CHILDRENS LITERACY INITIATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
CHILDRENS LITERACY INITIATIVE (EIN 23-2515768)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-02-04
IRS object ID
202120359349300507
Schema version
2019v5.2
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)
Return2021-02-04T08:39:57-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131639826PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EISNERAMPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1130 NORTH 18TH STREET SUITE 3000AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP191032757ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN232515768EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHILBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2155614676PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1990 SPRING GARDEN STREET NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19123ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOEL ZARROWPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2155614676PhoneNum
Signature2021-02-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHELEN M MARTINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01330899PTIN
Phone2158818800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOEL ZARROWPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1990 SPRING GARDEN STREET NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19123ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$31,229,137GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CLI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT.CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE ("CLI") IS A NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS WITH TEACHERS TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION SO THAT CHILDREN CAN BECOME POWERFUL READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$22,823,090CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$36,967PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$66,062CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$69,346PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$36,128CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$33,677,739PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$30,167,089CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$29,977,620CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,310,537PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$189,469CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,112,244TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,770,921TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,426,374NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,582,854NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE ("CLI") IS A NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS WITH TEACHERS TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION SO THAT CHILDREN CAN BECOME POWERFUL READERS, WRITERS AND THINKERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$25,477,042ExpenseAmt
Revenue$22,859,218RevenueAmt
DescCHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON SOLVING THE EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY GAP IN EARLY LITERACY FOR PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE. CLI PROVIDED WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COACHING, AND OVER 15,000 HIGH QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO 5,900 EDUCATORS AND 105,000 STUDENTS IN 300 SCHOOLS. CLI CONSISTENTLY RECEIVES FOUR-STAR RATINGS FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR. IN ADDITION TO $22.8M IN FEE-FOR-SERVICE REVENUE, CLI RECEIVED BOTH PHILANTHROPIC AND FEDERAL FUNDING, BRINGING TOTAL REVENUE TO $30.1M. WITH ONLY 4.9% OF EXPENSES GOING TOWARDS FUNDRAISING AND 10.1% TOWARDS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, CLI IS ABLE TO DIRECT 85.0% TOWARDS PROGRAM SERVICES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$25,477,042TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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 Document155IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee327EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOEL ZARROW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2155614676PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12314 MARKET STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOEL ZARROW
MEMBER/CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$283,650$0$45,750
FRANK GROSSMAN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$272,697$0$9,381Yes (X)
REINA PROWLER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$163,994$0$39,173
JILL VALUNAS
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$161,923$0$15,995Yes (X)
BRENDA LEGER
BLUEPRINT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR40.00$153,462$0$16,771Yes (X)
CARYN HENNING
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT40.00$146,956$0$18,031Yes (X)
MARY LIST
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$109,908$0$35,919Yes (X)
DAVID BLOOM
CHAIRPERSON0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD MOSELY
VICE-CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY KLEIN
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA RAIVITCH
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD BERKMAN
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BONOW
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRI CROCKETT
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NELSON FLORES
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK LONDON GETTRIDGE
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA LOUK LAFEUR
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM SPECTOR
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI TAYLOR
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACKIE WOOLLEY
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,292,590TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$181,020TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH
1000 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST NWWASHINGTONDC20007ASSESSMENT CONSULTANTS$561,307
RESEARCH FOR ACTION
100 SOUTH BROAD STREET SUITE 700PHILADELPHIAPA19110ASSESSMENT CONSULTANTS$315,000
RAINBOW EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS INC
250 COUNTY ROADJONESBOROAR72401SPANISH CURRICULUM CONSULTING$176,331
FRAMEWORK DEVELOPEMENT GROUP LLC
20365 EXCHANGE STREETASHBURNVA20147PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR NEWARK, NJ$163,020
IT DATA INC
1628 JFK BOULEVARD SUITE 2110PHILADELPHIAPA19103TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE AND IT SUPPORT SERVI$124,624
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,986,757GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,255,052AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,241,809TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRACTSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$22,823,090TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$22,823,090RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$22,823,090TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,015TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$47,015ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,081,095SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,062,048SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$19,047SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,047TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$19,047ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$36,128TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$36,128RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$36,128OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,167,089TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$22,859,218RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$66,062ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$844,985TotalAmt
Program Services$188,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$382,185ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$274,451FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,740,824TotalAmt
Program Services$15,240,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,712,826ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$787,028FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,668,227TotalAmt
Program Services$2,249,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$281,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,996FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,412,731TotalAmt
Program Services$1,175,110ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,678FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,347TotalAmt
Program Services$28,570ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,937FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,042TotalAmt
Program Services$34,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,371FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,600,331TotalAmt
Program Services$3,453,485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,100FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,229TotalAmt
Program Services$20,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,367FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$773,856TotalAmt
Program Services$643,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,671FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401,303TotalAmt
Program Services$333,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,866ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,633FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$536,877TotalAmt
Program Services$429,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,688ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,688FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$366,174TotalAmt
Program Services$304,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,664FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,646TotalAmt
Program Services$27,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,842FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,995TotalAmt
Program Services$184,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,818ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,528FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BOOKS$546,117$546,117
PROGRAM MATERIALS$398,553$398,553
RECRUITING$177,430$147,581$19,836$10,013
MAINTENANCE$84,953$70,663$9,499$4,791

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,000TotalAmt
Management And General$70,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,977,620TotalAmt
Program Services$25,477,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,992,820ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,507,758FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$900BOYAmt
EOY$900EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,985,949BOYAmt
EOY$9,997,377EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,373,415BOYAmt
EOY$1,315,485EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,112,492BOYAmt
EOY$4,229,938EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,119BOYAmt
EOY$233,147EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,491BOYAmt
EOY$237,555EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$532,439LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$354,713LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,371BOYAmt
EOY$177,726EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,156,881BOYAmt
EOY$1,161,647EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,538,618BOYAmt
EOY$17,353,775EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,079,224BOYAmt
EOY$3,157,003EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$365,453EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,185,200EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,020BOYAmt
EOY$63,265EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,112,244BOYAmt
EOY$7,770,921EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,736,822BOYAmt
EOY$7,917,011EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,689,552BOYAmt
EOY$1,665,843EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,426,374BOYAmt
EOY$9,582,854EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,538,618BOYAmt
EOY$17,353,775EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$189,469ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$21,542NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$11,447InvestmentExpenseAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$5,762,156CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,737,950CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,298,076CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,561,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,241,809CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,601,859TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,762,156CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,737,950CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,298,076CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,561,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,241,809CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,601,859TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,359,776SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$34,242,083PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,684CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,822CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,887CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,028CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$47,015CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$184,436TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,946CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,577CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,538CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$69,346CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,128CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$150,535TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$39,936,830TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$83,537,832GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85740PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82290PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$171,728OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,947DepreciationAmt
Book Value$146,781BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$77,363OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,418DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,945BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$283,348OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$283,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$177,726TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$63,265Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$63,265TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,134,100TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$21,542NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$21,542RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,155,642RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$11,447InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,447RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$30,167,089TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,977,620TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,977,620ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,977,620TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS CLASSIFIED THE ORGANIZATION AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("CODE"); AS AN ORGANIZATION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO WHICH ARE DEDUCTIBLE UNDER SECTION 170(C) OF THE CODE; AND AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY, IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, AS PART OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. THERE WERE NO INCOME TAX RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RECORDED FOR EITHER OF THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 OR 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (6 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
JOEL ZARROW
MEMBER/CEO$214,887$0$68,763$0$0$0$9,270$0$36,480$0$329,400$0$0$0
FRANK GROSSMAN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$221,172$0$51,525$0$0$0$8,181$0$1,200$0$282,078$0$0$0
REINA PROWLER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$142,824$0$21,170$0$0$0$5,593$0$33,580$0$203,167$0$0$0
JILL VALUNAS
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$161,923$0$0$0$0$0$4,858$0$11,137$0$177,918$0$0$0
BRENDA LEGER
BLUEPRINT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR$153,462$0$0$0$0$0$4,634$0$12,137$0$170,233$0$0$0
CARYN HENNING
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT$146,956$0$0$0$0$0$4,481$0$13,550$0$164,987$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CEO AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 UPON RECEIPT. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED OR INFORMATION ADDED, THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE AUDITORS. ONCE CLI MANAGEMENT APPROVES THE DRAFT, A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HANDBOOK, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED. IT IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BY WAY OF AN ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S HANDBOOK AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER AND ARE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS BY 12/31.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PER THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S HANDBOOK, THE BOARD PERSONNEL COMMITTEE IS TASKED TO REVIEW THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND SET COMPENSATION AND GOALS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR CLI.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18IN ADDITION TO BEING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, CLI'S 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: -CLI.ORG -GUIDESTAR -CHARITY NAVIGATOR
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GADP PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,655. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,389. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,214. TOTAL EXPENSES 39,258. CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 750,013. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 89,357. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 50,886. TOTAL EXPENSES 890,256. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,027,127. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,027,127. PROGRAM EVALUATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 643,690. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 643,690.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS REMAINS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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