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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LITERACY PITTSBURGH.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,485,271
Total expenses
$6,792,445
Contributions and grants received
$9,985,303
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$472,066
Investment income
$65,684
Other revenue
-$37,782
Total assets, end of year
$10,830,655
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,891,026
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,939,629
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,750,734
Management and general expenses
$690,667
Fundraising expenses
$351,044
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,750,734

Program services were 84.7% 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

    $74,250

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,005,638

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,905,415

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TEACHING AND WORKPLACE

    total $412,066 · related or exempt $412,066

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AMERICORPS

    total $60,000 · related or exempt $60,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $65,684 · excluded $65,684

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $35,446

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

    $74,250

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $74,428

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$38,982 · excluded -$38,982

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $1,200 · excluded $1,200

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $482,227 · program services $309,052 · management and general $165,167 · fundraising $8,008

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,361,505 · program services $3,060,162 · management and general $90,065 · fundraising $211,278

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $96,739 · program services $78,141 · management and general $13,046 · fundraising $5,552

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $635,401 · program services $521,071 · management and general $74,985 · fundraising $39,345

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $303,584 · program services $267,993 · management and general $17,837 · fundraising $17,754

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $22,288 · program services $22,288

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $17,494 · management and general $17,494

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,115,660 · program services $928,442 · management and general $161,781 · fundraising $25,437

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $175,554 · program services $81,401 · management and general $69,274 · fundraising $24,879

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $319,368 · program services $267,994 · management and general $46,007 · fundraising $5,367

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,946 · program services $17,537 · management and general $1,258 · fundraising $151

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $138,345 · program services $104,971 · management and general $20,668 · fundraising $12,706

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,451 · program services $8,128 · management and general $756 · fundraising $567

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,277 · management and general $12,277

  • 24a · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

    total $81,932 · program services $81,932

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,674 · program services $1,622 · management and general $52

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,574,978 · end of year $2,643,587

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $193,592 · end of year $224,454

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $50,579 · end of year $67,343

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $58,974 · end of year $9,841

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

    $750,903

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

    $691,571

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $60,425 · end of year $59,332

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,495,491 · end of year $6,564,903

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,484,300 · end of year $1,261,195

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $129,158 · end of year $100,208

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $114,772 · end of year $402,954

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,585,920 · end of year $1,387,864

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,302,714 · end of year $2,563,713

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,785,775 · end of year $6,375,916

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LITERACY PITTSBURGH'S MISSION IS BETTER LIVES THROUGH LEARNING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN THAT LIFT FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY.

  • ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN FISCAL 2024, LITERACY PITTSBURGH VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS HELPED 3,349 INDIVIDUALS BECOME READY AND RELEVANT FOR THE WORKFORCE. BY IMPROVING READING, WRITING OR MATH SKILLS, EARNING A HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL OR LEARNING ENGLISH, STUDENTS CAN SECURE JOBS, EARN PROMOTIONS, AND GO ON TO COLLEGE AND JOB TRAINING. AS A RESULT, THEY CREATE SECURITY AND STABILITY FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

    Expenses $4,753,132 · Revenue $412,066

  • IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 709 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 48,068 HOURS OF SERVICE AS TUTORS, INSTRUCTORS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. EXTENSIVE ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEERS ALLOWS LITERACY PITTSBURGH TO EXPAND ITS REACH MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND STUDENT OUTCOMES ARE IDENTICAL THANKS TO A STRONG TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND OVERSIGHT STRUCTURE

    Expenses $518,997

  • COMPASS AMERICORPS MEMBERS OF COMPASS AMERICORPS, A PENNSERVE PROGRAM MANAGED BY LITERACY PITTSBURGH, STRENGTHEN AREA NONPROFITS BY PROVIDING FULL-TIME SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TO NEWLY RESETTLED REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS AND INTERNATIONAL POPULATIONS. MEMBERS SERVE IN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT PITTSBURGH, PLAN SERVICE PROJECTS AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, MEMBERS PROVIDED 18,791 HOURS OF SERVICE TO 734 CLIENTS.

    Expenses $234,910 · Revenue $60,000

  • FAMILY LITERACY THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM COMBINES ADULT LITERACY CLASSESAND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 287 CHILDREN ANDADULTS PARTICIPATED. PARENTS STUDY FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL,LEARN ENGLISH OR PREPARE FOR U.S. CITIZENSHIP WHILE CHILDRENPARTICIPATE IN LEARNING ACTIVITIES. FAMILY LITERACY IS GROUNDED IN THEBELIEF THAT A PARENT IS A CHILD'S FIRST AND BEST TEACHER. PARENTS ALSOLEARN ABOUT NUTRITION, BUDGETING, AMERICAN CULTURE, WORKPLACE SKILLS,HEALTHY LIVING, AND OF COURSE, HOW TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND LEARNING INTHE HOME.

    Expenses $243,695

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Danell R Cooper

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Heiser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Sokoloski

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy J Crouthamel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen Sullivan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Clark-Smith

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen R Worcester

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott A Bartlett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Gromis Baker

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ellen Freeman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emmanuel George

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tina Myles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Earl Buford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Roadman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Southern

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Styran

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Weber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Kinross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ellen Duffield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie O'Connor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Katy Rittle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keely Baronak

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lucy Russel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl Garcia

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $133,891
    From this org
    $113,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,241
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Carey Harris

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $186,750
    From this org
    $154,221
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,529
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,221
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,045
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,484
    Filer's total
    $186,750
  • Lori Como

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $127,994
    From this org
    $113,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,344
    Hours/week
    37.5

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413529349300636

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