LITERACY LAB: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
LITERACY LAB (EIN 27-1777117)
Tax period
2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31
Filed
2025-05-28
IRS object ID
202511489349300736
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-28T18:49:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202153727PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SB & COMPANY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110200 GRAND CENTRAL AVE SUITE 250AddressLine1Txt
CityOWINGS MILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21117ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271777117EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LITERACY LABBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLITEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025677082PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHEATHER JENKINSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025677082PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMONIQUE BOOKERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00644231PTIN
Phone4105840060PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHEATHER JENKINSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,529,354GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://THELITERACYLAB.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE LITERACY LAB PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERACY INSTRUCTION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee326TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$13,651,693PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,290,477CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,705,623PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,012,241CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$143,882PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$226,636CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,501,198PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,529,354CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,960,464PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,704,949PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,821,644CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$19,665,413PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,662,165CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,164,215PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$7,132,811CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$21,823,450TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$14,572,963TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,246,579TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,128,902TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,576,871NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,444,061NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE LITERACY LAB PROVIDES STUDENTS IN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING RACIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC INEQUITIES WITH EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERACY INSTRUCTION AS PREPARATION FOR ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL SUCCESS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,312,509ExpenseAmt
DescTHE LITERACY LAB SERVES CHILDREN FROM AGE THREE THROUGH GRADE THREE. WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HELP CLOSE THE LITERACY GAP LARGELY BY EMBEDDING FULL-TIME, RIGOROUSLY-TRAINED TUTORS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE LITERACY LAB OFFERS PROGRAM SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE: SCHOOL DAY LITERACY INTERVENTION AND THE LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES CHILDREN IN ATLANTA, GA; BALTIMORE, MD; CINCINNATI, OH; KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI; WASHINGTON, DC; PHOENIX, AZ; SPRINGFIELD, MA; AND VIRGINIA.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$9,860,633ExpenseAmt
DescREADING CORPSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$18,173,142TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee326EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1HEATHER JENKINS PRESIDENT AND CEOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026304720PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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JERMAINE MYRIE
MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY JENNKINS
CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
QUINCI MOODY
TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA KRAVCHICK
MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANISHA MASKAY
MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE HARRIS BONDIMA
MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JYLLIAN BRADSHAW
MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER JENKINS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.000.00$238,756$0$0Yes (X)
HENRIETTE RECNY
CHIEF PEOPLE ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY40.000.00$147,000$0$0Yes (X)
SARAH REAPE
CHIEF REGIONAL OFFICER40.000.00$145,459$0$0Yes (X)
MIA HARDING
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER40.000.00$151,307$0$0Yes (X)
IVAN C DOUGLAS JR
NATIONAL DIRECTOR (LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP)40.000.00$140,088$0$0Yes (X)
AAMIR MANSOOR
VP OF GOVERNMENT & EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS40.000.00$125,477$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$948,087TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K22IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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HAN GROUP LLC
1020 19TH STREET NW STE 800WASHINGTONDC20036ACCOUNTING SERVICE$160,054
READING & MATH INC
1200 WASHINGTON AVE S SUITE 310MINNEAPOLISMN55415EVALUATION & DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES$155,446
CASEY RICHARDSON
18 WILLOW HURST COURTCOLUMBIASC29209CONSULTING SERVICE$142,000
ELEVATE
1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 503WASHINGTONDC20036GRANT WRITING CONSULTING SERVICE$127,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$8,609,103GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,681,374AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,290,477TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLITERACY TOURINGDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,012,241TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,012,241RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,012,241TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$226,636TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$226,636ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,529,354TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$226,636ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$822,610TotalAmt
Program Services$729,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,178FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,434,758TotalAmt
Program Services$11,918,432ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$735,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$780,965FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,321,325TotalAmt
Program Services$1,117,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$106,777FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,261,828TotalAmt
Program Services$1,027,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,569FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,271TotalAmt
Program Services$19,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,115FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$361,934TotalAmt
Program Services$293,028ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,647FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$458,047TotalAmt
Fundraising$458,047FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$740,030TotalAmt
Program Services$384,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$204,383FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,582TotalAmt
Program Services$38,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,096FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,581TotalAmt
Program Services$126,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,882FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$464,567TotalAmt
Program Services$220,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,364TotalAmt
Program Services$291,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,363FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,097TotalAmt
Program Services$21,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,285TotalAmt
Program Services$12,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,362FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,875TotalAmt
Program Services$76,625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,276FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM TRAINING COSTS$551,707$550,460$1,247
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$540,050$540,050
OTHER DIRECT PROGRAM EX$386,322$380,834$5,488
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$334,919$333,309$1,610

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,013TotalAmt
Program Services$91,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,221FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,662,165TotalAmt
Program Services$18,173,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,716,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,772,905FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,512,959BOYAmt
EOY$5,434,381EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,867,432BOYAmt
EOY$7,064,764EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,673BOYAmt
EOY$274,479EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$436,365BOYAmt
EOY$458,611EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$264,197LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$232,205LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,349BOYAmt
EOY$31,992EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,518,672BOYAmt
EOY$1,308,736EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,823,450BOYAmt
EOY$14,572,963EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$688,986BOYAmt
EOY$732,392EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,557,593BOYAmt
EOY$1,396,510EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,246,579BOYAmt
EOY$2,128,902EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,413,121BOYAmt
EOY$10,605,936EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,163,750BOYAmt
EOY$1,838,125EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,576,871BOYAmt
EOY$12,444,061EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,823,450BOYAmt
EOY$14,572,963EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$7,132,811ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,049,750CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,200,615CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,124,503CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,651,693CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,290,477CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$72,317,038TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,049,750CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,200,615CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,124,503CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,651,693CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,290,477CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$72,317,038TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$72,317,038PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$55,274CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,510CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$143,882CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$226,636CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$443,528TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$72,760,566TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,012,241GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99620PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$458,047FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$458,047FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,220,858FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,678,905FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$66,795CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$78,973CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$922,823CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,068,591TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,102,887LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$358,108CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$458,047CurrentYearAmt
Total$816,155TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$333,975CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$394,867CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$230,706CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,209,548TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,814,322GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$16,699CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$19,473CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$36,172TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$264,197OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$232,205DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,992BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$31,992TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$38,786
RIGHT OF USE - OPERATING$1,269,950
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,308,736TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITY - OPERATINGDesc
Amt$1,396,510Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,396,510TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,546,095TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$16,741DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$16,741RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,529,354RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,529,354TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,678,905TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$16,741DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$16,741ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,662,164ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,662,164TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JULY 31, 2024 AND 2023, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF JULY 31, 2023, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2024 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FILE TAX RETURNS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HEATHER JENKINS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$219,791$0$18,725$0$240$0$0$0$0$0$238,756$0$0$0
MIA HARDING
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER$145,007$0$6,060$0$240$0$0$0$0$0$151,307$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, WITH QUESTIONS PRESENTED TO THE HIRED PREPARER, AND MODIFICATIONS MADE BEFORE FINALIZING AND FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND UPON BEING APPOINTED TO THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS ATTEST TO REVIEWING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE FULL BOARD ASSESSES CONFLICT RISKS WITH ITS TRANSACTIONS AND DETERMINES RESTRICTIONS BASED ON CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO ANNUALLY AND DETERMINES THE SALARY USING GUIDESTAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR SALARY RANGE DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE DETERMINED USING POSITIVELY PARTNERS EXTERNAL COMPENSATION STUDY TO ALIGN SALARIES BASED ON MARKET ANALYSIS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE LITERACY LAB MAKES ITS GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE LITERACY LAB WILL MAINTAIN ITS FORM 990 IN GUIDESTAR'S DATABASE OF INFORMATION OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

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