Ready To Learn is Supported by 

Beesley Family Foundation, Castle Foundation, George Q. Morris Foundation, Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation, Herbert L. and Elsa B. Michael Foundation, Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation, R. Harold Burton Foundation, and Ruth Eleanor Bamberger and John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation.

Mini Reading Marathon Funding for organizations outside of Salt Lake County[SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION]

If the Kickoff Party and many of the Adventure Pass Partners are too far away for the children in your school, library, or organization to participate, you can apply for funding to hold your own Mini Reading Marathon challenge and celebration. 

The 2024 Reading Marathon theme is PAWS and Read. Plan your Mini Reading Marathon celebrating all things animals and pets. 

The PBS Utah Kids & Education team will be accepting applications to support Reading Marathon activities throughout the state of Utah September 16-28. Grant funding is available to schools, libraries, and non-profit organizations serving Utah’s children outside of Salt Lake County. Grant awardees will be funded $100-$500 to hold a local Reading Marathon and celebration. 

Funding Requirements:

• The organization must serve children ages preschool through 6th grade.
• The organization must be located outside of Salt Lake County.
• The organization must host a Mini Reading Marathon in November.
• The organization will provide readers with a creative reward or virtual celebration before January 31, 2025, for those who meet their goal during the Mini Reading Marathon.
• A representative of the organization must complete the application and email a current organization W-9 form to education@pbsutah.org.
• The selected organizations will report back to PBS Utah regarding their activities by April 1, 2025. This report will include information regarding the organization’s Mini Reading Marathon, celebration, number of people reached, pictures, how funds were spent (including receipts), etc. The PBS Utah Kids & Education team will email grant awardees a survey in the spring.

Organizations that do not meet the above grant requirements because they are within the boundaries of Salt Lake County are encouraged to participate in PBS Utah's Reading Marathon, Kickoff Party, and Adventure Pass program. Download the reading trackers and learn more at www.pbsutah.org/reading.

The application window is September 16-28. Grant awardees will be notified by October 5.

This year's Reading Marathon has now finished. Our next marathon will begin November 1, 2024. Read on if you completed this year's marathon!

For those who participated in this year's Reading Marathon, you received an email for each individual with the pass that you must then download, save, and print. Bookmark this email and keep a copy of the pass for your records (VERY IMPORTANT!). Keep the Adventure Pass together and with you when adventuring. The booklet contains rewards from the following venues across Utah: 

Adventure Pass Partners and Offerings *

Natural History Museum of Utah (One Free Child Admission) All Year

Discovery Gateway (One Free Child Admission) Sept-Nov

Red Butte Garden (One Free Child Admission) All year

Clark Planetarium (One Free Hansen Dome Show Child Admission w/Adult Admission Purchase) All year

Salt Lake City Public Library (One Free Book) Jan-March

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (One Free Child Ticket to a Family Concert Series Show) Special event

Intermountain Therapy Animals (One Free Book) All Year

Thanksgiving Point (One Free Child Admission) Jan-Mar

Ogden Nature Center (One Free Family Admission for Four) Jan-Mar

Tracy Aviary (Free family of 4) All Year

USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price (Free Family Admission) All Year

Utah Film Center (One Free Tumbleweed Festival Child Admission) Special Event

Hogle Zoo (One Free Child Admission) All Year

The Leonardo (One free child with paying adult) All year

Seaquest Aquarium (One free child and one free adult) All year

* Additional details will be included on your Adventure Pass.

How the Adventure Pass Works

• The Adventure Pass includes tickets and coupons to your favorite museums, zoos, and activities around town. 
• The Adventure Pass includes activities that are valid for different months in 2024. While most activities are valid for the entire year, there are some that have specific month restrictions. 
• Child must complete the Reading Marathon and be between preschool – 6th grade. 
• Adults and other family members who do not have an Adventure Pass will pay regular admission prices. 
• The Adventure Pass can only be used one time at each location. 
   

Please note: because of the volume of Adventure Pass recipients, we will not be able to maintain and distribute Adventure Passes once they are initially delivered. 

 

Questions?

education@pbsutah.org