Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$8,132,843

Total expenses

$3,131,164

Contributions and grants received

$7,155,362

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$883,874

Investment income

$21,359

Other revenue

$72,248

Total assets, end of year

$20,730,549

Total liabilities, end of year

$210,989

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$20,519,560

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,194,092

Management and general expenses

$794,233

Fundraising expenses

$142,839

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,194,092

Program services were 70.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AWARENESS PROGRAM:PHILLIPS FUNDAMENTAL LEARNING CENTER'S TEACHER TRAINING COURSES INTENSIVELY TRAIN CLASSROOM TEACHERS, READING SPECIALISTS AND OTHER EDUCATORS ON METHODOLOGIES AND REMEDIATION STRATEGIES FOR DYSLEXIA AND/OR WRITTEN LANGUAGE DISORDERS. PHILLIPS FUNDAMENTAL LEARNING CENTER ALSO OFFERS DYSLEXIA SCREENING TO APPLICANTS. IN ADDITION, PFLC FACILITATES MONTHLY LECTURES TO HELP PARENTS AND EDUCATORS UNDERSTAND DYSLEXIA. PFLC'S MOST POPULAR LECTURE IS CAPTIONED: "A WALK IN THEIR SHOES." THIS SIMULATION DEMONSTRATES TO EDUCATORS AND PARENTS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE DYSLEXIC. THE SIMULATION PROVIDES PARENTS AND CHILDREN WITH A GLIMPSE INTO THE STRUGGLES ASSOCIATED WITH DYSLEXIA AND OFFERS HELP AND HOPE. MOST RECENTLY, PFLC DEVELOPED AND RELEASED ORIGINAL TEACHER TRAINING CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM IS A RESEARCH-BASED LITERACY INSTRUCTION MANUAL DESIGNED TO GIVE EMERGING READERS AGES 5-7 THE GIFT OF LITERACY. THE CURRICULUM IS A WONDERFUL TOOL AND INCLUDES A FULL SET OF LESSON PLANS. IT CAN BE ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND LEARNING STYLES. PFLC'S VISION IS "ALL CHILDREN READING . . . ALL CHILDREN SUCCEEDING". . PFLC ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL, AND ETHNIC ORIGIN TO ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES GENERALLY ACCORDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL. PFLC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL, AND ETHNIC ORIGIN IN ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICES, ADMISSION POLICIES, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND OTHER SCHOOL-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $558,138 · Revenue $113,274

• ROLPH LITERACY ACADEMY (RLA): ROLPH LITERACY ACADEMY (RLA) IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 THROUGH 10 DESIGNED TO ASSIST CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER READING DIFFICULTIES. RLA EDUCATORS ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN'S TALENTS ARE EXPRESSED, VALUED, AND OPTIMALLY UTILIZED THROUGH CAREFUL PLANNING OF MEANINGFUL, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACROSS ALL AREAS. RLA SPECIALIZES IN TEACHING CHILDREN TO READ, WRITE AND SPELL BY TAPPING INTO EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLE. AT RLA, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A FULL-DAY CURRICULUM OF INSTRUCTION, INCLUDING ALPHABETIC PHONICS. RLA'S GOAL IS TO ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGE OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKERS IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC AREAS; SUCH AS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, MATH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND MUSIC. STUDENTS EMERGE FROM RLA READY TO RETURN TO NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS WITH READING SKILLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND THE NECESSARY ACADEMIC RESOURCES THAT PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. DURING THE SUMMER, RLA OFFERS AN INTENSE, SIX -WEEK INTERVENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER READING DIFFICULTIES. RLA ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL, AND ETHNIC ORIGIN TO ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES GENERALLY ACCORDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL. RLA DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL, AND ETHNIC ORIGIN IN ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICES, ADMISSION POLICIES, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND ATHLETIC AND OTHER SCHOOL-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $1,485,583 · Revenue $743,564

• CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:PFLC'S LONG-STANDING PRACTICE OF SUCCESS WORKING WITH CHILDREN MOST RESISTANT TO LEARNING TO READ HAS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED OUR ORGANIZATION TO CREATE A NEW CURRICULUM. WE HAVE LAUNCHED THIS HELP FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART, LONG DISTANCE TRAINING PLATFORM. PFLC HAS CREATED "THE SOUND CASE FOR EMERGING READERS," A NEW, RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM WITH MATERIALS TO AID IN MULTISENSORY INSTRUCTION FOR THE YOUNGEST READERS, AGES 4 AND 5. PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND GRAMMAR WITH COLORS ARE ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED.

  Expenses $150,371 · Revenue $80,892

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

Listed in Part VII

• ROGER D LOWE

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• RACHEL BANNING

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CC WOOLF

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• KIM PACKEBUSH

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MOLLY EDWARDS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KATE BASTIAN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• COREY MOOMAW

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JOSEPH SHEPARD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MARIETTA WETZEL

  CHAIRPERSON

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• JAN DAVIS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DEE ROLPH

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CATHERINE SHEA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JOAN FARHA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• YOLANDA CAMARENA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CODY ROLPH

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BUNNY HILL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• EMILY HOWELL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MARTY MILLER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JASON SEATON

  VICE CHAIR FINANCE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• ERIC SEXTON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PAUL TRUITT

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DR SHEREE UTASH

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JUSTON WHITE

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JEANINE L PHILLIPS

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  30 + 10 related

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• FUNDAMENTAL LITERACY FOUNDATION

  501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING FOR THE PHILLIPS FUNDAMENTAL LEARNING CENTER, INC. · KS

  Directly controlled by PHILLIPS FUNDAMENTAL LEARNING CENTER INC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

25 February 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510599349301511

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