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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LITERACY COUNCIL GULF COAST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$483,243
Total expenses
$461,190
Contributions and grants received
$360,738
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$15,089
Other revenue
$107,416
Total assets, end of year
$2,738,650
Total liabilities, end of year
$417,437
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,321,213
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$391,138
Management and general expenses
$66,992
Fundraising expenses
$3,060
Program service expenses (Part III)
$391,138

Program services were 84.8% 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

    $29,231

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $18,757

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $312,750

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,656

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,089 · related or exempt $15,089

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $78,416

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $78,416

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $78,416 · excluded $78,416

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $38,270

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

    $18,757

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,485

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $15,785 · excluded $15,785

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $13,215 · related or exempt $13,215

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,215

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $101,650 · program services $91,485 · management and general $10,165

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $137,588 · program services $134,203 · management and general $3,385

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,620 · program services $15,639 · management and general $1,981

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,768 · program services $13,474 · management and general $7,294

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,992 · program services $9,292 · management and general $3,064 · fundraising $1,636

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,045 · program services $16,533 · management and general $5,512

  • 20 · Interest

    total $19,824 · program services $14,868 · management and general $4,956

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $66,972 · program services $50,229 · management and general $16,743

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,204 · program services $24,903 · management and general $8,301

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $9,128 · program services $6,846 · management and general $2,282

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $3,690 · program services $2,768 · management and general $922

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND MATERIALS

    total $3,656 · program services $2,742 · management and general $914

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $3,264 · program services $2,448 · management and general $490 · fundraising $326

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,789 · program services $5,708 · management and general $983 · fundraising $1,098

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $358,448 · end of year $419,312

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $217,819 · end of year $232,908

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $76,880 · end of year $39,850

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,910 · end of year $13,325

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

    $2,706,106

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

    $1,023,045

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,744,033 · end of year $1,683,061

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $318,968 · end of year $350,194

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,861 · end of year $2,904

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $455,395 · end of year $408,665

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,868 · end of year $5,868

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,242,958 · end of year $2,296,237

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,976 · end of year $24,976

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF LIERACY COUNCIL GULF COAST IS TO BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES BY EMPOWERING ADULTS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ACQUIRE ENGLISH LITERACY SKILLS AND EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

  • CAROL DEJOY MOMS AND TOTS FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2004. FAMILY LITERACY TEACHES MOTHERS AND THEIR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN ENGLISH TO HELP PREPARE THE CHILDREN TO START SCHOOL READY TO LEARN AND TO DEVELOP A LOVE OF READING IN EACH FAMILY. MOTHERS LEARN ENGLISH WHILE THEIR CHILDREN LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH PLAY. MOTHERS LEARN TO THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN AND BOOKS ARE SENT HOME WITH EACH FAMILY TO HELP BUILD A LIBRARY OF READING MATERIALS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO ENJOY.

    Expenses $151,682

  • WORKSITE LITERACY HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE THE LATE 1990'S. THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES VOLUNTEERS, WHO LIVE AT AREA GOLF AND GATED COMMUNITIES, TO TEACH ENGLISH TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMUNITIES. EMPLOYEES IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH SKILLS AND CAN GET PROMOTIONS, BETTER JOBS OR JUST AN INCREASED ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR SUPERVISORS AND RESIDENTS THAT THEY SERVE. LANDSCAPING, GOLF MAINTENANCE, KITCHEN, DINING AND HOUSEKEEPING STAFF PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $119,073

  • ADULT LITERACY, SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 1989, TEACHES ENGLISH TO ADULTS, 18 YEARS OLD AND OVER. STUDENTS LEARN TO SPEAK, READ AND WRITE ENGLISH AND ALSO TAKE OTHER LITERACY CLASSES INCLUDING GRAMMAR, WRITING AND CONVERSATION.

    Expenses $120,383

  • WE ALSO TEACH US CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION AND GED PREP.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Leah Mason

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $28,875
    From this org
    $28,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Biletnikoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Jillian Fiora

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Jeremy Fioravanti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Caitlyn Ford

    CFO/TREASURE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.9

  • Cynthia Hernandez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Elizabeth Lozano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Samantha Sheffield

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Christa Short

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Pat Suwyn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

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
16 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202610499349301811

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