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← LITERACY ACTION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LITERACY ACTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$187,479
Total expenses
$1,219,644
Contributions and grants received
$22,959
Grants paid
$293,342
Program service revenue
$127,363
Investment income
$37,043
Other revenue
$114
Total assets, end of year
$0
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$693,710
Management and general expenses
$461,763
Fundraising expenses
$64,171
Program service expenses (Part III)
$693,710

Program services were 56.9% 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)

    $15,572

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,387

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,807

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REIMBURSED EXPENSES

    total $126,109 · related or exempt $126,109

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE

    total $1,254 · related or exempt $1,254

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,725 · excluded $11,725

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $399,802

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

    securities $374,484

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,318

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,318 · excluded $25,318

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $114 · related or exempt $114

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $114

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $293,342 · program services $293,342

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $314,739 · program services $211,623 · management and general $62,813 · fundraising $40,303

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,288 · program services $4,800 · management and general $3,017 · fundraising $2,471

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,118 · program services $17,528 · management and general $3,769 · fundraising $2,821

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $26,000 · program services $3,000 · management and general $23,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $71,725 · program services $20,000 · management and general $51,725

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,389 · management and general $1,389

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $580 · management and general $580

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75 · fundraising $75

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $715 · program services $497 · management and general $218

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,390 · program services $1,675 · management and general $969 · fundraising $746

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $338,747 · program services $108,380 · management and general $226,235 · fundraising $4,132

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $23,068 · program services $730 · management and general $16,338 · fundraising $6,000

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,752 · program services $671 · management and general $6,081

  • 24a · Other expenses: DISPOSED & DONATED ASSETS

    total $22,320 · program services $15,577 · management and general $743 · fundraising $6,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

    total $1,388 · program services $4 · management and general $1,314 · fundraising $70

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK & MERCHANT FEES

    total $3,177 · program services $347 · management and general $2,447 · fundraising $383

  • 24d · Other expenses: LEASE TERMINATION & MOVING

    total $62,202 · program services $2,862 · management and general $58,447 · fundraising $893

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,629 · program services $12,674 · management and general $2,678 · fundraising $277

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,798

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $574,372

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $95,697

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,099

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $60,676

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $48,088

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $296,386

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $383

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $363,341

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,250

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $400,425

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $992,329

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,836

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To build better futures by empowering individuals with literacy, life and work skills and our vision is to break the intergenerational cycle of low literacy and poverty.

  • LITERACY ACTION WAS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST ADULT BASIC EDUCATION NONPROFIT IN THE SOUTHEAST, WITH CLASSES OFFERED AT ITS MAIN CAMPUS IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA AS WELL AS AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA. LITERACY ACTION PROVIDED TUITION-FREE AND STIGMA-FREE CLASSES IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, WHICH INCLUDED READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS, WRITING, MATHEMATICS, HSE PREPARATION, FAMILY LITERACY, DIGITAL LITERACY, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL), AND WORKFORCE LITERACY. THE ORGANIZATION CEASED OPERATIONS IN 2023, WITH THE FINAL ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES ENDING JULY 21, 2023.

    Expenses $693,710 · Grants $293,342

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Totonchi

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $26,000
    From this org
    $26,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $26,000
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $26,000
  • Blake McDaniel

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Winnifer Cox

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Rohan Edwards

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Jeanette Chuquiure Crawford

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Cassandra Seibles

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Beverly Ferguson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Helena Augenstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Barbara Felix

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • David Dietrichs

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Christine Brodnan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Kalle Wood

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Penny Palmer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Tory Winn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Carolyn Pleiss

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Lesley Solomon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Calvin Wright

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • David Peterson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Addison Meriweather

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Deirdra Glover

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Nithya Narasimhan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported
  • Tracie Coker Kambies

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported

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

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

7 distributions to recipients named as people, $30,136 in total. Counted where the filer named the recipient as a person, as filed. Who received them, and what, are not published.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422569349300617

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