Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,199,862
- Total expenses
- $1,026,329
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,057,232
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $140,964
- Investment income
- $1,666
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,143,273
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $119,604
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,023,669
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $809,720
- Management and general expenses
- $127,310
- Fundraising expenses
- $89,299
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $809,720
Program services were 78.9% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$89,969
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1c · Fundraising events
$15,851
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$5,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$946,412
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVS. FOR COMMUNITY
total $140,964 · related or exempt $140,964
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3 · Investment income
total $1,666 · excluded $1,666
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$15,851
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $93,309 · program services $36,391 · management and general $33,591 · fundraising $23,327
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $425,507 · program services $347,033 · management and general $40,987 · fundraising $37,487
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $240 · program services $240
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $38,733 · program services $29,878 · management and general $4,432 · fundraising $4,423
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $45,871 · program services $37,502 · management and general $3,089 · fundraising $5,280
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $38,525 · program services $21,189 · management and general $12,713 · fundraising $4,623
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11g · Fees: other
total $210,568 · program services $204,543 · management and general $25 · fundraising $6,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $39,574 · program services $29,815 · management and general $2,506 · fundraising $7,253
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,910 · management and general $6,910
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14 · Information technology
total $36,364 · program services $15,769 · management and general $20,421 · fundraising $174
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16 · Occupancy
total $7,250 · program services $7,250
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17 · Travel
total $7,211 · program services $7,211
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $11,485 · program services $11,485
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23 · Insurance
total $1,220 · management and general $1,220
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24a · Other expenses: TUTOR/STUDENT SUPPLY/FOOD
total $49,592 · program services $49,592
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24b · Other expenses: MEETING SUPPLIES AND FOOD
total $7,584 · program services $7,584
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24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE & SHIPPING
total $3,659 · program services $2,378 · management and general $549 · fundraising $732
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS/SPONSORSHIPS
total $1,860 · program services $1,860
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24e · All other expenses
total $867 · management and general $867
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $632,547 · end of year $686,851
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $47,877 · end of year $188,107
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $165,473 · end of year $189,576
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $36,685 · end of year $78,739
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $98,606 · end of year $119,604
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $308,069
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $475,907 · end of year $1,023,669
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE KALAMAZOO LITERACY COUNCIL (KLC) IS A 501 (C) (3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF ADULTS BY IMPROVING THEIR READING, WRITING, SPELLING AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS. THE KLC WAS FOUNDED IN 1974 AND IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY WITH THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FREE BASIC LITERACY INSTRUCTION TO ADULTS. FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN THE LEADING VOICE FOR THE CAUSE OF ADULT LITERACY, MOBILIZING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEER TUTORS TO TEACH STRUGGLING ADULT READERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
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ADULT TUTORING PROGRAM: THE KLC OFFERS FREE LITERACY TUTORING AND FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN EVALUATED BY THE KLC. THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE THE READING LEVEL OF STUDENTS. THE KLC THEN MATCHES A TRAINED TUTOR WITH AN ADULT STUDENT TO ENGAGE IN WEEKLY TWO-HOUR TUTORING SESSIONS. THE KLC ALSO ADMINISTERS PRE- AND POST-TESTS TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD WORKFORCE, EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL GOALS. THE KLC PROVIDES TUTOR TRAINING FOR QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS IN THE LAUBACH METHOD. PRESENTLY, THE KLC RECRUITS, TRAINS AND EQUIPS VOLUNTEERS TO TUTOR ADULTS AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 173 ACTIVE TUTORS ASSISTING 453 ADULTS IN NEED OF LITERACY EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY WITH 111 OF THE TUTORS AND STUDENTS BEING PAIRED. THE TUTORS COMMIT TO 14-HOURS OF TRAINING AND A MINIMUM OF A YEAR OF SERVICE. THE COUNCIL PROVIDED FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES TO 173 TUTORS AND 453 LEARNERS; AND HAS ESTABLISHED 15 LITERACY CENTERS IN AREA NON-PROFITS TO SERVE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ALONG WITH A VIRTUAL LEARNING CENTER. ESL OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FOUR LEVELS OF ESL INSTRUCTION, INCLUDING LANGUAGE, SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND BASIC LITERACY. IT IS THE LARGEST ESL PROGRAM IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN, SERVING MORE THAN 150 LEARNERS FROM MORE THAN 45 COUNTRIES. ADULT LEARING ACTION NETWORK FOR THE LEARNING NETWORK OF GREATER KALAMAZOO: THIS NETWORK IS A GROUP OF NEARLY 30 ADULT EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL), LITERACY AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEETS MONTHLY TO DETERMINE ADULT LITERACY PRIORITIES, IDENTIFY AND EXPAND RESOURCES, AND ALIGN SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTY. IT HAS PROVIDED A COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR ADULT LITERACY SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND IS THE PRIMARY FORUM FOR SHAPING COMMUNITY-LEVEL GOALS FOR ADULT LITERACY IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. THE KALAMAZOO LITERACY COUNCIL (KLC) SERVES AS ITS FACILITATING AGENCY.
Expenses $809,720 · Revenue $140,964
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Spencer HaworthSPENCER HAWORTH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sarah BieremaSARAH BIEREMA
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave GrinderDAVE GRINDER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nichole BlumNICHOLE BLUM
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sandra GuizarSANDRA GUIZAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matt ForkinMATT FORKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Deveta GardnerDR DEVETA GARDNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andre CarrANDRE CARR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sandra FaragSANDRA FARAG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily LeeEMILY LEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea PageANDREA PAGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marilyn StorchMARILYN STORCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sara WeyenbergSARA WEYENBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael D EvansMICHAEL D EVANS
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $0
- 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202533189349303243
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