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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OZARK LITERACY COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$262,124
Total expenses
$258,456
Contributions and grants received
$260,844
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,230
Other revenue
$50
Total assets, end of year
$515,123
Total liabilities, end of year
$157,510
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$357,613
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$173,515
Management and general expenses
$60,533
Fundraising expenses
$24,408
Program service expenses (Part III)
$173,515

Program services were 67.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $242,429

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,415

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,015 · excluded $2,015

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

    other assets $785

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$785

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$785 · related or exempt -$785

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $50 · related or exempt $50

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $50

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $167,379 · program services $117,165 · management and general $33,476 · fundraising $16,738

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,561 · program services $8,793 · management and general $2,512 · fundraising $1,256

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,705 · program services $19,393 · management and general $8,312

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,014 · management and general $1,014

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,177 · program services $470 · management and general $589 · fundraising $118

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,939 · program services $5,822 · management and general $7,935 · fundraising $1,182

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,937 · program services $2,775 · management and general $3,469 · fundraising $693

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,609 · program services $922 · management and general $3,226 · fundraising $461

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES

    total $18,175 · program services $18,175

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $3,960 · fundraising $3,960

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $118,210 · end of year $251,331

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $890

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,666 · end of year $3,571

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

    $305,725

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

    $156,665

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $155,997 · end of year $149,060

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $100,071 · end of year $103,173

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $7,098

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,212 · end of year $20,382

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $130,030

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $7,098

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $246,661 · end of year $254,440

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,071 · end of year $103,173

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OZARK LITERACY COUNCIL OFFERS FREE LITERACY PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IN ORDER TO BUILD A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE AND EMPOWERED COMMUNITY.

  • ADULT EDUCATION. OZARK LITERACY COUNCIL PROVIDES ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING TO IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FROM 50 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, 95% OF WHOM SPEAK LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING FREE ENGLISH CLASSES AND INDIVIDUAL TUTORING FOR ADULTS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY ARKANSAS SINCE 1964. OUR GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE LITERACY, PROVIDE EDUCATION, SUPPORT NEWCOMERS, BUILD INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW ARKANSANS. THROUGH IMPROVED LANGUAGE SKILLS, OUR STUDENTS CAN GAIN EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE WORK TO BUILD INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES AND FOSTER UNDERSTANDING, BELONGING, AND MUTUAL ENGAGEMENT AMONG NEW ARKANSANS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS.

    Expenses $120,300

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. OZARK LITERACY COUNCIL HAS A 60-YEAR HISTORY AS A PROVIDER OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION CLASSES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. OUR EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER REGIONAL ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND WORKFORCE SERVICES STRENGTHEN COORDINATION BETWEEN PROGRAMS AND NAVIGATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. WE ARE STRENGTHENING ELA SUPPORTED SKILLS TRAINING IN OUR REGION BY COORDINATING PATHWAYS TO TRAINING WITH OTHER AREA PROVIDERS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WHO SPEAK OTHER LANGUAGES. BY STRATEGIZING WITH AREA BUSINESS LEADERS, WE ARE TARGETING WORKFORCE GAPS. THROUGH IMPROVED LANGUAGE SKILLS, INTEGRATED WITH WORKFORCE TRAINING, NEW ARKANSANS WILL GAIN EMPLOYMENT TO STRENGTHEN OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY AND BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $31,282

  • WELCOME CENTER. OUR WELCOME CENTER IS CENTRAL TO OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM BUILT ON THREE IDEAS -OPPORTUNITY, WELCOMING AND FRIENDSHIP. WE PAIR IMMIGRANTS WITH VOLUNTEERS TO PRACTICE LANGUAGE SKILLS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR REGION. THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS, MANY IMMIGRANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE ENGLISH CLASSES. OUR VOLUNTEERS ALLOW US TO PROVIDE LOW-COST INDIVIDUALIZED CLASSES AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DAYS. THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS, IMMIGRANTS FEEL MORE WELCOME HERE. IN MANY CASES, OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE THE IMMIGRANTS' FIRST REAL BRIDGE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS, OUR COMMUNITY IS MORE INTEGRATED. LANGUAGE SEGREGATES US, BUT OUR VOLUNTEERS USE THAT BARRIER AS AN EXCUSE TO CONNECT WITH AND FORM MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS.

    Expenses $21,933

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jacob Arnold

    OUTREACH CHA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Samantha Arroyos

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexander Chak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Dunlap

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shanda Hunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Molly Jensen

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leilani Ocosio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cal Rose

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mina Phebus

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
28 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430649349300213

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