62% of third graders in Sacramento County cannot read at grade level.
If you CANNOT read, you CANNOT participate in our economy, democracy, and society.
At the Sacramento Literacy Foundation, we are committed to ensuring every child achieves grade-level reading proficiency. Serving as both a community convener and dedicated fundraising organization, we focus strategically on collaborative efforts to accelerate progress.
We urgently need your support to reach our goals:
Distributing culturally relevant, brand-new books directly into the hands and homes of children in Sacramento’s most underrepresented communities.
Increasing funding for summer reading initiatives and high-dosage after-school tutoring programs.
Advocating for evidence-based literacy instruction methods, including the Science of Reading.
Your support continues to bring us closer to our vision of having all of our children achieve grade-level reading. Clearly there is much to be done. With adequate resources from private and corporate philanthropy we can get there.
You can support our work through this platform or through our website at www.sacramentoliteracy.org/give-today.
Together, we can get ALL KIDS READING!
The Sacramento Literacy Foundation's mission is to help all children in our community -- through funding, advocacy, and collaboration -- read at grade-level.
Operations: Our operations manage a day-to-day fundraising, an annual gala: Authors on the Move (SM), 2-3 smaller author events hosted in Sacramento, maintaining the California Literacy Map which details 3rd grade literacy outcomes in California, and serving as the local literacy convener. We host a monthly literacy check-in with literacy professionals in the region every first Wednesday of the month. Your support for our operations allows us to reach more kids, support summer reading, and advocate for more evidence-based instructions.
Endowments: We manage a Children's Literacy Endowment that makes distributions to local summer reading programs t. We also have an Operations Endowment, knowing that 20% of our operational budget needs to be funded by endowment distributions. We are growing the corpus of both endowments which is paramount to the Literacy Foundation's long-term sustainability.
California Literacy Map: In its 7th year of reporting, the Foundation's California Literacy Map requires ongoing costs associated with gathering data and maintaining the GIS system underlying the map. You can learn more by going here: https://www.sacramentoliteracy.org/literacy-map/
Volunteers: Volunteers are routinely needed for our school site book giveaway program, our events, and our monthly mailing we send to donors (i.e. stuffing envelopes).
Board Diversification: We are always focused on bringing together Sacramento's diverse leaders and are always looking for community members with a passion for children's literacy who can bring resources to our mission, vision, and goals.
Reading is the top equity skill and those who struggle to read are often left out and locked out of participaing fully in our society, including finding a job and casting a vote. Our work is committed to reaching Sacramento's highest need students first.
Organization name
Sacramento Literacy Foundation
other names
SLF
1984
Mission Category
Education
Operating Budget
$1,000,001-$5 million
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Program, Volunteers, Board Members
Demographics Served
Youth & Children, Low-income individuals/families, General population
BIPOC Leadership
Board Chair
Local Counties Served
Sacramento
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
2901 K Street, Suite 204 Suite 204Sacramento, CA, US