CHILDRENS LITERACY INITIATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: CHILDRENS LITERACY INITIATIVE (EIN 23-2515768)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2021-12-08
IRS object ID: 202133429349300308
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-12-08T08:27:06-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	871353108	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	130 NORTH 18TH STREET SUITE 3000	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	191032757	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	232515768	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2155614676	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	990 SPRING GARDEN STREET NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19123	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOEL ZARROW	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2155614676	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-12-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JOEL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	ZARROW	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	HELEN M MARTIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01330899	PTIN
Phone	2158818800	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOEL ZARROW	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	990 SPRING GARDEN STREET NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19123	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$22,853,219	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CLI.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1988	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT.CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE ("CLI") IS A NON-PROFIT THAT SEEKS TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM BY PROVIDING BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN THE ANTI-RACIST INSTRUCTION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NEEDED TO CREATE EQUITY IN EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	291	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,241,809	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,819,568	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$22,823,090	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$16,829,264	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$66,062	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$40,210	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$36,128	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$60,155	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$30,167,089	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$22,749,197	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$22,666,767	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$19,716,648	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,177,549	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$7,310,853	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,710,107	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$29,977,620	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$24,426,755	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$189,469	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,677,558	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$17,353,775	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$17,253,181	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,770,921	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$9,069,314	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,582,854	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,183,867	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	CLI SEEKS TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM BY PROVIDING BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN THE ANTI-RACIST INSTRUCTION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NEEDED TO CREATE EQUITY IN EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$20,450,879	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$16,889,419	RevenueAmt
Desc	CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON SOLVING THE EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY GAP IN EARLY LITERACY FOR PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE CHILDREN. CLI PROVIDED WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COACHING, AND HIGH QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO 3,000 EDUCATORS AND 65,000 STUDENTS IN SIX STATES. CLI CONSISTENTLY RECEIVES FOUR-STAR RATINGS FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR. IN ADDITION TO $16.8M IN FEE-FOR-SERVICE REVENUE, CLI RECEIVED BOTH PHILANTHROPIC AND FEDERAL FUNDING, BRINGING TOTAL REVENUE TO $22.7M. WITH 6.0% OF EXPENSES GOING TOWARDS FUNDRAISING AND 11.2% TOWARDS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, CLI IS ABLE TO DIRECT 82.8% TOWARDS PROGRAM SERVICES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$20,450,879	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	129	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	291	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOEL ZARROW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2155614676	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2314 MARKET STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOEL ZARROW
MEMBER/CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$232,967	$0	$41,020
FRANK GROSSMAN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER	40.00			$236,153	$0	$8,285	Yes (X)
REINA PROWLER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$196,310	$0	$38,243
TODD GEHLING
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY	40.00			$170,693	$0	$37,473		Yes (X)
JILL VALUNAS
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00			$189,981	$0	$14,997		Yes (X)
CARYN HENNING
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	40.00			$172,414	$0	$16,832		Yes (X)
BRENDA LEGER
BLUEPRINT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	40.00			$155,972	$0	$16,037		Yes (X)
MARY LIST
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00			$119,122	$0	$35,643		Yes (X)
SANDRA LOUK LAFEUR
CHAIRPERSON	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GERALD MOSELY
VICE-CHAIR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY KLEIN
SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA RAIVITCH
TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD BERKMAN
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN BONOW
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRI CROCKETT
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NELSON FLORES
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANK LONDON GETTRIDGE
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE PILTCH
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORI TAYLOR
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACKIE WOOLLEY
MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,473,612	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$208,530	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	17	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH
1000 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	ASSESSMENT CONSULTANTS	$335,250
RESEARCH FOR ACTION
100 SOUTH BROAD STREET SUITE 700	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19110	ASSESSMENT CONSULTANTS	$162,972
IT DATA INC
1628 JFK BOULEVARD SUITE 2110	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19103	TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE AND IT SUPPORT SERVI	$109,556

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$2,918,118	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,901,450	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,819,568	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRACTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$16,829,264	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,829,264	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$16,829,264	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,531	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,531	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$115,701	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$104,022	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,679	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,679	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,679	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$60,155	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$60,155	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$60,155	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$22,749,197	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,889,419	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$40,210	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$825,254	TotalAmt
Program Services	$182,203	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$404,881	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$238,170	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,825,997	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,750,033	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,506,649	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$569,315	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,832,209	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,372,093	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$326,717	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$133,399	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,233,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,021,080	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$149,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62,769	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,408	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,835	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,713	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,643	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,596	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,232,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,986,568	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$172,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$73,169	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,873	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,807	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,022	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$259,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215,248	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,471	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,239	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,804	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,198	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,098	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$442,164	TotalAmt
Program Services	$366,115	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,518	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,583	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$651	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,645	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,701	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,061	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$184,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,935	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,330	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MAINTENANCE	$493,366	$408,512	$59,726	$25,128
BOOKS	$404,379	$404,379
RECRUITING	$203,640	$168,615	$24,654	$10,371
PROGRAM MATERIALS	$103,559	$103,559

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,426,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,450,879	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,798,327	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,177,549	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$900	BOYAmt
EOY	$900	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,997,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,880,451	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,315,485	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,086,900	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,229,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,270,819	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$199,087	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$237,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$137,787	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$551,451	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$387,358	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,093	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,161,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,513,144	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,353,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,253,181	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,157,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,516,128	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$365,453	BOYAmt
EOY	$306,134	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,185,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,185,200	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,852	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,770,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,069,314	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,917,011	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,593,446	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,665,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,590,421	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,582,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,183,867	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,353,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,253,181	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,677,558	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$291,479	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense	-$12,908	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,737,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,298,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,561,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,241,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,819,568	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$39,659,271	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,737,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,298,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,561,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,241,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,819,568	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$39,659,271	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,551,129	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$36,108,142	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$42,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$47,015	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,531	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$193,283	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$32,538	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$69,346	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$36,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$60,155	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$207,744	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$40,060,298	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$91,665,340	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.90130	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.85740	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$190,740	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$42,120	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$148,620	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$77,363	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$61,890	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$15,473	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$283,348	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$283,348	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$164,093	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$61,852	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$61,852	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$23,027,768	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$291,479	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$291,479	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$22,736,289	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$12,908	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$12,908	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$22,749,197	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$24,426,755	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$24,426,755	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$24,426,755	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 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. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES 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, 2021 AND 2020, 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, 2021 OR 2020.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOEL ZARROW
MEMBER/CEO	$232,967	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,709	$0	$33,311	$0	$273,987	$0	$0	$0
FRANK GROSSMAN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER	$236,153	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,085	$0	$1,200	$0	$244,438	$0	$0	$0
REINA PROWLER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$196,310	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,561	$0	$31,682	$0	$234,553	$0	$0	$0
TODD GEHLING
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY	$170,693	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,792	$0	$31,681	$0	$208,166	$0	$0	$0
JILL VALUNAS
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$189,981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,699	$0	$9,298	$0	$204,978	$0	$0	$0
CARYN HENNING
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	$172,414	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,241	$0	$11,591	$0	$189,246	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA LEGER
BLUEPRINT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	$155,972	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,739	$0	$11,298	$0	$172,009	$0	$0	$0
MARY LIST
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$119,122	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,236	$0	$31,407	$0	$154,765	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 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 12C	PER 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 15	PER 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 18	IN 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 19	CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.