Ferst Readers Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.9m
$194k liabilities
Net assets
$1.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
17
6.3y av
Staff
10
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Chaundra Luckett
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Ferst Readers Inc's network
17 people5 organisationsi17 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaundra Luckett Chair | Board Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Amy Burton Storey (also filed as Amy Storey) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brittany Collins | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chris Barge | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cynthia Price Czabala | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Denise Finley | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Chris Bearden | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Susan McWhirter | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Erika Hill | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jany Brown | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lauri Strauss | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Quinlin | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michelle Valteau | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rayna Wooden | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susannah Balish | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vicki Cansler | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| WES Turner | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Zygler | Director of Accounting | since 2018 |
| Davida Morgan-Washington | President / CEO | since 2020 |
| Elizabeth Wagenhauser | President | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davida Morgan-Washington | President / CEO | 40 | $135k | ||
| Susannah Balish | Treasurer | 2.38 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Valteau | Secretary | 2.38 | $0 | ||
| Chris Barge | Board Member | 1.63 | $0 | ||
| Vicki Cansler | Board Member | 2.38 | $0 | ||
| Denise Finley | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Quinlin | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Wes Turner | Board Member | 1.63 | $0 | ||
| Brittany Collins | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Chaundra Luckett | Board Chair | 2.38 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Price Czabala | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Dr Chris Bearden | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Dr Susan McWhirter | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Jany Brown | Board Member | 2.38 | $0 | ||
| Lauri Strauss | Board Member | 1.63 | $0 | ||
| Gena Alexander-Albert | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Coles | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Chris Dunn | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Summer Duperon | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Bea Perdue | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 | ||
| Elisabeth Wang | Board Member | 1.21 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ferst Readers Inc
- EIN
- 582489181
- Address
- 1140 Monticello Road, Madison, GA, 30650-4684
- State
- Georgia
- Mission
- Ferst readers provides books for local communities to prepare preschool children for reading and learning success. Providing literacy resources for children, birth to five, and families, ferst readers strives to improve school readiness and early learning outcomes. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P58 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Davida Morgan Washington (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAmy Burton Storey
≥8years on the filingsChris Barge
≥8years on the filingsLauri Strauss
≥8years on the filingsMargaret Quinlin
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.9m
- Total liabilities
- $194k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.7m | $2.5m | $251k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.