Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by THE LITERACY PROJECT FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $400,656
- Total expenses
- $297,204
- Contributions and grants received
- $346,493
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,750
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $49,413
- Total assets, end of year
- $858,675
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,580
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $853,095
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $42,856
- Management and general expenses
- $217,704
- Fundraising expenses
- $36,644
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $42,856
Program services were 14.4% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$346,493
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$170,709
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$121,296
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $49,413
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $75,000 · management and general $75,000
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $38,807 · management and general $38,807
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,437 · management and general $2,437
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,500 · management and general $3,500
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,975 · management and general $5,975
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $20,987 · fundraising $20,987
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,581 · management and general $2,581
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $29,689 · management and general $29,689
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17 · Travel
total $1,105 · management and general $1,105
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $662 · management and general $575 · fundraising $87
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23 · Insurance
total $1,287 · management and general $1,287
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED TEACHERS
total $42,172 · program services $42,172
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24b · Other expenses: REGIONAL DIRECTOR
total $33,600 · management and general $33,600
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24c · Other expenses: BOOKKEEPING
total $15,020 · management and general $15,020
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24d · Other expenses: DATA STORAGE/SOFTWARE
total $6,455 · fundraising $6,455
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24e · All other expenses
total $17,927 · program services $684 · management and general $8,128 · fundraising $9,115
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $683,198 · end of year $266,319
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $505,534
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $23,561
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $57,860 · end of year $55,220
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $4,985 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,426
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$833
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,229 · end of year $5,593
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,448 · end of year $2,448
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $4,828
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,401 · end of year $752
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $748,319 · end of year $853,095
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
IN EACH SCHOOL WE PARTNER WITH A GROUP OF SIX STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TO READ IN 30 LESSONS USING A GAME FORMAT. THE PROGRAM IS ADMIMISTERED BY A MASTER TEACHER WHO FOCUSES ON FIVE ESSENTIAL READING COMPONENTS: PHONEMIC AWARENESS, PHONICS, FLUENCY, VOCABULARY, AND COMPREHENSION. THE GAME FORMAT IS HIGHLY ENGAGING, FUN, AND EFFECTIVE, USING THREE LEARNING MODALITIES - AUDITORY, VISUAL, AND TACTILE. THE CURRICULUM ALIGNS WITH STATE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN READING INSTRUCTION TO ACHIEVE STUDENT LITERACY.FOUNDED IN 2009, THE LITERACY PROJECT (TLP) HAS HELPED MORE THAN 10,000 STRUGGLING READERS IMPROVE THEIR PHONETIC SKILLS AND BECOME MORE SELF-CONFIDENT, LEADING TO GRADE-LEVEL READING. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, WE ASSESS STUDENTS TO MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS. IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, 85% OF ALL TLP STUDENTS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR PRIMARY END-OF-YEAR GROWTH GOAL. DURING THE PAST YEAR, READING PROGRAMS HAVE EXPANDED FROM CALIFORNIA TO UTAH AND ARIZONA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE LITERACY'S PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE THE LITERACY GAP OF UNDERSERVED SECOND AND THIRD GRADE STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHO ARE FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE. OUR VISION IS TO FOSTER A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING IN EACH STUDENT SINCE READING IS KEY TO LEARNING AND ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM.
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THROUGH PRE- AND POST-TESTING, BOTH ACADEMIC AND ATTITUDINAL, THE LITERACY PROJECT PROGRAM PROVES SIGNIFICANT, MEASURABLE GAINS IN PHONICS, WORD DECODING, WORD IDENTIFICATION, ENGLISH FLUENCY, AND READING, WHICH INCREASES SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE IN READING SKILLS. A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ASSESSMENT METHOD IS USED FOR THE PRE- AND POST-TESTING OF ATTITUDES.THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S (OCDE), EVALUATION, DATA, AND ASSESSMENT CENTER (EDAC) REVIEWED THE PROGRAM INDEPENDENTLY IN 2012. THE DATA CONCLUDED THAT "TESTED STUDENTS BEGAN THE PROGRAM WITH LOWER READING SKILLS THAN THE COMPARISON GROUP AND TESTED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN NON-PARTICIPATING PEERS." iT WAS CONSISTENTLY FOUND THAT PARTICIPATING STUDENTS OUTPERFORMED THEIR NON-PARTICIPATING PEERS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR GRADE, AGE, OR SCHOOL. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS IMPROVED BY THREE-FOURTHS OF A GRADE LEVEL OR SEVEN MONTHS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.PARTICIPANTS BEGAN THE PROGRAM WITH READING PROFICIENCY LEVELS BELOW 25% OF THEIR NON-PARTICIPATING PEERS. PARTICIPANTS' PHONETIC SKILLS INCREASED BY AN AVERAGE OF 76%, AND THEIR READING PROFICIENCY WAS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THEIR PEERS, WHICH MEANS TPL'S PROGRAM SUCCEEDED IN "BRIDGING THEIR LITERACY GAP." COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. IN SOME CASES, STUDIES SHOW THAT THE PARTICIPANT OUTSCORED THE CONTROL GROUP (NON PARTICIPATING PEERS) BY AS MUCH AS 129%.THE POST PROGRAM ATTITUDINAL SURVEY REVEALED SIGNIFICANT MEASURABLE RESULTS, INCLUDING OVER: 80% REPORTED THAT READING WAS MORE ENJOYABLE 80% FELT THEY HAD BECOME BETTER READERS 60% LIKED SCHOOL MORE 70% FELT THEIR GRADES WERE IMPROVING 75% REPORTED THAT READING BETTER MADE SCHOOL MORE FUN
Expenses $42,856
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Sue GrantSUE GRANT
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Scott LopezSCOTT LOPEZ
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Penny M FoxPENNY M FOX
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dennis KuhlDENNIS KUHL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Arnie RubinARNIE RUBIN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Fiona GrandiFIONA GRANDI
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Sinan KanatsizSINAN KANATSIZ
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Paula KarcherPAULA KARCHER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jim SteeleJIM STEELE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Bill PassoBILL PASSO
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Joe StapletonJOE STAPLETON
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Michael T TravisMICHAEL T TRAVIS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Christopher TrelaCHRISTOPHER TRELA
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Vishal TummalaVISHAL TUMMALA
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511359349312426
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