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Up With Books, Inc.

Opening Adventure ~ One Good Book at a Time

Shirley, MA   |  http://www.upwithbooks.org

Mission

Up With Books, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) promoting reading and literacy to underprivileged children and their families. This is accomplished through our book donation program that distributes books and like materials to food pantries, homeless shelters, and schools. Our goal is to stimulate and inspire reading and to increase access to books as well as to educate families on the importance of reading.

Ruling year info

2016

Executive Director

Kimberly DeFreitas

Main address

2 Shaker Road, Suite B007

Shirley, MA 01464 USA

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EIN

81-1009487

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (O12)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (W12)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (P12)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Up With Books aims to address the problem of illiteracy in communities, particularly among low income families. Often, these families cannot afford to have books of any kind in their homes. This results many times in the children falling behind their peers and unable to catch up.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Every Summer Has a Story

Up With Books provides new books to children living in low-income households in Massachusetts and several additional states. Our largest program, the Every Summer Has a Story reading program, provides each child with a backpack filled with books to keep them reading through the summer months. This is a time when many children will lose valuable reading skills learned during the school year due to lack of reading material in their homes.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Families

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of clients served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of books distributed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Every Summer Has a Story

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Up With Books' goals are to provide access to books for children in need to promote reading and inspire their reading ability. We aim to educate the parents in the importance of reading and how learning to read, and continue to read, can impact their lives.

We are working with food pantries and homeless shelters to reach those most in need.

Up With Books, Inc. continues fundraising through numerous avenues and in contacts with book publishers, warehouses, and clearing houses to provide books for our programs.

We have distributed over 10,000 books to children and families. We continue to strive to reach as many families as possible.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Up With Books, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 11/30/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Ashley DeFreitas


Board co-chair

Paige DeFreitas

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/28/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

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Sexual orientation

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Disability

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