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DYSLEXIA ALLIANCE FOR BLACK CHILDREN
NEW ROCHELLE, NY · EIN 852395885 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE B90 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · dyslexiaallianceforblackchildren.org
revenue
$135K
expenses
$152K
net assets
$62K
employees
3
volunteers
12
program ratio
76%
mission · from form 990

TO ELIMINATE THE AMPLIFIED INEQUITIES FOR BLACK CHILDREN EXPERIENCING UNADDRESSED DYSLEXIA AND RELATED LEARNING DISABILITIES.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children (DABC) is a national literacy justice organization addressing systemic inequities in dyslexia identification, support, and educational access for Black children and families. Through the ALIGN Framework™, DABC provides professional learning for educators, family coaching and leadership development, and systems transformation initiatives to advance culturally responsive practices and equitable literacy pathways. Founded by Resha Conroy, the organization operates virtually with national reach.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $29K
    EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES - THE DYSLEXIA ALLIANCE FOR BLACK CHILDREN WORKED WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION TO DELIVER WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATORS AND PARTNERED WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS TO MORE THAN EDUCATORS. OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE SERVED EDUCATORS AND ADOVCATES.
named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

2026 Virtual Conference
Annual event featuring keynote addresses and breakout sessions on adolescent literacy, dyslexia, and racial equity in education.
ALIGN Framework™
A literacy systems framework focused on protective partnership, responsive literacy pathways, and equitable access to support for Black students with dyslexia and related learning differences.
ALIGN for Families & Parent Leadership
Program offering family navigation sessions, learning series, and a leadership institute to build family advocacy capacity in dyslexia and literacy equity.
ALIGN for Schools, Districts & Educational Leaders
Professional learning and leadership development for educators to strengthen equitable literacy systems and culturally responsive practices.
Families-As-Tutors Program
Phonics training program for parents and caregivers to support their child's reading development at home.
Parent-to-Parent Coaching
One-on-one and group coaching for parents of children with dyslexia to share experiences and build advocacy skills.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Structured Literacy Instruction and Dyslexia Support 3 activities
    • Deliver family support programs for parents of Black children with dyslexia
      Provides free family programs including one-on-one and group coaching, parent tutoring training, and Family Navigation Sessions to help parents understand dyslexia, access resources, navigate school systems, and advocate for their children. Offers the Literacy and Dyslexia Roadmap, video-based learning modules, and phonics instruction training to support home-based reading development.
    • Run the Family Leadership Institute for community advocacy development
      Operates the ALIGN Family Leadership Institute, a leadership development program that prepares families of Black children with dyslexia to become literacy advocates, systems navigators, and community leaders in their schools and communities.
    • Share lived-experience narratives to build community and advocacy
      Produces and shares video narratives of parents discussing their experiences raising children with dyslexia, using these stories to foster community support, deepen understanding of dyslexia, and empower advocacy among families and educators.
  • Teacher Professional Development 2 activities
    • Host conferences and workshops to address systemic literacy barriers
      Convenes educators, advocates, and families through annual virtual conferences and workshops focused on transformative literacy practices, linguistic justice, culturally relevant pedagogy, and adolescent literacy. Events have engaged hundreds of participants annually, with documented reach across multiple years and formats.
    • Provide professional learning and leadership development for educators
      Offers professional learning, leadership institutes, and school-based workshops to strengthen literacy systems, improve culturally responsive practices, reduce inequitable support patterns, and build family partnership structures for Black learners. Trained over 184 educators in partnership with 25 schools and reached 7,000+ educators through presentations and collaborations.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Operate the ALIGN Framework™ as a literacy systems transformation model
      Developed and operationalizes the ALIGN Framework™, a literacy justice ecosystem that integrates learning opportunities, leadership development, and advocacy to improve access to intervention and equitable literacy pathways for Black children with dyslexia. The framework guides family and educator programming and represents a shift from traditional workshop models.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$135K
Contributions & grants$133K98%
Program service revenue$2K2%
Investment income$2080%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$152K
Program expenses76%
Admin / overhead19%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$85K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$65K
Cash$65K
Investments$0
Liabilities$3K
Net assets$62K
Liquid reserves5.1 mo
3 years on record · 2023–2025 · YoY revenue -47.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
RESHA CONROY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60 $45K
board members · 3
  • KAR LOFTIN — BOARD MEMBER (BEGAN 4/2024)
  • RUKISHA HODGE — BOARD MEMBER
  • YVONNE EVELYN — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 22

Who they work with

  • 25 organizations Partner — Engaged over 9,070 individuals through strategic partnerships with 25 organizations.
  • 25 school partners Partner — Collaborated with 25 schools to deliver educator training through school-based workshops.
  • ALIGN Framework Network — DABC implements the ALIGN Framework™ to support schools and educational leaders.
  • ChildNexus Podcast Partner — Discussed literacy as a social justice issue
  • Community Based Organization Partner — Partners with community-based organizations to deliver workshops and presentations to educators.
  • Dyslexia Uncovered Podcast Partner — Featured discussion on the power of lived experiences related to dyslexia
  • Education Week Partner — Collaborated on coverage of science of reading and equity in education
  • Forbes Partner — Profiled an actor and returning citizen addressing dyslexia in the community
  • Joy Education Foundation Partner — Collaborated with Joy Education Foundation on a panel discussion about high-dosage tutoring to accelerate literacy.
  • LearnUp Centers Partner — Collaborated with LearnUp Centers on a panel discussion about high-dosage tutoring to accelerate literacy.
  • Not specified Partner — Acknowledges sponsors and vendors for supporting the 2024 conference, though specific organizations are not named.
  • Pittsburgh Magazine Partner — Highlighted work with a charter school addressing dyslexia
  • Reading Futures Partner — Collaborated with Reading Futures on a panel discussion about high-dosage tutoring to accelerate literacy.
  • Resha Conroy Partner — Founder and leader of DABC, developer of the ALIGN Framework™
  • Schools Partner — Collaborates with schools to deliver educator workshops on dyslexia and related learning disabilities.
  • The Reading League Partner — Recognized during Black History Month for advocacy and scholarship in dyslexia
  • U.S. Department of Education Government — Cited as a source for national literacy data on Black 4th-grade boys reading proficiency.
  • U.S. Department of Education Government — Participated in an interview during Dyslexia Awareness Month
  • University of California San Francisco Partner — Participated in the Schwab DCDC Spring Symposium on supporting diverse learners
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Partner — Featured in a dyslexia symposium
  • Washington Post Partner — Published article on dyslexia as a social justice issue for Black parents
  • Windward Institute Partner — Featured on the READ Podcast discussing intersectionality of race and dyslexia
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Equitable Implementation of Evidence-Based Literacy Practices
    methodology: equitable_implementation
    By pairing evidence-based literacy practices with intentional system design and culturally responsive implementation, the organization ensures these practices are effective for Black learners because standard adoption alone fails to address systemic inequities in access and delivery.
  • Family-Centered Systems Transformation
    methodology: family-centered_systems_transformation
    By positioning families as informed, protective partners and integrating their leadership into system redesign, the organization improves literacy outcomes because equitable access and decision consistency are driven by family agency and cultural responsiveness, not just instructional quality.
  • Integrated Literacy Justice Ecosystem via ALIGN Framework™
    methodology: ALIGN Framework
    By using the ALIGN Framework™ to integrate evidence-based practices, family protective capacity, and system redesign, the organization improves outcomes for Black learners with dyslexia because sustainable change requires simultaneous alignment across practice, policy, and family leadership.
  • Literacy Justice Through Systems Advocacy and Coalition Building
    methodology: literacy_justice_framework
    By building coalitions of parents, educators, and partners and using storytelling and collective action, the organization challenges systemic inequities in literacy because sustained change requires shifting power structures and centering marginalized voices in policy and practice.
  • Peer-Powered Family Empowerment
    methodology: peer_support_network
    By facilitating peer-to-peer coaching and culturally responsive community networks, the organization builds trust and shared understanding among Black families because lived experience and mutual support are more effective than top-down models in overcoming systemic distrust and isolation.