Donate Online
You can contribute to Literacy Matters Foundation with a one time gift, monthly sustaining gifts, or annual sustaining gifts. For monthly or annual gifts, please contact us directly.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Literacy Matters Foundation is supported by the generosity of our donors. There are a number of ways you can help:
+ 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.
This information is not intended to be legal or tax advice. Donors are encouraged to consult with an attorney or other professional advisors in making a bequest to Literacy Matters Foundation. Please let us know once you have arranged a gift. We would be honored to recognize your generosity and the continued impact you will have on present and future students using Mighty Doodle™ across the nation.
Donor List
It is with our deepest gratitude and appreciation that we introduce you to our donors and supporters of the Literacy Matters Foundation.
Individuals
Rebecca Abroe
Judith Sybil Adams
Josh and Amy Albert
Amy B. Alch
Debra and David Andreas
Leo Arms
Catherine and Anthony Backes
Elliott and Marlys Badzin
Joy and Steve Baer
Paul Batz
Kim Beach
Tom Belle
Shawn Berkin
Sheila Berklund
Paul Bernstein
Eric Blodgette
Steven and Michelle Boal
Lorri and Brian Borgelt
Heidi Braun
Ruth and William Braun
David Brookins
Nicholas and Wendy Brown
Amy J. Burstein
Robert Bush
Christopher A. Carlisle
Jason and Sarah Cobb
Mathew Cohen
Suzie and Bert Colianni
Megan Collins
Steve Coonan
Heather Corndorf
Francie Davis
Emily Delay
Christina Desmarais
Marc Dispensa
David Dominick
Daniel Dunn
Samantha Durrant
Jim Eaton
Jay Ettinger
Michael P. Endres
Shannon Evenstad
Nicole Felicelli
Bette and Curt Fenton
Lawrence and Jill Field
Mike and Linda Fiterman
Sheila and John Folkestad
Linda Foster
Leland J. Frankman
Robert Fransen
Skip and Barbie Gage
Genevieve Fabiola Genis
Karin Gessner
Nina Gilliam
Bethany Gladhill
Beth and Tony Gleekel
Mimi Gleekel
Linda Goldberg
Susie and Hal Goldstein
Tom and Alexandra Goodmanson
Keri Grafing
Christopher Gregory
Howard Grodnick
Ken and Evie Gudorf
Alison Gutterman
Allan and Maria Haag
Jennifer Halcrow
Cheri Hannagan
Samantha Hanowski
Chris Harbort
Liesel Hargens
Chuck and Donna Harstad
Alice Hart
Darlene Hauser
Wayne and Kari Hawkins
Elizabeth and Van Hawn
Leslie and Mary Held
Pui Suwaporn Heuer
Sue Hewitson
Stephen and Nancy Hickok
Anne and Dick Higgins
Mike and Nicole Hogan
Gary Holmes
John and Erin Hupp
Patrick and Deborah Irestone
Bridget Jo
Janet Jones
Kimberly Kaplan
Robert Kelen
Joseph and Dawn Keller
Johanna Knorr
Erin Knudsen
Kathy Kowalchyk
Joel Kozloff
Lisa Roebuck-Krasno
David Kristal
Beth Krueger
Heidi Kubicek
Susan and Mark Lacek
Bruce and Amy Langer
Henry Langer
Logan Langer
John Lenzi
Dennis Leveris
Scott Leveris
Kent Lillemoe
Darralu Lindholm
Scott Litman
Bob Lothenbach
Deb and Dan Mallin
Joel Mandel
Sandra Mangel
Ann Margolis
David Margolis
Jeffrey S. Margolis
Krista Margolis
Bethany Kruegar and Scott Marks
Jordan and Marnie Marmet
Joy Martin
Jacqui Mason
Richard and Heather Mattera
Brian and Katy McGrane
Matthew Meents
Gary Metchnek
Maura Mitchell
Barry and Carmen Nordstrand
Liz Nordstrom
Avi Olitzky
Cindy and Carleton Olmanson
John Orenstein
Stephen and Nancy Osterle
Lisa Owens
Barb Paton
Lee Pesky
Anjana Petsch
Kristi Piehl
Don and Pat Plooster
Brian Raab
Thomas Rauscher
Faith Rothberg
Ann and Darren Ruschy
Eddie Rymer
Thomas and Sheva Sanders
Ben Santelman
Paul Schaut
Ellen Schmidt
Karen Schneider
Wendy Schoppert
Robin Schribman
Fred and Alice Seagren
Robert Shaw
Andea Kmetz-Sheeky
Steven and Thabani Sinkula
Erika Skanse
Schele and Phil Smith
Cara Sodos
Phil Soran
Efonda Sproles
Sara Stauffer
John Stavig
Barbara and James Studwell
Natasha Swan
Toni Tamm
Samantha Thielen
John Thomas
Ron and Sonia Ungerman
John Vasilakis
Brenda Vogel
John and Andrea Raber Wagenaar
Mechthild Wagner
Sheila and Patrick Walsh
John and Ellen Walthour
Matt Walzer
Betsy Weiner
Robert Wernick
Allison Wert
Scott T. Wilson
Dee Dee Wittholf
Morgan Kinross-Wright
Ted Yoch
Dana Youman
Roger Youman
Josh Youman
Leslie and Mary Young
Patricia and Shaker Zahra
Foundations
Edward R. Bazinet Charitable Foundation
Badzin Family Foundation
Barbara and Skip Gage Family Foundation
Carlson Family Foundation
City of Edina
Gage Family Foundation
Haugen Family Trust
Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
Hubbard Family Foundation
Krista O'Malley Family Foundation
James D. Leslie Foundation
Liberty Diversified International
L & N Foundation
Lothenbach Family Foundation
Magnet 360
Medtronic
Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary
Minnesota Timberwolves Fastbreak Foundation
National Christian Foundation
OneHope Foundation
Sauer Family Foundation
Schulze Family Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Walser Foundation
West Wings II Foundation
WEM Foundation
Whaley Foundation