CHILDRENS LITERACY INITIATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CHILDRENS LITERACY INITIATIVE (EIN 23-2515768)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2017-10-10
IRS object ID
201702839349301655
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-10-10T15:10:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131639826PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EISNERAMPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1130 NORTH 18TH STREET SUITE 3000AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP191032757ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN232515768EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12314 MARKET STREET NO 3RD FLAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOEL ZARROWPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2155614676PhoneNum
Signature2017-10-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHELEN M MARTINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01330899PTIN
Phone2158818800PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.238.150.12IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOEL ZARROWPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12314 MARKET STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,860,801GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CLI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT.CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE ("CLI") IS A NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS WITH TEACHERS TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION SO THAT CHILDREN CAN BECOME POWERFUL READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionCHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE ("CLI") IS A NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS WITH TEACHERS TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION SO THAT CHILDREN CAN BECOME POWERFUL READERS, WRITERS AND THINKERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescCHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON ENSURING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS CAN READ AND WRITE ON GRADE LEVEL BY THIRD-GRADE. CLI PROVIDES WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUAL COACHING AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO OVER 2,300 TEACHERS IN 289 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO $11.7M IN FEE-FOR-SERVICE REVENUE, CLI RELIES ON BOTH PHILANTHROPIC AND FEDERAL FUNDING, BRINGING TOTAL REVENUE TO $20.5M. WITH ONLY 6.1% OF EXPENSES GOING TOWARDS FUNDRAISING AND 8.2% TOWARDS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, CLI IS ABLE TO DIRECT 85.7% TOWARDS PROGRAM SERVICES (SEE PART IX, STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES).Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee190EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2155614676PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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CHRISTINE BECK
CHAIRPERSON0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID J BLOOM
VICE-CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN B SMITH
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA RAIVITCH
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD BERKMAN
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BONOW
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
A BRUCE CRAWLEY
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP COWEN
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BONNIE GREENBERG
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NELSON FLORES
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY KLEIN
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD MOSELY
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH PILACIK
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHON RISCH
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM SPECTOR
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE WILSON
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL ZARROW
MEMBER/CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$232,689$0$17,080
FRANK GROSSMAN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$177,594$0$6,587
CYNTHIA ROBERTS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00Yes (X)$122,717$0$13,719
PAT FEDERMAN
CO-FOUNDER/LEAD DEVELOPER40.00$136,932$0$14,131Yes (X)
CARYN HENNING
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DESIGN40.00$124,081$0$13,777Yes (X)
JILL VALUNAS
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$116,918$0$13,472Yes (X)
MARY LIST
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JEN WEIKERT
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH
1000 THOMAS JEFFERSON STNWWA200073835ASSESSMENT CONSULTANTS$712,938
LAKESHORE LEARNING MATERIALS
2695 E DOMINGUEZ STCARSONCA90895LITERACY MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOMS AND ST$295,125
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRACTSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,725,649TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,355,803SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,319,304SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$36,499SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$36,499ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$271,191FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$985,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$599,280FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,307,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,557FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$662,456ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,674FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$443ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$328FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$3,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,519FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,706,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,561FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$95,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,360FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$369,304ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,042FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,412TotalAmt
Program Services$238,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,841FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$242,441TotalAmt
Program Services$195,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,539FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$34,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,383FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,936TotalAmt
Program Services$85,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,329FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BOOKS$902,978$902,978
PROGRAM MATERIALS$507,503$507,503
MAINTENANCE$386,907$314,674$41,523$30,710
RECRUITING$37,615$30,592$4,037$2,986

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,632,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,216,300FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,607BOYAmt
EOY$4,922,516EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,953,750BOYAmt
EOY$321,973EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$830,797BOYAmt
EOY$1,659,099EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,622,421BOYAmt
EOY$1,198,676EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$724,354BOYAmt
EOY$598,091EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,773BOYAmt
EOY$132,929EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$885,538LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$822,415LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,738BOYAmt
EOY$63,123EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,696,757BOYAmt
EOY$1,812,008EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,089,197BOYAmt
EOY$10,708,415EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,049,683BOYAmt
EOY$3,215,291EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,287BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$10,298EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,071,970BOYAmt
EOY$3,228,089EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,012,828BOYAmt
EOY$5,089,151EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,004,399BOYAmt
EOY$2,391,175EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,017,227BOYAmt
EOY$7,480,326EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,089,197BOYAmt
EOY$10,708,415EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$436,505ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$44,884NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$18,290DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,995,517CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,090,119CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,647,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,762,156CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,737,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,233,348TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,995,517CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,090,119CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,647,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,762,156CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,737,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,233,348TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,275,240SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$33,958,108PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,529CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,930CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,921CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,822CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,886TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,946CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,577CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,738TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$41,316,972TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.82190PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85660PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$415,698OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$354,917DepreciationAmt
Book Value$60,781BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$398,179OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$397,357DepreciationAmt
Book Value$822BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$71,661OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$70,141DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,520BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$63,123TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$10,298Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,298TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,586,381TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$44,884NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$44,884RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$20,541,497RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$20,541,497TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,123,282TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$18,290DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$18,290ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$20,104,992ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,104,992TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY, IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016, 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 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES. THERE WERE NO INCOME TAX RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RECORDED FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (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
JOEL ZARROW
MEMBER/CEO$232,689$0$0$0$0$0$7,116$0$9,964$0$249,769$0$0$0
FRANK GROSSMAN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$177,594$0$0$0$0$0$5,387$0$1,200$0$184,181$0$0$0
PAT FEDERMAN
CO-FOUNDER/LEAD DEVELOPER$136,932$0$0$0$0$0$4,167$0$9,964$0$151,063$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER WILL REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 UPON RECEIPT. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED OR INFORMATION ADDED, THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE AUDITORS. ONCE CLI MANAGEMENT APPROVES THE DRAFT, A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HANDBOOK, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED. IT IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BY WAY OF AN ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S HANDBOOK AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER AND ARE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS BY 12/31.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PER THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S HANDBOOK, THE BOARD PERSONNEL COMMITTEE IS TASKED TO REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND SET COMPENSATION AND GOALS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR CLI.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18IN ADDITION TO BEING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, CLI'S 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: -CLI.ORG -GUIDESTAR -CHARITY NAVIGATOR
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GADP PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,582. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,243. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,400. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,225. CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 416,823. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,611. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,161. TOTAL EXPENSES 466,595. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,495,614. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,495,614. PROGRAM EVALUATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 769,166. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 769,166.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS PROCESS REMAINS UNCHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.

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