LITERACY INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
LITERACY INC (EIN 13-3911331)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-04-08
IRS object ID
202110989349300411
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-04-08T10:55:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN133628255PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133911331EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LITERACY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLITEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126205462PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15030 BROADWAY NO 641AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10034ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACQUELINE A KAIKOPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126205462PhoneNum
Signature2021-04-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES J REILLYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00183769PTIN
Phone2126617777PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJACQUELINE A KAIKOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15030 BROADWAY NO 641AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10034ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,867,484GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LINCNYC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ENGAGE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT YOUNG READERS IN HIGH NEED AREAS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee51TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers137TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,833,859PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,039,746CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$69,995PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$49,500CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$778PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,839CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$52,118PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$49,064CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,956,750PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,141,149CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$2,455,980PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,722,457CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$96,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$49,064CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$571,838CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$901,088PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$826,192CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,453,068PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,597,713CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$503,682PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$543,436CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,158,488TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,273,397TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$241,407TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$812,407TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,917,081NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,460,990NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,868,420ExpenseAmt
Revenue$49,500RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,868,420TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document16IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee51EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHARI LEVINEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2126205462PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15030 BROADWAY NO 641AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10034ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
SHARI LEVINE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$106,100$0$8,357
CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
CHAIRPERSON2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARY FRATTO ROWE
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JACQUELINE A KAIKO
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KOSHA UDANI
ASSISTANT TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT E SPIERER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MIMI LEVIN LIEBER
FOUNDER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CARL D FOLTA
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SONIA ORTIZ-GULARDO
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DONOVAN CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVEN CRABBE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
COSETTE GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN HALLEY
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HELENE D JAFFE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAN LEE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN PANTALENA
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEPHANIE YOUNG
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RON RENTEL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANN SHORT
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUSAN ELKIND ORCHANT
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN GALISKI
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW SPRING
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SYLVAIN GRANDE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
NASREEN DAVIDSON
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$106,100TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$8,357TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$513,966FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,350,101GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,175,679AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$224,591NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,039,746TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEES FOR SERVICESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$49,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$49,500TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$530TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$530ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$724,398SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$722,089SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,309SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,309TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,309ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$53,310FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$513,966ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$4,246FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$49,064TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$49,064ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,141,149TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$51,903ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,607TotalAmt
Program Services$101,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,701FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,251,429TotalAmt
Program Services$1,801,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$332,554FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,626TotalAmt
Program Services$26,106ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,819FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,382TotalAmt
Program Services$105,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,553FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,413TotalAmt
Program Services$143,557ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,501FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,916TotalAmt
Program Services$50,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$730ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,067FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,064TotalAmt
Fundraising$49,064FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,996TotalAmt
Program Services$153,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,524FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,817TotalAmt
Program Services$35,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,473FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,415TotalAmt
Program Services$81,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,128FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,025TotalAmt
Program Services$820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$151FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,748TotalAmt
Program Services$8,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$560ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,588FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSE$196,306$189,259$112$6,935
BOOKS & MATERIALS CONT.$132,892$132,892
MISCELLANEOUS$75,077$37,853$1,444$35,780

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,597,713TotalAmt
Program Services$2,868,420ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$571,838FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$672,831BOYAmt
EOY$2,529,004EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,114,499BOYAmt
EOY$294,922EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,304,738BOYAmt
EOY$1,102,102EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,181BOYAmt
EOY$53,739EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,577BOYAmt
EOY$26,251EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,381LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$22,594LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,812BOYAmt
EOY$1,787EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$249,922EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,850BOYAmt
EOY$15,670EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,158,488BOYAmt
EOY$4,273,397EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,407BOYAmt
EOY$321,300EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$491,107EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,407BOYAmt
EOY$812,407EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,608,519BOYAmt
EOY$1,893,694EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,308,562BOYAmt
EOY$1,567,296EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,917,081BOYAmt
EOY$3,460,990EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,158,488BOYAmt
EOY$4,273,397EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$543,436ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$473NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$2,296,009CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,310,579CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,586,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,833,859CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,948,046CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,974,655TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,296,009CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,310,579CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,586,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,833,859CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,948,046CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,974,655TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,578,475SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,396,180PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$701CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$717CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$676CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$530CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,402TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,583CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$60,251CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,352CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$123,186TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,101,243TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.76990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73370PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 19,583. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 60,251. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 43,352. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,308,562BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,400,550ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,141,816OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,567,296EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,077,008BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,201,066ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$969,512OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,308,562EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$975,596BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,069,512ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$968,100OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,077,008EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,158,446BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$843,100ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,025,950OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$975,596EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,148,996BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,150,950ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,141,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,158,446EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,381OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,594DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,787BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,787TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY BILLSDesc
Book Value$249,922BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$249,922TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPPP LOANDesc
Amt$491,107Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$491,107TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,122,719TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$473NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$30,161DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$30,634RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,092,085RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$49,064OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$49,064RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,141,149TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,578,810TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$30,161DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$30,161ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,548,649ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$49,064OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$49,064ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,597,713TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS CONSIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PURPOSE OR RELATE TO FUTURE PERIODS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GROSS UP OF PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING 49,064.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GROSS UP OF PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING 49,064.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
GAIL P STONE EVENTS INC
2932 VAUXHALL ROADVAUXHALLNJ07088ANNUAL GALA0$479,040$41,064$437,976
W DOUGLAS WINGO INC
350 SEVENTH AVE STE 1504NEW YORKNY10001ANNUAL GALA0$88,235$8,000$526,212
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$567,275TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$49,064TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$964,188TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$567,276GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$513,966CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$53,310GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,246OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$567,276GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$513,966CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$53,310GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,246OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$4,246DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$49,064NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$91,699NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)BOOKS/MATERIALS0$86,899FMV
Yes (X)DONATED GOODS2$45,993FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1LITERACY INC. (LINC) IS AN AWARD-WINNING ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES EFFECTIVE EARLY LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR PARENTS TO BUILD A STRONG LITERACY FOUNDATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN DURING THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, A TIME WHEN THEIR FUTURE OUTCOMES ARE SHAPED. OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT YOUNG READERS IN HIGH-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS. WITH LINC, CHILDREN BECOME LIFELONG READERS; PARENTS LEARN AND DEVELOP SKILLS, VOLUNTEER AT SCHOOL AND BECOME LITERACY ADVOCATES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DUE TO THE LOCKDOWN BY NEW YORK CITY ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4ALINC OVERCAME CHALLENGES POSED BY THE PANDEMIC TO ENSURE CHILDREN AND EDUCATION REMAIN TOP PRIORITIES IN OUR CITY. LINC ADAPTED TO THE CONSTRAINTS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SCHOOL AND LIBRARY CLOSURES WITH A ROBUST MENU OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS THE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND EARLY EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES. LINC'S 2-GENERATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING, DELIVERED PHYSICALLY (PRE-COVID19) AND ON ITS WEBSITE AND ACROSS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL PLATFORMS (POST-COVID19), MOBILIZED MORE THAN 147 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING LIBRARIES, TO DELIVER 57 READING EVERYWHERE PROGRAMS AND 193 PARENT WORKSHOPS. OUR VERY INVOLVED PARENT ACADEMY GRADUATES (VIPS) ORGANIZED MORE THAN 127 LITERACY EVENTS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. LINC ALSO PARTNERED WITH 13 SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT 25 READING BUDDIES PROGRAMS. OUR IMPACT IS EVIDENT IN THE ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE AMONG PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS: 90% PARENTS OF CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN FIVE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO THEIR CHILD FROM THE DAY THEY ARE BORN 89% PARENTS MAKE THE READING EXPERIENCE ENGAGING BY ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY AND PICTURES 75% PARENTS WITH CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN FIVE REPORT READING FIVE OR MORE DAYS A WEEK TO THEIR CHILD FROM PARENTS TO LITERACY ADVOCATES. PARENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM OUR VERY INVOLVED PARENT ACADEMY ARE A STRONG CATALYST FOR CHANGE AT MULTIPLE LEVELS: AT HOME: 90% READ OUT LOUD MORE OFTEN WITH THEIR CHILDREN. 95% FEEL MORE CONFIDENT READING OUT LOUD. 89% TALK, PLAY, AND SING MORE OFTEN WITH THEIR CHILDREN. 90% READ TO THEMSELVES FOR PLEASURE MORE OFTEN. 97% ARE MORE ACTIVE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AT HOME. HOME-SCHOOL CONNECTION: 90% FEEL MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 97% ARE MORE ACTIVE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AT SCHOOL. 98% FEEL PREPARED TO PROMOTE LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOL. IN THE COMMUNITY: 97% FEEL PREPARED TO DO A READ-ALOUD IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. 100% UNDERSTAND HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT BOOK FOR CHILDREN AT DIFFERENT AGES. 100% UNDERSTAND HOW TO PLAN ACTIVITIES OR A SING-ALONG. 95% PARENTS FEEL MORE CONFIDENT TALKING TO NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO CHILDREN. 100% CHILDREN GET MORE EXCITED TO READ. 100% PARENTS KNOW ABOUT MORE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES. 100% PARENTS GET TO MEET OTHER PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENT BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTO REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LINC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A YEARLY PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SETS THE SALARY FOR THE NEW YEAR. THIS IS DONE APPROXIMATELY IN SEPTEMBER FOR AN OCTOBER 1 NEW SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19LINC MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE LINC WEBSITE.

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.