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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LITERACY CONNECTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,461,579
Total expenses
$2,489,413
Contributions and grants received
$3,506,249
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$20,869
Investment income
$22,681
Other revenue
-$88,220
Total assets, end of year
$4,287,982
Total liabilities, end of year
$450,938
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,837,044
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,128,091
Management and general expenses
$132,498
Fundraising expenses
$228,824
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,128,091

Program services were 85.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $150,409

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $317,830

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,038,010

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES FEES

    total $20,869 · related or exempt $20,869

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,417 · excluded $14,417

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $245,954

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $237,690

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,264

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,264 · excluded $8,264

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,814

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $150,409

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $96,034

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$88,220 · excluded -$88,220

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $217,603 · program services $136,377 · management and general $45,064 · fundraising $36,162

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,240,119 · program services $1,103,412 · management and general $27,927 · fundraising $108,780

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $26,149 · program services $22,227 · management and general $1,307 · fundraising $2,615

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $97,494 · program services $88,535 · management and general $3,515 · fundraising $5,444

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $125,347 · program services $100,156 · management and general $7,521 · fundraising $17,670

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,758 · management and general $21,758

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $227,947 · program services $199,383 · management and general $8,591 · fundraising $19,973

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $229 · program services $195 · management and general $11 · fundraising $23

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $193,331 · program services $172,955 · management and general $7,587 · fundraising $12,789

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $35,900 · program services $31,717 · management and general $1,555 · fundraising $2,628

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,995 · program services $20,923 · management and general $548 · fundraising $2,524

  • 20 · Interest

    total $25,753 · program services $21,890 · management and general $1,288 · fundraising $2,575

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $85,394 · program services $72,585 · management and general $4,270 · fundraising $8,539

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,244 · program services $25,419 · management and general $1,130 · fundraising $1,695

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $74,514 · program services $74,168 · management and general $102 · fundraising $244

  • 24b · Other expenses: LIBRARY PURCHASES

    total $41,122 · program services $41,122

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $10,789 · program services $4,089 · management and general $167 · fundraising $6,533

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING AND TUTORS

    total $9,749 · program services $9,749

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,976 · program services $3,189 · management and general $157 · fundraising $630

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $72,464 · end of year $101,580

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,062,501 · end of year $1,025,810

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $905,782

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $31,686 · end of year $23,302

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $25,979 · end of year $35,952

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,213,255

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $472,438

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,789,808 · end of year $1,740,817

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $77,394 · end of year $127,662

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $311,428 · end of year $327,077

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $96,031 · end of year $86,639

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $370,869 · end of year $364,299

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,471,878 · end of year $2,084,907

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $432,482 · end of year $1,752,137

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

  • THE ADULT PROGRAMS OF LITERACY CONNECTS, ADULT BASIC LITERACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ADULTS, PROVIDED RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND ONGOING TRAINING TO 219 VOLUNTEERS, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THESE VOLUNTEERS GAVE MORE THAN 18,748 HOURS OF THEIR TIME AS TUTORS AND TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT ADULT LEARNERS, AT NO CHARGE TO THE LEARNERS, IN CLASSES FACILITATED VIA ZOOM AND IN PERSON.

    Expenses $851,236 · Revenue $8,348

  • STORIES THAT SOAR IS A LITERACY AND ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES WRITING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION BY HONORING CHILDREN'S ORIGINAL STORIES THROUGH THE ARTS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THEIR PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM INSPIRED 5,330 ELEMETARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO WRITE 7,254 STORIES, 25 OF WHICH WERE PRESENTED BACK TO STUDENTS VIA ON-LINE PLATFORMS, 357 THROUGH LIVE THEATRE, AND 6 THROUGH PUBLIC RADIO. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVENUE AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN.

    Expenses $532,023 · Revenue $5,217

  • LITERACY CONNECTS' READING SEED PROGRAM TRAINED AND SUPPORTED 286 VOLUNTEER READING COACHES TO WORK ONE-TO-ONE WITH 992 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED EXTRA SUPPORT IN IMPROVING THEIR LITERACY SKILLS AND DEVELOPING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOOKS AND READING THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP OF A CARING ADULT. READING COACHES CONTRIBUTED 17,955 HOURS OF SERVICE, RESULTJNG IN STUDENTS AVERAGING 18 HOURS OF READING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM OFFERED A LENDING LIBRARY OF 23,217 BOOKS THAT MATCH STUDENTS' INTERESTS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 22,892 FREE BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD HOME LIBRARIES AND BECOME INDEPENDENT READERS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS. THE OBJECTIVE OF READING SEED IN 2021- 2022 IS TO REBUILD OUR VOLUNTEER NUMBERS IN ORDER TO RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC SERVICE LEVELS. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO EXPAND OUR INTENSIVE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TO INCREASE OUR IMPACT AT EACH SCHOOL, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE.

    Expenses $425,618 · Revenue $4,174

  • REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PROMOTES HEALTHY BRAIN GROWTH, POSITIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SCHOOL READINESS BY GIVING FAMILIES RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO MAKE READING ALOUD PART OF THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. BY INTEGRATING READING INTO PEDIATRIC PRACTICES, RQRSA PARTNERS WITH DOCTORS IN 59 CLINICS, REACHING 48,110 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO

    Expenses $319,214 · Revenue $3,130

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Matthew Wahlquist

    FORMER EXEC

    Total calculated
    $118,103
    From this org
    $109,223
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,880
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rebecca Werner

    FINANCE/OPS

    Total calculated
    $65,595
    From this org
    $57,966
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,629
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sharon O'Brien

    INTERIM EXEC

    Total calculated
    $65,150
    From this org
    $57,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,704
    Hours/week
    40
  • Amber Mathewson

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.9
  • Kim Egita

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12
  • Chris Gutierrez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.33
  • Amy Beiter

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.86
  • Tim Kinney

    PAST BOARD C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6
  • Sally Lanyon

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.21
  • Katri Typpo

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Danielle Gomez

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08
  • Matt Kopec

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.71
  • Sunny Bae

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.52
  • Susan Petrus

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.04
  • Desiree Cueto

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Eric Freedburg

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29
  • Melinda Burke

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.58
  • Jeanine Tracey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Regina Najera

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.36
  • Sara Habib

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.19

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441369349311194

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