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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COLUMBUS LITERACY COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,940,399
Total expenses
$3,757,068
Contributions and grants received
$3,888,074
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$7,295
Investment income
$36,658
Other revenue
$8,372
Total assets, end of year
$1,978,750
Total liabilities, end of year
$176,583
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,802,167
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,484,245
Management and general expenses
$205,645
Fundraising expenses
$67,178
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,484,245

Program services were 92.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,607,954

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $280,120

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $7,295 · related or exempt $7,295

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $36,658 · excluded $36,658

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $8,372 · related or exempt $8,372

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,372

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $146,267 · program services $137,491 · management and general $7,313 · fundraising $1,463

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,150,244 · program services $2,021,230 · management and general $107,512 · fundraising $21,502

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,175 · program services $12,384 · management and general $659 · fundraising $132

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,745 · program services $3,521 · management and general $187 · fundraising $37

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $706,919 · program services $609,777 · management and general $56,342 · fundraising $40,800

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,960 · program services $2,960

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $981 · program services $981

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $324,422 · program services $304,957 · management and general $16,221 · fundraising $3,244

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,423 · program services $4,202 · management and general $221

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,794 · program services $10,794

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,644 · program services $8,644

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,932 · management and general $4,932

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $241,642 · program services $229,560 · management and general $12,082

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $95,305 · program services $95,305

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $16,525 · program services $16,525

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $16,229 · program services $16,229

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,861 · program services $9,685 · management and general $176

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,123,149 · end of year $845,769

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $543,447 · end of year $1,034,604

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $77,608 · end of year $82,144

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

    $53,000

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

    $39,267

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,674 · end of year $13,733

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $2,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $138,839 · end of year $150,880

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $25,703 · end of year $25,703

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,618,836 · end of year $1,802,167

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CLC IS A DYNAMIC AND INNOVATIVE AGENCY PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY, ENABLE FUTURE EDUCATION, ENCOURAGE CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND PROMOTE FAMILY STABILITY AND SUPPORT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IN SERVING LOW-LITERATE ADULTS AND FAMILIES, COLUMBUS LITERACY COUNCIL STRIVES TO ENABLE FUTURE EDUCATION, INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY, ENCOURAGE CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND PROMOTE FAMILY STABILITY AND SUPPORT.

  • COLUMBUS LITERACY COUNCIL HAS BEEN SERVING CENTRAL OHIO FOR 45 YEARS WORKING TO IMPROVE FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS NECESSARY FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, STRONG FAMILIES, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. COUNCIL PROGRAMS INCLUDE E2E (ENGLISH TO EXCEL), E40 (ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONS), FIT (FAMILIES INVOLVED TOGETHER-FAMILY LITERACY), REFRESH (GED PREPARATION), C2 (COMPUTER CONNECTIONS-DIGITAL LITERACY), USA (CITIZEN PREPARATION), AND LEAD (LITERACY LEADERS-VOLUNTEER TRAINING.

    Expenses $3,338,110

  • COLUMBUS LITERACY COUNCIL HAS BEEN SERVING CENTRAL OHIO FOR 45 YEARS WORKING TO IMPROVE FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS NECESSARY FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, STRONG FAMILIES, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. COUNCIL PROGRAMS INCLUDE E2E (ENGLISH TO EXCEL), E40 (ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONS), FIT (FAMILIES INVOLVED TOGETHER-FAMILY LITERACY), REFRESH (GED PREPARATION), C2 (COMPUTER CONNECTIONS-DIGITAL LITERACY), USA (CITIZEN PREPARATION), AND LEAD (LITERACY LEADERS-VOLUNTEER TRAINING.

    Expenses $146,135

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joy D Reyes

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $146,267
    From this org
    $146,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sunita Bansal

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angelique Clay

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacob Dobres

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rae Ellen Douglas

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monique Hall

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Noah Jellison

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Edward Mitchell

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Schuler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Parker Sinclair

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Natasha Smith

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543219349319849

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