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START LIGHTHOUSE
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 852137528 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B99 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$671K
expenses
$624K
net assets
$598K
employees
8
program ratio
75%
mission · from form 990

FOUNDED IN BRONX, NY, START LIGHTHOUSE IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING CHILDHOOD LITERACY THROUGH A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENSE. START LIGHTHOUSE ADDRESSES THE LITERACY CRISIS WITH A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO CREATE COMPELLING, REWARDING READING PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, THEIR TEACHERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

profile · synthesized from sources

START LIGHTHOUSE is a Bronx, NY-based nonprofit advancing childhood literacy through a social justice lens. The organization addresses the literacy crisis with programs designed for students, teachers, and families. It operates literacy hubs and virtual read-aloud programming to support reading development in underserved communities.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $19K
    LITERACY HUBS
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Literacy Hubs
Community-based reading centers providing students, teachers, and families with access to books and literacy activities
Virtual Read Aloud Programming
Online literacy sessions featuring live read-alouds and interactive discussions for children
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Early Literacy Promotion 2 activities
    • Deliver virtual read-aloud programming to support childhood literacy
      Provides virtual read-aloud sessions to advance childhood literacy, offering remote access to reading programs for children.
    • Operate literacy hubs to advance childhood literacy
      Runs physical literacy hubs as a core program to promote childhood literacy, providing resources and programming to support early reading skills.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$671K
Contributions & grants$533K79%
Program service revenue$138K21%
Investment income$720%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$624K
Program expenses75%
Admin / overhead25%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$436K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$608K
Cash$578K
Investments$0
Liabilities$10K
Net assets$598K
Liquid reserves11.1 mo
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue -16.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
RINA MADHANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $100K
strategies · 1

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.

  • Family-Teacher-Student Engagement Model
    methodology: family-teacher-student engagement
    By engaging students, teachers, and families together in reading programs, we advance childhood literacy because multi-stakeholder involvement reinforces learning and promotes equity through a social justice lens.