For businesses & organizations

Sponsor an Incentive

Children in BookMark It! earn rewards for every book they finish and every hand-written report they turn in. Those rewards come from businesses like yours: a free meal, a skate session, a haircut, a t-shirt, movie tickets. Put a prize up and power a young reader's next book.

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You pick the prize

Anything a child would hustle to earn: product, gift cards, experiences, or services. You set the value and how many you're putting up.

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The city sees you

Your logo on our sponsors wall, shout-outs at bus stops and events, and a community that remembers who showed up for its children.

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It's deductible

Urban Reads Foundation is a 501(c)(3). In-kind incentive donations are tax-deductible, and we send you a receipt and impact recap.

How it works

Four steps, no red tape.

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Apply below

Tell us about your business and what you'd like to put up.

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We approve & list it

Your prize goes in the quarterly incentive catalog readers work toward.

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Readers earn it

Books read + hand-written reports approved = your prize awarded.

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You get the story

We tell you exactly how many children your business moved to read.

Ways to partner

Pick a tier that fits your business.

Tier 1

Gift Card

Gift cards for children who complete their quarterly reading goals. Perfect for retail shops, salons, and service businesses.

Example: $10-$25 gift cards to your store or business.

Tier 2

Experience

Free experiences or activities as reading rewards. Perfect for entertainment, wellness, and activity-based businesses.

Examples: Bowling pass, movie ticket, museum entry, art class, haircut, or sports lesson.

Tier 3

Champion

Combine any tier above plus sponsor a quarterly reading celebration event.

Mix and match rewards and host or fund a celebration for young readers.

Every level of support makes a difference.

Incentive sponsor application

Put up a prize.

Takes two minutes. We'll confirm within a couple of days.

Rather talk it through? Email info@urbanreadsfoundation.org or call 240-349-READ (7323)

Marcus Garvey
Why it matters

Reading pays. Literally.

When the reward for finishing a book comes from the pizza spot on the corner or the skate rink up the block, reading stops being homework and starts being the neighborhood's business. Be the business that pays children to grow.