READING ROOM INC
EIN 11-3727613 · International Relief (Q33)
What they do
The Reading Room is A Connecticut Based Non-profit Dedicated to Providing Access to Books and to Building A Culture of Reading In Haiti. We Have: Been Working With Haitian Schools for Over 30 Years. Used That Experience to Develop Our Free Library App, Which Allows Schools to Get Over 2,000 Books and Other Resources Into The Hands of Students. Developed Portable Flash Libraries, Which Allow Schools to Quickly Transform Classrooms or Lunchrooms Into Comfortable Libraries With 500-1,000 Books. Organized Book Camps Where Teachers and Students Can Come Together for A Month In The Summer to Read, Write, Play Learning Related Games and Build Their Literacy Skills. Provided Training to Haitian Teachers So They Can Use Books and Other Library Materials More Effectively.
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Leadership and board
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PAUL WICKSPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2006
- Location
- 35 RUSTIC LN, SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074-1548
- County
- Hartford
- In care of
- % PAUL T WICKS
- Primary officer
- Paul T Wicks, President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- International Relief (Q33)
- IRS tax category
- International Relief