LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES (EIN 95-4368250)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-04-27
IRS object ID
202011189349301096
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-04-27T20:35:43-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN953001179PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINDES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 87AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP908010087ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN954368250EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIBRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2132287500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 W FIFTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90071ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEN BRECHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2132287500PhoneNum
Signature2020-04-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONITA M JOSEPHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00286656PTIN
Phone5624351191PhoneNum
Preparation2020-04-24PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.215.11.242IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-04-27IPDt
IP Tm12:10:56IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id5D04C9354A80B93E424F24406112F0168D52D17DAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdAF10C69A5E1A0E49948DDC35C663156BE3C8813BAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-19 02:30:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEN BRECHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 W FIFTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90071ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$20,876,815GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LFLA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1992FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUPPORT THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body48VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent47VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee58TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,430,066PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,902,126CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$91,980PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$38,184CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,031,233PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$901,236CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$56,891PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$141,149CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,496,388PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,700,397CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$40,397PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,604,084PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,322,763CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,068,537CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,648,615PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,506,053CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,293,096PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,828,816CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$203,292PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$128,419CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$48,093,445TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$50,200,676TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$617,078TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$788,013TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$47,476,367NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$49,412,663NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS AND ENRICHES THE CAPABILITIES, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES OF THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY THROUGH FUNDRAISING, ADVOCACY, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE LIBRARY'S VALUABLE RESOURCES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,242,916ExpenseAmt
DescINVESTING IN LIFELONG LEARNINGTHE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO BREAKING CYCLES OF LOW LITERACY BY WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS AT ALL 73 LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS A SERIES OF LITERACY RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTER AIDES/CYBERNAUTS. A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS ASSIST ADULTS IN LEARNING SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR READING AND WRITING ABILITIES SO THE ADULTS CAN READ ALOUD WITH THEIR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH IN HOPES OF FOSTERING A LOVE OF LIFELONG READING. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH PROJECTS VIA THE FULL STEAM AHEAD PROGRAM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,742,780ExpenseAmt
Revenue$38,184RevenueAmt
DescENGAGING THE IMAGINATIONTHROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE FOUNDATION BRINGS MANY ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING AUTHORS, POETS, JOURNALISTS, ACADEMICS, AND ARTISTS FOR PUBLIC EVENTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SEEKS TO PROVIDE LIBRARY AWARENESS, INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE PEOPLE WITH FREE EXHIBITIONS AND UNIQUE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THAT EXPLORES ART AND LITERATURE, THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF LOS ANGELES, AND THE VAST COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DIGITIZE PHYSICAL COLLECTIONS TO PRESERVE THE COLLECTION AND OFFER ACCESSIBILITY VIA THE INTERNET. ACTIVITIES LIKE THIS CAN BE DONE IN THE NEW OCTAVIA LAB, NAMED FOR PIONEERING SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR OCTAVIA BUTLER, A MAKER-SPACE THAT GIVES LIBRARY PATRONS VARIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,802,404ExpenseAmt
DescHELPING STUDENTS SUCCEEDFOR STUDENTS USING THE LIBRARY TO COMPLETE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS, PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH, THE FOUNDATION'S FUTURE READY TEENS PROGRAMS OFFER ON-DEMAND INDIVIDUAL TUTORING, ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND FREE PRINTING OF HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, COLLEGE-PREPARATION WORKSHOPS AND PRACTICE SAT/ACT/PSAT EXAMS. THROUGH THE TEENS LEADING CHANGE PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES TEENS OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND CIVICS AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL HELPING THEM TO GAIN THE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS NECESSARY TO EVALUATE CURRENT SOCIAL ISSUES AND POLITICAL EVENTS. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, DAYCARE CENTERS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERS HELP PARENTS START THEIR BABIES ON THE PATH TO LIFELONG SUCCESS THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE READ BABY READ (RBR). AN EXPANSION OF THE WE READ TOGETHER PROGRAM, RBR, OFFERS NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO DEVELOP EARLY LITERACY SKILLS IN THEIR BABIES AND TODDLERS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$4,788,100TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document187IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee58EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 Members48GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member47IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THERESA MORRISON CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2132287500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 W FIFTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90071ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (57 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GWEN MILLER
CHAIR6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT ALVARADO
VICE-CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN STEVENSON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM GEISER
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA ALBIN-RILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NADIA ALLAUDIN
DIRECTOR (THRU 08/01/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY APPLEBAUM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE HUTTO-GORDON BAKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBI BISHTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY BUTTERFIELD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDON CASSIDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC CHAVES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA CHRISTOFFERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AUSTIN CLEMENTS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN COOKE
DIRECTOR, EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS CRAHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY DEBRIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT DAWSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUNITA DESHMUKH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY DUNLEAVY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK EASTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN EIDMANN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA FAIREY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMANTHA HANKS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN HANSELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUSTIN HEALEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK HUTCHINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN JACKSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 03/28/2019)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH KAMINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA KAO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KELLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAI LASSITER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE LINDSEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH KATE LEVY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ATTICA LOCKE
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/01/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAUN MALAVIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENICHIRO MIZOGUCHI
DIRECTOR (THRU 04/01/2019)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERYL MURABAYASHI
DIRECTOR (THRU 02/20/19)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE NEEMAN BRADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERNARD PARKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PEER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH RAPOSO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ROSENBLUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA ROSENWALD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SMALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM SONNENBLICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSEY SPINDLE
DIRECTOR (THRU 04/01/2019)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON TOMKINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY WANNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE YONEKURA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN F SZABO
CITY LIBRARIAN2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC GARCETTI
MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH BRECHER
PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$490,000$0$47,712
REBECCA SHEHEE
VICE PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$275,207$0$22,889
THERESA MORRISON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$179,081$0$23,246
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$944,288TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$93,847TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MANAGED CAREER SOLUTIONS INC
3333 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 405LOS ANGELESCA90010STAFFING FOR PROGRAM SERVICES$488,572
TUTORCOM
62996 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL60693ONLINE TUTORING SERVICE$320,000
POWERMYLEARNING INCCFY
520 8TH AVENUE 10TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10018STAFFING FOR PROGRAM SERVICES$284,620
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Membership Dues$722,496MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$735,816FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$20,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,423,814AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$68,267NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,902,126TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREADING ALOUD PROGRAMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$38,184TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$38,184RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$38,184TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$427,853TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$427,853ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,845,505SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,372,122SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$473,383SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$473,383TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$473,383ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$63,060FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$735,816ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$207,215FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$144,155TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$144,155ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$600,087GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$597,081CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,006TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,006ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,700,397TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$38,184RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$760,087ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,089,460TotalAmt
Program Services$353,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$578,050FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,903,898TotalAmt
Program Services$2,295,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$300,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$307,983FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,044TotalAmt
Program Services$31,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,141FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,618TotalAmt
Program Services$100,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,423FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,743TotalAmt
Program Services$79,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,482FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,771TotalAmt
Program Services$3,136ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,750TotalAmt
Management And General$40,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,382TotalAmt
Management And General$83,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,219TotalAmt
Management And General$115,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,720FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,414TotalAmt
Program Services$129,935ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,566TotalAmt
Program Services$23,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,122FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,039TotalAmt
Program Services$18,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,285FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,608TotalAmt
Program Services$8,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,691TotalAmt
Management And General$33,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,322TotalAmt
Management And General$4,322ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SEMINARS, EXHIBITS, AND$1,542,074$1,538,028$4,010$36
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT$173,650$162,684$5,483$5,483
LIBRARY BOOKS$24,411$24,411
UBIT$7,248$3,624$1,812$1,812

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,908TotalAmt
Program Services$15,620ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,288ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,828,816TotalAmt
Program Services$4,788,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$972,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,068,537FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,084BOYAmt
EOY$704,380EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,866BOYAmt
EOY$141,106EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,402,188BOYAmt
EOY$2,727,098EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,816BOYAmt
EOY$143,269EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,371BOYAmt
EOY$78,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$756,375LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$304,389LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,978BOYAmt
EOY$451,986EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,429,907BOYAmt
EOY$44,498,284EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$883,838BOYAmt
EOY$945,125EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,397BOYAmt
EOY$510,510EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,093,445BOYAmt
EOY$50,200,676EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,221BOYAmt
EOY$126,220EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$502,857BOYAmt
EOY$661,793EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$617,078BOYAmt
EOY$788,013EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,739,255BOYAmt
EOY$19,331,178EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,728,399BOYAmt
EOY$15,002,772EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,008,713BOYAmt
EOY$15,078,713EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,476,367BOYAmt
EOY$49,412,663EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,093,445BOYAmt
EOY$50,200,676EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$128,419ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,054,602NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$10,113OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$5,922,813CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,990,277CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,096,508CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,430,066CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,902,126CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,341,790TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,922,813CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,990,277CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,096,508CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,430,066CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,902,126CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,341,790TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,159,433SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,182,357PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$664,315CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$559,665CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$555,293CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$656,206CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$427,853CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,863,332TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$39,624CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$47,507CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$30,041CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$8,595CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,006CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total-$122,761TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$35,082,361TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$319,012GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80310PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,381,978BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$70,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,416,680InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,406,480OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,462,178EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$39,341,076BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$30,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,340,372InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,329,470OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,381,978EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,487,342BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,529,100ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,581,389InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,256,755OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$39,341,076EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,651,259BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,012,250ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,017,491InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,158,676OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,487,342EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,451,439BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$995,870ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$242,130InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,038,180OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,651,259EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.43590BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.20900PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.35510TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$756,375OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$304,389DepreciationAmt
Book Value$451,986BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$451,986TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,365,796TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,054,602NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$86,985DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$10,113OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,151,700RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,214,096RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$83,382InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$597,081OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$513,699RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,700,397TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,429,500TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$86,985DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$597,081OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$684,066ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,745,434ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$83,382InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$83,382ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,828,816TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF PURPOSES INCLUDING LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND HUMANITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTIONS. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION, SUCH AS ITS FILING STATUS AS TAX-EXEMPT, ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES IS THREE YEARS AND FOR CALIFORNIA PURPOSES IS FOUR YEARS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGES IN VALUE OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS 10,113.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LIBRARY STORE EXPENSES -597,081.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LIBRARY STORE EXPENSES 597,081.
SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 1ETHE LFLA HAS A BOARD APPROVED INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO POLICY STATEMENT IN PLACE FOR APPROPRIATING ENDOWMENT EXPENDITURES RANGING FROM 4% TO 6% OF THE GENERATED EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND. THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION APPROPRIATED 4% (1,406,480) FROM THE UNRESTRICTED AND TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS TO SUPPORT AND FUND THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1LITERARY CELEBRATIONSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$491,460GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$439,460CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$52,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$15,829RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$43,267FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$64,058OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2YOUNG LITERATI TOASTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$169,494GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$158,434CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$11,060GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$15,725RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$51,214FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,437OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$137,922GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$137,922CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$10,685OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$798,876GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$735,816CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$63,060GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$31,554RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$94,481FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$81,180OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$207,215DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$144,155NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
KENNETH BRECHER
PRESIDENT$295,000$0$195,000$0$0$0$11,000$0$36,712$0$537,712$0$0$0
REBECCA SHEHEE
VICE PRESIDENT$175,207$0$100,000$0$0$0$6,131$0$16,758$0$298,096$0$0$0
THERESA MORRISON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$154,081$0$25,000$0$0$0$7,282$0$15,964$0$202,327$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$68,267NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE RETURN PREPARERS TO REVIEW THE DRAFT 990, ASK QUESTIONS, AND SUGGEST REVISIONS (USUALLY AT THE JANUARY BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS). THE DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THEY ARE INVITED TO SPEAK WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND TAX PREPARERS (WINDES), IF THEY SO WISH. THE CFO AGAIN REVIEWS THE 990 (USUALLY AT THE MARCH OR APRIL BOARD AND COMMITTEEE MEETINGS) WITH REVISIONS, IF ANY, BEFORE FILING. UPON REQUEST, THE CFO WILL ALSO MEET WITH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO: 1) VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2) OFFICERS AS DEFINED IN THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS; OR 3) AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FOUNDATION WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECISION-MAKING ROLE IN THE AFFAIRS OR THE OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND MUST SIGN AND RETURN THE POLICY EVERY YEAR. THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND UPDATE TO THIS POLICY WAS COMPLETED IN 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE SURVEYS MANY OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS CONSULTS INDEPENDENT FIRMS TO DETERMINE A FAIR COMPENSATION. THE AMOUNTS DETERMINED ARE THEN TAKEN TO THE 14 MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. IN 2016-2017, THE ORGANIZATION ISSUED A COMPREHENSIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR A COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS STUDY. VIVIENT CONSULTING WAS HIRED IN FY 2017-2018 (AUGUST 2017) AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT WAS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER 2017. THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY 2018 AND A REPORT ISSUED. A COPY OF THIS REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CHAIR OF OUR BOARD, GWEN MILLER OR FROM: 400 CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD, 6TH FLOOR, EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245 CONTACT: SUSAN SCHROEDER, SSCHROEDER@VIVIENT.COM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS THE FORM 990 AND THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.LFLA.ORG, UNDER THE "ABOUT" SECTION, UNDER "FINANCIALS" SECTION OF THE WEBSITE AND CLICK ON "AUDITED FINANCIALS AND "IRS FORM 990 AND "IRS DETERMINATION LETTER". THOSE DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10BCOST OF GOODS SOLD INCLUDES ALL COSTS OF OPERATING THE LIBRARY STORE.
FORM 990, PART IXAS PART OF ITS RECURRING STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS ITS PROGRAMS AND THE ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES TO THOSE PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 8; PART VIII, LINE 1F; PART X, LINE 32019 ADDITIONAL ENDOWED GIFTS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE SHARON OXBOROUGH ADULT LITERACY ENDOWMENT OF $50,000 WAS ESTABLISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM. THIS IS THIS DONOR'S SECOND ENDOWED FUND WITH THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL GIFT OF $10,000 FOR THE LYNN STRASBURG MILLER ENDOWMENT FOR A TOTAL OF $90,000. THIS ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S STUDENT ZONES PROGRAM. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL GIFT OF $10,000 FOR THE DEAN HANSELL ENDOWMENT FOR A TOTAL OF $50,000. THIS ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL GIFT OF $250,000, FULFILLING A PLEDGE, FOR THE EDYTHE BROAD TECHNOLOGY FUND FOR STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF $1,000,000. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ENDOWMENT IS TO ENSURE STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, TABLETS AND PRINTERS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE 38 STUDENT ZONES OF THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL GIFT, FULFILLING A PLEDGE, OF $25,000 FOR THE CLARE PATTERSON HUTTO ENDOWMENT FOR A TOTAL OF $175,000. THIS ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LIVE HOMEWORK PROGRAM. ALL OF THESE GIFTS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED AND ONLY EARNINGS FROM THESE FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. 2019 BEQUEST DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL UNRESTRICTED BEQUEST TOTALING $18,806.33, A PAYMENT ON A PRIOR PLEDGED GIFT FOR $106,193.67 AND AN ADDITIONAL PLEDGED AMOUNT FOR $175,000. ALL GIFTS ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL RESTRICTED PLEDGED BEQUEST TOTALING $60,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING ALOUD. THIS DONOR WAS AN ADVOCATE OF THE FOUNDATION'S SIGNATURE LITERACY SERIES, ALOUD. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL UNRESTRICTED PLEDGED BEQUEST TOTALING $250,000. THIS GIFT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION.
PART VIIITHE FOUNDATION OPERATES A GIFT STORE LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC LOS ANGELES CENTRAL LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY STORE WAS REMODELED IN 2016, AFTER 18 YEARS, IN ORDER TO REFRESH THE APPEARANCE AND BRING IT INTO FULL ADA COMPLIANCE. THE LIBRARY STORE SALES SUPPORT THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 7OTHER SALARIES AND WAGES ALSO INCLUDE ADULT LITERACY PERSONNEL, STUDENT ZONE HELPERS, COMPUTER AIDES, AND ALL STAFF NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT PROGRAM SERVICES WITHIN THE 73 BRANCHES OF THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
990, PART IX, LINE 12MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL COSTS OF $179,414 INCLUDE ADVERTISING AND COLLATERAL MATERIALS FOR PROGRAMS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC SUCH AS SIGNAGE, POSTERS, FLYERS, BOOKMARKS, BROCHURES, BOOK BAGS, AND GAME BOARDS, DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND BRANCH LIBRARIES.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGES IN VALUE OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS 10,113.

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