Recognition

• In May 2009, Black Entertainment Television featured Zaire Scott, a Read Alliance tutor in Brooklyn, on a segment highlighting the impact that dedicated youth can have in their communities.
• Charity Navigator, a leading charity evaluator, recognized us with a 4-star rating for fiscal management in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Charity Navigator reports that less than 7% of the charities they assess have received this (their highest) rating for four consecutive years.
• Contribute Magazine, a monthly publication dedicated to "providing the donor community with engaging and responsible coverage of the philanthropic world to promote more effective giving", listed us as one of 200 investor-worthy charities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in 2007.
• New York Life Foundation Youth in Action Award recognizes innovative programs that engage youth in helping to provide services that support the Foundation's Nurturing the Children initiative. We were one of five organizations chosen across the five boroughs of New York City to receive this award in 2004.
• The Manhattan Institute Award for Social Entrepreneurship honors non-profit leaders who have found innovative, private solutions for America's most pressing social problems. Our unique approach was recognized when our founding board member, Al Sikes, received this award.