2015-11-06T15:04:50-06:00 2015-06-30 231386942 CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLP 1033 S CEDAR CREST BLVD ALLENTOWN PA 181035443 990 2014-07-01 222458322 THE LITERACY CENTER LITE 6104350680 801 HAMILTON STREET NO 201 ALLENTOWN PA 181012420 MARYANN PRZEKURAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6104350680 2015-10-20 MARC A BRINKER CPA P01040599 6104357489 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z MARYANN PRZEKURAT 801 HAMILTON STREET NO 201 ALLENTOWN PA 181012420 746346 0 X WWW.THELITERACYCENTER-LV.ORG X 1977 PA THE LITERACY CENTER IS AN AWARD-WINNING LEADER IN COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE, INNOVATIVE, AND COST-EFFECTIVE. PRE-GED, GED, ESL, CIVICS INSTRUCTION, AND CAREER FOCUSED INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED AT OUR MAIN OFFICES AS WELL AS TEN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT LEHIGH COUNTY, PROVIDED TO STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. 19 19 24 97 0 0 641742 716115 12973 6321 3073 5260 22005 12937 679793 740633 0 0 0 0 536477 529662 0 0 51379 148159 134757 684636 664419 -4843 76214 307106 379589 43810 43804 263296 335785 THE LITERACY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY ACHIEVE THE LITERACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. THE MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES, CIVIC INSTRUCTION, AND FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS. 0 0 528058 6321 THE LITERACY CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, INNOVATIVE, COST EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDE GED INSTRUCTION FOR THOSE LACKING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) INSTRUCTION AT THE BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED ACADEMIC LEVELS, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH READING LEVELS THAT FALL BELOW THE 6TH GRADE LEVEL, CIVIC INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS SEEKING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP, AND WE PROVIDE THESE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. SERVICES ARE INTENDED FOR OUR STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, ENHANCE THEIR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE, AND IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND INCREASED EARNINGS. 528058 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 PA X X MARYANN PRZEKURAT 6104350680 801 HAMILTON STREET SUITE 201 ALLENTOWN PA 18101 SAMUEL COHEN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP F WEBER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY E SHAFFER PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE JONES TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMARA DOLAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA SPAZIANI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN KERTIS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LES M MCCOY BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH MORRISON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE ZANETTI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ILENE PROKUP VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDA TRUHE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY SCHAMBERGER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES F NEMETH BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 AVERY E SMITH BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARCO CALDERON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA C DIETZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN SALINGER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 NATALIE DOLAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANN PRZEKURAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 60724 0 15482 60724 0 15482 0 0 0 0 0 432256 283859 716115 SERVICE FEES 900099 6321 6321 6321 5260 5260 17418 5713 11705 11705 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1232 1232 1232 740633 6321 0 18197 79072 39536 31629 7907 386963 314971 33832 38160 20813 20100 618 95 42814 32967 5566 4281 10498 9448 1050 1171 499 55 617 3838 3135 384 319 66578 59920 6658 543 489 54 1965 1965 24530 22077 2453 8922 8030 892 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 4728 4256 472 TEMPORARY SERVICES 4360 3240 1120 PROGRAMS 2969 2969 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL 2594 2594 2061 1862 199 664419 528058 84982 51379 100 100 119472 202527 3382 10364 1389 2180 12834 17035 247203 218187 52840 29016 117089 118367 307106 379589 35088 37804 2464 8722 3536 43810 43804 X 263296 328672 7113 263296 335785 307106 379589 76214 -3725 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 523454 655701 596798 641742 716115 3133810 523454 655701 596798 641742 716115 3133810 3133810 4686 4387 4154 3073 5260 21560 25757 31893 29784 23488 18650 129572 3284942 146915 0.95400 0.95680 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 615. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 1,314. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 2,970. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,520. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,232. SPECIAL EVENTS - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 25,142. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 30,579. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 26,814. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 20,968. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 17,418. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3148 3148 147343 138077 9266 99860 80110 19750 29016 LEASE PAYABLE 3536 3536 X 921356 -3725 161093 23355 180723 740633 0 740633 848867 161093 23355 184448 664419 0 664419 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3), OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMS OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFITS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES RECORDED FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2015 AND 2014. THE ORGANIZATION FILES ITS 990 WITH THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND WITH THE BUREAU OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2012. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES RELATED TO FUND RAISING EVENTS 5,713. IN-KIND FUNDRAISING AND SUPPLIES 17,642. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES RELATED TO FUND RAISING EVENTS 5,713. IN-KIND FUNDRAISING AND SUPPLIES 17,642. STORYBOOK THEATRE 15718 15718 2400 616 FACES OF LITERACY 1700 1700 1534 415 748 17418 17418 1534 415 2400 1364 5713 11705 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION, CONTINUED: ESTABLISHED IN 1977, THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR DISTINGUISHED ITSELF WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF ENROLLED STUDENTS. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR 74% OF ALL STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES WHICH HELPS INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE THEIR PROFICIENCY WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR THEY WERE ATTENDING CIVICS CLASSES TO OBTAIN AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP. TWENTY SIX PERCENT OF ENROLLMENT FOCUSED ON STUDENTS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING A GED (GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE). TLC PROVIDED SMALL GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING UTILIZING 85 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION, TLC OFFERED INSTRUCTION IN COMPUTER BASICS, HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL LITERACY, OFFERED CONVERSATION CLUBS, AND PROVIDED FAMILY READING AND LITERACY INITIATIVES AT COMMUNITY LOCATIONS. STATISTICS COLLECTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ADULT EDUCATION PRESENT THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE LITERACY CENTER'S ENROLLED STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONAL LEVEL GAINS PLACE THE LITERACY CENTER IN THE TOP TEN AMONG PENNSYLVANIA'S 58 LITERACY PROVIDERS. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HELD A TOTAL OF 17 (13 ESL AND 4 GED) CLASSES ALONG WITH MORE THAN 50 INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TUTORING SESSIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT 9 SITES THROUGHOUT ALLENTOWN AND LEHIGH COUNTY, DELIVERING 50,148 STUDENT CONTACT HOURS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE AUDITOR PRESENTS THE AUDIT AND 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD, THE 990 IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE LITERACY CENTER MAINTAINS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHICH IS REVIEWED UPON JOINING THE BOARD AND AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING. EVERY BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A STATEMENT VERIFYING THE RECEIPT AND REVIEW OF THIS POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY. THIS INFORMATION IS USED TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SALARY RANGES FOR STAFF POSITIONS. SALARY INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LITERACY CENTER HAS A TRANSPARENT GOVERNING PHILOSOPHY. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, ADOPTED POLICIES, BOARD MEETING MINUTES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THAT OF THE PRIOR YEAR.