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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PROLITERACY WORLDWIDE.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,383,137
Total expenses
$12,160,481
Contributions and grants received
$4,647,439
Grants paid
$1,244,554
Program service revenue
$7,783,847
Investment income
$744,757
Other revenue
$207,094
Total assets, end of year
$19,898,483
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,109,163
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,789,320
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,500,333
Management and general expenses
$2,142,927
Fundraising expenses
$517,221
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,500,333

Program services were 78.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $133,769

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,513,670

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $7,774,547 · related or exempt $7,774,547

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES

    total $8,250 · related or exempt $8,250

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TRAINING

    total $1,050 · related or exempt $1,050

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $411,682 · excluded $411,682

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $709,688

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

    securities $376,613

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $333,075

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $333,075 · excluded $333,075

  • 11a · Other revenue: EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT

    total $207,094 · related or exempt $207,094

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $207,094

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,199,563 · program services $1,199,563

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $42,991 · program services $42,991

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $401,098 · program services $250,724 · management and general $114,525 · fundraising $35,849

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,299,730 · program services $2,067,032 · management and general $929,113 · fundraising $303,585

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,200 · program services $28,635 · management and general $16,063 · fundraising $2,502

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $303,167 · program services $183,924 · management and general $103,176 · fundraising $16,067

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $248,873 · program services $161,054 · management and general $63,367 · fundraising $24,452

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,501 · program services $20,447 · management and general $4,348 · fundraising $706

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,399 · program services $38,006 · management and general $8,081 · fundraising $1,312

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $68,026 · program services $32,761 · management and general $34,111 · fundraising $1,154

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,747,130 · program services $1,400,901 · management and general $297,884 · fundraising $48,345

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,790 · program services $9,049 · management and general $9,422 · fundraising $319

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $193,735 · program services $155,342 · management and general $33,032 · fundraising $5,361

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $115,452 · program services $92,573 · management and general $19,684 · fundraising $3,195

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $119,174 · program services $77,976 · management and general $31,881 · fundraising $9,317

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $327,007 · program services $214,702 · management and general $86,000 · fundraising $26,305

  • 20 · Interest

    total $32,361 · program services $15,585 · management and general $16,227 · fundraising $549

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $94,174 · management and general $94,174

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,191 · program services $25,135 · management and general $26,171 · fundraising $885

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO

    total $2,760,795 · program services $2,751,829 · management and general $3,613 · fundraising $5,353

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE, DELIVERY AND S

    total $429,756 · program services $427,554 · management and general $873 · fundraising $1,329

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND SOFTWARE

    total $315,596 · program services $172,304 · management and general $117,227 · fundraising $26,065

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

    total $143,851 · program services $69,277 · management and general $72,133 · fundraising $2,441

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $124,921 · program services $60,969 · management and general $61,822 · fundraising $2,130

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $237,772 · end of year $235,228

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $305,045 · end of year $1,077,910

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $997,319 · end of year $859,827

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,126,312 · end of year $1,222,168

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $304,313 · end of year $329,559

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

    $1,177,714

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

    $768,126

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $482,065 · end of year $409,588

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $14,104,089 · end of year $15,342,504

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $506,015 · end of year $421,699

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,671,232 · end of year $1,758,412

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $339,927 · end of year $302,854

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,215,928 · end of year $2,047,897

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,170,178 · end of year $12,004,034

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,665,665 · end of year $3,785,286

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EVERY ADULT HAS A RIGHT TO LITERACY. PROLITERACY DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES ADULT LITERACY LEARNING, CONTENT, AND PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ADULT LITERACY RATES WORLDWIDE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INCREASE ADULT LITERACY RATES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, PROGRAM TRAINING AND ADVOCACY.

  • PROGRAM AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - DOMESTIC PROGRAMSASSISTED OVER 1200 LITERACY GROUPS AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THEIR PROGRAMS COMMON TO PROLITERACY'S MISSION.

    Expenses $2,552,008 · Grants $1,244,554 · Revenue $9,300

  • PUBLISHING: FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, NEW READERS PRESS, PROLITERACY'S PUBLISHING DIVISION, HAS PROVIDED EDUCATORS WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS THEY NEED TO TEACH ADULT STUDENTS AND OLDER TEENS THE SKILLS FOR FUNCTIONING IN THE WORLD TODAY.

    Expenses $6,948,325 · Revenue $7,981,641

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Vineis

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $377,520
    From this org
    $351,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,262
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $351,258
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,260
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,002
    Filer's total
    $377,520

  • Kate Costello-Sullivan

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kathleen Hinchman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jack Burke

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Maria Bartoszewicki

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Aarthi Anand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lindsey Basler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ruth Colvin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Ginger Duiven

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Manzanares IV

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Denise Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Rosen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patrick Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Roxann Smithers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marc Strohl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sonja Marianne Chernos

    VP OF PUBLISHING

    Total calculated
    $193,412
    From this org
    $185,408
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,004
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,408
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,858
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,146
    Filer's total
    $193,412

  • Karen Welch

    SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $173,272
    From this org
    $154,827
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,445
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,827
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,571
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,874
    Filer's total
    $173,272

  • Daniel Helms

    DIRECTOR OF SALES

    Total calculated
    $136,009
    From this org
    $118,447
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,562
    Hours/week
    40

  • Allison Bleyler McDonald

    SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $130,893
    From this org
    $113,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,057
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gregory Stultz

    EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT/TRA

    Total calculated
    $106,839
    From this org
    $104,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,293
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510769349300831

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