Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by UPLIFT LITERACY INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 20 March 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $52,232 changed to $248,874
Total expenses: $40,143 changed to $226,070
Contributions and grants received: $52,086 changed to $162,468
Program service revenue: $0 changed to $85,842
Other revenue: $146 changed to $564
Total assets, end of year: $60,837 changed to $88,452
Total liabilities, end of year: $860 changed to $5,671
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $59,977 changed to $82,781
Program services expenses: $30,790 changed to $151,932
Management and general expenses: $8,939 changed to $73,538
Fundraising expenses: $414 changed to $600
Program service expenses (Part III): $30,790 changed to $151,932

Listed only on the earlier return

Kimberly Bobson Feldman

Listed only on the later return

David Lawrence Jr

Listed under a different title

Alfredo Reynoso: Director then Treasurer
Cristian Padilla: Treasurer then Director

Totals

Total revenue: $248,874
Total expenses: $226,070
Contributions and grants received: $162,468
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $85,842
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: $564
Total assets, end of year: $88,452
Total liabilities, end of year: $5,671
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $82,781
Program services expenses (Part IX): $151,932
Management and general expenses: $73,538
Fundraising expenses: $600
Program service expenses (Part III): $151,932

Program services were 67.2% 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
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$0
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$162,468
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
2a · Program service revenue: Parent Workshops & Storytime Events

total $85,842 · related or exempt $85,842 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
11d · All other revenue

total $564 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $564
11e · Other revenue, total

$564

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $48,308 · program services $5,800 · management and general $42,508
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $101,436 · program services $95,636 · management and general $5,800
9 · Other employee benefits

total $3,037 · program services $2,287 · management and general $750
10 · Payroll taxes

total $11,455 · program services $7,774 · management and general $3,681
11c · Fees: accounting

total $4,265 · management and general $4,265
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $600 · fundraising $600
11g · Fees: other

total $6,158 · program services $4,577 · management and general $1,581
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $4,579 · program services $3,723 · management and general $856
13 · Office expenses

total $12,817 · program services $9,393 · management and general $3,424
16 · Occupancy

total $1,015 · management and general $1,015
17 · Travel

total $2,351 · program services $2,192 · management and general $159
20 · Interest

total $142 · management and general $142
23 · Insurance

total $4,933 · management and general $4,933
24a · Other expenses: Professional development

total $1,200 · program services $0 · management and general $1,200 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Program books and supplies

total $15,564 · program services $15,564 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Volunteer training and recognition

total $4,145 · program services $3,964 · management and general $181 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: Meals

total $3,025 · program services $152 · management and general $2,873 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $1,040 · program services $870 · management and general $170

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $60,837 · end of year $76,735
4 · Accounts receivable

end of year $11,717
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $860 · end of year $5,671
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $59,977 · end of year $82,781
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To maximize lifelong success for underserved children by improving their reading proficiency - at school, at home, and in their communities.

In 2023, Uplift Literacy proudly served 471 children and 230 parents, distributing an impressive 3,245 books across all programs. Our ReadingPals program offered 4,632 free sessions and provided 2,316 hours focused on building socio-emotional and early literacy skills. Through our Free Books Across Town initiative, we placed 1,650 free books in local businesses to increase access to reading materials for families. Additionally, our family engagement initiative hosted 11 free parent workshops and 9 storytime and comprehension events, fostering a love of reading and learning within our community. Uplift Literacy serves a wide range of neighborhoods across Miami-Dade County. These include Allapattah, Brownsville, Cutler Bay, Downtown Miami, Fontainebleau, Gladeview, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Homestead, Kendall, Little Havana, North Bay Village, North Miami, Overtown, Palmetto Bay, Richmond Heights, South Miami, Tamiami Lakes, The Crossings, Westchester, and West Little River.

Expenses $151,932 · Revenue $85,842

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Aileen Sanchez

Executive Director

Total calculated

$29,415

From this org

$29,415

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
David Lawrence Jr

Advisory Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Paola Stefan Smith

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Katarina Bronberg Segal

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Alfredo Reynoso

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Cristian Padilla

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Latoya Hopwood

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jordana Pomeroy

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

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: 3 October 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v5.0
Source object: 202412849349301141

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