LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES (EIN 95-4368250)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-04-28
IRS object ID
201601199349301320
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-04-28T19:40:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-03-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONITA M JOSEPHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00286656PTIN
Phone5624351191PhoneNum
Preparation2016-03-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

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$14,750,925GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body52VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent51VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee34TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,186,308PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,922,813CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$33,216PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$43,648CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,076,940PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$638,851CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$206,306PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$82,227CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,090,158PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,523,085CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,360PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,191,303PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,875,869CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$892,028CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,295,380PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,330,363CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,490,043PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,206,232CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$600,115PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$316,853CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$40,274,473TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$40,166,281TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$614,589TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$480,494TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$39,659,884NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,685,787NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,889,770ExpenseAmt
DescINVESTING IN LIFELONG LEARNING - LITERACY IS THE FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCK TO SUCCESS IN LIFE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BREAKING CYCLES OF ILLITERACY BY WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS AT ALL 73 LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BY HELPING ADULTS IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH READING AND WRITING ABILITY. FOR THOSE PATRONS WHO ARE NOT AS COMFORTABLE WITH COMPUTERS AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE, WE OFFER DEDICATED PART-TIME STAFF WHO ARE HIRED FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP EVERYONE TO NAVIGATE THE LIBRARY'S EXTENSIVE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, THE BROADER INTERNET, AND TROUBLE-SHOOT HARDWARE PROBLEMS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO OFFERS AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO THOSE WHO COMPLETED THE CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT PEOPLE WHOSE WORK AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO ATTEND ADULT SCHOOL. WE ALSO RECENTLY EXPANDED THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF OUR WORKSHOP SERIES TO ENGAGE THE IMAGINATION OF PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH ADULTS WITH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH PROJECTS: OUR VERY SUCCESSFUL FULL STEAM AHEAD PROGRAM. AND IN 2014-2015, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF INTERNAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT AT THE LIBRARY WITH MINI GRANTS FOR INNOVATION PROJECTS AND LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH DISPARITIES IN LOS ANGELES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,602,203ExpenseAmt
Revenue$43,648RevenueAmt
DescENGAGING THE IMAGINATION - PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE THE KEYSTONE TO A VIBRANT AND ENGAGED CIVIC LIFE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE BRING HUNDREDS OF ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING AUTHORS, POETS, JOURNALISTS, ACADEMICS, AND ARTISTS FOR PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS. WE ALSO SEEK TO INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE PEOPLE WITH FREE EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THAT EXPLORE ART AND LITERATURE, THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF LOS ANGELES, AND THE VAST COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY. WE INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE LIBRARY'S RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA AND OUTREACH ROUTES AS WELL AS BY ENGAGING THE IMAGINATION AND EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATION. OUR WORK ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DIGITIZE PHYSICAL COLLECTIONS NOT ONLY TO PRESERVE THEM BUT ALSO TO MAKE THEM MORE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE INTERNET. THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE IS INCREASINGLY THE FIRST PORT OF CALL FOR ALL USERS AND NEEDS TO BE CONTINUALLY IMPROVED, RESPONSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE ON ALL MEDIA DEVICES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,245,097ExpenseAmt
DescHELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED - HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS USE THE LIBRARY TO COMPLETE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS, PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES, CONDUCT RESEARCH, USE LIBRARY RESOURCES, AND HANG OUT. OUR PROGRAMS INSPIRE LEARNING, DISCOVERY, AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING ONLINE, ON-DEMAND INDIVIDUAL TUTORING, ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND FREE PRINTING OF HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, COLLEGE-PREPARATION WORKSHOPS, PRACTICE SAT/ACT/PSAT EXAMS, SPECIALTY DATABASES, AND MILLIONS OF REFERENCE MATERIALS. OUR PROGRAMS ALSO ENCOURAGE LITERACY BY TEACHING ADULTS THE SKILLS TO ENGAGINGLY READ ALOUD WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH; BY FOSTERING A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL FASHION; AND BY OFFERING A SERIES OF FUN LITERACY-RELATED ACTIVITIES TO CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$4,737,070TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Document161IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee34EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members52GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member51IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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)
Phone2132926246PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (54 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CARLA CHRISTOFFERSON
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GWEN MILLER
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG BURGER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA ALBIN-RILEY
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NADIA ALLAUDIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT ALVARADO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY APPLEBAUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG BETTINELLI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN BOYD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDON CASSIDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC CHAVES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT CHICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES CLARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS CRAHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT DAWSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARRETT DEVINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK EASTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MONA EHRENREICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA FAIREY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM GEISER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK HANDLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN HANSELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY HARAHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK HUTCHINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE HUTTO-GORDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN JACKSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (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
BRIAN KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KELLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN KIRSCHENBAUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW KNOX
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAI LASSITER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE LINDSEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN LIPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ATTICA LOCKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERYL MURABAYASHI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE NEEMAN BRADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIN OLIVER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PEER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON RISING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE ROSENBLUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISA SHIPNUCK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SMALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON TOMKINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JC WILEMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASAHIKO MATT YAMAGUCHI
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
PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$370,000$0$55,780
REBECCA SHEHEE
VICE PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$179,417$0$16,825
THERESA MORRISON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$129,275$0$20,180
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$678,692TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$92,785TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
OASIS TECHNOLOGY
601 DAILY DROXNARDCA93011STAFFING FOR PROGRAM SERVICES$857,849
TUTORCOM
PO BOX 200599PITTSBURGHPA15251ONLINE TUTORING SERVICE$272,800
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
CASH RECEIVING FILE 55331LOS ANGELESCA90074HEALTH INSURANCE$171,533
GALECENGAGE LEARNING
PO BOX 95501CHICAGOIL60694ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA SERVICES$164,495
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Membership Dues$834,357MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$716,886FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$620,046GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,751,524AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$77,456NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,922,813TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREADING ALOUD PROGRAMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$43,648TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$43,648RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$43,648TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$664,315TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$664,315ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,387,945SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,413,409SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$25,464SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$25,464TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$25,464ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$187,914FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$716,886ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$230,517FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$42,603TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$42,603ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$544,290GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$583,914CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$39,624TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$39,624ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,523,085TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$43,648RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$556,624ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$776,864TotalAmt
Program Services$290,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$411,085FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,826,569TotalAmt
Program Services$2,397,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$252,347FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,559TotalAmt
Program Services$22,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,927FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,102TotalAmt
Program Services$59,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,103FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,775TotalAmt
Program Services$63,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,388FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,500TotalAmt
Management And General$36,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,210TotalAmt
Management And General$92,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,289TotalAmt
Management And General$11,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$368,843TotalAmt
Program Services$354,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,592TotalAmt
Management And General$67,091ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,501FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,987TotalAmt
Program Services$10,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,459TotalAmt
Program Services$38,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,779TotalAmt
Management And General$6,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,698TotalAmt
Management And General$3,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SEMINARS, EXHIBITS, AND$818,348$818,348
EVENTS$349,687$244,010$105,677
LIBRARY BOOKS$101,210$101,210
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT$73,969$73,281$688

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,792TotalAmt
Program Services$262,792ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,206,232TotalAmt
Program Services$4,737,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$577,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$892,028FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$698,418BOYAmt
EOY$733,492EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,677BOYAmt
EOY$188,608EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,750,024BOYAmt
EOY$1,139,843EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,608BOYAmt
EOY$95,831EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$481,775LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$264,567LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,814BOYAmt
EOY$217,208EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,020,646BOYAmt
EOY$36,355,239EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,030,365BOYAmt
EOY$957,828EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,921BOYAmt
EOY$478,232EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,274,473BOYAmt
EOY$40,166,281EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,089BOYAmt
EOY$90,552EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$527,500BOYAmt
EOY$389,942EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$614,589BOYAmt
EOY$480,494EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,935,337BOYAmt
EOY$18,537,038EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,988,246BOYAmt
EOY$9,710,036EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,736,301BOYAmt
EOY$11,438,713EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,659,884BOYAmt
EOY$39,685,787EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,274,473BOYAmt
EOY$40,166,281EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$316,853ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$273,579NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$17,371OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,466,692CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,541,123CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,276,399CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,186,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,922,813CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,393,335TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,466,692CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,541,123CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,276,399CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,186,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,922,813CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,393,335TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,336,548SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,056,787PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$716,137CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$745,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$765,856CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$945,678CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$664,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,837,309TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$29,230,644TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,429,556GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.75460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.71850PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$34,451,439BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$995,870ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$242,130InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,038,180OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,651,259EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,865,748BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$600,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,947,605InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$961,914OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,451,439EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,641,986BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,850,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,214,095InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$840,333OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$29,865,748EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,284,722BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$306,425InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$949,161OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$24,641,986EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,535,825BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,328,897InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$580,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$25,284,722EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.48000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.33000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.19000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$481,775OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$264,567DepreciationAmt
Book Value$217,208BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$217,208TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,884,431TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$273,579NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$160,592DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$17,371OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$130,358RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,014,789RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$92,210InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$583,914OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$491,704RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,523,085TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,858,528TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$160,592DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$583,914OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$744,506ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,114,022ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$92,210InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$92,210ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,206,232TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 -17,371.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LIBRARY STORE EXPENSES -583,914.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LIBRARY STORE EXPENSES 583,914.
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% (1,038,180) 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)
Event1AWARDS DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$656,465GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$594,890CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$61,575GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,499RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$46,824FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$61,799OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2YOUNG LITERATI TOASTSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$138,679GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$121,996CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$16,683GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$9,087RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$55,433FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$710EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,718OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$109,656GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$109,656GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$51,447OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$904,800GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$716,886CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$187,914GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$11,586RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$102,257FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$710EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$115,964OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$230,517DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$42,603NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (2 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$250,000$0$120,000$0$0$0$7,800$0$47,980$0$425,780$0$0$0
REBECCA SHEHEE
VICE PRESIDENT$144,417$0$35,000$0$0$0$4,504$0$12,321$0$196,242$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTRAVEL FOR REBECCA RICKMAN (PRESIDENT'S FAMILY MEMBER) WAS ONLY PAID IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICES RENDERED FOR THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR'S AGREEMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT WITH REBECCA RICKMAN ON MAY 20, 2014 TO PERFORM SPECIALIZED TEMPORARY SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCING THE LFLA'S ODYSSEY'S FESTIVAL SEASON (LASTING SEVERAL MONTHS) OF PROJECTS. THIS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ALSO WAS SUBJECT TO AND FOLLOWED THE FOUNDATION POLICY FOR REIMBURSEMENTS AND ALL CHECKS WERE SIGNED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND/OR THE TREASURER.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$76,796NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCRYSTAL AWARDSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$660NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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
ExplanationAMOUNT IN COLUMN 3 REPRESENTS NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE RETURN PREPARERS TO REVIEW THE DRAFT 990, ASK QUESTIONS, AND SUGGEST REVISIONS (USUALLY AT THE JANUARY BOARD/COMMITTEE MEETINGS). THE DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THEY ARE INVITED TO SPEAK WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND TAX PREPARERS, IF THEY SO WISH. THE CFO AGAIN REVIEWS THE 990 (USUALLY IN MARCH OR APRIL) WITH REVISIONS, IF ANY, BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE POLICY APPLIES TO VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AS DEFINED IN THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE FOUNDATION WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECISION-MAKING ROLE IN THE AFFAIRS OR OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION. THE DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND MUST SIGN AND RETURN THE POLICY EVERY YEAR. A CONFLICT IS DETERMINED AND REVIEWED AT THE BOARD LEVEL.
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 12 MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. IN 2012-2013, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRED LASNIK-BROIDA CONSULTANTS, INC. TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION REVIEW WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 (FY 2013-2014) AND A REPORT ISSUED.
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 "NEWSROOM/DOCUMENTS" SECTION OF THE WEBSITE AND LOOK FOR "AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 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 I, LINE 8; PART VIII, LINE 1F; PART X, LINE 32015 BEQUEST DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED A RESTRICTED BEQUEST, FROM THE ESTATE OF EDWARD F. GARCIA, TOTALING $692,412 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S SPANISH AND FRENCH COLLECTIONS. THIS LONG TIME DONOR WAS AN ADVOCATE OF THE FOUNDATION AND HE NAMED THE FUND AFTER HIS MOTHER: ESTELLA FREGOSO DE GARCIA ENDOWMENT FUND. 2015 ENDOWMENT ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED A GIFT TO ESTABLISH THE DEAN HANSELL ENDOWMENT OF $10,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM. SUBSEQUENT TO FISCAL YEAR END, THIS DONOR MADE ANOTHER GIFT OF $10,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $20,000. 2014 BEQUEST DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED A RESTRICTED BEQUEST, FROM THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE E. ARAN, TOTALING $423,048 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING ALOUD. THIS DONOR WAS AN ADVOCATE OF THE FOUNDATION'S SIGNATURE LITERACY SERIES, ALOUD. 2014 ENDOWMENT ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED GIFTS TO ESTABLISH THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE CLARE PATTERSON-HUTTTO ENDOWMENT OF $250,000 WAS ESTABLISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LIVE HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM. 2. THE SHARON OXBOROUGH ENDOWMENT OF $50,000 WAS ESTABLISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE FOUNDATION'S SIGNATURE LITERACY SERIES, ALOUD. 3. THE LYNN STRASBURG MILLER ENDOWMENT OF $50,000 WAS ESTABLISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S STUDENT ZONES PROGRAM. THESE GIFTS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED AND ONLY EARNINGS FROM THESE FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. 2014 ADDITIONAL BEQUEST DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL UNRESTRICTED GIFT OF $250,000 FOR THE VICTORIA E. FOOTE ENDOWMENT WHICH TOTALS $3,100,000. THE BOARD DESIGNATED THE ENTIRE AMOUNT TO A SEPARATE ENDOWMENT FUND WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING CAPACITY, STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS, AND LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY. THIS DONOR WAS AN ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CARED DEEPLY ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 7OTHER SALARIES AND WAGES ALSO INCLUDE ADULT LITERACY COORDINATORS, COMPUTER AIDES, AND ALL STAFF NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT PROGRAM SERVICES WITHIN THE 72 BRANCHES OF THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGES IN VALUE OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS -17,371.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10BCOST OF GOODS SOLD INCLUDES ALL COSTS OF OPERATING THE LIBRARY STORE.
990, PART IX, LINE 12MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL COSTS OF $368,843 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 VIII, LINES 10A AND 10B, PART XI, LINE 4B AND PART XII,LIBRARY STORE ON WHEELS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES OPENED THE LIBRARY STORE ON WHEELS IN DECEMBER 2012 TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE LIBRARY STORE, BROADEN ITS CUSTOMER BASE, AND MAKE ITS UNIQUE BRAND OF LITERARY GIFTS AND GOODS ACCESSIBLE TO CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE REGION/LIBRARY SYSTEM. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, IT HAS RAISED THE PUBLIC PROFILE OF LFLA, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE OF BOTH LFLA AND LAPL.

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