CENTER FOR SOUND LITERACY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
CENTER FOR SOUND LITERACY FOUNDATION (EIN 83-3374917)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-16
IRS object ID
202003219349312820
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$699,884TotalAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Recipient Table RecipientTable

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CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49504ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$20,000CashGrantAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER A FUND EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, SCIENTIFIC OR LITERARY PURPOSES AND TO PURSUE THESE PURPOSES EITHER THROUGH DIRECT OPERATIONS OR BY MAKING GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATION THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES, ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON EDUCATION AND ADVANCING LITERACY, SCHOOLS AND MAKING GRANTS TO EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2JOHN C KENNEDY III NANCY KENNEDY PRESIDENT TREASURER HUSBAND & WIFE
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENT 23

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