Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,414,287
- Total expenses
- $1,341,297
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,302,674
- Grants paid
- $96,954
- Program service revenue
- $99,882
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $11,731
- Total assets, end of year
- $797,425
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $64,049
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $733,376
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $855,461
- Management and general expenses
- $295,821
- Fundraising expenses
- $190,015
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $855,461
Program services were 63.8% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$4,600
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,298,074
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2a · Program service revenue: Symposium fees
total $92,618 · related or exempt $92,618
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2b · Program service revenue: Membership fees
total $5,120 · related or exempt $5,120
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2c · Program service revenue: Admin services
total $2,144 · related or exempt $2,144
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$31,726
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$4,600
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$19,995
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $11,731 · excluded $11,731
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $96,954 · program services $96,954
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $241,732 · program services $134,183 · management and general $55,106 · fundraising $52,443
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $329,374 · program services $206,169 · management and general $87,612 · fundraising $35,593
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $22,698 · program services $9,437 · management and general $7,826 · fundraising $5,435
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $54,559 · program services $33,163 · management and general $12,281 · fundraising $9,115
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $51,827 · program services $27,243 · management and general $14,257 · fundraising $10,327
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,869 · management and general $4,869
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11g · Fees: other
total $157,960 · program services $45,828 · management and general $54,096 · fundraising $58,036
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,364 · program services $120 · management and general $4,216 · fundraising $28
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,866 · program services $4,469 · management and general $6,397
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14 · Information technology
total $31,999 · program services $510 · management and general $31,489
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16 · Occupancy
total $55,752 · program services $34,011 · management and general $7,793 · fundraising $13,948
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17 · Travel
total $1,018 · program services $298 · management and general $720
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23 · Insurance
total $5,939 · management and general $5,939
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24a · Other expenses: Convening expenses and
total $264,038 · program services $262,437 · management and general $651 · fundraising $950
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24b · Other expenses: Bank fees
total $5,193 · program services -$25 · management and general $1,108 · fundraising $4,110
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24c · Other expenses: Professional developmen
total $1,663 · program services $664 · management and general $999
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24d · Other expenses: Taxes
total $200 · management and general $200
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24e · All other expenses
total $292 · management and general $262 · fundraising $30
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $492,790 · end of year $399,525
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $380,400
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $26,050 · end of year $9,900
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,600 · end of year $7,600
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,364 · end of year $5,110
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $25,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $55,690 · end of year $33,939
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $460,386 · end of year $352,976
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $380,400
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The Oakland Literacy Coalition was founded on the belief that literacy is a fundamental right and that together, we can create the conditions for children to thrive in reading and beyond. The Oakland Literacy Coalition exists as a dedicated hub for the city's literacy efforts with the mission of working together to ensure that every Oakland child learns and loves to read.Students face many different challenges to reading achievement, both in and out of school, and these barriers cannot be fully addressed through any single program or intervention. The Oakland Literacy Coalition recognizes that a holistic approach is needed to truly create progress citywide. That's why we work as a coalition to weave together the many assets, resources, and efforts serving Oakland kids and families and enable them to learn, collaborate, and champion literacy to achieve a more powerful combined impact.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Working together to ensure that every Oakland child learns and loves to read.
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Literacy and Justice for All Symposium: Our annual conference brings educators, nonprofit practitioners, community leaders, and other stakeholders together to learn, strategize, and collaborate to advance reading outcomes.
Expenses $340,276 · Revenue $92,378
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Reading Everywhere: A series of programs and projects, including our Reading Everywhere Action Grants, school-based book distributions, Oakland Reads website, and partnership with the Eat. Learn. Play. Bus, to connect Oakland families with high quality, culturally affirming books and literacy resources.
Expenses $226,424 · Grants $11,475 · Revenue $2,144
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School Library Partnerships: We provide support, volunteers, books, and funding for Oakland Unified School District school libraries.
Expenses $181,779 · Grants $85,479
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Coalition Building & Learning: We convene dozens of literacy programs and stakeholders across Oakland and provide communications, trainings, and tools to strengthen the coordination and effectiveness of the field. We build public awareness about literacy and solutions to improving reading outcomes.
Expenses $100,476 · Revenue $5,360
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Lobbying Activities: We endorsed CA Assembly Bill 1454. We gave support in front of the bill hearing committee and shared information and endorsement with our coalition network encouraging them to support. Our staff is represented on a statewide coalition that meets about the legislation and priorities.
Expenses $6,506
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Matt Aguiar
Board Co-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tiffany Furrell
Board Co-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Townes Bouchard-Dean
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Allison Lopez Resigned
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Catherine Chiabaut
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael De Sousa
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle Goldenberg
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Landon Hill
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura Holmes
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ellen Moyer
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyra Mungia
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dulce Torres Petty
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shrim Bathey
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jody Talkington
Board Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cassie Perham Resigned
Co-Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $172,188
- From this org
- $150,578
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,610
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,578
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,110
- Filer's total
- $172,188
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Sanam Jorjani
Co-Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $143,818
- From this org
- $133,013
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,805
- 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 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
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Oakland Unified School District
$0
General support
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 5 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202622179349300917
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