Mission: First Book transforms the lives of children in need. Through a sustainable, market-driven model, First Book is creating equal access to quality education - making everything from brand new, high-quality books and educational resources, to sports equipment, winter coats, snacks, and more - affordable to its member network of more than 550,000 educators who exclusively serve kids in need. Since 1992, First Book has distributed nearly 225 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low income families in more than 30 countries. First Book supports more than one in three of the estimated 1.3 million classrooms and programs serving children in need. With an additional 1,000 educators joining each week, First Book is the largest and fastest-growing network of educators in the United States exclusively serving kids in need.

First Book is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1992, and donations are tax-deductible.