How to help

Join us in our mission to ensure that every child can own books and learn how to read. RIF makes it easy for you to create your own fundraising page to share with friends, family, and colleagues with a few simple steps.  

With 25 million children in the U.S. not reading proficiently, there is a lot of work to do and we thank you for working with us until every child reads. Start your fundraiser today!

More on personal fundraisers

Want to get books and literacy resources into the hands of children? An easy way to support RIF is by starting a Reading Is Fundamental Facebook Fundraiser. Share your fundraiser with your friends and family and raise critical funds to address the literacy crisis in America.

To create a fundraiser for RIF, follow these steps: 

1. Start at Reading Is Fundamental's Facebook page.
2. Select Fundraisers in the left menu of your News Feed 
3. Click Select Nonprofit 
4. Type Reading Is Fundamental into the search window and RIF should populate under the search bar. 
5. Fill in fundraiser information, including fundraising goal, end date, title, and why your network should donate to RIF. 

If you are planning a special event and want your guests to help support literacy, RIF can help. Choose RIF as your charity of choice when celebrating your next birthday, anniversary, wedding, block party, or even book club night. Your guests’ contributions will help transform the lives of many children, one book at a time.

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Double your impact with company matching gifts. 

Click here to find out whether your employer matches gifts.

Contact your employer today and ask about nonprofit company matching gifts to Reading Is Fundamental!

Donating stocks has excellent tax advantages, especially if the stock has appreciated in value. Just as with cash gifts, you will receive a federal income tax donation for the full market value of any securities you donate, as long as you have owned them for at least one year.

If you would like to donate stock, please provide the following information to your broker: 

   Brokerage Name: Fidelity Investments 
   Account Name: Reading Is Fundamental Inc. 
   Account Number: X37-324159 
   DTC Number: 226 

   READING IS FUNDAMENTAL, INC 
   750 First Street, NE, Suite 920 
   Washington, DC 20002 
   Federal Tax ID#: 52-0976257 

Download a sample stock letter to Broker.

Please inform our team of your generous stock transfer(s) so that we can properly acknowledge your gift and forward information regarding your tax deduction. Contact us via email at Development@RIF.org. 

Give from your Donor Advised Fund 

Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a philanthropic giving vehicle that provides an immediate tax benefit to you and allows you to send funds to Reading Is Fundamental easily.  

• Request distribution through your DAF sponsor specifying donation amount. 
• Indicate Reading Is Fundamental Tax ID #52-0976257 
• Mailing address: 

   Reading Is Fundamental 
   750 First Street NE, Ste. 920 
   Washington, DC 20002

One of the largest employee-giving programs is the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). The campaign is generally offered between September 1 through December 15. Reading Is Fundamental would be honored to be your designated charity. Federal employees and retirees can support RIF through the CFC using designation code 10948. 

Support a RIF Kid, teacher, or even a classroom with your donation. Your gift helps connect more children with the joy of reading so they can become skilled readers, maximizing their inclusion in all areas of life.

Make a gift that gives back.

Purchase and donate a diverse selection of popular children's books to RIF Kids across the nation to inspire the joy of reading—and put more children on the path to reading proficiency!

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