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$83 = one kid, one school year. Books, a mentor, and a seat in a reading room. 92¢ of every dollar reaches the classroom.
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Pick your play
6ways
to help.
to help.
No minimum. No gatekeeping.
Whether you give $83, lend a Saturday, sponsor a foursome, or rally your chapter on social — every play moves the field.
Volunteer
Read 83 events, Golf Classic day-of operations, Casino Night — we run on people who show up. Pick a shift and be there.
Apply to volunteer
Fundraise
Run your own fundraiser for the Foundation — golf tournament, gala, charity run. We'll give you everything you need to make it work.
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Sponsor
Sponsor the Golf Classic, fund a reading room, or host a Read 83 event under your brand. Real visibility, real impact.
Become a sponsor
Become Ambassador
Athletes, teachers, coaches, alumni — people across 33 states already trust. You speak, we send the books.
Become an ambassador
Partner
Custom partnership? Press question? Big idea? Direct line to the people running the foundation. Same-day reply during business hours.
Email the teamLend your voice · Become an ambassador
Spread the program in your city.
We're active in 33 states. 17 still to reach. Ambassadors are how we get there — people who already have a platform in their city, who'll host a Reed-ing Rally, connect a Boys & Girls Club, and tell kids that reading is cool again. Zero cost to you. Just your voice.
Who's a fit?
NFL Alumni
Current and retired players who want to give kids the joy of finishing a book.
Educators
Teachers, librarians, and youth-development pros who already work with kids.
Parents & Caregivers
Anyone who's read to a kid and knows the difference it made.
Community Leaders
Coaches, faith leaders, organizers — the people kids already trust.
How it works
- 01Apply
Send Theresa a note. Tell her your city, your network, and what you want to do.
- 02Call with Theresa
20-minute conversation. We figure out what kind of ambassador fits — rally host, club connector, voice.
- 03Onboard
Brand kit, talking points, contact list of local Boys & Girls Clubs. We hand you the playbook.
- 04Your first event
Host a rally. Connect a club. Get a reading room funded in your city. Andre shows up when he can.
“Help me tell this generation to go read.”
— Andre Reed
Beyond Read with Reed
Other youth causes we fund nationwide.
“We also donate to different charities and camps nationwide to help other underserved youth.”
— Theresa Reed, Foundation Operator
Camps
Summer camps that get kids out of the heat and into something that builds them.
Scholarships
College and trade-school awards for first-gen students with skin in the game.
Youth Programs
Local 501(c)(3)s serving underprivileged kids — literacy, mentorship, sports, arts.
Community Sponsors
OUR partners.
Sponsor the Classic, fund a reading room, or host a Read 83 event under your brand. Partnership with the Andre Reed Foundation means real visibility and measurable community impact.
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✦ Common Questions
Where your money goes. And how we prove it.
92¢ on every dollar to programs. Form 990 published. Charity Navigator 4.5★. Here's the answer to every donor question we get.
Ready to run?
The play call is yours.
Pick one and run with it. A kid in Allentown, or in one of the 33 states we serve, is already on the field — waiting for the snap.
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VOLUNTEER with us.
Six minutes to apply. We read every one. Whether you can give an hour at a literacy night or a Saturday on the course, there's a spot in the lineup with your name on it.