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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LITERACY CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,826,226
Total expenses
$2,051,108
Contributions and grants received
$1,478,477
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$217,847
Investment income
$25,632
Other revenue
$104,270
Total assets, end of year
$2,192,919
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,103,595
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,089,324
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,583,635
Management and general expenses
$302,726
Fundraising expenses
$164,747
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,583,635

Program services were 77.2% 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

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $798,940

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $679,537

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,854

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Workplace English and other

    total $217,847 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,632 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $25,632

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $157,778

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $53,508

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $104,270 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $104,270

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $129,740 · program services $43,247 · management and general $43,246 · fundraising $43,247

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,238,431 · program services $1,035,328 · management and general $129,530 · fundraising $73,573

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $26,598 · program services $16,221 · management and general $6,001 · fundraising $4,376

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $127,881 · program services $97,106 · management and general $21,896 · fundraising $8,879

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $106,252 · program services $84,375 · management and general $13,552 · fundraising $8,325

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,962 · program services $0 · management and general $19,962 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $106,688 · program services $73,425 · management and general $30,622 · fundraising $2,641

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,376 · program services $3,782 · management and general $1,568 · fundraising $5,026

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $65,947 · program services $52,098 · management and general $8,573 · fundraising $5,276

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,625 · program services $22,774 · management and general $3,418 · fundraising $5,433

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,613 · program services $8,490 · management and general $1,123 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,796 · program services $6,949 · management and general $1,143 · fundraising $704

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,051 · program services $3,990 · management and general $657 · fundraising $404

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance

    total $53,479 · program services $42,989 · management and general $6,706 · fundraising $3,784

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $43,354 · program services $42,006 · management and general $847 · fundraising $501

  • 24c · Other expenses: Event Expense

    total $22,932 · program services $22,932 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Staff Training

    total $13,131 · program services $11,412 · management and general $450 · fundraising $1,269

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,252 · program services $16,511 · management and general $13,432 · fundraising $1,309

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $460,394 · end of year $244,169

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $768,746 · end of year $763,859

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,954 · end of year $4,920

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

    $368,740

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

    $352,757

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $24,779 · end of year $15,983

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $151,313 · end of year $164,419

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $263,653 · end of year $999,569

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $78,207 · end of year $95,516

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $10,670 · end of year $8,510

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $269,756 · end of year $999,569

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $390,514 · end of year $506,862

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $923,692 · end of year $582,462

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Literacy Center of West Michigan works alongside 1,294 immigrants, refugees, and native speakers of English annually to provide literacy support tailored to meet adult learner needs and our communitys priorities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Literacy Center of West Michigan is committed to bringing about a just and vibrant West Michigan through the power of literacy

  • The Literacy Centers Family Literacy program has grown to be the largest in Michigan and one of the largest in the country. Instructing more than 380 parents of young children in 4 school districts and head start, the program recognizes that the whole family benefits when parents strengthen their literacy skills. In 2024, the Literacy Centers program was selected as one of three partners in a national cohort of high performing family learning systems.

    Expenses $1,583,635

  • A key player in workforce development, the Literacy Center offers context-specific programs for businesses and job seekers. We are the largest provider of integrated education and training (IET) for trade certification programs in Michigan, delivering pre-employment certification classes in pharmacy technician, medical billing, certified nurse aide, and construction.

  • The Literacy Center delivers high-quality English language and literacy instruction to adults across multiple program offerings, including one-on-one tutoring, citizenship classes, family literacy classes, workforce development programs, community classes, and health literacy programs. Thirty professional instructors and 182 volunteer Literacy coaches drive the work. In the year ending June 30, 2024, 225 volunteers donated approximately 8,200 hours, an estimated value of $268,590.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Wendy Falb

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $152,289
    From this org
    $129,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,549
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,740
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $780
    Deferred
    $7,513
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,256
    Filer's total
    $152,289

  • Jim Ayres

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Malieka Joubert Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashleigh Draft

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rosa Estrada

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Heilman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Victor Holt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Win Irwin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Lonergan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monica Mendez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deidra Mitchell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee Moyer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shanna Reynolds

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Russo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Seguin

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sherril Soman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Vos

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Casey O'Neill

    Director

    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
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500209349300605

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