Mel X
Brian Xu
Julia Xu
Jennie Yamaki
Bob Yee
Thomas Young
Rory Zacher
Jason Zelin
Anne and Rich Zimmerman
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If your name should be included in this list, please
contact us at info @ readingtokids.org to let us know.
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How
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Donate by check: |
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Mail your donation to:
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Reading to Kids
1600 Sawtelle Boulevard, Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90025
If you like, click here to let us know by email at donation@readingtokids.org your name, address, and the amount you are donating.
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Donate Online via PayPal:
(no PayPal account required) |
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If using the PayPal app on your phone, send money to paypal@readingtokids.org
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Donate by Venmo: |
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Our Venmo is @readingtokids
(You may need to press the "Charities" button to find us.)
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Help us Fundraise! |
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Supporters who would like to become one of our 2025 fundraising Angels by encouraging family and friends to
donate to Reading to Kids can use our
Reading to Kids
donor sheet OR
Fundraise for us on Facebook.
Click here for additional fundraising materials, including a
sample email to send to family and friends!
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More Donation
Options... |
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Click here
to review more donation options, including
(1) setting up a
recurring credit card donation,
(2) listing items for
sale on eBay with some of the proceeds going to Reading to
Kids, and
(3) registering your grocery store club cards through
eScrip and Ralphs
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What
Can Your Dollars Buy? |
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Here are some examples* of how your
contribution can make a difference in the lives of the young
readers we work with each month:
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$5 |
4 take-home prize books for
participating kids |
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$18 |
13 take-home prize books for
participating kids |
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$50 |
4
hardcover read-aloud books |
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$130 |
100 take-home prize
books for participating kids |
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$250 |
20 hardcover read aloud books
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$400 |
1 month worth of
read-aloud books at one school
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$650 |
500 take-home prize
books for participating kids |
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$850 |
All of the reading club expenses
(books, supplies, and food) for month of reading clubs at
one school |
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$1,300 |
1,000 take-home prize
books for participating kids |
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$10,000 |
All of the reading club expenses
(books, supplies, and food) for one year of reading clubs at
one school |
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*Note: All prices
and purchases are approximations that illustrate
the cost of these items for Reading to Kids.
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Special thanks to our top
fundraiser Angels in 2025! |
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Become a Reading to Kids Angel
by gathering at least 10 donations!
Courtney Smythe
(6 Donors, $244)
Jessica Chong
(4 Donors, $1,285)
Matthew Jones
(19 Donors, $5,666)
Romi Boucher
(11 Donors, $528)
Mark May
(14 Donors, $5,055)
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