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SHARP LITERACY INC

EIN 39-1963963 MILWAUKEE, WI

Revenue 2024
$1,094,326
Expenses 2024
$1,381,952

Program services were 64.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P40
Classification
1000
Street
5775 N GLEN PARK ROAD 202

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SHARP PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS TO FOSTER A LOVE OF LEARNING AND BRIGHTEN CHILDREN'S FUTURES THROUGH INNOVATIVE STEAM-BASED EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR SHARP LITERACY'S MISSION.SHARP LITERACY SPARKS A DESIRE FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING, BRIDGING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP AND IMPACTING FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMSK3 PHYSICSOUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS DISCOVER CONCEPTS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE THROUGH PLAY, ART, MUSIC, MOVEMENT, READ ALOUDS, AND SEL ACTIVITIES. BY EXPERIMENTING WITH ITEMS THAT SINK OR FLOAT, COLORING A RAINBOW, DANCING ABOUT GRAVITY, OR LISTENING TO A STORY ABOUT FORCE AND MOTION, STUDENTS BECOME CURIOUS AND GRASP IDEAS ABOUT THE FASCINATING WORLD AROUND THEM. K4 ANIMALSADVENTURES AWAIT K4 STUDENTS AS THEY LEARN ABOUT ANIMALS. THROUGH AN ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT COMBINES STEAM, LITERACY, AND SEL, STUDENTS LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS, METHODS IN WHICH ANIMALS COMMUNICATE, VARIOUS HABITATS AND ADAPTATIONS, AND SHELTERS. CURIOSITY IS SPARKED THROUGH ENGAGING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING LISTENING TO THE SONGS OF WHALES, DESIGNING A HOME FOR THEIR FAVORITE FURRY OR FEATHERED FRIEND, AND TAKING A VIRTUAL JOURNEY TO THE DESERT WITH A CAMEL, THE RAINFOREST WITH A TOUCAN, AND THE CORAL REEF WITH A SEA TURTLE. K5 PLANTSSTUDENTS FOLLOW THE JOURNEY OF A SEED TO A PLANT AND DISCOVER HOW PLANTS GROW AND CHANGE THROUGH THE SEASONS. SHARP'S ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH COMBINES STEAM, LITERACY, AND SEL AND ENABLES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE SCIENCE OF PLANTS WHILE MAKING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS. THROUGH READ ALOUDS, OBSERVATION OF NATURE, HANDS-ON ART, AND VISUALIZATION, STUDENTS GROW AND THRIVE LIKE THE VERY PLANTS THEY ARE STUDYING. ART PROJECTS INCLUDE MAGIC TREE SCULPTURES, 3D FLOWERS, AND A COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOM LOLLIPOP TREE MURAL. 1ST POLLINATORSWHAT IS ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT? POLLINATORS! THROUGH AN ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT COMBINES STEAM, LITERACY, AND SEL, STUDENTS EXPLORE VARIOUS POLLINATORS AND TAKE AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT HONEYBEES, THEIR FASCINATING CHARACTERISTICS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR ROLE TO ALL LIVING THIS. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT HONEYBEE JOBS IN THE COLONY, METHODS OF COMMUNICATION, AND ANATOMY WHILE DISCOVERING WHAT MAKES THEM THE PLANET'S GREATEST POLLINATORS. COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES AND ART PROJECTS INCLUDING THE WAGGLE DANCE, SCIENTIFIC BEE SCULPTURES, AND A COMMUNITY QUILT PROMOTE CURIOSITY AND AWARENESS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. 2ND CYCLES IN NATURESTUDENTS TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO CYCLES IN NATURE THROUGH STEAM, LITERACY, AND SEL. ENGAGING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND ARTS-INTEGRATION BY CREATING A "CYCLE SHADOW BOX", YOUNG LEARNERS DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS, BUILD CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND DEVELOP SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES WHILE BOOSTING CURIOSITY AND A LOVE OF LEARNING. 3RD - DISCOVER WAUKESHASTUDENTS ENGAGE IN AN EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY OF THEIR CITY AND ITS EXCITING PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS OF TODAY. YOUNG LEARNERS LOOK TOWARD WAUKESHA'S FUTURE AND THEIR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SHARP'S ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH COMBINES SOCIAL STUDIES, LITERACY, AND SEL, AND PROMOTES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING WAUKESHA SCULPTURES, A CLASS RIVERWALK MURAL, AND A PERSONALIZED GUITAR DESIGN INSPIRED BY MUSICIAN AND INNOVATOR LES PAUL. THROUGH SHARP WORKSHOPS, STUDENTS WILL LITERALLY DISCOVER WAUKESHA AND DEVELOP A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE PLACE THEY CALL HOME. 3RD CODE AND DESIGNEMBARK ON AN EXCITING JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF VIDEO GAME DESIGN WITH OUR HANDS-ON AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS. YOUNG GAME ENTHUSIASTS WILL DIVE INTO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF VIDEO GAME DESIGN, LEARNING HOW TO CREATE THEIR OWN UNIQUE GAMES USING BLOCK CODING. STUDENTS FIRST LEARN ABOUT ALGORITHMS, LOOPS, EVENTS, LOGIC, AND DEBUGGING. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO USE BASIC TOOLS TO DESIGN CHARACTERS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND OTHER IN-GAME ELEMENTS LIKE GOAL, INTERACTION, RULES, AND CHALLENGE. STUDENTS BUILD ON THIS FOUNDATION TO MAKE A GAME USING SKILLS IN STORYTELLING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND DIGITAL CREATIVITY. BY THE END OF THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL NOT ONLY HAVE A SOLID GRASP OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF VIDEO GAME DESIGN BUT WILL ALSO HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND ENGAGING VIDEO GAMES THAT THEY CAN BE PROUD OF. 4TH CODE AND BUILDBUILDING UPON THE CODING BASICS LEARNED IN CODE AND DESIGN ( 3RD GRADE PROGRAM), PARTICIPANTS CODE AND BUILD (4TH GRADE PROGRAM) FOLLOW THE DESIGN THINKING PROCESS AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO HELP EXPLORE ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND WORK TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM THROUGH THEIR ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE. IN COLLABORATIVE GROUPS, PARTICIPANTS EMPATHIZE AND IDEATE BEFORE DESIGNING THEIR PROTOTYPE FIRST BY CREATING A DIGITAL RENDERING IN CODE.ORG AND THEN BUILDING A PHYSICAL MODEL. DEVELOPED TO TAP ESSENTIAL SKILLS SUCH AS PROBLEM-SOLVING, COLLABORATION, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CREATIVITY, THIS PROGRAM ENDS WITH A DESIGN CHALLENGE WHERE GROUPS PITCH THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO GUEST PROFESSIONALS FOR A CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO THE INTERSCHOOL DESIGN CHALLENGE! 5TH CODE AND CIRCUITIN THE CODE AND CIRCUIT PROGRAM, STUDENTS EXPLORE PHYSICAL COMPUTING BY COMBINING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND CODING SKILLS TO DESIGN AND BUILD A CIRCUIT-BASED FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPE. THEY CREATE BLOCK-BASED PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THEIR CIRCUITS, WHICH INCLUDE COMPONENTS LIKE BREADBOARDS, JUMPER WIRES, RESISTORS, LEDS, AND BUZZERS. USING THE BBC MICRO:BIT AND THE MAKECODE ONLINE PLATFORM, STUDENTS LEARN KEY PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS SUCH AS EVENTS, INPUTS, OUTPUTS, LOOPS, AND SEQUENCING. WORKING IN TEAMS, THEY DESIGN A TRANSPORTATION-THEMED FINAL PROJECT THAT INTEGRATES A SEQUENCE OF LEDS AND A BUZZER. THE CURRICULUM COVERS COMPUTER SCIENCE, THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS, LITERACY, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND ELEMENTS OF DESIGN AND THE ARTS.RECOMMENDED: 1 TIME A WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS OR 2 TIME A WEEK FOR 6 WEEKS (ONE HOUR WORKSHOPS)SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS.T.A.R. - SEL THROUGH ART AND READINGYOUNG LEARNERS WILL BUILD THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) COMPETENCIES THROUGH A NEW FUN AND ENGAGING BOOK EACH LESSON, PAIRED WITH MOVEMENT, ART PROJECTS, AND PLAY-BASED LEARNING. FOCUSING ON SOCIAL AWARENESS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, SELF-AWARENESS, RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING, AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, THIS SEL-INFUSED CURRICULUM WILL BUILD BOTH COMMUNITY AND CARE IN THE CLASSROOM. RECOMMENDED: K - 2NDGROWING CREATIVITYYOU DON'T NEED A LARGE GARDEN BED OR A GREENHOUSE TO GROW KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS FOR GARDENING AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES! THIS ADAPTED VERSION OF OUR GARDEN & GREENHOUSE PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ANY SITE WITH STUDENTS STRIVING TO MAKE THE WORLD AROUND THEM BETTER FOR ALL THROUGH PLANTS, GARDENS, FOOD, AND TAKING CARE OF OUR PLANET. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS AND GROWING METHODS, THE IMPORTANCE OF GARDENING, GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD, HEALTHY EATING, AND RECYCLING. SEL CONCEPTS AND THE ARTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO EACH EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE STUDENT-FIRST LEARNING.RECOMMENDED: 3RD - 5THGARDEN & GREENHOUSE: GROWING CREATIVITYSITES WITH GREENHOUSES CAN CONTINUE TO ENJOY OUR POPULAR GARDEN & GREENHOUSE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GARDENING AND GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD COMBINED WITH NEW TOPICS AND ART FROM OUR GROWING CREATIVITY CURRICULUM. WITH ACCESS TO GREENHOUSE SPACE, STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS, GROWING MEDIUMS, AND BEST PRACTICES WITHIN A GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENT. RECOMMENDED: 3RD - 5THSTEAM DREAM TEAMSTUDENTS WILL EXPLORE AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIME AND TAKE ON THE ROLES OF MUCH MORE THAN A PLAYER! FROM MASCOTS TO TEAM LOGOS TO BASEBALL CARDS, STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON ART ACTIVITIES AND BECOME YOUNG DESIGNERS WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL BANK PARTNERSHIPS, THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO BUDGET FOR A BIG GAME AND BECOME FINANCIAL EXPERTS. AND THEY'LL PUT THEIR STEAM SKILLS TO WORK AS THEY RECORD AND WRITE UP STATS FOR ONE ANOTHER. THIS PROGRAM IS SURE TO BE A HOMERUN!RECOMMENDED: 3RD - 5THAI ARTSTUDENTS ENGAGE IN A DESIGN CHALLENGE INITIATED BY MIAD FACULTY MEMBERS WHILE VISITING THE FACILITIES ON AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR. DURING THE WORKSHOPS, STUDENT TEAMS LEVERAGE AI TECHNOLOGY TO GENERATE IDEAS AND CONTENT FOR AN EXPERIENTIAL DINING RESTAURANT DESIGNED INTO A MOCK WEBSITE. STUDENTS THEN SHOWCASE THEIR RESTAURANT CONCEPT AND WEBSITE TO A PANEL OF JUDGES. RECOMMENDED: 5TH - 8THREADING PROGRAMSSHARP PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COLLEGE SPORTS TEAMS LIKE THE MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES AND THE UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHERS TO IGNITE YOUNG STUDENTS' PASSION FOR READING AND LEARNING. PLAYERS JOIN 1ST THROUGH 3RD GRADE CLASSROOMS AT SHARP PARTNER SCHOOLS TO READ A BOOK AND SHARE HOW DEDICATION TO SCHOOL PLAYED A PART IN GETTING THEM TO WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. DURING SPECIAL VISITS, STUDENTS ARE JOINED NOT ONLY BY PLAYERS BUT ALSO MASCOTS!

    Expenses $896,362 · Revenue $44,617

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • LYNDA WELSH

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $237,457
    From this org
    $210,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,139
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,318
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,139
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $237,457

  • MEGHAN SLOCUM

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCHUYLER FILE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TODD CLEMENS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LINDA FISCHER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGE BAUMANN

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASON ALLEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LORI BECHTOLD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL ANDRADE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES BURKE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS GALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NORRIE DAROGA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM HECHT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATRICK HENDERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RANDAL HOPPER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANA JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW KATZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HANNAH KITZEROW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHANNON WEST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAN LENNON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JESSICA VANDER ZANDEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL MEYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM MUELLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRITTANY LOPEZ NALEID

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMANDA PORTERFIELD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,094,326
    Expenses
    $1,381,952
    Contributions
    $977,300
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,184,554
    Expenses
    $1,590,682
    Contributions
    $1,086,339
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,886,640
    Expenses
    $1,584,028
    Contributions
    $1,737,181
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,650,018
    Expenses
    $1,552,306
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,635,652

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,209,168
    Expenses
    $1,091,467
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,871,180

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,097,554
    Expenses
    $1,058,144
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,520,477

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,144,217
    Expenses
    $1,056,513
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,386,456

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,013,286
    Expenses
    $1,003,303
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,226,508

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $786,955
    Expenses
    $1,028,669
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,208,836

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $917,234
    Expenses
    $862,078
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,369,786

  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $765,430
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,256,285

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.