Join Our Movement 

+ Give by check

Please direct all checks mailed via USPS/UPS/FedEx to:

Literacy Matters Foundation
1005 West Franklin Avenue
Suite 3 Minneapolis, MN 55405

+ Underwrite a school

Contact Bette Fenton or call 502-966-READ (7323) if you would like to underwrite a school and provide the Mighty Doodle™ Learning Program to 320 students per day for three years. The program includes:

• 40 devices and headsets with microphones (With full implementation, 320 students per day can be on the devices for 40-minute sessions. As a child reaches grade level, another child can be put on the program for individualized instruction.)
• Storage and charging cart which enables automatic downloads of system updates
• Embedded Educator Coach onsite three days per week, four hours per day
• Annual evaluation with an outside evaluator
• Access to data and analytics for each student in an easily accessible dashboard. Reports can be produced for individual students, groups, classrooms, grade level – whatever is useful for evaluation and analysis. Reports can also be printed for parents for teacher conferences.
• Software license/service fee
  
  

+ Sponsor a student

Contact Bette Fenton if you would like to sponsor a student or group of students to use the Mighty Doodle™ Learning Program. We will match you to a school or classroom of your preference. For less than the cost of text books and worksheets for a year, we can provide the Mighty Doodle™ Learning Program for three years.

+ Donate by shopping online at Amazon

When you shop on smile.amazon.com and choose Literacy Matters Foundation as your charity of choice, Amazon donates .5% of eligible purchases to us.

+ Donate by stocks and securities

We would be happy to help you arrange for a stock transfer. Please contact Bette Fenton and we will send you the needed information. Thank you.

+ Double your impact: donate by employer match

Check with your employer to determine if there is a matching gifts program. You can double your impact with the match gift. Please consider introducing Literacy Matters Foundation to your employer’s corporate foundation or corporate giving program leadership. We would be happy to provide advance information and make a presentation to the appropriate team members. We welcome visits to our office and to our school locations using the Mighty Doodle™ Learning Program. Contact Bette for more information.

+ Host a fundraiser

Connect with us if you are interested in hosting a fundraiser for the Literacy Matters Foundation. You can help support Literacy Matters Foundations operations and technology development and/or underwrite a school. This is an excellent way to help support getting the Mighty Doodle™ Learning Program into your child’s school.

+ Make a planned gift

There are many flexible planned giving options that can benefit both your financial and philanthropic goals. Some examples may include:

GIVING THROUGH BEQUESTS:
By including a bequest provision to Literacy Matters Foundation in your will, you can support Literacy Matters Foundation while retaining control of your assets during your lifetime. Below is sample language to make a bequest to Literacy Matters Foundation:

“I hereby give [$_ / ___% of the residue of my estate / the residue of my estate] to Literacy Matters Foundation, a Minnesota nonprofit public benefit corporation, for its general purposes.”

We also suggest including the following official identification information:

Literacy Matters Foundation
1005 West Franklin Avenue Suite 3
Minneapolis, MN 55343

Tax ID Number 81-2943386

GIVING RETIREMENT ASSETS:
By naming Literacy Matters Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement assets (e.g., IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement accounts), you may save your estate from paying income and estate taxes on those assets

GIVING LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES:
By naming Literacy Matters Foundation as an owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy, you may be able to claim tax deductions for your gift.