What Wisconsin Reading Corps does

Wisconsin Reading Corps is a non-profit AmeriCorps tutoring program launched in 2015 and operated by Ampact (formerly Reading & Math, Inc.), headquartered in Minneapolis. The organization delivers three evidence-based products in Wisconsin: Reading Corps (K-3 reading tutoring targeting phonics, phonemic awareness, decoding, and fluency), Math Corps (K-8 foundational math tutoring), and Early Learning Corps (preschool literacy and numeracy preparation). Tutors are AmeriCorps members placed at partner school sites, providing in-person, in-school tutoring during school hours using proprietary research-based intervention protocols validated through partnership with the National Science + Service Collaborative. A data-driven progress monitoring system tracks student growth with real-time insights, generating measurable outcomes (64% of Wisconsin students exceeded reading targets in 2025-26; 81% demonstrated math growth). Since launch, the program has served 32,677 Wisconsin students, with partner districts including Janesville, St. Francis, Green Bay Area Public Schools, and Milwaukee Public Schools.

The business model is funded rather than revenue-generating. The majority of operating funding comes from the AmeriCorps federal agency, supplemented by corporate and foundation partners including the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Kohler Foundation, Rockwell Automation, Northwestern Mutual, American Family Insurance, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Services are free to families; partner schools may pay a nominal site fee. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales: school districts apply through formal site applications, regional teams onboard new sites, and an Internal Coach and Title I coordinator network supports implementation. Distribution is exclusively through school partnerships — there is no direct-to-consumer channel.

Wisconsin Reading Corps operates within the broader Ampact national network that has served 570,000+ students across 500+ communities since 2003 and delivered 3.3M tutoring sessions. The program has earned the National Student Support Accelerator Tutoring Program Design Badge (2024-2027) and its Executive Director was named 2026 AmeriCorps Alumni of the Year. With 16 Wisconsin-based employees, the organization combines a small core team with a large deployed tutor workforce, generating an estimated community ROI of $12 for every $1 invested in early literacy interventions.

Name

Wisconsin Reading Corps

Legal name

Ampact

Website

https://wisconsinreadingcorps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wisconsin Reading Corps is a non-profit AmeriCorps tutoring program launched in 2015 and operated by Ampact. It delivers evidence-based reading, math, and early learning tutoring to K-8 and preschool students through partnerships with Wisconsin school districts, funded primarily by federal AmeriCorps grants and corporate/foundation donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Tutoring Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Reading & Literacy Centers (Phonics, Comprehension, Writing) (EDANAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Literacy & Reading Intervention (Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension) (EDAKADAA), Reading Comprehension & Close Reading Enrichment (EDAMAJAB)

Keywords

• Literacy tutoring services
• Math tutoring programs
• AmeriCorps education programs
• Evidence-based tutoring
• Early literacy interventions

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. AmeriCorps Federal Funding: As an AmeriCorps program, Reading Corps and Math Corps receive the majority of their funding from the AmeriCorps federal agency. This supports tutor positions and program operations.
2. Community Foundation and Corporate Partnerships: Local funders including Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Kohler Foundation, Rockwell Automation, Northwestern Mutual, American Family Insurance, and Wisconsin DPI provide financial support to scale programs in Wisconsin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wisconsin Reading Corps is a nonprofit AmeriCorps program that delivers evidence-based, high-impact reading, math, and early learning tutoring to K-8 students in Wisconsin schools. It recruits, trains, and places AmeriCorps members as in-school tutors at partner schools, providing supplemental instruction grounded in research-based interventions and ongoing data-driven progress monitoring.

Product overview

Wisconsin Reading Corps operates as part of a portfolio of three AmeriCorps tutoring programs: Reading Corps (K-3 reading), Math Corps (K-8 math), and Early Learning Corps (preschool literacy/numeracy). These evidence-based programs provide high-impact tutoring through trained AmeriCorps members placed at local schools, using proven strategies and data-driven approaches to help students build foundational reading and math skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Reading Corps: Evidence-based AmeriCorps reading tutoring program for K-3 students
• Math Corps
• Early Learning Corps

Products and services

• Reading Corps
• Math Corps
• Early Learning Corps

Quantifiable outcome

• Students in Reading Corps gain the equivalent of an extra half year to nearly a full year of learning
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState education agency partner supporting and endorsing the program statewide.
• Serve WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState service commission that administers AmeriCorps programs in Wisconsin and recognizes outstanding service.
• National Science + Service CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch-to-practice partner that provides deeper understanding of how programs work and under what conditions, supporting continuous improvement.
• Edgewood UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership expanding pathways to teaching in Wisconsin, creating career pathways for tutors.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Varsity Tutors: Large commercial tutoring provider offering 1:1 and group online instruction across K-12 subjects; adjacent in tutoring category but operates on paid subscription model rather than nonprofit school partnership model.
• Tutor.com: Commercial on-demand online tutoring provider serving K-12 through schools, libraries, and the military; comparable tutoring delivery but virtual rather than in-school and fee-for-service rather than grant-funded.
• City Year: AmeriCorps-supported national nonprofit placing near-peer tutors and student success coaches in schools for academic and SEL support; overlaps in AmeriCorps delivery model and school district partnerships, though broader in scope.

Direct peers

• Reading Partners: National nonprofit that mobilizes volunteer tutors to provide one-on-one reading support to K-5 students in under-resourced schools; directly comparable target population, intervention model, and funder-supported delivery model.
• Saga Education: Nonprofit providing high-impact math tutoring to high school students in underserved schools using near-peer tutors; overlaps with Wisconsin Reading Corps' Math Corps program on evidence-based math tutoring, though focused on older grades.
• Literacy Lab: Nonprofit providing literacy intervention and tutoring through AmeriCorps members in early childhood and elementary settings; comparable volunteer-tutor delivery, literacy focus, and school partnership model.
• Minnesota Reading Corps: Sibling AmeriCorps reading and math tutoring program operated by Ampact using the same evidence-based intervention model in Minnesota schools; nearly identical structure, funding model, and customer base (K-3 reading, K-8 math) as Wisconsin Reading Corps.

Emerging players

• BookNook: Ed-tech platform delivering guided remote reading tutoring sessions and progress monitoring tools to K-8 schools; partial overlap with Wisconsin Reading Corps as a technology-enabled alternative for schools seeking literacy intervention at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wisconsin-reading-corps

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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