The Literacy Cooperative
The Literacy Cooperative
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to work to advance literacy by raising awareness of the issue, promoting effective public advocacy, and fostering a delivery system with maximum impact on the region. Our vision is to ensure that all children and adults in Greater Cleveland will reach their highest literacy potential for employment, self-sufficiency and lifelong-learning.
About
IMAGINATION LIBRARYTHE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY (DPIL) IS A UNIQUE BOOK GIFTING PROGRAM THAT MAILS A BRAND NEW, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK TO ENROLLED CHILDREN EVERY MONTH FROM BIRTH UNTIL FIVE YEARS OF AGE, INSTILLING A LOVE OF BOOKS AND FAMILY READING FROM AN EARLY AGE. SINCE 1995, DPIL HAS GIFTED OVER 109,000,000 BOOKS AND HAS OVER 1,400,000 CHILDREN REGISTERED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE PROGRAM IS REPLICATED IN 1,800 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, UK, CANADA, AND AUSTRALIA BY A SPECIFIED GEOGRAPHIC AREA SUCH AS A COUNTY, CITY, OR ZIP CODE. ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE RESIDING IN THE SPECIFIED AREA THAT IS FUNDED, ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL. THERE ARE NO INCOME RESTRICTIONS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION HAS CONDUCTED AND ENCOURAGED RESEARCH ON THE DPIL PROGRAM TO ASSESS COMMUNITIES' REACTIONS TO THE PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S LITERACY, READING BEHAVIORS IN THE HOME, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL READINESS, PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION WITH THEIR CHILDREN. MOST OF THIS RESEARCH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL, BY PROGRAM STAFF OR LOCAL RESEARCHERS, TO PROVIDE FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE FEEDBACK TO SUPPORT LOCAL DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IMPLEMENTATIONS.THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION REVIEWED OVER 20 YEARS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED ON DPIL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE FINDINGS FROM THE BODY OF RESEARCH INDICATE THE PROGRAM IS EXTREMELY POPULAR IN COMMUNITIES WHERE IT IS IMPLEMENTED AND SHOWS PROMISE IN PROMOTING CHANGES IN HOME LITERACY ENVIRONMENTS, CHILDREN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD READING, AND EARLY LITERACY SKILLS. WHEN SUMMARIZING THE COMMONALITIES OF THESE STUDIES, THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES WERE FOUND. SHORT TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN ENHANCED HOME LITERACY ENVIRONMENT WITH CAREGIVER AND CHILD READING TOGETHER FROM AN EARLIER AGE AND WITH INCREASED AND INCREASING FREQUENCY; POSITIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT READING AND MOTIVATION TO READ DUE TO INCREASED FREQUENCY OF CHILD REQUESTS FOR READING AND CHILD PLAYING WITH BOOKS; INCREASED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN READER AND CHILD DURING READING AND CHILD'S RESPONSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS DURING BOOK READING. INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES SHOW INCREASED EMERGING LITERACY SKILLS WITH CONCEPTS ABOUT PRINT MATERIAL, ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE, INCREASED VOCABULARY, PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND MEMORY. THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME WAS GREATER KINDERGARTEN LITERACY READINESS. SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE CONDUCTED STUDIES ON KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND FOUND DPIL PARTICIPANTS HAD MORE ADVANCED SKILLS THAN THEIR CLASSMATES WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. LONGITUDINAL STUDIES CONDUCTED BY MEMPHIS, TN AND MIDDLETOWN, OH HAVE FOUND THE BENEFITS OF DPIL ARE STILL EVIDENT IN THIRD-GRADE READING SCORES. IN 2017, THE LITERACY COOPERATIVE (TLC), BECAME A LOCAL PARTNER TO ADMINISTER AND FUND DPIL PROGRAM IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY WITH THE MISSION OF IMPROVING KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND FAMILY LITERACY HABITS. TLC BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM IN 2017 IN FOUR, FIRST-RING EAST SIDE SUBURBS. AT THE SAME TIME, TLC BEGAN WORKING WITH THE HEIGHTS FAMILY FOUNDATION, WHO FUNDS DPIL IN FIVE ADDITIONAL FIRST RING SUBURBS, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND INCREASE ENROLLMENT. AT THAT TIME, IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY, DPIL WAS AVAILABLE AND SUPPORTED IN NINE, FIRST-RING CITIES ON THE EAST SIDE OF CLEVELAND. THESE COMMUNITIES INCLUDE BEDFORD, CLEVELAND HTS., EAST CLEVELAND, EUCLID, GARFIELD HTS., MAPLE HTS., SHAKER HTS., UNIVERSITY HTS., AND WARRENSVILLE HTS. IN 2018 WE RECEIVED GRANTS TO FUND PROGRAMMING IN THE CENTRAL/PROMISE, SLAVIC VILLAGE, HOUGH AND GLENVILLE NEIGHBORHOODS TO ADD ENROLLMENTS TO THE PREVIOUSLY NAMED SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES. SINCE INCEPTION, MORE THAN 11,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED COMMUNITIES. IN THESE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, THE ENROLLED NUMBER REPRESENTS MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE LIVING IN THESE COMMUNITIES. IN JULY 2018, TLC CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF FAMILIES ENROLLED FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR. RESULTS SHOW THAT SINCE RECEIVING DPIL BOOKS: 78% ARE READING TO THEIR CHILD MORE OFTEN; 86% INDICATED THEIR CHILD ASKS TO BE READ TO MORE OFTEN; 62% OF PARENTS SAID THEIR CHILD USUALLY/OFTEN USES NEW WORDS LEARNED FROM DPIL BOOKS; 86% BELIEVE DPIL IS HELPING THEIR CHILD BETTER PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN; 24% STATED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN DPIL ENCOURAGED THEM TO GET A LIBRARY CARD; AND 33% SAID THEY USED THE LIBRARY CARD MORE OFTEN. THE SURVEY RESULTS INDICATE DPIL IS HAVING THE INTENDED IMPACT AND IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN A CHILD'S KINDERGARTEN READINESS, AND THE INCREASE IN PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THAT REDUCES THE WORD GAP. TO RECAP, THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE FOLLOWING: FAMILY READING FREQUENCY LOCAL LIBRARY USAGE CHILDREN REQUESTING TO BE READ TO KINDERGARTEN READINESS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND SUSPENSIONS GRADE LEVEL READING IN THIRD GRADEHOWEVER, WE BELIEVE WE CAN LEVERAGE THIS BOOK GIFTING PROGRAM TO BETTER CONNECT TO FAMILIES. THE LITERACY COOPERATIVE MAILS A WELCOME LETTER UPON ENROLLMENT AND EMAILS A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER TO FAMILIES TO SHARE USEFUL LITERACY AND PARENTING RESOURCES AND OFFER INVITATIONS TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND SUGGEST CREATIVE IDEAS FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO ENRICH THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THROUGH OUR BOOK MAILING, WELCOME LETTER, AND NEWSLETTERS, WE HOPE TO DEVELOP A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FAMILIES AND BECOME A RESOURCE FOR OTHER NEEDS. WE BUILD UPON OUR INTERACTIONS TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO USEFUL EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL EVENTS AT LIBRARIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO INFORM FAMILIES OF IMPORTANT DATES, SUCH AS PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION. EARLY EVIDENCE SUGGESTS FAMILIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE NEWSLETTERS AND DIRECT EMAILS. THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION'S RECENT WORK IN THE ADULT LITERACY FIELD SHOWED THAT ADULTS ARE OFTEN UNAWARE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE USE OUR CONNECTIONS TO FAMILIES TO INFORM THEM OF IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE RESOURCES.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “The literacy cooperative of greater cleveland was formed for public charitable, scientific, & educational purposes relating to the improvement of the literacy rate in the greater cleveland area.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “The literacy cooperative of greater cleveland was formed for public charitable, scientic, & educational purposes relating to the impr. of the literacy rate in cleveland area.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is OH, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2019 as 1331 EUCLID AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 7 employees on their payroll as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $123,295.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2007.
- The organization pays $428,856 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $24,391 in fundraising expenses.
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