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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHILDRENS LITERACY INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,107,105
Total expenses
$13,764,477
Contributions and grants received
$7,301,537
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,735,836
Investment income
$61,467
Other revenue
$8,265
Total assets, end of year
$11,703,135
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,506,388
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,196,747
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,187,189
Management and general expenses
$1,581,318
Fundraising expenses
$995,970
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,187,189

Program services were 81.3% 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)

    $5,271,271

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,030,266

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRACTS

    total $4,735,836 · related or exempt $4,735,836

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $60,816 · excluded $60,816

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $142,545

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $141,894

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $651

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $651 · excluded $651

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $8,265 · related or exempt $8,265

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,265

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $737,178 · program services $364,153 · management and general $79,740 · fundraising $293,285

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,923,609 · program services $6,609,793 · management and general $933,947 · fundraising $379,869

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $144,244 · program services $118,847 · management and general $16,943 · fundraising $8,454

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $815,553 · program services $671,263 · management and general $94,553 · fundraising $49,737

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $893,227 · program services $739,592 · management and general $108,170 · fundraising $45,465

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $63,845 · program services $51,638 · management and general $7,489 · fundraising $4,718

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,506 · program services $38,423 · management and general $5,572 · fundraising $3,511

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,250,094 · program services $1,011,085 · management and general $146,641 · fundraising $92,368

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,243 · program services $11,520 · management and general $1,671 · fundraising $1,052

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,998 · program services $74,409 · management and general $10,792 · fundraising $6,797

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $634,113 · program services $512,876 · management and general $74,393 · fundraising $46,844

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $510,082 · program services $412,558 · management and general $59,837 · fundraising $37,687

  • 17 · Travel

    total $215,820 · program services $174,556 · management and general $25,317 · fundraising $15,947

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $48,734 · program services $39,417 · management and general $5,717 · fundraising $3,600

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $72,630 · program services $58,744 · management and general $8,520 · fundraising $5,366

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $181,088 · program services $181,088

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS

    total $103,325 · program services $103,325

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITING

    total $11,747 · program services $9,501 · management and general $1,378 · fundraising $868

  • 24d · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $5,441 · program services $4,401 · management and general $638 · fundraising $402

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $900 · end of year $900

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,434,105 · end of year $2,883,543

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $903,619 · end of year $3,895,678

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,709,462 · end of year $1,105,727

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $167,850 · end of year $157,269

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $106,012 · end of year $242,193

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

    $627,125

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

    $500,300

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $175,559 · end of year $126,825

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,247,716 · end of year $1,380,997

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,910,003

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,477,520 · end of year $1,392,414

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $457,938 · end of year $68,163

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $96,847 · end of year $2,045,811

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,609,978 · end of year $7,869,924

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,102,940 · end of year $326,823

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CLI SEEKS TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM BY PROVIDING BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN THE ANTI-RACIST INSTRUCTION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NEEDED TO CREATE EQUITY IN EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT.CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE ("CLI") IS A NON-PROFIT THAT SEEKS TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM BY PROVIDING BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN THE ANTI-RACIST INSTRUCTION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NEEDED TO CREATE EQUITY IN EDUCATION.

  • CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON SOLVING THE EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY GAP IN EARLY LITERACY FOR PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE CHILDREN. CLI PROVIDED WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COACHING, AND HIGH QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO APPROXIMATELY 1,400 EDUCATORS AND 16,500 STUDENTS IN SIX STATES. CLI CONSISTENTLY RECEIVES FOUR-STAR RATINGS FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR. IN ADDITION TO $4.7M IN FEE-FOR-SERVICE REVENUE, CLI RECEIVED BOTH PHILANTHROPIC AND FEDERAL FUNDING, BRINGING TOTAL REVENUE TO $12.2M. WITH 7.2% OF EXPENSES GOING TOWARDS FUNDRAISING AND 11.5% TOWARDS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, CLI IS ABLE TO DIRECT 81.3% TOWARDS PROGRAM SERVICES.

    Expenses $11,187,189 · Revenue $4,744,101

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sandra Louk Lafeur

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gerald Mosely

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mary Klein

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Victoria Raivitch

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Bonow

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Henri Crockett

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nelson Flores

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Frank London Gettridge

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Steve Piltch

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lori Taylor

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jackie Woolley

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Reina Prowler

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $282,206
    From this org
    $252,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,812
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,394
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,641
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,171
    Filer's total
    $282,206
  • Naimah Bilal

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $223,220
    From this org
    $210,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,130
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,090
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,059
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,071
    Filer's total
    $223,220
  • Caryn Henning

    DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $192,465
    From this org
    $176,643
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,822
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,643
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,018
    Filer's total
    $192,465
  • Jill Valunas

    REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,312
    From this org
    $149,585
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $727
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,585
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $727
    Filer's total
    $150,312
  • Michelle Allen

    REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $195,315
    From this org
    $175,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,668
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,647
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,848
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,820
    Filer's total
    $195,315
  • Kristen Brown

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $181,722
    From this org
    $167,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,249
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,473
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,731
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,518
    Filer's total
    $181,722
  • Erica Holmes-Ware

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $242,064
    From this org
    $212,642
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,422
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,642
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,251
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,171
    Filer's total
    $242,064
  • Joel Zarrow

    FORMER CEO (THRU 06/11/22)

    Total calculated
    $156,870
    From this org
    $152,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,757
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,113
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,757
    Filer's total
    $156,870

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420819349300012

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