annual report
2011
­­-2012
our programs—
“A kindergartner, whose family speaks
Swahili, came to school already reading,
and tested at a second-grade reading
level. His favorite book is Poppleton. He
has three older siblings who have benefitted from Page Ahead books for seven
years. The family has twenty-five books
from Page Ahead! I believe that the longterm support of these books helped him
become a reader by kindergarten.”
—Teacher at Hawthorne Elementary
“Thank you so much for the Families Read
workshop! The parents got a lot out of it.
You brought them ideas they hadn't thought
of before, and got them thinking about how
to be creative in reading with their children.”
—Teacher at Mark Twain Elementary about
Families Read workshop
“I learned that reading is interactive, not just
sitting and listening.” —Parent attending a
Families Read workshop
Books for Kids
Page Ahead gives new books to thousands of
kids in need each year.
Book Up Summer
Gives young students the resources and incentive
they need to keep up their reading skills over the
summer, reducing summer learning loss.
Families Read
Workshops provide literacy support to families,
helping them foster their children’s reading
development.
Story Times
Trained volunteers bring reading fun and inspiration to preschool and kindergarten age children.
“The first thing that happens in the fall is that all the returing
kids immediately ask me when Page Ahead is going to
start. They are so eager to receive the books and select
the one they want. Their biggest challenge is selecting
only one book at a time, as they see so many they want!
The teachers all report that the kids immediately begin
reading their books, and bring them back and forth from
home to school. The kids even trade books with each
other when they finish a book so that they can all experience more of the books.”
­—Teacher at Valhalla Elementary about Page Ahead books
82%
EXPENSES:
$697,184
12%
6%
$570,376
Program
Services
$81,070
Management
$45,738
Fundraising
76%
17%
7%
$528,567
Grants &
$120,668
Fundraising
Events
$43,456
Earned
Income
REVENUE:
$692,691
Contributions
*Includes books donated for kids $134,655
32,230
students served
children served
per county
}
1­–999
1,000–5,000
10,000+
24%
English
Language
Learners
39%
reading below
grade level
78%
low income
achievements—
“Many of our children are living in local
motels, with friends, or with extended
family. These students many times only
have one change of clothes and minimal
necessities. Books for them are not a priority for daily survival. This leads many of
our Kindergarten children coming to
school never before having seen or
touched a book. They don’t know the
correct way to hold a book, turn pages,
or follow from right to left or front to back.”
Thank you for the books that you gave us.
Maybe you can give people in the next
class. They are really speciall. I think you
guys are the best people I have ever heard.
—Levi
To me Page Ahead is number one. Thank
you for all of your kindness, and by the
way your books are the finest. I wanted to
tell you this bit of news. All of those books
us students will use. Page Ahead you are
the best. You guys have earned a treasure
chest. Thanks a million or maybe gazillion.
—Amari, Mirror Lake
Provided 101,640 new books to
32,230 children in need, attending 121
different schools, early learing centers, and
other programs.
Presented 60 Families Read workshops
in English or Spanish to 603 families.
Provided 62 classroom Story Times to
1,403 children.
Page Ahead recently received a letter from a teacher
about a little boy who was struggling in school: he
wouldn’t do his reading homework. Day after day he
would come in and admit to the teacher that he had
not done the required 20 minutes of nightly reading.
Finally a team of educators met with the child to draw
up a plan to ensure that he would do the reading.
During the meeting the child inadvertently stated the
problem saying: “I had a book once…” That was the
whole problem—he had nothing at home to read! His
total lack of reading material at home meant that he
could not practice his reading; could not complete his
homework; and was failing in school. The simple gift of
books enabled this child to complete his reading homework and bring up his grades in school.
supporters—
$1,000 – $9,999
Avista
Robert Blasco
BNSF Railway Foundation
Cooper Levy Trust
Elaine & Brad Denslow
Dr. Scholl’s Foundation
Lauren & Rion Dudley
Dianne Eberlein
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Allen Eskelin
Sarah Jane Gunter
Karen Haberkorn
Tom & Carol Hogan
Joan Hoshino
Freelon Hunter
Johnston-Hanson Foundation
Scott & Barb Kuch
Kris Lambright & Tim Hevly
Whittnee LaChapelle
Gene & Nancy Leonardson
Lindamood-Bell
Luke 12:48 Foundation
D.V & Ida McEachern Trust
Bob & Rachelle Mezistrano
Frank Michiels
Nordstrom
Odom Southern Distributors
Physio-Control
PopCap Games
Porsche Club of America
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Dri Ralph
Megan & Brian Roach
Gwen Sheridan
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe
Dan & Alyson Stage
Pete & Erin Sutcliffe
Trilogy for Kids
Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund
Tutta Bella
Umpqua Bank
Union Pacific Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Weyerhaeuser Foundation
$10,000+
Paul M. Anderson Foundation
The Boeing Company
Boeing Employees Community Fund
Jim & Marilyn Cook
The Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation
Medina Foundation
Microsoft
Moccasin Lake Foundation
The Norcliffe Foundation
OfficeMax
PACCAR
Reading is Fundamental
Target
board of directors—
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
At Large Member
Elaine Denslow
Scott Kuch
Lisa Schaures
Jennifer Civitts
Adrianne Ralph
Officers
Brecken Diller
Virginia Fergueson
David Hensel
Sonja Meinke
Meagan Norlin
Sean O’Neill
Alena Shafer
Gwen Sheridan