The Bentzen Silverman Foundation believes literacy is a basic need, essential to the life of every child. We work with public schools and organizations to ensure all children have access to effective, evidence-based tutoring programs that are critical in grades K–2. Since 2012, we have helped over 20,000 children become confident readers in New York City and nationally.
Our HistoryImpact at a glance
What We Do
We create and sustain organizations that provide evidence-based literacy programs for children in grades K–2. Since 2012, we’ve dedicated over $20 million in direct funding to their work.
Our Grantees
Reading Go!
The foundation’s flagship program, Reading Go!, combines high-dose tutoring for K-2 students with comprehensive training for educators and school staff. For over thirty years, the program has used a multi-modal approach to provide targeted instruction and meaningful social-emotional support, helping children build the literacy skills they need to become confident readers. BSF acquired Reading Go! in 2012 to make the program available at low- or no-cost to public school students who need it most.
Reading Go!