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← OAKLAND LITERACY COALITION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OAKLAND LITERACY COALITION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,194,047
Total expenses
$1,253,259
Contributions and grants received
$1,140,432
Grants paid
$116,236
Program service revenue
$53,615
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$726,440
Total liabilities, end of year
$66,054
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$660,386
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$886,359
Management and general expenses
$174,483
Fundraising expenses
$192,417
Program service expenses (Part III)
$886,359

Program services were 70.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,140,432

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Symposium fees

    total $49,515 · related or exempt $49,515

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership fees

    total $4,100 · related or exempt $4,100

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $116,236 · program services $116,236

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $260,403 · program services $130,201 · management and general $65,101 · fundraising $65,101

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $336,427 · program services $231,855 · management and general $21,198 · fundraising $83,374

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,189 · program services $7,436 · management and general $1,704 · fundraising $3,049

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $60,020 · program services $36,615 · management and general $8,390 · fundraising $15,015

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,375 · program services $26,461 · management and general $6,063 · fundraising $10,851

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,685 · management and general $3,685

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $83,926 · program services $57,040 · management and general $26,886

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,802 · program services $323 · management and general $6,138 · fundraising $341

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,092 · program services $177 · management and general $5,508 · fundraising $407

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,836 · program services $691 · management and general $11,145

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,422 · program services $30,150 · management and general $6,908 · fundraising $12,364

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,864 · program services $536 · management and general $1,328

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $798 · program services $798

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,434 · management and general $5,434

  • 24a · Other expenses: Convening expenses and

    total $247,840 · program services $247,840

  • 24b · Other expenses: Professional developmen

    total $4,247 · management and general $4,247

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank fees

    total $1,885 · fundraising $1,885

  • 24d · Other expenses: Organizational expenses

    total $443 · management and general $413 · fundraising $30

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $335 · management and general $335

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $682,177 · end of year $492,790

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $200,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $26,050

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,600 · end of year $7,600

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,034 · end of year $5,364

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $5,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $39,145 · end of year $55,690

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $669,598 · end of year $460,386

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $200,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Oakland Literacy Coalition was founded on the belief that literacy is a fundamental right and that together, we can create the conditions for children to thrive in reading and beyond. The Oakland Literacy Coalition exists as a dedicated hub for the city's literacy efforts with the mission of working together to ensure that every Oakland child learns and loves to read.Students face many different challenges to reading achievement, both in and out of school, and these barriers cannot be fully addressed through any single program or intervention. The Oakland Literacy Coalition recognizes that a holistic approach is needed to truly create progress citywide. That's why we work as a coalition to weave together the many assets, resources, and efforts serving Oakland kids and families and enable them to learn, collaborate, and champion literacy to achieve a more powerful combined impact.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Working together to ensure that every Oakland child learns and loves to read.

  • Literacy and Justice for All Symposium: Our annual conference that brings educators, nonprofit practitioners, community leaders, and other stakeholders together to learn, strategize, and collaborate on how to further advance reading outcomes.

    Expenses $426,780 · Revenue $49,515

  • Reading Everywhere: A series of programs and projects, including our Reading Everywhere Action Grants, school-based book distributions, Oakland Reads website, and partnership with the Eat. Learn. Play. Bus, to connect Oakland families with high quality, culturally affirming books and literacy resources.

    Expenses $178,027 · Grants $16,575

  • School Library Partnerships: We provide support, volunteers, books, and funding for Oakland Unified School District school libraries.

    Expenses $158,883 · Grants $99,661

  • Coalition Building & Learning: We convene dozens of literacy programs and stakeholders across Oakland and provide communications, trainings, and tools to strengthen the coordination and effectiveness of the field.

    Expenses $120,515 · Revenue $4,100

  • Lobbying Activities: We endorsed California Assembly Bill 2222 Science of Reading: accreditation, professional development, instructional materials. We contacted elected officials to voice our support for the bill and we shared information about it with our coalition network and encouraged them to lobby in support.

    Expenses $2,154

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Matt Aguiar

    Board Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Furrell

    Board Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Townes Bouchard-Dean

    Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Lopez

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Chiabaut

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael De Sousa

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Goldenberg

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Landon Hill

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Holmes

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Moyer

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kyra Mungia

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dulce Torres Petty

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexei Eleusis Daz Vera resigned

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kira Lewis-Clark resigned

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cassie Perham

    Co-Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $141,992
    From this org
    $111,963
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,029
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sanam Jorjani

    Co-Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $132,845
    From this org
    $120,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,870
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510989349301406

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