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← LITERACY KANSAS CITY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LITERACY KANSAS CITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,187,416
Total expenses
$3,370,221
Contributions and grants received
$4,069,311
Grants paid
$25,550
Program service revenue
$114,556
Investment income
$3,549
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,051,344
Total liabilities, end of year
$384,123
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,667,221
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,789,325
Management and general expenses
$384,211
Fundraising expenses
$196,685
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,789,325

Program services were 82.8% 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

    $30,000

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $121,570

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,092,182

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,825,559

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,934

  • 2a · Program service revenue: READING EDUCATION PROGRAM

    total $107,399 · related or exempt $107,399

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $7,157 · related or exempt $7,157

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,909 · excluded $1,909

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,640

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,640

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,640 · related or exempt $1,640

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $61,545

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

    $121,570

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $61,545

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $25,550 · program services $25,550

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $161,337 · program services $65,789 · management and general $31,739 · fundraising $63,809

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,009,746 · program services $1,905,840 · management and general $26,007 · fundraising $77,899

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,312 · program services $19,812 · fundraising $500

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $106,084 · program services $100,360 · management and general -$1,459 · fundraising $7,183

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $170,515 · program services $156,213 · management and general $3,130 · fundraising $11,172

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $82,155 · management and general $82,155

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $149,727 · program services $113,287 · management and general $24,440 · fundraising $12,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $28,497 · program services $18,050 · management and general $4,541 · fundraising $5,906

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $149,482 · program services $111,146 · management and general $27,070 · fundraising $11,266

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $110,860 · program services $93,043 · management and general $17,293 · fundraising $524

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $128,504 · program services $106,948 · management and general $16,756 · fundraising $4,800

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,019 · program services $20,019

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,403 · program services $6,587 · management and general $3,564 · fundraising $252

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $94,539 · management and general $94,539

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $53,051 · management and general $53,051

  • 24a · Other expenses: CURRICULUM MATERIALS

    total $49,440 · program services $46,681 · management and general $1,385 · fundraising $1,374

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $999,222 · end of year $1,054,305

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $466,355 · end of year $973,546

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,826 · end of year $268,999

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

    $905,726

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

    $468,731

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $531,533 · end of year $436,995

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $113,901

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $203,598

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $161,274 · end of year $180,525

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $203,598

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,217,313 · end of year $1,287,857

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $628,349 · end of year $1,379,364

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO ADVANCE LITERACY WITHIN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION.

  • LITERACY KC OFFERS A WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES TO IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE. EACH TERM, STAFF, TUTORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND INSTRUCTORS BUILD A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE ADULT STUDENTS EXPAND THEIR READING, WRITING, MATH, AND DIGITAL SKILLS. THIS PERSONALIZED APPROACH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SHAPE THE INSTRUCTION THEY RECEIVE AND DELIVERS A BALANCED CURRICULUM, LEADING TO IMPROVED LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS. OUR MODEL HAS THREE KEY PARTS. INSTRUCTOR LED: QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS TEACH RELEVANT, RESPONSIVE, AND LEVEL-APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM. TUTOR-DRIVEN: TRAINED VOLUNTEER TUTORS SUPPORT THE INSTRUCTORS AND HELP MEET INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS. STUDENT-CENTERED: EACH STUDENT IDENTIFIES ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GOALS AND INSTRUCTORS DESIGN LESSONS TO HELP THEM MEET THESE GOALS. OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PREPARATION CLASSES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, EXCEL ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KC PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY), DIGITAL LITERACY CLASSES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE LET'S READ FAMILY READING PROGRAM. DURING 2022-2023, 1,244 STUDENTS ATTENDING OUR AEL PROGRAM, 90 STUDENTS ATTENDED DIGITAL LITERACY CLASSES, AND 500 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THE LET'S READ FAMILY READING PROGRAM.

    Expenses $2,789,325 · Grants $25,550 · Revenue $114,556

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gillian Helm

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $161,337
    From this org
    $156,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,699
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,638
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,699
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $161,337
  • Paul Defoe

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Ewing

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Ganheart

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tamba Hali

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bobby Kelly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Mielke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynne O'Connell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marquis Queen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bridget Richards

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brendan Rittel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tricia Scaglia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dori Stayton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Tinsman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

None.

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
1 December 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400729349301910

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