Literacy

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Browse the charitable gifts below, use the search box above, or support any favorite Literacy nonprofit in the country. Give it in a friends name,and send a personalized greeting card to make it a memorable gift.

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Religious Charities

Spark A Reader

Two brand new books

First Book

Regular price $5.00

This gift will provide the magic of two new books to a child in need, and help create a foundation of literacy in her life.


Promote Literacy

100 children's books

Room to Read

Regular price $100.00

Your gift will provide children with access to appropriate literature - often for the first time. Because many families in the developing world do not possess the disposable income to purchase children's books, there is no economic incentive for publisheers to produce them. Room to Read hires authors and illustrators to create culturally relevant stories with colorful pictures for children to enjoy. In addition to...


Equip Libraries

Books for schools

KIPP Foundation

Regular price $25.00

Books open the minds of students and provide them with the answers to their questions and the foundation for their dreams. A well equipped library offers the students the tools necessary to research and write detailed reports for their classes. Biographies inspire students to reach beyond what they thought was possible. Natural Science books answer questions about the biological and physical world around us. Fiction...


Share Stories

12 bedtime stories

First Book

Regular price $36.00

Your gift will bring the magic of a bedtime story directly to a child in need once every month for a year.


Send 50 Books

Books for 25 prisoners

Prison Book Program

Regular price $75.00

Your gift of $75 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to 25 prisoners - a total of 50 books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $75 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 1250 prisoners!


Promote Literacy

Dictionary & GED Book

Prison Book Program

Regular price $25.00

By providing a GED study guide and a good dictionary to one prisoner, you are giving him a chance to earn a GED, improve reading skills, find gainful employment upon release and shut the revolving door of crime and prison behind him. The community gains one more productive citizen and saves the cost of housing one more inmate.


Launch a Business

Business Startup Book

Prison Book Program

Regular price $25.00

Your gift of $25 will fund the purchase of one business start-up guide and the cost of mailing it to a budding entrepreneur in prison. Your gift will also give him a chance to find gainful employment, become a productive member of society and in many cases, support his family.


Support An Intern

At-risk youth stipend

The Beat Within (a program of Pacific News Service)

Regular price $100.00

$100 will cover an individual youth's stipend for one week. Youth will develop their typing skills. They will learn the whole production process for The Beat Within weekly magazine. Youth will also work in an environment with a diverse group of adult and youth staff all working to better the community. Most internships last 12-20 weeks.


Send 10 Books

Books for 5 prisoners

Prison Book Program

Regular price $15.00

Your gift of $15 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to five prisoners - a total of ten books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $15 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 250 prisoners!


Promote Literacy

Buy a Case of Books

Children Creating Bridges Foundation Inc

Regular price $25.00

This gift will provide books that will be given directly to children of low-income families and to the pre-K and after school programs that serve them.


Equip A Classroom

One education package

Jumpstart For Young Children, Inc

Regular price $100.00

Incorporating letters and print into a child’s learning environment and into his or her everyday play ensures that the child becomes comfortable and familiar with the alphabet. When put to use by a caring Jumpstart volunteer working one-to-one with the child, the learning is individualized and more effective. Your gift will provide an educational package of puzzles, Alphabet Bingo, Letter Tiles, and Alphabet Stamps, materials...


Educate Women

Books for Nepal

Rural Education and Development, Inc.

Regular price $100.00

Join READ Global in its quest to change the world—one country, one village, one individual at a time. The self-supporting library community centers created by READ offer a women’s literature section and provide a supportive environment for the women’s associations and other women-only activities that encourage female empowerment. Your contribution will provide new literature and educational materials for women anxious to learn. Your gift of women’s literature will be provided by READ Global.


Teach the Joy

5 books for children

First Book

Regular price $15.00

Your gift will put five brand new books directly into the hands of children in need.


Your contribution will support the important work of your favorite Literacy Nonprofit and help make the world a better place.


Spread the Magic

Books for afterschool

First Book

Regular price $180.00

Your gift will bring brand new books directly to afterschool programs that support children's literacy and education.


Share the World

One World Book set

Rural Education and Development, Inc.

Regular price $225.00

Join READ Global in its quest to change the world—one country, one village, one individual at a time. Your contribution will ensure that World Book International’s contribution reaches a new library community center in a rural region of Nepal where it can transport children and adults into a world they’ve never experienced. Your gift of shipping a World Book Encyclopedia set to Nepal will be...


Send Books

Books for 2 Prisoners

Prison Book Program

Regular price $6.00

Your gift of $6 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to two prisoners - a total of four books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before they reach the end of their useful life. So for just $6 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 50 prisoners!


Send 40 Books

Books for 20 prisoners

Prison Book Program

Regular price $60.00

Your gift of $60 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to 20 prisoners - a total of 40 books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $60 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 1000 prisoners!


Send 30 Books

Books for 15 prisoners

Prison Book Program

Regular price $45.00

Your gift of $45 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to 15 prisoners - a total of 30 books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $45 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 750 prisoners!


Send 20 Books

Books for 10 prisoners

Prison Book Program

Regular price $30.00

Your gift of $30 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to ten prisoners - a total of twenty books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $30 you can help nearly 500 prisoners!