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Team Read

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 01-0852888 Website

Year-round, one-to-one tutoring program provided at Title 1 schools to students not at grade-level proficiency in reading. Tutors are area teens recruited and trained to deliver reading support.

Key facts about Team Read

In short: Team Read gave $153K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $76K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
01-0852888
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$152,652
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$76,326
Median grant
$76,326
Total assets
$2,245,062
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.2M

+16.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$153K

Grant Count

2

Avg Grant Size

$76K

About Team Read

Based on IRS filings

Team Read is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $153K. Net investment income was $54K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BurienSeattle

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 2 grants2025

In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $153K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Seattle Public Schools: $145KSeattle Public Schools$145KHighline Public Schools: $8KHighline Public Schools$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Seattle Public Schools ($145K). Together the top 2 received $153K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Seattle Public Schools Seattle, WAReimbursable grant that supported coach wages for summer programming and a portion staff wages$144,698
Highline Public Schools Burien, WAReimbursable grant supporting coach wages for school year programming.$7,954

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,245,062$1,930,623$2,046,664
Revenue$1,126,469$767,901$1,119,686
Expenses$821,089$880,027$714,344
Net Investment Income$53,756$40,143$5,919

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Team Read is led by Melissa Pailthorp, Executive Director & Former since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Melissa Pailthorp

    Executive Director & Former

    Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2024

    Former Executive Director → Executive Director & Former, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $72K (2019) → $78K (2025)

  • Ebony Pattenaude

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $63K (2025)

  • Matt Hrdlicka

    President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Lou

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ingrid Stegemoeller

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seana Hayden

    Board Member

    Director → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronica Cook

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meli Gass

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Wong

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachell Gulanes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ariel Mieling

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bree Fraser

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Wu

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Hansen

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Adrienne Voermans (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Yolanda Eng (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Karen Lonergan (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lindsay O'Conner (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Shubha Jayaram (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Anjali Bhagat (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt Kostecka (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Binu Mathew (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Chance Hunt (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sharon Griggins (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Angela Webster (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Anna Cronin (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Andrienne Voermanns (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Melissa Gass (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Eric Buley (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jolenta Coleman-Bush (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kaila Davis-Nsimbi (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Janet Blanford (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Vasquez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Brandon Hull (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Charles Fleming (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Cheryl Hoffman Herzog (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Josh Daniel (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kit Bakke (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Spring Zoog (2020) — Director
  • Former: Chris Burns (2019) — Director
  • Former: David Gorton (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Deborah Lynn Frockt (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Graybill (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Jonna Ward (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Melissa Pailthorp — Executive Director, former: $78KMelissa PailthorpExecutive Director, former$78KEbony Pattenaude — Executive Director: $63KEbony PattenaudeExecutive Director$63K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $78K, to Melissa Pailthorp (Executive Director, former). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Team Read

How much does Team Read give each year?

Team Read gave $153K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Team Read?

Team Read reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is Team Read?

Team Read is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $2.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Team Read operate?

Team Read has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Team Read's EIN?

Team Read's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0852888. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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