2020-05-20T15:31:38-07:00 2019-12-31 952076568 Leaf & Cole LLP 2810 Camino Del Rio South Suite 200 San Diego CA 921083820 990 2019-01-01 330373000 UNITED THROUGH READING UNIT 8584817323 1455 FRAZEE ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92108 SALLY ZOLL CEO 2020-05-20 true JENNY KIKUNO P01347644 6192947200 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z SALLY ZOLL EDD 1455 FRAZEE ROAD 500 SAN DIEGO CA 92108 2086647 false X HTTP://WWW.UNITEDTHROUGHREADING.ORG X 1989 CA TOGETHER, WE UNITE MILITARY FAMILIES FACING PHYSICAL SEPARATION BY FACILITATING THE BONDING EXPERIENCE OF READING ALOUD. 21 20 23 449 0 1894242 1430034 0 1829 3040 195718 272954 2091789 1706028 0 0 1021580 1153505 0 154258 689364 747913 1710944 1901418 380845 -195390 1281029 1050529 145028 101694 1136001 948835 TOGETHER, WE UNITE MILITARY FAMILIES FACING PHYSICAL SEPARATION BY FACILITATING THE BONDING EXPERIENCE OF READING ALOUD. false false 1608133 United Through Reading offers military service members the opportunity to be video-recorded reading books to their children at home. This program creates emotional connections between parents and their children, encourages literacy and makes homecoming easier.In 2019, United Through Reading distributed more than 28,000 books at over 600 recording locations across thecountry and around the world. According to surveys, 95% of participants report a decrease in their childrens anxiety during deployment and 83% of service member participants report a reduction in their own stress duringdeployment. 1608133 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 false 23 false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 21 20 false false false false false true false true false false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X SALLY ZOLL 8584817323 1455 FRAZEE ROAD SUITE 500 SAN DIEGO CA 92108 SALLY ZOLL EDD CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 156057 0 1755 Kara Dallman SR DIR OF DEVELOP 40.00 0.00 130295 0 1854 Kurt Schwend SR DIR OF OPS/TECH 40.00 0.00 130021 0 1756 FRAN HOLIAN Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE MURPHY Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DWAYNE JUNKER Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS STEWART Trustee 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTI HAM Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE BARBERO Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MADER Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ZORTMAN Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSIE BEETS VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MCBRIDE Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE M JELINKSKI-HALL Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA HALL Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER TEAGUE Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TONY MITCHELL Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sean McHugh CFO 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES VAN VECHTEN Trustee 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA CURIEL Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CJ MITCHELL PHD Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TINA SWALLOW Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ROEHRKASSE Chairman 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 416373 5365 3 false true false 0 14958 1415076 146339 1430034 0 2118 2118 0 0 0 922 922 922 922 653573 14958 380619 272954 272954 0 0 0 1706028 275994 0 0 0 0 156057 124845 7803 23409 0 997448 801627 87726 108095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107699 70870 28498 8331 0 14383 11238 1461 1684 0 0 73205 58543 6388 8274 66139 66139 0 0 0 0 11831 11831 11055 8844 884 1327 IN-KIND EXPENSES 146338 146338 BOOKS 101435 101435 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSE 61063 56310 4406 347 Printing and Publications 55269 50617 1861 2791 99496 99496 1901418 1608133 139027 154258 804929 463625 203194 406220 139424 31881 0 0 0 0 0 15660 32868 60523 14679 57675 45844 1081 1676 0 0 0 59066 68415 1281029 1050529 145028 101694 145028 101694 X 679888 489329 456113 459506 1136001 948835 1281029 1050529 -195390 8776 -552 X false true X true false X 953644 1118602 1116667 1894242 1430034 6513189 0 0 953644 1118602 1116667 1894242 1430034 6513189 2277318 4235871 925 906 907 1918 2118 6774 157428 265166 319012 195718 272954 1210278 0 7730241 0.54800 0.60850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 59066 9349 68415 63085 -3470 549 59066 55421 8190 526 63085 51955 3969 503 55421 52983 -626 402 51955 0.77000 0.23000 true false false 59154 13310 45844 1369 1369 45844 INVESTMENT IN RANCHO SANTA FE FOUNDATION 32472 INVESTMENT IN SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION 35943 68415 X 2086074 8776 135460 236362 380598 1705476 552 552 1706028 2273240 135460 236362 371822 1901418 1901418 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The endowment funds are in permanently restricted accounts where currently there is no use of the income or dividends from the funds. There is no intention of using the interest income until the fund balance increases. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is a public charity and is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The Organization believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Organization is not a private foundation.The Organizations Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and State taxing authorities, generally three to four years after the returns were filed. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES $236362 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES $236362 X X X X X X false STORYBOOK BALL 327914 8679 319235 84250 18232 73335 TRIBUTE TO MILITARY FAMILIES 308175 3250 304925 93385 20571 76705 1 32442 3029 29413 14141 668531 14958 653573 177635 38803 164181 380619 272954 false false false false false false false false false SALLY ZOLL EDD CEO 156057 1755 157812 X 66731 COMPARABLE SALES X 1 308 COMPARABLE X PORTAL TABLETS 1 9950 COMPARABLE SALES X LIBRARY TICKETS 1 20000 COMPARABLE SALES X AUCTION ITEMS 105 49350 COMPARABLE false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings UNITED THROUGH READING'S COMMITTEES DO NOT ACT ON BEHALF OF THE THE GOVERNING BODY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Audit Committee reviews the Form 990. Once it is approved by the Audit Committee it is then submitted to the Board for final approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts 1. Each new Trustee is presented with the Conflict of Interest policy during the 3 to 4 hour Trustee orientation. After the orientation is over the Trustee is asked if he or she understands the policy and is asked to sign the Conflict of Interest statement.2. Annually, all Trustees review the Conflict of Interest policy and are asked to sign the Conflict of Interest statement for the following year. All statements are kept on file by United Through Reading.3. The Governance Committee is the committee within the Board that monitors any contracts/transactions that could potentially create a conflict of interest. Minutes from that committee's meetings will show discussion of conflict of interest.4. The officers and members of the Board are aware through the written Conflict of Interest policy, which is kept in their updated electronic handbook, and through verbal reminders at meetings of their obligation to reveal a conflict of interest if it exists. Board members recuse themselves and are required to physically leave any discussion or vote when a conflict of interest might exist. Chairs of committees and of the Board follow the written procedures provided by the Conflict of Interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Board of Trustees has a "Policy on Process for Determining Compensation" as approved by the Board of Trustees in 2008 and is maintained in the Board Binder. It states:a) The Policy on the Process for Determining Compensation within the United Through Reading organization applies to the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other senior management.b) The process includes all of these elements: (1) review and approval by the Board of Trustees; (2) use of data as to comparable compensation; and (3) contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping. *Review and approval. The compensation of the person is reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees of United Through Reading, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval. *Use of data as to comparable compensation. The compensation of the person is reviewed and approved using data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. *Contemporaneous documentation and recording keeping. There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ANNUAL REPORT AND IRS DETERMINATION LETTER ON THE UNITED THROUGH READING WEBSITE AND GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A & PART IX, LINE 5 & 7 UTR has entered into an agreement with a PEO (professional employer organization) TriNet to establish a three-way relationship between UTR, our employees and the PEO. UTR and the PEO are co-employers, instead of the traditional employer company/employee relationship. The PEO takes responsibility for HR administration and compliance, for which it charges a service fee.