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← SHARP LITERACY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SHARP LITERACY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,886,640
Total expenses
$1,584,028
Contributions and grants received
$1,737,181
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$21,269
Investment income
$165,742
Other revenue
-$37,552
Total assets, end of year
$2,956,614
Total liabilities, end of year
$113,731
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,842,883
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,137,844
Management and general expenses
$188,288
Fundraising expenses
$257,896
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,137,844

Program services were 71.8% 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

    $308,646

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,428,535

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $24,901

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FROM SCHOOLS

    total $21,269 · related or exempt $21,269

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $46,449 · excluded $46,449

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,080,602

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

    securities $1,961,309

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $119,293

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $119,293 · excluded $119,293

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $82,460

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

    $308,646

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $120,725

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$38,265 · excluded -$38,265

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $713

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $713 · related or exempt $713

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $227,401 · program services $167,779 · management and general $22,522 · fundraising $37,100

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $692,577 · program services $510,988 · management and general $68,595 · fundraising $112,994

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $50,327 · program services $35,093 · management and general $6,280 · fundraising $8,954

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $81,090 · program services $62,198 · management and general $7,124 · fundraising $11,768

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,950 · management and general $8,950

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $13,012 · management and general $13,012

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $129,016 · program services $66,527 · management and general $57,569 · fundraising $4,920

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $72,314 · program services $6,853 · fundraising $65,461

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,004 · program services $53,272 · management and general $666 · fundraising $66

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $32,509 · program services $32,509

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,818 · program services $3,818

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,923 · management and general $1,086 · fundraising $7,837

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,229 · program services $11,210 · management and general $312 · fundraising $707

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,127 · management and general $1,127

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,040 · program services $9,040

  • 24a · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTED BOOKS

    total $123,969 · program services $123,969

  • 24b · Other expenses: FIELD TRIPS

    total $24,733 · program services $24,733

  • 24c · Other expenses: GREENHOUSE PROJECT

    total $15,063 · program services $15,063

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $11,416 · program services $2,282 · management and general $1,045 · fundraising $8,089

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,510 · program services $12,510

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,387 · end of year $107,299

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $215,671 · end of year $176,154

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $230,057 · end of year $620,490

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $89,681 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $307,130 · end of year $211,617

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,305 · end of year $6,546

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

    $30,365

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

    $30,365

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,128 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,780,293 · end of year $1,834,508

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $80,017 · end of year $78,731

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $20,500 · end of year $35,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,357 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,055,445 · end of year $1,880,409

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $477,333 · end of year $962,474

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SHARP PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS TO FOSTER A LOVE OF LEARNING AND BRIGHTEN CHILDREN'S FUTURES THROUGH INNOVATIVE STEAM-BASED EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS.

  • SHARP PARTNERS WITH 49 URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE, RACINE AND WAUKESHA, SERVING MORE THAN 8,300 STUDENTS AND NEARLY 400 TEACHERS. THESE SCHOOLS ARE IN MANY OF THE AREA'S MOST DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS, EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT NEARLY 90% OF SHARP STUDENTS COME FROM FAMILIES THAT ARE CATEGORIZED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. THE STUDENTS WE SERVE REPRESENT A DIVERSE POPULATION; 37% BLACK, 43% LATINO/HISPANIC, 9% WHITE, 8% ASIAN AND 3% TWO OR MORE RACES. SUPPORT FROM GENEROUS DONORS ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELEVANT, RIGOROUS STEAM PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL TOUR EXPERIENCES FOR K3-5TH GRADE STUDENTS AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOLS.SHARP RECENTLY ADOPTED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, AND ONE OF THE IDENTIFIED WAYS TO DEEPEN IMPACT IS AN INTEGRATED STEAM CURRICULUM THAT INCORPORATES THREE PILLARS: TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, AND ART & DESIGN THINKING. SHARP'S STEAM PROGRAM LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A STEAM-BASED EDUCATION, BEGINNING IN KINDERGARTEN. IN K3-K5, STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE CONCEPTS GRAVITY, RAINBOWS, FORCE & MOTION, ANIMALS AND PLANTS. FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS CONTINUE RESPECTIVELY WITH STUDIES OF POLLINATORS & POLLINATION AND THE WATER CYCLE. DESIGN THROUGH CODE (DTC 3, DTC 4 & DTC 5) IS A 10-18 SESSION PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADERS TO VIDEO GAME DESIGN, PHYSICAL COMPUTING, CODING, CIRCUITRY, ENGINEERING AND MORE. THIS YEAR 2,375 STUDENTS FROM OVER 100 CLASSROOMS AT 14 SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA ARE PARTICIPATING IN DTC WORKSHOPS.ESTABLISHED IN 2014, SHARP'S SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 20+ COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS AND MPS, PROVIDING INNOVATIVE HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING TO COMBAT SUMMER SLIDE COMMON TO URBAN STUDENTS (LOSING ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN SUMMER DUE TO LACK OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES). OUR EIGHT-WEEK ART AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED PROGRAM SERVES 1,200 K-6TH GRADERS, KEEPING CHILDREN ENGAGED AND LEARNING. SLP HELPS ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES, GIVING OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND PROVIDES A PURPOSEFUL AND JOYFUL SUMMER EXPERIENCE.

    Expenses $1,137,844 · Revenue $21,982

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

Listed in Part VII

  • AMANDA PORTERFIELD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANDREA SCHLOEMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANNE ZIZZO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BOB HAU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BRITTANY LOPEZ NALEID

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CANDACE SPEARS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL MEYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DEANNA LEITZKE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DEB ROESNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DOUGLAS C ERLACHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GEORGE BAUMANN

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GEORGE JUSTICE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HANNAH KITZEROW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JACKIE BULKOWSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAMES BURKE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAN LENNON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JASON W ALLEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KELLEY YUNK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LINDA FISCHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LORI R BECHTHOLD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MAGGIE PASCALY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MATTHEW KATZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MEGHAN SLOCUM

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • OMAR SHAIKH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • P MICHAEL MAHONEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PATRICK HENDERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PAUL COMBS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RANDAL HOPPER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SCHUYLER FILE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THOMAS GALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TODD CLEMENS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TODD TOWNSEND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOM HECHT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOM MROCZKOWSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WENDEL WILLIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NICK SULLIVAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LYNDA KOHLER

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $227,175
    From this org
    $200,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,402
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,773
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,402
    Filer's total
    $227,175

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

None.

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
2022
Filed
3 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440949349300624

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