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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DELAWARE COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,650,727
Total expenses
$1,563,974
Contributions and grants received
$1,603,890
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$15,519
Other revenue
$31,318
Total assets, end of year
$1,139,167
Total liabilities, end of year
$116,623
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,022,544
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,376,253
Management and general expenses
$94,574
Fundraising expenses
$93,147
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,376,253

Program services were 88.0% 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)

    $1,267,327

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $336,563

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $179,085

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,519 · excluded $15,519

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $65,551

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $34,233

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $31,318 · excluded $31,318

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $120,003 · program services $106,394 · management and general $6,511 · fundraising $7,098

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $949,047 · program services $844,652 · management and general $47,452 · fundraising $56,943

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $26,385 · program services $22,428 · management and general $2,638 · fundraising $1,319

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $81,665 · program services $69,416 · management and general $8,166 · fundraising $4,083

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,585 · program services $73,597 · management and general $8,659 · fundraising $4,329

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,085 · program services $987 · management and general $33 · fundraising $65

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,638 · program services $33,341 · management and general $1,099 · fundraising $2,198

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $46,831 · program services $42,616 · management and general $1,405 · fundraising $2,810

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,973 · program services $4,575 · management and general $398

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,254 · program services $12,989 · management and general $2,626 · fundraising $3,639

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $35,581 · program services $32,735 · management and general $1,067 · fundraising $1,779

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,511 · program services $24,759 · management and general $1,376 · fundraising $1,376

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,118 · program services $3,006 · management and general $1,030 · fundraising $82

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,655 · management and general $2,655

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $42,713 · program services $36,733 · management and general $2,563 · fundraising $3,417

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,293 · program services $10,695 · management and general $983 · fundraising $615

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $24,383 · program services $21,701 · management and general $1,219 · fundraising $1,463

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS

    total $22,273 · program services $22,273

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING AND STAFF DEVE

    total $12,130 · program services $7,035 · management and general $4,488 · fundraising $607

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT LEASE

    total $6,871 · program services $6,321 · management and general $206 · fundraising $344

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $980 · fundraising $980

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $606,654 · end of year $416,731

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,995 · end of year $89,105

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,853 · end of year $67,541

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,605 · end of year $10,071

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

    $975,486

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

    $428,356

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $363,546 · end of year $547,130

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,742 · end of year $8,589

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,109 · end of year $43,690

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $75,507 · end of year $66,011

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,988 · end of year $6,922

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $910,832 · end of year $1,022,544

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,959 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH ADULTS WHO WISH TO READ, WRITE, SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND ENGLISH, HELPING THEM TO INCREASE THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. THE COUNCIL USES VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE THAT PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. DURING THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR, THE LITERACY COUNCIL SERVED 774 ADULTS IN DELAWARE COUNTY OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. AS A RESULT OF WORKING WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL, ADULT STUDENTS ACHIEVED QUANTITATIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR LIVES INCLUDING IMPROVED BASIC SKILLS, GED ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT OR RETAINED EMPLOYMENT, U.S. CITIZENSHIP, AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENT. ALL ADULTS SERVICES BY THE LITERACY COUNCIL IMPROVE THEIR LIVES IN SOME WAY INCLUDING READING TO CHILDREN, BECOMING BETTER INFORMED CITIZENS, AND BECOMING ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

  • DCLC PROVIDES FREE, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO ADULTS THROUGHOUT DELAWARE COUNTY, INCLUDING BASIC AND ADVANCED SKILLS THAT ARE TRANSFERRABLE TO THE WORKPLACE AND HIGHER EDUCATION. THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAMS ARE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION/GED PREPARATION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. DCLC EMPLOYS PROFESSIONAL STAFF, A MAJORITY FULL-TIME, TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ALIGN WITH EACH PARTICIPANT'S EDUCATION OR CAREER GOALS. DCLC ALSO PROVIDES A 1-1 TUTORING PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM MORE DIRECT INSTRUCTION. TUTORS ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETE A 10-HOUR TRAINING CREATED AND APPROVED BY THE PA DEPT. OF EDUCATIONPRIOR TO WORKING WITH STUDENTS, ANDARE SUPERVISED BY DCLC PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

    Expenses $1,376,253

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Patricia L Rizzo

    CO-PRESIDENT (TRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Garfinkel

    CO-PRESIDENT (TRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joy Karsner

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marie Feindt

    VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nichole Kistler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rosemary Duffy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lois Snyder

    BOARD MEMBER / VP EFF 11/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Conner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Matthews

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leah Kulikowski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Durante

    BOARD MEMBER / PRES EFF 11/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adriene Irving

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Colleen Duran

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $113,003
    From this org
    $103,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,841
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601209349301630

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