12 Days Of Charitable Giving: RIF

It’s the eighth day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving. To recap, I’ve asked a panel of judges to review a number of deserving charities as suggested by my readers. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way).

I encourage you to check out the charities voted “most deserving” by my readers and judges. Remember that these are just suggestions and, in most cases, we can’t personally vouch for the good work that these folks do. So be smart. And be generous.

Today’s featured charity was submitted by Caroline. Caroline writes:

Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children’s and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year. All RIF programs combine three essential elements to foster children’s literacy: reading motivation, family and community involvement, and the excitement of choosing free books to keep.

A search at irs.gov (which I highly recommend any time you are considering making a donation) reveals that RIF is on the IRS list of charitable organizations.

You can read about our prior 12 Days’ picks here:

Thanks to our guest judge, Rana Bakhtiari, for choosing RIF. Rana is a licensed real estate specialist serving clients throughout greater Philadelphia.