Our Impact

Resourcing & empowering kids to become strong readers.

29 States.
40 Communities.
80,000 Kids Impacted.

All through the power of sports.

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Auburn

Champions/Partners
University of Auburn International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Auburn Youth Programs Brantley Elementary School, Selma, AL

Total Granted

$69,468.44

Total kids impacted

893

Tuscaloosa

Champions/Partners
University of Alabama International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Tuscaloosa Education Foundation’s Reading Allies F.S. Ervin Elementary, Pine Hill, AL

Total Granted

$95,449.29

Total kids impacted

2,843
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Tuscon

Champions/Partners
University of Arizona

Beneficiaries

Literacy Connects

Total Granted

$107.00

Total kids impacted

6

Conway

Champions/Partners
Central Arkansas

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Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Fayetteville

Champions/Partners
University of Arkansas ONEArkansas (Collective Impact)

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

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Berkeley

Champions/Partners
University of California, Berkeley

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Los Angeles

Champions/Partners
University of California, Los Angeles

Beneficiaries

Reading is Fundamental of Southern California

Total Granted

$1,562.50

Total kids impacted

82

San Francisco

Champions/Partners
University of San Francisco

Beneficiaries

San Francisco RBI

Total Granted

$3,400.00

Total kids impacted

179

San Jose

Champions/Partners
San Jose State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Reading Partners of Silicon Valley

Total Granted

$4,395.51

Total kids impacted

2,023

Stanford

Champions/Partners
Stanford University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Boulder

Champions/Partners
University of Colorado

Beneficiaries

Read with the Buffs - Casey Elementary

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

New Haven

Champions/Partners
Yale University

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Total Granted

Total kids impacted

West Haven

Champions/Partners
University of New Haven International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Read to Grow

Total Granted

$521.65

Total kids impacted

625
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Boca Raton

Champions/Partners
Florida Atlantic University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Golden Bell Education Foundation - Greater Boca Raton

Total Granted

$2,500.00

Total kids impacted

165

Miami

Champions/Partners
University of Miami Florida Power & Light (Corporate Catalyst) International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

CARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC. Francis S Tucker George Washington Carver Elementary The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade

Total Granted

$27,290.00

Total kids impacted

4,205

Orlando

Champions/Partners
Jonathan Isaac, Orlando Magic (CauseChamp)

Beneficiaries

Foundation for Orange County Schools’ Read2Succeed

Total Granted

$26,940.00

Total kids impacted

1,575

St. Augustine

Champions/Partners
Flagler College

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Tallahassee

Champions/Partners
Florida A&M University Florida State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County (Pensacola)

Total Granted

$59,832.76

Total kids impacted

6,128

Athens

Champions/Partners
University of Georgia International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Books for Keeps South Rome Early Learning Center YMCA of Coastal Georgia

Total Granted

$15,000.00

Total kids impacted

4,788

Atlanta

Champions/Partners
Georgia Institute of Technology International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Get Georgia Reading Campaign

Total Granted

$61,837.92

Total kids impacted

297
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Chicago

Champions/Partners
DePaul University Northwestern University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Indian Prairie Educational Fund Georgetown Elementary, Aurora Longwood Elementary, Aurora

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

South Bend

Champions/Partners
Notre Dame

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Ames / Des Moines

Champions/Partners
Iowa State University We Will Collective (Collective Impact) International Paper (Corporate Catalyst) Landus Cooperative (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Grant Elementary School (Cedar Rapids) King Elementary Raising Readers in Story County

Total Granted

$20,411.96

Total kids impacted

929

Lawrence

Champions/Partners
University of Kansas Mass Strategies (Collective Impact)

Beneficiaries

United Way of Douglas County

Total Granted

$1,700.00

Total kids impacted

89

Louisville

Champions/Partners
University of Louisville International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Family Scholar House Henderson County North Middle School Straub Elementary School

Total Granted

$15,000

Total kids impacted

Baton Rouge

Champions/Partners
Louisiana State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Big Buddy Program Central Elementary (Bogalusa) Fairview Alpha Elementary Mansfield Elementary

Total Granted

$37,210.00

Total kids impacted

1,608

Lafayette

Champions/Partners
University of Louisiana Lafayette

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Natchitoches

Champions/Partners
Northwestern State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Fairview Alpha Elementary Mansfield Elementary United Way of Northwest Louisiana

Total Granted

$20,020.00

Total kids impacted

702

New Orleans

Champions/Partners
Tulane University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Ruston

Champions/Partners
Louisiana Tech University

Beneficiaries

Dogs With A Cause International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Total Granted

$26,149.85

Total kids impacted

2,247
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Annapolis

Champions/Partners
U.S. Naval Academy

Beneficiaries

Anne Arundel County Public Library

Total Granted

$1,020.00

Total kids impacted

54

Baltimore

Champions/Partners
Johns Hopkins University

Beneficiaries

Reading Partners Baltimore

Total Granted

$355.00

Total kids impacted

19

Boston

Champions/Partners
Boston College International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

ReadBoston

Total Granted

$2,575.00

Total kids impacted

9,256

Ypsilanti

Champions/Partners
Eastern Michigan University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

No items found.

Hattiesburg

Champions/Partners
Southern Mississippi University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Holly Springs

Champions/Partners
Rust College

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Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Itta Bena

Champions/Partners
Mississippi Valley State University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Oxford

Champions/Partners
University of Mississippi International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Barksdale Reading Institute Leap Frog Program Mississippi Children's Museum

Total Granted

$52,682.05

Total kids impacted

2,406

Starkville

Champions/Partners
Mississippi State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst) Bulldog Initiative (Collective Impact)

Beneficiaries

Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District United Way of West Central Mississippi (Vicksburg) Henderson Ward Stewart West Elementary School Sudduth Elementary School

Total Granted

$51,030.14

Total kids impacted

2,114

Columbia

Champions/Partners
University of Missouri International Paper (Corporate Catalyst) Every True Tiger Foundation (Collective Impact)

Beneficiaries

Heart of Missouri United Way Ready Readers (St. Louis)

Total Granted

$26,025.04

Total kids impacted

692

St. Charles

Champions/Partners
Lindenwood University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Bozeman

Champions/Partners
Montana State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst) Wendy’s (Corporate Catalyst) American Land & Title Company (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Bozeman Education Foundation Hopa Mountain

Total Granted

$21,065.00

Total kids impacted

1,200
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Las Vegas

Champions/Partners
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Beneficiaries

Center for Language and Literacy (Nevada)

Total Granted

$526.00

Total kids impacted

120

Reno

Champions/Partners
University of Nevada

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

No items found.
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Las Cruces

Champions/Partners
New Mexico State University A-Mountain Sports (Collective Impact)

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Allegany

Champions/Partners
St. Bonaventure University

Beneficiaries

Olean City School District (Washington West)

Total Granted

$245.00

Total kids impacted

13

Belmont

Champions/Partners
Belmont Abbey College

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Charlotte

Champions/Partners
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Beneficiaries

Read Charlotte Reading With Norm

Total Granted

$475.28

Total kids impacted

25

Greensboro

Champions/Partners
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Craven County Partners in Education David D. Jones Elementary Get Ready Guilford Ready for School, Ready for Life Columbus County Partnership for Children - Smart Start

Total Granted

$50,017.10

Total kids impacted

3,399
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Cincinnati

Champions/Partners
Xavier University

Beneficiaries

United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Total Granted

$50.76

Total kids impacted

3

Cleveland

Champions/Partners
Cleveland State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Caledonia Elementary School Viking Literacy

Total Granted

$2,602.56

Total kids impacted

242

Columbus

Champions/Partners
Ohio State University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst) Roosters Wings (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

The 2nd & 7 Foundation

Total Granted

$60,812.00

Total kids impacted

6,632

Granville

Champions/Partners
Denison University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Tulsa

Champions/Partners
University of Tulsa

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Eugene

Champions/Partners
International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

SMART Reading

Total Granted

$25,329.68

Total kids impacted

3,633

Pittsburgh

Champions/Partners
University of Pittsburgh

Beneficiaries

Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh RIF Pittsburgh

Total Granted

$188.38

Total kids impacted

10
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Clemson

Champions/Partners
Clemson University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Clemson University Reading Recovery United Way of Pickens County

Total Granted

$118,029.83

Total kids impacted

1,253

Columbia

Champions/Partners
University of South Carolina International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Freedom Readers Webber Elementary School

Total Granted

$69,700.26

Total kids impacted

1,076
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Chattanooga

Champions/Partners
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Beneficiaries

Read 20

Total Granted

$750.00

Total kids impacted

39

Johnson City

Champions/Partners
Eastern Tennessee State University

Beneficiaries

Johnson City Public Library

Total Granted

$475.00

Total kids impacted

25

Knoxville

Champions/Partners
University of Tennessee

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Memphis

Champions/Partners
Christian Brothers University LeMoyne-Owen College Rhodes College University of Memphis Memphis University School (CauseChamp) Central BBQ (Corporate Catalyst) Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors (Corporate Catalyst) HHM CPAs (Corporate Catalyst) International Paper (Corporate Catalyst) Iron Tribe Fitness (Corporate Catalyst) Orion Federal Credit Union (Corporate Catalyst) SFR University (Corporate Catalyst) Bluff City NIL (Collective Impact) 901 Fund (Collective Impact)

Beneficiaries

Knowledge Quest Memphis Teacher Residency Streets Ministries Bruce Elementary School

Total Granted

$255,917.05

Total kids impacted

7,430

Nashville

Champions/Partners
Vanderbilt University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Book’em

Total Granted

$21,168.98

Total kids impacted

3,600

Arlington

Champions/Partners
The University of Texas at Arlington

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Beaumont

Champions/Partners
Lamar University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

United Way of Beaumont and North Jefferson

Total Granted

$2,570.00

Total kids impacted

700

Dallas

Champions/Partners
Southern Methodist University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Readers 2 Leaders

Total Granted

$64,662.62

Total kids impacted

3,206

Fort Worth

Champions/Partners
Texas Christian University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Read Fort Worth

Total Granted

$5,000.00

Total kids impacted

1,000

Houston

Champions/Partners
University of Houston International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Literacy Now

Total Granted

$53,577.68

Total kids impacted

2,767

Salt Lake City

Champions/Partners
University of Utah

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

No items found.

Charlottesville

Champions/Partners
University of Virginia International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Charlottesville City Schools The Children's Center United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Total Granted

42,000.96

Total kids impacted

3,711

Farmville

Champions/Partners
Longwood University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

Norfolk

Champions/Partners
Old Dominion University International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

REACH, Inc

Total Granted

$5,045.00

Total kids impacted

1,112

Richmond

Champions/Partners
Virginia Commonwealth University

Beneficiaries

Children's Museum of Richmond

Total Granted

$500.00

Total kids impacted

26

Seattle

Champions/Partners
Seattle University University of Washington International Paper (Corporate Catalyst)

Beneficiaries

Page Ahead

Total Granted

$2,500.00

Total kids impacted

101

Washington

Champions/Partners
Howard University Washington Wizards

Beneficiaries

Everybody Wins! DC

Total Granted

$5,525.00

Total kids impacted

25

Huntington

Champions/Partners
Marshall University

Beneficiaries

Total Granted

Total kids impacted

No items found.
No items found.

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