Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by LITERACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,204,234
- Total expenses
- $1,399,730
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,126,182
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $55,180
- Investment income
- $550
- Other revenue
- $22,322
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,179,618
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $72,108
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,107,510
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,045,303
- Management and general expenses
- $242,425
- Fundraising expenses
- $112,002
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,045,303
Program services were 74.7% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$921,961
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$204,221
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2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Fees
total $55,180 · related or exempt $55,180
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3 · Investment income
total $550 · excluded $550
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$20,282
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $20,282 · related or exempt $20,282
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11a · Other revenue: Other income
total $2,040 · related or exempt $2,040
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,040
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $148,196 · program services $115,593 · management and general $20,747 · fundraising $11,856
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $767,671 · program services $598,783 · management and general $107,474 · fundraising $61,414
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $21,232 · program services $16,561 · management and general $2,972 · fundraising $1,699
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $75,802 · program services $59,126 · management and general $10,612 · fundraising $6,064
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $75,359 · program services $58,780 · management and general $10,550 · fundraising $6,029
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,100 · management and general $1,100
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $22,479 · fundraising $22,479
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $39,297 · program services $35,913 · management and general $1,894 · fundraising $1,490
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $489 · fundraising $489
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13 · Office expenses
total $3,446 · program services $1,120 · management and general $2,326
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $6,845 · program services $6,252 · management and general $593
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17 · Travel
total $3,023 · program services $2,334 · management and general $522 · fundraising $167
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $3,984 · program services $1,516 · management and general $2,468
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $38,030 · management and general $38,030
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23 · Insurance
total $30,254 · management and general $30,254
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24a · Other expenses: Nursery Expenses
total $58,395 · program services $57,381 · management and general $852 · fundraising $162
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24b · Other expenses: Internship
total $56,299 · program services $56,299
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24c · Other expenses: Program Services & Supplies
total $20,832 · program services $20,703 · management and general $42 · fundraising $87
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24d · Other expenses: Communications/Telephone
total $13,722 · program services $3,589 · management and general $10,133
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24e · All other expenses
total $13,275 · program services $11,353 · management and general $1,856 · fundraising $66
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $52,379 · end of year $65,098
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $316,965 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $93,977
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $350,000 · end of year $228,807
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$926,349
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$134,613
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $829,767 · end of year $791,736
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $63,428 · end of year $16,212
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $80,385 · end of year $55,896
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,405,298 · end of year $1,107,510
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
LEJ promotes ecological health, environmental stewardship, and community development in Southeast San Francisco by creating urban greening, eco-literacy, community stewardship and workforce development opportunities that directly engage and support local residents in securing a healthier future.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) was founded in 1998 by passionate Bayview-Hunters Point youth who saw the environmental injustices, pollution, and health crises plaguing their neighborhood and envisioned a greener, healthier future for their community. Since then, LEJ has worked with and for the community to fight environmental injustices in Bayview-Hunters Point such as toxic pollution from the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard; grown and planted 250,000+ native plants to restore local urban parklands such as Herons Head Park and Candlestick Point SRA for the health of the community and environment; introduced thousands of Bayview-Hunters Point school children to the wonders of nature right in their community through the Eco-Adventures program; and provided green job training, through the Eco-Apprenticeship program, for hundreds of underserved, local youth ages 18-25 who have gone on to environmental careers. Today, LEJ serves more than 1,200 youth and community members ann
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LEJ serves the Bayview-Hunters Point community in Southeast San Francisco.San Francisco is a tale of two cities. On the citys western side, residents enjoy a wealth of parks such as Crissy Field and the new $118 million Presidio Tunnel Tops Park; healthy food options from large grocery stores to boutique markets to countless restaurants; and the peace of mind and freedom that comes with living in a safe, low-crime neighborhood.Across the city in the southeast, lies a different San FranciscoBayview-Hunters Point. For decades, this historically African American community has served as the dumping ground for San Franciscos dirty utilities, heavy industry, and toxic pollution. This three-square-mile industrial neighborhood is bordered by two freeways and home to 700 hazardous waste sites, 325 underground petroleum storage tanks, two Superfund sites, and decades of illegal dumping (SF Department of Public Health -SFDPH).It is also home to 34,000+ residents, 26% of whom are under the age of 18the highest percentage of children of any San Francisco neighborhood (SFDPH). According to CalEnviroScreen, 80% of Bayview-Hunters Point residents are people of color with 33% identifying as African American (the citys largest concentration of African Americans), 34% as Latinx, and 25% as Asian American. Approximately 40% of families in Bayview-Hunters Point are severely low-income, living twice below the federal poverty levela cycle of poverty that will continue without education and workforce development opportunities. Unlike families on the western side of the city, a healthy stroll around the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood is not an option. In addition to air pollution from heavy industry and the neighboring freeways, more than half of Bayview residents report feeling unsafe in their community. Bayview-Hunters Point has double the violent crime rate of San Francisco as a whole (SFDPH).According to the SFDPHs Bayview-Hunters Point Community Resiliency report, Bayview-Hunters Point received Low to Very Low rankings for residents access to healthy food. In addition, that same report noted that unlike other parts of San Francisco, healthy, green parklands and trees are scarce in this heavily industrialized neighborhood.LEJ serves over 1,000 SFUSD youth each year and works closely with community organizations to engage youth and young adult audiences in our environmental education and workforce development programs. We engage Bayview residents in volunteer park stewardship, workshops, and environmental advocacy.
Expenses $1,045,303 · Revenue $55,180
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Hollis Pierce Jenkins
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $148,196
- From this org
- $148,196
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Wendy Brummer
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Richard Cadiz
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Pouneh Ghaffarian
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Huw Lester
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Frank Buncom IV
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kamron Hack
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy Whittaker
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Preeti Arigala
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Vernon Haney
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 19 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202620789349300842
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