Totals
- Total revenue
- $949,270
- Total expenses
- $890,064
- Contributions and grants received
- $942,830
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,440
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,631,642
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $161,076
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,470,566
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $727,430
- Management and general expenses
- $86,151
- Fundraising expenses
- $76,483
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $727,430
Program services were 81.7% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$942,830
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3 · Investment income
total $37,484 · excluded $37,484
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $321,390
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $352,434
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$31,044
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$31,044 · excluded -$31,044
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $107,616 · program services $87,169 · management and general $8,609 · fundraising $11,838
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $179,836 · program services $145,667 · management and general $14,387 · fundraising $19,782
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $20,700 · program services $16,767 · management and general $1,656 · fundraising $2,277
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,030 · management and general $23,030
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $4,926 · management and general $4,926
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13 · Office expenses
total $16,580 · program services $13,430 · management and general $1,326 · fundraising $1,824
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14 · Information technology
total $6,145 · program services $4,977 · management and general $492 · fundraising $676
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16 · Occupancy
total $7,200 · program services $5,832 · management and general $576 · fundraising $792
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17 · Travel
total $7,042 · program services $5,704 · management and general $563 · fundraising $775
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20 · Interest
total $1,687 · management and general $1,687
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $15,633 · program services $12,663 · management and general $1,251 · fundraising $1,719
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23 · Insurance
total $4,894 · program services $3,964 · management and general $391 · fundraising $539
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $295,186 · program services $295,186
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24b · Other expenses: PRESENTER STIPENDS
total $112,967 · program services $112,967
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24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING OUTREACH
total $32,532 · fundraising $32,532
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24d · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES
total $17,365 · management and general $17,365
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24e · All other expenses
total $36,725 · program services $23,104 · management and general $9,892 · fundraising $3,729
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,296,168 · end of year $425,081
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $188,277 · end of year $48,626
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $399,183 · end of year $144,502
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $70,634 · end of year $54,135
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $1,514
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,923,916
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$40,726
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $1,883,190
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,016,234 · end of year $1,074,594
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $6,750
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $378,722
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,435 · end of year $161,076
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,839,507 · end of year $3,065,616
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,511,026 · end of year $404,950
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
CLIF'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE A LOVE OF READING AND WRITING AMONG UNDER RESOURCED CHILDREN UP TO AGE 12 THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. SINCE 1998 CLIF'S INSPIRING LITERACY PROGRAMS AND OUR 60+ PROFESSIONAL PRESENTERS (AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, POETS, AND STORYTELLERS) HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 350,000 CHILDREN IN 430 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE TWIN STATES, AND CLIF HAS DONATED MORE THAN 10 MILLION IN NEW BOOKS TO THOSE CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM THE MOST: CHILDREN IN SHELTERS AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING; REFUGEE AND FOSTER CHILDREN; CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED RESOURCES; CHILDREN OF PRISON INMATES; AND MANY OTHERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
CLIF'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A LOVE OF READING AND WRITING AMONG UNDER RESOURCED CHILDREN UP TO AGE 12 THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT.
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THE CHILDREN'S LITERACY FOUNDATION (CLIF) OPERATES SEVEN PROGRAMS FOR UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN UP TO AGE TWELVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. SERVING OVER 25,000 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT OUT THE YEAR, EACH OF CLIF'S PROGRAMS PROVIDE LITERACY EXPERIENCES AND NEW BOOKS TO CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH OPPORTUNITIES. OVER 50,000 BOOKS WERE GIVEN AWAY TO CHILDREN THIS PAST YEAR. CLIF ALSO PROVIDES NEW BOOKS TO CLASSROOMS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND NEW LIBRARY BOOKS TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LIBRARIES. CLIF ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR CREATIVE LITERACY PROJECTS WITH THE STUDENTS AND CHILDREN THEY SERVE. CLIF ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SEMINARS TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS SO THAT THEY MAY ENCOURAGE READING AND WRITING FOR CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, CLIF OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, AND OTHERS THROUGH CONFERENCES AND AN ARRAY OF ONLINE RESOURCES. CLIF PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: YEAR OF THE BOOK: THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES TEN SELECTED SCHOOLS WITH 25,000 IN LITERACY PROGRAMS, EDUCATOR SUPPORT AND NEW BOOKS FOR STUDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. ONLY SCHOOLS WITH MORE THAN 35% OF THEIR STUDENTS ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH ARE ELIGIBLE. RURAL LIBRARIES: THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS LIBRARIES THAT SERVICE TOWNS OF LESS THAN 5,000 PEOPLE. SELECTED LIBRARIES RECEIVE 2,000 IN NEW BOOKS AS WELL TWO LITERACY EVENTS, INCLUDING ONE AT THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALONG WITH BOOKS FOR THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY AND A BOOK GIVEAWAY FOR THE STUDENTS. CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED ADULTS: THIS PROGRAM WORKS WITH FIVE PRISONS IN NH AND VT, PROVIDING SEMINARS TO THE INMATES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN'S LITERACY, BOOK DONATIONS TO THE FAMILY VISITING ROOM, AND FREE BOOKS CHOSEN BY THE INMATES AND SENT HOME TO THEIR CHILDREN. AT-RISK YOUTH: THIS PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 20 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CHILDREN, INCLUDING: LOW-INCOME HOUSING, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CHILDCARE CENTERS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND ELL CLASSROOMS. THE CHILDREN ATTEND A FUN LITERACY EVENT AND RECEIVE NEW BOOKS, CAREGIVERS ARE OFFERED INFORMATION OF CHILDREN'S LITERACY, AND THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES NEW BOOKS TO KEEP ON-SITE. COMMUNITY BUILDING: THIS SMALL PROGRAM SEEKS TO BRING CHILDREN AND OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN FUN AND MEANINGFUL WAYS THROUGH LITERACY, SUCH AS PEN PAL PROJECTS OR AS READING BUDDIES. REVIVE: THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY CLIF COMMUNITY PARTNER WHO HAS WORKED WITH CLIF WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS, PROVIDING 500 FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO USE IN LITERACY PROGRAMMING AS THEY CHOOSE. SUMMER READERS: THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY SUMMER PROGRAM IN NH OR VT WHICH SERVES CHILDREN FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE FREE LITERACY PRESENTATION AND A BOOK GIVEAWAY.
Expenses $727,430
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Laura RiceLAURA RICE
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Duncan McDougallDUNCAN MCDOUGALL
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $94,981
- From this org
- $73,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,481
- Hours/week
- 50
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Mark BeamsMARK BEAMS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Posie TaylorPOSIE TAYLOR
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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John VogelJOHN VOGEL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Leslie WilliamsonLESLIE WILLIAMSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Lisa FerneauLISA FERNEAU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Zach HaggertyZACH HAGGERTY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Dr Sandy KelseyDR SANDY KELSEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Kathy McGowanKATHY MCGOWAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Rick MillsRICK MILLS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Kathryn RobbinsKATHRYN ROBBINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Blanche PodhajskiBLANCHE PODHAJSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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
- 2 February 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202420339349301432
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