San Francisco, CA

HOOPOE SHARE LITERACY FUND

EIN 87-3362929

Education & Youth Development Literacy & Reading Children & youth Immigrants & refugees

Mission

To provide illustrated storybooks, teaching materials and digital resources that both entertain children and help them understand themselves and their world, fostering literacy, critical thinking and socio-emotional learning.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About HOOPOE SHARE LITERACY FUND

Hoopoe Share Literacy Fund (HSLF) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit (EIN 87-3362929) that operates the Hoopoe Books publishing imprint and global book-donation programs. The organization focuses on distributing bilingual and illustrated teaching-stories, creating teacher/parent support materials, and publishing read-online books, audio, and simple animations to support literacy and higher-order thinking in underserved communities.

HSLF took responsibility for Hoopoe Books and its outreach programs in October 2022 and is led by Safia Shah as President. Its flagship programs include Share Literacy, Books for Afghanistan, Books for Pakistan and Books for Refugees; the organization runs both print distribution programs and a growing virtual library of translated and narrated titles to reach children and partner organizations worldwide.

In the past 2–3 years HSLF has invested in digitizing and translating Hoopoe titles (multiple languages), launched a virtual library and produced multilingual teacher resources, while continuing on-the-ground distribution through partner networks and targeted donation campaigns to reach children in conflict-affected and underserved regions.

Notable achievements

Transfer and Dedicated Nonprofit Launch

Hoopoe Books and its outreach programs were formally transferred to the Hoopoe Share Literacy Fund in October 2022, creating a standalone nonprofit devoted exclusively to publishing and book-donation programs.

Global distribution scale

Through its Hoopoe programs (including Books for Afghanistan), the organization and its partners have printed and distributed millions of bilingual and illustrated storybooks to children in underserved regions.

Digital library and multilingual production

Since 2024–2025 HSLF has built a virtual Hoopoe Share library, produced its first set of titles in multiple languages, created animations and audio narrations, and published teacher/parent support materials to expand reach and accessibility.

At a glance

Total assets: $223K
Annual revenue: $301K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 87-3362929
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: hoopoebooks.com
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 87-3362929) and established as the official home for Hoopoe Books programming.

Platinum Seal of Transparency on Candid (Guidestar) for its nonprofit profile and reporting.

Endorsements and long-standing program partnerships — including historical endorsement of Hoopoe Books material by the Afghan Ministry of Education and ongoing collaborations with international literacy partners and volunteer networks.

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