2016-02-04T17:45:09-06:00 2015-06-30 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & CO PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2014-07-01 237047508 LITERACY CONNECTS LITE 5208828006 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 MELINDA CERVANTES BOARD CHAIR 5208828006 2016-01-26 JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2016-01-26 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z MELINDA CERVANTES 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 1637640 false X WWW.LITERACYCONNECTS.ORG X 1969 AZ CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. 17 17 33 1117 0 1501005 1589536 37212 25880 3022 -1685 1758 156 1542997 1613887 0 0 1088211 1132570 12578 235483 471916 472446 1560127 1617594 -17130 -3707 1531610 1395195 1001578 868552 530032 526643 X CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. false false 449121 9058 THE ADULT PROGRAMS OF LITERACY CONNECTS (ADULT BASIC LITERACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ADULTS - FORMERLY KNOWN AS LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF TUCSON) PROVIDED RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND ONGOING TRAINING TO 210 VOLUNTEER TUTORS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THESE TUTORS GAVE MORE THAN 24,800 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO TUTOR 1,877 ADULT LEARNERS AT NO CHARGE TO THE LEARNERS AT PUBLIC SITES AROUND TUCSON. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 513136 10352 LITERACY CONNECTS' READING SEED PROGRAM SUPPORTS AND TRAINS VOLUNTEER COACHES TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH STRUGGLING YOUNG STUDENTS WHO ARE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A LENDING LIBRARY OF 23,280 BOOKS THAT MATCH STUDENTS' INTERESTS WITH THEIR READING ABILITIES, AND DISTRIBUTED 42,672 FREE BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT READING. 775 VOLUNTEER COACHES WORKED WITH 1,689 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 STUDENTS AT 41 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY, 38 OF WHICH ARE TITLE I. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 192480 3882 STORIES THAT SOAR IS A LITERACY AND ARTS-INTEGRATION PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES WRITING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION BY BRINGING CHILDREN'S ORIGINAL STORIES TO LIFE THROUGH BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT PERFORMED THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS. CHILDREN WROTE 8,109 ORIGINAL STORIES, OF WHICH 455 WERE PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 131822 2588 REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PREPARES CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL BY PARTNERING WITH DOCTORS IN 60 CLINICS, REACHING 38,918 CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS TO PRESCRIBE FREE BOOKS AND ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER. 131822 2588 1286559 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 false false false false false false false false false false false true 33 0 true 33 true false false false false false false X 17 17 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 PAST CHAIR 6.63 X X 0 0 0 MELINDA CERVANTES BOARD CHAIR 3.11 X X 0 0 0 EVAN FELDHAUSEN TREASURER 1.06 X X 0 0 0 DANA PITT SECRETARY 5.21 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW ARTHUR MEMBER 0.84 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SMITH MEMBER 1.58 X 0 0 0 CLIFF BOWMAN VICE CHAIR 1.25 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE TAYLOR MEMBER 1.78 X 0 0 0 LILLIAN BRANTLEY-THOMPSON MEMBER 2.56 X 0 0 0 MEL COHEN MEMBER 1.31 X 0 0 0 RENEE CLIFT MEMBER 1.85 X 0 0 0 JEFF HUNT CHAIR-ELECT 2.60 X 0 0 0 GEORGE JACKSON MEMBER 2.94 X 0 0 0 LINDA GILVEAR MEMBER 0.35 X 0 0 0 MARCIA ISBELL MEMBER 1.18 X 0 0 0 BETTY STAUFFER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 103080 0 420 103080 420 1 false false false GJ DEVELOPMENT INC PO BOX 18819 18819 TUCSON AZ 85731 RENOVATIONS 246261 1 37534 107383 281520 1163099 762 1589536 PROGRAM SERVICES FEES 611710 25880 25880 25880 2503 2503 5525 5729 3984 -204 -3984 -4188 -4188 14040 107383 14040 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS 156 156 156 1613887 25880 -1529 91294 41082 18259 31953 876448 709366 39684 127398 15349 6907 3070 5372 55475 50213 5262 94004 73286 5460 15258 70915 70915 2499 2499 8900 1350 7550 12578 12578 250 250 13173 13173 6878 5846 344 688 137926 116389 7146 14391 60175 52060 2705 5410 32803 27883 1640 3280 43914 37327 2196 4391 38525 32746 1926 3853 17774 15108 889 1777 BAD DEBT 21476 18255 1073 2148 TRAINING AND TUTORS 10628 9034 531 1063 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6610 5619 330 661 1617594 1286559 95552 235483 502912 281260 126289 121737 135577 76658 24591 15389 10748 8145 979369 138048 676173 841321 43385 39303 11935 11382 1531610 1395195 153545 67370 848033 801182 1001578 868552 X 361555 353048 168477 173595 530032 526643 1531610 1395195 -3707 318 X true X false true false X 680164 1208816 1101086 1501005 1589536 6080607 680164 1208816 1101086 1501005 1589536 6080607 256407 5824200 3595 1780 1948 3022 2503 12848 1758 156 1914 6095369 63092 0.95550 0.97490 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER 1,914 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11935 156 459 250 11382 16458 1758 525 5756 11935 15166 1859 392 175 16458 16236 945 125 15166 13012 3449 100 125 16236 1.00000 true false 808369 16049 792320 140196 91252 48944 30804 30747 57 841321 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, 2015, MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MATERIAL. ANNUAL BREAKFAS 121423 107383 14040 14040 121423 107383 14040 14040 14040 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 86,515 TEACHING AND PREPARATION HOURS DURING THE YEAR. THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR HAS SET 22.37 PER HOUR AS THE VALUE FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS IN ARIZONA. THIS MEANS THE WORK DONE BY VOLUNTEERS WAS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 1,935,534. WITH THIS AMOUNT ADDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPENSES, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET SPENT ON PROGRAMS IS 90%, WITH ONLY 3% AND 7% 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 38,918 CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS TO PRESCRIBE FREE BOOKS AND ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER. 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.