2016-11-09T16:42:14-06:00 2016-06-30 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & CO PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2015-07-01 237047508 LITERACY CONNECTS LITE 5208828006 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 LILLIAN BRANTLEY-THOMPSON BOARD CHAIR 5208828006 2016-10-27 JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2016-11-09 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z LILLIAN BRANTLEY-THOMPSON 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 1777240 false X WWW.LITERACYCONNECTS.ORG X 1969 AZ CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. 14 14 34 1012 0 1589536 1728131 25880 30003 -1685 1952 156 -301 1613887 1759785 0 0 1132570 1069154 12578 1058 213220 472446 517955 1617594 1588167 -3707 171618 1395195 1492584 868552 836950 526643 655634 X CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. false false 508581 12001 THE ADULT PROGRAMS OF LITERACY CONNECTS, ADULT BASIC LITERACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ADULTS, PROVIDED RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND ONGOING TRAINING TO 193 VOLUNTEER TUTORS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THESE TUTORS GAVE MORE THAN 23,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO TUTOR 1,935 ADULT LEARNERS AT NO CHARGE TO THE LEARNERS AT PUBLIC SITES AROUND TUCSON. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVENUE AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 381436 9001 LITERACY CONNECTS' READING SEED PROGRAM SUPPORTED AND TRAINED VOLUNTEER COACHES TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH STRUGGLING YOUNG STUDENTS WHO ARE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. THE PROGRAM OFFERED A LENDING LIBRARY OF 21,000 BOOKS THAT MATCH STUDENTS' INTERESTS WITH THEIR READING ABILITIES, AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 40,000 FREE BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT READING. 445 VOLUNTEER COACHES WORKED WITH 1,289 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 STUDENTS AT 34 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY, ALL OF WHICH ARE TITLE I. SEE SCHEDULE 0 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVENUE AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 190718 4500 STORIES THAT SOAR IS A LITERACY AND ARTS-INTEGRATION PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES WRITING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION BY HONORING CHILDREN'S ORIGINAL STORIES THROUGH THE ARTS. IN 2015-16, THEIR PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM INSPIRED 7,237 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO WRITE 11,811 STORIES, 511 OF WHICH WERE PERFORMED BEFORE 10,260 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. 48 STUDENTS HAD THEIR STORIES TURNED INTO BOOKS, 656 K-12 STUDENTS PERFORMED STORIES WRITTEN BY THEIR PEERS, AND 307 EDUCATORS RECEIVED ARTS-INTEGRATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVENUE AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 190717 4501 REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PREPARES CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL BY PARTNERING WITH DOCTORS IN 60 CLINICS, REACHING 36,807 CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS PRESCRIBING 55,211 FREE BOOKS AND ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER. FEE FOR SERVICE & RESTRICTED GRANTS (DOES NOT INCLUDE UNRESTRICTED GRANTS) REVENUE EXPENSES ADULT PROGRAMS 215,640 508,581 READING SEED 196,776 381,436 STORIES THAT SOAR 93,150 190,718 190717 4501 1271452 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 35 0 true 34 true false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AZ X X X BETTY STAUFFER 5208828006 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 SYLVIA LEE MEMBER 2.44 X 0 0 0 MELINDA CERVANTES PAST CHAIR 3.34 X 0 0 0 EVAN FELDHAUSEN TREASURER 1.15 X X 0 0 0 DANA PITT SECRETARY 4.10 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW ARTHUR MEMBER 0.63 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SMITH MEMBER 0.74 X 0 0 0 CLIFF BOWMAN VICE CHAIR 0.87 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE TAYLOR MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 LILLIAN BRANTLEY-THOMPSON BOARD CHAIR 2.13 X X 0 0 0 MEL COHEN MEMBER 0.73 X 0 0 0 RENEE CLIFT MEMBER 1.33 X 0 0 0 JEFF HUNT MEMBER 3.23 X 0 0 0 LINDA GILVEAR MEMBER 2.29 X 0 0 0 MARCIA ISBELL CHAIR-ELECT 1.72 X 0 0 0 BETTY STAUFFER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 103900 0 0 103900 1 false false false 53955 102109 260769 1311298 15725 1728131 PROGRAM SERVICES FEES 611710 30003 30003 30003 1952 1952 17455 102109 17455 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS 900099 -301 -301 -301 1759785 30003 1651 119601 90897 11960 16744 794465 600417 56222 137826 10114 8376 1738 56381 51571 880 3930 88593 67151 6274 15168 151551 151551 355 355 10600 10600 1058 1058 250 250 8145 4627 482 3036 173352 147096 8752 17504 16681 14179 834 1668 11958 10164 598 1196 55879 47497 2794 5588 46704 39698 2336 4670 18413 15651 921 1841 LIBRARY PURCHASES 10008 10008 TRAINING AND TUTORS 7792 7792 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6267 4777 237 1253 1588167 1271452 103495 213220 281260 231563 121737 170247 76658 6737 15389 26511 8145 5467 1178312 184752 841321 993560 39303 48108 11382 10391 1395195 1492584 67370 77555 801182 759395 868552 836950 X 353048 482025 173595 173609 526643 655634 1395195 1492584 171618 7416 -50043 X true X false true false X 1208816 1101086 1501005 1589536 1728131 7128574 1208816 1101086 1501005 1589536 1728131 7128574 613802 6514772 1780 1948 3022 2503 1952 11205 22501 14288 14196 17154 68139 7207918 558202 0.90380 0.95550 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER 68,139 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11382 -301 440 250 10391 11935 156 459 250 11382 16458 1758 525 5756 11935 15166 1859 392 175 16458 16236 945 125 15166 1.00000 true false 1001748 39824 961924 145760 114124 31636 30804 30804 993560 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF A FUND DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. INCOME FROM ENDOWMENTS MAY BE USED AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO DISCLOSE OR RECOGNIZE INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2016, MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MATERIAL. ANNUAL BREAKFAS 119564 102109 17455 17455 119564 102109 17455 17455 17455 CDG ARCHITECTS FAMILY MEMBER 10325 ARCHITECT SERVICES false SCHEDULE L, PART V CDG ARCHITECTS PERFORMED ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONTRACT AMOUNT WAS AWARDED BASED ON THE INDUSTRY STANDARD, AND WAS COMPLETED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. A BOARD MEMBER'S SPOUSE HAS A GREATER THAN 35% OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN CDG ARCHITECTS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES IS PREPARED ON THE GAAP BASIS AND THEREFORE FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR. PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE KEPT VERY LOW DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S USE OF VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER MOST OF THE PROGRAM'S TEACHING. VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 83,735 TEACHING AND PREPARATION HOURS DURING THE YEAR. THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR HAS SET 23.56 PER HOUR AS THE VALUE FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS IN ARIZONA. THIS MEANS THE WORK DONE BY VOLUNTEERS WAS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 1,972,797. WITH THIS AMOUNT ADDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPENSES, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET SPENT ON PROGRAMS IS 91%, WITH ONLY 3% AND 6% SPENT ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING FUNCTIONS RESPECTIVELY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PREPARES CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL BY PARTNERING WITH DOCTORS IN 60 CLINICS, REACHING 36,807 CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS PRESCRIBING 55,211 FREE BOOKS AND ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER. FEE FOR SERVICE & RESTRICTED GRANTS (DOES NOT INCLUDE UNRESTRICTED GRANTS) REVENUE EXPENSES ADULT PROGRAMS 215,640 508,581 READING SEED 196,776 381,436 STORIES THAT SOAR 93,150 190,718 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A DRAFT OF ITS FORM 990 TO ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTED THE COMPLETED FORM TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA WHEN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DECISION PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL RETURN IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND APPLICABLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BAD DEBT EXPENSE -50,043 TOTAL -50,043