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SIL LEAD INC

EIN 45-2532091 DALLAS, TX

Revenue 2023
$278,791
Expenses 2023
$415,538

Program services were 37.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B60
Classification
1200
Street
7500 W CAMP WISDOM RD

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 · 2023

Mission

The mission of SIL LEAD is to serve minority language communities and support the vision and mission of SIL International, primarily through a focus on language and its role in education and development in minority language communities.

  • During FY24, SIL LEAD participated as a subcontractor on two education projects funded by USAID, one in the Philippines with RTI International and the other in Madagascar with FHI 360. Each of these projects was designed to improve the quality of education in the respective countries and was carried out in collaboration with the host country through its Ministry of Education. SIL LEAD's involvement in these projects involved technical assistance; enhancement of local capacity through training and consultation; development and production of instructional materials; the training of writers, teachers, and trainers; and/or facilitation and support of workshops. Specific FY24 accomplishments by project follow. 1) Philippines ABC+ (RTI International): The ABC+ program seeks to improve early-grade literacy in the mother tongue and learners' transition of reading ability to Filipino and English. In FY24, SIL LEAD wrapped up its work on the ABC+ program. Our Executive Director and two of our consultants traveled to Kalibo and Numancia in Aklan province to participate in the delivery and celebration of first through third grade materials in the Akeanon language. 2) Madagascar LOVA (FHI 360): In FY24, SIL LEAD organized a research study to determine how well schoolteachers in Madagascar control Official Malagasy, the official language of instruction. We trained staff from the project and the National Ministry of Education to use SIL's Bloom book creation software and developed a set of 40 bilingual books in Official Malagasy and three local varieties of Malagasy. We also recommended classroom strategies for teachers to leverage their students' knowledge of local Malagasy varieties in learning Official Malagasy.

    Expenses $115,667

  • SIL LEAD continued to provide capacity building and other direct services to SIL International and its operating units. Specific FY24 areas of service follow. 1) Proposal development services: SIL LEAD assisted SIL in identifying relevant business opportunities and developing proposals to secure grants with a particular focus on government funding, both for SIL-specific projects and joint projects. 2) Capacity building services: SIL LEAD continued to work on proposals for new areas of business that could expand areas of service for both organizations. 3) Consultant development and management: SIL LEAD's senior multilingual education and literacy consultant continued working on a series of documents that will be leveraged to develop the capacity of current and future SIL Global consultants. These materials may also be drawn on to provide training to client staff and in the field. 4) SIL LEAD provided technical assistance to SIL Global's GRO unit that focused on identifying new service opportunities and improving policies and protocols related to project budgeting.

    Expenses $20,295 · Revenue $55,408

  • Supporting SIL International with its Bloom book creation software continues to be one of SIL LEAD's service areas. SIL LEAD also serves other organizations by providing training in the usage of Bloom software. In FY24 SIL LEAD: 1) continued to support SIL International's Bloom maintenance and development efforts; 2) issued and maintained Bloom Enterprise subscriptions serving communities in Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan; 3) provided online basic Bloom training to sixteen Central American staff of The Salvation Army on the use of Bloom to create materials and books for their programs. This was followed by in-person advanced Bloom training for five staff and then virtual training for three staff seeking Bloom Trainer Certification. Two staff members completed the process and were certified.

    Expenses $19,938 · Revenue $35,467

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Fraser Bennett

    Associate Director

    Total calculated
    $132,687
    From this org
    $100,276
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,411
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $100,276
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,411
    Filer's total
    $132,687

  • Steve Woolston

    Director

    Total calculated
    $112,942
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $72,987
    Other
    $39,955
    Hours/week
    0.7 + 40 related

  • Christof Weber

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $102,737
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $91,948
    Other
    $10,789
    Hours/week
    40

  • Valori Maresco

    Treasurer, CFO

    Total calculated
    $79,385
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $79,385
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nelis van den Berg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $48,225
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $37,088
    Other
    $11,137
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • Catherine Young

    Director - Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $28,101
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,101
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • Valerie Lynn Moore

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $22,271
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $22,271
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • Mark Taylor

    Director (outgoing)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • Joy Peyton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • Serge Duss

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • Margaret Muthwii

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • Rebecca Leege

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $278,791
    Expenses
    $415,538
    Contributions
    $187,713
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $433,151
    Expenses
    $618,164
    Contributions
    $369,426
    Grants paid
    $2,790

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
    $623,333
    Expenses
    $869,188
    Assets (EOY)
    $368,587

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $801,475
    Expenses
    $835,340
    Assets (EOY)
    $575,166

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,009,886
    Expenses
    $1,126,672
    Assets (EOY)
    $679,976

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $936,593
    Expenses
    $1,054,120
    Assets (EOY)
    $767,732

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,623,640
    Expenses
    $1,725,554
    Assets (EOY)
    $873,908

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,321,707
    Expenses
    $1,719,929
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,129,819

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $931,056
    Expenses
    $932,366
    Assets (EOY)
    $371,990

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,072,981
    Expenses
    $1,120,013
    Assets (EOY)
    $360,967

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,351,290
    Expenses
    $1,043,833
    Assets (EOY)
    $519,518

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $619,087
    Assets (EOY)
    $271,679

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

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 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.