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← NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILIES LEARNING INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILIES LEARNING INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,164,588
Total expenses
$12,257,779
Contributions and grants received
$6,543,460
Grants paid
$866,656
Program service revenue
$5,119,777
Investment income
$501,351
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$20,575,567
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,172,136
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,403,431
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,925,108
Management and general expenses
$1,710,811
Fundraising expenses
$621,860
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,925,108

Program services were 81.0% 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)

    $4,170,357

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,373,103

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING INCOME

    total $5,115,949 · related or exempt $5,115,949

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM INCOME

    total $3,726 · related or exempt $3,726

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION INCOME

    total $102 · related or exempt $102

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $489,200 · excluded $489,200

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $478,380

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

    securities $466,229

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $12,151

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,151 · excluded $12,151

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $866,656 · program services $866,656

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $989,187 · program services $153,262 · management and general $737,523 · fundraising $98,402

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,932,376 · program services $3,410,909 · management and general $270,205 · fundraising $251,262

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $199,027 · program services $165,269 · management and general $20,099 · fundraising $13,659

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $372,623 · program services $266,539 · management and general $78,552 · fundraising $27,532

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $369,738 · program services $264,475 · management and general $77,945 · fundraising $27,318

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15,311 · program services $10,246 · management and general $1,840 · fundraising $3,225

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,955 · program services $40,121 · management and general $7,204 · fundraising $12,630

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $60,000 · program services $60,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $40,607 · management and general $40,607

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,299,042 · program services $3,020,160 · management and general $217,926 · fundraising $60,956

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $28,555 · program services $14,810 · management and general $499 · fundraising $13,246

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $168,137 · program services $133,455 · management and general $24,068 · fundraising $10,614

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $312,522 · program services $200,998 · management and general $66,672 · fundraising $44,852

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $90,783 · program services $24,057 · management and general $63,185 · fundraising $3,541

  • 17 · Travel

    total $618,772 · program services $552,502 · management and general $40,365 · fundraising $25,905

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $420,290 · program services $384,572 · management and general $25,615 · fundraising $10,103

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,192 · program services $5,245 · management and general $8,472 · fundraising $475

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,189 · program services $6,940 · management and general $18,228 · fundraising $1,021

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $185,083 · program services $158,057 · management and general $10,103 · fundraising $16,923

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING SUPPLIES

    total $182,256 · program services $181,888 · management and general $368

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $5,275 · program services $4,947 · management and general $132 · fundraising $196

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $1,203 · management and general $1,203

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,487,479 · end of year $3,869,577

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,688,853 · end of year $2,326,304

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $88,312 · end of year $43,553

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

    $318,338

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

    $310,275

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,235 · end of year $8,063

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,453,029 · end of year $12,296,280

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,571,787 · end of year $2,031,290

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $813,779 · end of year $699,977

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $114,240 · end of year $46,737

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $72,882 · end of year $425,422

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,975,964 · end of year $13,171,817

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,333,330 · end of year $6,231,614

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NCFL WORKS TO ERADICATE POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES.

  • FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS: NCFL'S FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS OPERATE UNDER THE TRADITIONAL, FOUR COMPONENT FAMILY LITERACY MODEL AND IS FEDERALLY DEFINED. FAMILY LITERACY INCLUDES ADULT EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, PARENT EDUCATION, AND INTERACTIVE PARENT-CHILD ACTIVITIES. THIS PLACE-BASED MODEL IS BUILT ON INTENSITY AND DURATION OF SERVICES AND IS FOCUSED ON BOTH CHILD AND ADULT OUTCOMES. FAMILY LEADERSHIP: NCFL DEFINES FAMILY LEADERSHIP AS STRATEGIES AND SERVICES THAT IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF PARENTING ADULTS AND THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN BECOMING BETTER CHAMPIONS FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. NCFL PROGRAMS ARE UNDERPINNED BY A RESEARCH-BASED FAMILY SERVICE-LEARNING FRAMEWORK INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY FOSTERING LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS SIX-STEP APPROACH IS MEANT TO PROVIDE PARENT LEADERS WITH A GUIDE FOR SOLVING AN EXISTING COMMUNITY PROBLEM AND TO SERVE AS A TEMPLATE FOR ADDRESSING FUTURE PROBLEMS.FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: NCFL DEFINES FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FAMILIES AND PRACTITIONERS AIMED AT PROVIDING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH VOICE AND AGENCY THROUGHOUT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND WITHIN COMMUNITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF IMPROVING LEARNING OUTCOMES. NCFL OFFERS THREE TYPES OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT MODELS TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS ACROSS P-12 LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. NCFL SUPPORTS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH IN AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME EXPERIENCES THROUGH A VARIETY OF RESOURCES INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN IN PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES.COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY MODELS: NCFL SUPPORTS THE CREATION, FACILITATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY MODELS IN LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BUILD ALIGNED AND COORDINATE FAMILY LEARNING SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT MULTIGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS, BIRTH THROUGH ADULTHOOD. THESE COLLABORATIVES SERVE AS AN ANCHOR FOR THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY SHARED GOALS, LANGUAGE, AND DATA. COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES UNITE A CROSS-SECTOR GROUP OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THAT WELCOME AND WORK ALONGSIDE FAMILIES TO BUILD MULTIGENERATIONAL SYSTEMS OF LEARNING THAT ARE STREAMLINED, CONNECTED, AND MEET EXPRESSED FAMILY LEARNING NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.

    Expenses $8,498,263 · Grants $866,656 · Revenue $3,692,932

  • THE FAMILY AND CHILD EDUCATION (FACE) PROGRAM SERVES AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN PRENATAL THROUGH 3RD GRADE BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES THAT INCLUDE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION, AND PARENTING EDUCATION. NCFL HAS CONTRACTED WITH THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION (BIE) TO PROVIDE TRAINING/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. FACE HAS SERVED NEARLY 45,000 PARTICIPANTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND EXISTS TODAY IN 44 BIE SCHOOLS ON RESERVATIONS ACROSS THE NATION.

    Expenses $1,426,845 · Revenue $1,426,845

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

Listed in Part VII

  • E Susan Gourley

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Chestang

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Barr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Darling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deenie Espinoza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vikki Katz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Lehman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Candy Magana

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Houston Mills

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith Parente

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Holly Walters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Warren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Gwen Wheeler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Felicia Cumings Smith

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $306,370
    From this org
    $291,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,281
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,089
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,281
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $306,370

  • Marc Otte

    TREASURER & CFO

    Total calculated
    $140,968
    From this org
    $134,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,911
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tony Peyton

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $197,610
    From this org
    $188,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,412
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,998
    Bonus
    $2,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,412
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $197,610

  • Shea Coughlin

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $162,145
    From this org
    $153,963
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,182
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,763
    Bonus
    $2,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,182
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $162,145

  • Tracy Teater

    NATIONAL DIRECTOR (TILL 12/13/24)

    Total calculated
    $139,078
    From this org
    $132,447
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,631
    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. 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE BOARD DECIDES THE PRESIDENT'S BONUS AT THEIR DISCRETION.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620409349300712

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