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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LITERACY SERVICES OF WISCONSIN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,817,175
Total expenses
$1,856,065
Contributions and grants received
$1,804,836
Grants paid
$6,879
Program service revenue
$4,226
Investment income
$24,569
Other revenue
-$16,456
Total assets, end of year
$1,933,710
Total liabilities, end of year
$453,295
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,480,415
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,531,823
Management and general expenses
$174,563
Fundraising expenses
$149,679
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,531,823

Program services were 82.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $188,310

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $90,055

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $470,422

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,056,049

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION AND MATER

    total $3,644 · related or exempt $3,644

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $582 · related or exempt $582

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,392 · excluded $25,392

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $83,264

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

    securities $84,087

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$823

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$823 · excluded -$823

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $27,993

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

    $90,055

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $44,449

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$16,456 · excluded -$16,456

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,879 · program services $6,879

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $123,358 · program services $101,970 · management and general $10,504 · fundraising $10,884

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,056,665 · program services $876,870 · management and general $85,266 · fundraising $94,529

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,125 · program services $8,698 · management and general $1,635 · fundraising $792

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $102,606 · program services $80,217 · management and general $15,081 · fundraising $7,308

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,636 · program services $72,253 · management and general $6,824 · fundraising $7,559

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,000 · management and general $10,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,860 · management and general $5,860

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $53,677 · program services $41,372 · management and general $12,005 · fundraising $300

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $27,901 · program services $13,134 · management and general $2,288 · fundraising $12,479

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $57,257 · program services $44,227 · management and general $8,918 · fundraising $4,112

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,476 · program services $25,813 · management and general $2,356 · fundraising $1,307

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $239,930 · program services $222,524 · management and general $8,741 · fundraising $8,665

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,126 · program services $4,974 · management and general $116 · fundraising $36

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,679 · program services $6,081 · management and general $1,174 · fundraising $424

  • 20 · Interest

    total $535 · program services $272 · management and general $249 · fundraising $14

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,663 · program services $6,928 · management and general $350 · fundraising $385

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,777 · program services $19,023 · management and general $2,908 · fundraising $846

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $915 · program services $588 · management and general $288 · fundraising $39

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $148,893 · end of year $144,131

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $167,060 · end of year $167,073

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $170,356 · end of year $196,843

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,747 · end of year $7,051

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

    $85,377

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

    $75,435

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,700 · end of year $9,942

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $922,485 · end of year $964,200

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $12,014 · end of year $9,750

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,996 · end of year $434,720

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,464 · end of year $38,103

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,527 · end of year $415,192

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $761,620 · end of year $760,592

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $683,640 · end of year $719,823

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LITERACY SERVICES OF WISCONSIN PARTNERS WITH MOTIVATED ADULTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, ENRICH THEIR FAMILIES, AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.

  • ADULT EDUCATION - FOR LEARNERS AT LOWER LITERACY LEVELS, WE ARE THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY IMPLEMENTING THE EVIDENCE-BASED WILSON READING SYSTEM. UNDER TWO CERTIFIED STAFF LEADERS, THIS RIGOROUS PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGHLY EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION USING A PHONETIC APPROACH TO READING FOR ADULTS. MID-LEVEL LEARNERS WISHING TO TRANSITION TO SECONDARY CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS ARE ENROLLED IN BRIDGE COURSES INTENDED TO PREPARE THEM FOR LANGUAGE AND NUMERACY SKILLS NEEDED TO OBTAIN A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (HSED) OR GED. ALL STUDENTS IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND BUILD SOFT SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN ACADEMIC STUDIES.

    Expenses $584,898 · Revenue $4,226

  • CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS - WE PROVIDE DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND CREDENTIALING SERVICES FOR ADULTS LOOKING TO EARN A HSED OR GED. ADULTS ASSESSED AT OR ABOVE A 7TH-GRADE LEVEL MEET WITH OUR STAFF TO DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE PATH TO THEIR LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS. USING A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED ONE-ON-ONE VOLUNTEER TUTORING MODEL, ADULT LEARNERS MAY CHOOSE TO STUDY SUBJECTS AT THEIR OWN PACE TO PREPARE FOR THE FOUR STATE-CERTIFIED GED EXAMS: LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. ALTERNATIVELY, STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO ENTER A HSED PROGRAM, OR ONE OF THE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CONTEXTUALIZED HSEDS THAT OFFER ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THE SKILLED TRADES IN CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING. HSED COURSES ARE COMPETENCY-BASED AND DELIVERED IN A COHORT MODEL IN WHICH LEARNING IS CUSTOMIZED AND RELEVANT TO EACH LEARNER'S SKILLS, GOALS AND SCHEDULE.

    Expenses $572,998 · Grants $6,879

  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING (ELL) - THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE BARRIERS AND LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT ADULTS FROM OTHER LANGUAGE BACKGROUNDS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACE DAILY. GAINING FLUENCY IN ENGLISH IS ESSENTIAL TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO ACQUIRE, MAINTAIN, AND ADVANCE IN EMPLOYMENT THAT PROVIDES A FAMILY-SUSTAINING WAGE. WE OFFER VARIOUS MODES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, SMALL GROUP, CLASSROOM, AND THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF A HYBRID MODEL.

    Expenses $373,927

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

Listed in Part VII

  • HOLLY MCCOY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $109,489
    From this org
    $101,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,887
    Hours/week
    40
  • JENNY LITTMANN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • COLIN HUTT

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL LAFRENZ

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • KERRY LEET

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JIM PAETSCH

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • GIL CUBIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR DAMIRA GRADY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TANYA HOLLER MUENCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL KNOELLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KATIE MERTZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSHUA PALLEON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVID PRITCHARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MIKAL WESLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CATHY KRESNAK

    DIRECTOR (FROM 09/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANTHONY BOWERS

    DIRECTOR (FROM 10/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MELISSA WILCOX

    DIRECTOR (FROM 02/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHRISTOPHER HABJAN

    DIRECTOR (FROM 05/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KIMBERLY CHESIR

    DIRECTOR (THRU 01/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MIKE WYSON

    DIRECTOR (THRU 03/2023)

    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
2022
Filed
5 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410679349300616

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