Corporate Impact Investor

Becoming a Corporate Impact Investor means your organization is choosing to stand alongside Louisville’s youth in a meaningful, transformative way. Your investment helps ensure students have access to high-quality after-school programs, trauma-responsive tutoring, enrichment opportunities, and early career-pathway experiences that prepare them for long-term success.

Your partnership fuels more than programming,  it fuels possibility. Together, we can strengthen learning outcomes, expand access to enrichment, and create safer, more supported pathways for kids to discover who they are and who they can become.

Corporate Impact Investors join a network of mission-driven companies committed to driving systemic change. Your team becomes part of a community of leaders who believe in investing in the next generation, improving educational equity, and strengthening Louisville’s future workforce.

Choose the giving cadence that aligns with your company’s philanthropy goals — monthly, quarterly, or annual recurring investments. Every contribution provides consistent support that students can rely on all year long.

Corporate Impact Investors receive recognition opportunities, partner perks, invitations to exclusive events, and updates highlighting the measurable impact of your investment. Most importantly, your organization will help create safer spaces, stronger learning experiences, and brighter futures for the kids who need them most.

Together, we can invest in a stronger Louisville — one partnership, one student, and one year of impact at a time.

Choose Your Impact

At I Would Rather Be Reading, we Believe that real change happens when education and community come together. By aligning with partners who are committed to driving systemic change, we’re creating pathways that move children beyond the page into futures filled with confidence, opportunity, and success.

Our corporate Impact Investors help us expand after school programs, launch hands-on career pathway camps, and sustain the trusted relationships that make long-term impact possible. Together, we’re not just funding programs, we’re building a foundation for generational growth.

Together, we’ll build a future where every child has the tools and support to thrive.

Your Corporate Community

Join a network of companies committed to educational equity, youth development, and long-term community impact.

Choose Your Giving Cadence

Give in the way that best fits your company’s budget and CSR goals:  monthly, quarterly, or annual contributions.

Visionary - $60,000

Monthly Investment: $5,000
Quarterly Investment: $15,000
Annual Investment: $60,000

Impact:
Funds one full year of after-school programming for up to 40 students and a two-week career-pathway summer camp for 20 students.
Your company provides year-round literacy support, enrichment, and real-world exploration for kids who need it most.

 Pathways Partner - $30,000

Monthly Investment: $2,500
Quarterly Investment: $7,500
Annual Investment: $30,000

Impact:
Provides half a year of after-school programming for up to 40 students and one week of career-pathway summer camp for 20 students.
You help students build confidence, strengthen literacy skills, and experience hands-on career exploration.

Opportunity Partner - $12,000

Monthly Investment: $1,000
Quarterly Investment: $3,000
Annual Investment: $12,000

Impact:
Funds two months of after-school programming for up to 40 students, giving them consistent literacy tutoring, enrichment clubs, and safe, supportive after-school time.

 Chapter Partner - $6,000

Monthly Investment: $500
Quarterly Investment: $1,500
Annual Investment: $6,000

Impact:
Provides one month of after-school programming for up to 40 students,  including literacy support, social-emotional learning, enrichment clubs, and a safe space to learn.