Donation Options
WAYS TO DONATE
The Literacy Empowerment Foundation is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) tax-deductible, non-profit organization that was founded in 1999 to help young readers. Since our founding, we have distributed millions of free and low-cost books to children all over the United States.
Did you know that millions of children in the United States do not have enough reading material in their homes to become sufficiently literate adults in the future? Research has shown that the number one indicator of academic success for children is the number of books in their homes. Many American children do not have a single book to call their own! Any of our programs can be used to make a donation to a school, a teacher, or a literacy event like Read Across America Day. Below are two of our top programs.
Our most widely used program to distribute books is the Reading Resource Project. For as little as $88.00 you can donate 100 books to your child's classroom, school or literacy event. This program is used by schools and teachers across the country.
If you do not have the funding for your school or literacy event here are a few options you may consider.
Examples of eligible funding organizations:
• State/Federal grants
• Corporate donations or grants
• Foundation or Friends of the Library grants
• PTA/PTSA/PTO grants
• Individual donations
Also, your local Rotary Club and other service organizations are strong advocates for early literacy. Many have an annual event that champions early literacy. Rotary clubs have the Rotary Readers that come into the school and read to the early grade classes. Reach out to any of the above listed organizations if you need local help funding your literacy event or cause.
For this holiday season you can reach out and positively impact the lives of 20 underprivileged children. With a donation of $39 you can get these “Gift Of Literacy” books into the hands of 20 children. Please order as many “Gifts of Literacy” as you can afford to help these deserving young readers become tomorrow’s leaders! Each tax-deductible 20 book “Gift Of Literacy” set that you order will CHANGE LIVES!