LITERACY MINNESOTA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: LITERACY MINNESOTA (EIN 23-7217182)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2017-12-19
IRS object ID: 201713539349300136
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-12-19T13:29:57-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410975573	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REDPATH AND COMPANY LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4810 WHITE BEAR PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITE BEAR LAKE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237217182	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MINN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 RAYMOND AVE 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC NESHEIM	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ASHLEY C REHN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00965922	PTIN
Phone	6514267000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-11-15	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.224.170.93	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-11-15	IPDt
IP Tm	14:18:56	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	4D66DDEE064C23A185C08F5A258D65AD1B38932C	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	43C253DF32CE467FA1B0564DD96D1B5488F2F60B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-03-14 21:41:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ERIC NESHEIM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 RAYMOND AVE 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,671,711	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MNLITERACY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1972	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROVIDE LITERACY SERVICES TO ADULTS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AROUND MINNESOTA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	83	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	788	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,304,493	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,850,430	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$775,617	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$793,244	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$29,563	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$28,037	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,109,673	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,671,711	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,281	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$12,171	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,433,214	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,470,044	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$404	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,700	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$355,193	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,824,529	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,976,844	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,269,428	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,460,759	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$159,755	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$210,952	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,357,740	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,646,605	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$379,772	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$392,577	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,977,968	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,254,028	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL (MLC) OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF DIRECT AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES SERVICES TO IMPROVE LITERACY STATEWIDE THROUGH ITS MISSION TO SHARE THE POWER OF LEARNING THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,838,795	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$45,597	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVING MINNESOTANS-THE LITERACY COUNCIL FOSTERS STRONG STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. THE EARLY LITERACY AND FAMILIES PROGRAM INSPIRES PARENTS TO BE THEIR CHILDREN'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER. THE SUMMER READS PROGRAM SENDS VISTA (VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA) MEMBERS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN JUNE AND JULY TO IMPROVE THE READING SKILLS OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE.OPEN DOOR LEARNING CENTER OFFERS ESL, WORK-READINESS, GED PREP, COMPUTER AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES AT SIX LOCATIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL.THE ADULT LITERACY HOTLINE REFERS MINNESOTANS TO NEARLY 400 LITERACY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH OUR PHONE, TEXT AND ONLINE SYSTEM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,813,693	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$12,171	GrantAmt
Revenue	$726,730	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVING ORGANIZATIONS-THE LITERACY COUNCIL HELPS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN THEIR SERVICES. TUTOR TRAINING OFFERS PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE WORKSHOPS TO MORE THAN 2,500 VOLUNTEERS AS LITERACY TUTORS AND TEACHERS EACH YEAR. VOLUNTEER OUTREACH SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF LITERACY PROGRAMS STATEWIDE IN VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ADULT EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS IN THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. LITERACY VISTA SENDS NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR LITERACY PROGRAMMING TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH THEY SERVE. *LITERACY STRATEGIES PROVIDES MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES TO LIBRARIES AND LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS IN MINNESOTA, THE MIDWEST AND BEYOND.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,652,488	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	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	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	22	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	83	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	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	0	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	MN	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	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 RAYMOND AVE 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RUDY BRYNOLFSON
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES AFDAHL
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THERESA WEIMERSKIRCH
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J MILIS
HR COMMITTEE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARIN GOETTSCH
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AC FLYNN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORBERTO MORAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACKIE PRINCE
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLIVIA QUINTANILLA
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NATHAN RAYGOR
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN SANYAMAHWE
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE SINGER
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ABDULLAHI SIYAD
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC NESHEIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$92,362	$0	$29,293
PAUL KIRST
FINANCE MANAGER	40.00		Yes (X)	$62,550	$0	$11,342

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$154,912	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$40,635	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TOM CYTRON-HYSOM	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1318 STANFORD AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55105	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ABE CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$112,390	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$4,750	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$3,013,122	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$832,558	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,850,430	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
FEES FOR SERVICES	624110	$758,107	$737,190	$20,917
WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS	624110	$22,887	$22,887
BOOK SALES	624110	$8,880	$8,880
LEARNER FEES	624110	$2,105	$2,105
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES	624110	$1,265	$1,265

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$793,244	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,037	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,037	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,671,711	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$772,327	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$48,954	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,171	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,171	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,663	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$136,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,282	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,750,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,415,817	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$149,763	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$184,847	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,106	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,515	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$306,522	TotalAmt
Program Services	$240,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,674	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,186	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,061	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,959	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,166	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,397	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,130	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,085	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,613	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,613	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,700	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,700	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$668,645	TotalAmt
Program Services	$631,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,243	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$303,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$264,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,865	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,729	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,683	TotalAmt
Program Services	$278,990	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,533	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,358	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,285	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$728	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
AMERICORPS	$402,194	$402,194
TRAINING	$96,762	$92,825	$505	$3,432
RECRUITMENT/STAFF DEVEL	$61,689	$48,548	$9,933	$3,208
UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES	$25,494			$25,494

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,460,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,652,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$453,078	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$355,193	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,155	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$903,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$987,129	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$513,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$591,584	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$178,052	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$147,054	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$137,008	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,046	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,770	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$689,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$754,639	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,357,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,646,605	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$232,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$243,649	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,755	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,687	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,198	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,241	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$379,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$392,577	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,635,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,735,735	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$342,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$518,293	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,977,968	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,254,028	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,357,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,646,605	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$210,952	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$65,108	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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	$4,293,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,330,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,613,922	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,304,493	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,850,430	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,393,609	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,293,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,330,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,613,922	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,304,493	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,850,430	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,393,609	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$350,400	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$18,043,209	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,147	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$28,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,563	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,037	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$142,183	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$16,890	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$18,552,682	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,474,355	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.97250	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97070	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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$1,613	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$1,613	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO MONITOR CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS WHICH MAY IMPACT THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$689,531	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$93,563	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$28,455	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$754,639	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$708,372	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$32,153	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$20,873	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$30,121	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$689,531	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$719,977	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,124	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$27,729	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$708,372	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$642,392	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$105,309	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$27,724	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$719,977	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$115,429	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$495,841	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$63,699	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$32,577	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$642,392	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.95480	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.04520	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,956	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,956	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$133,098	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$123,052	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,046	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,046	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Desc
Book Value	$754,639	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$754,639	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,748,019	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$65,108	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$11,200	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$76,308	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,671,711	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,671,711	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,471,959	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$11,200	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$11,200	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,460,759	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,460,759	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL WAS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR LITERACY MINNESOTA FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AS OF 7/1/10, THAT AGENCY BECAME A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND CHANGED THE NAME TO LITERACY ACTION NETWORK (LAN). MLC CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN LAN'S ASSETS AND PROVIDES BOOKKEEPING SERVICES.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO GENERATE INVESTMENT REVENUE TO BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:	A TAX EXPENSE OR BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION (INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS) MAY BE RECOGNIZED ONLY WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES MLC HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN ACCRUAL, EXPENSE OR BENEFIT UNDER THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT STANDARD.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ISD 518	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1117 MARINE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WORTHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	561871610	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	416008522	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	GOV'T	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$12,171	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	CITIZENSHIP CLASSES	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING A PROCESS TO MONITOR THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES OF ALL SUB-RECIPIENTS. PROGRAM STAFF WILL MAKE AT LEAST ONE MONITORING SITE VISIT A YEAR. THE FINANCE MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING A PROCESS TO MONITOR THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF ALL SUB-RECIPIENTS. THE FINANCE MANAGER WILL MAKE AT LEAST ONE DESK REVIEW A YEAR AND WILL REVIEW THE SUB-RECIPIENT'S FINANCIAL AND UNIFORM GUIDANCE AUDITS. AN ON-SITE REVIEW WILL OCCUR AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, THEN BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IN DETAIL. THE RETURN IS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. THE DISCLOSURE IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT ARISES, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH DETERMINES THE RESTRICTIONS TO IMPOSE ON THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT. A PERSON WITH A CONFLICT WOULD TYPICALLY BE RESTRICTED FROM VOTING ON RELATED MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE HR COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING COMPARABILITY DATA AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESSS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO USES GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	COMPUTER SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,850. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,730. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,339. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,919. CONSULTANT FEES - PROGRAMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 570,190. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 570,190. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 46,703. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,929. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30,904. TOTAL EXPENSES 80,536.