LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES (EIN 95-4368250)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-04-23
IRS object ID
201521139349300527
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-04-23T13:55:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN953001179PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINDES INCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 87AddressLine1
CityLONG BEACHCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code908010087ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN954368250EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELESBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIBRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2132287500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 W FIFTH STREETAddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90071ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEN BRECHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2132287500PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONITA M JOSEPHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00286656PTIN
Phone5624351191PhoneNum
Preparation2015-03-27PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEN BRECHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 W FIFTH STREETAddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90071ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$40,926,427GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body48VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent47VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee32TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers19TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,276,399PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,186,308CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$46,701PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$33,216CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$858,327PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,076,940CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$164,775PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$206,306CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,016,652PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,090,158CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,360CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,703,911PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,191,303CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$819,259CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,288,566PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,295,380CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,992,477PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,490,043CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,024,175PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$600,115CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$35,261,266TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$40,274,473TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$312,350TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$614,589TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$34,948,916NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,659,884NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,144,530ExpenseAmt
DescINVESTING IN NEW READERS - 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. WE DO THIS BY TEACHING ADULTS THE SKILLS TO ENGAGINGLY READ ALOUD WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH; BY FOSTERING A LOVE OF LIFE-LONG READING IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL FASHION; BY OFFERING A SERIES OF FUN LITERACY-RELATED ACTIVITIES TO CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER; AND BY HELPING ADULTS IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH READING AND WRITING ABILITY. IN 2013-2014, THE FOUNDATION ALSO BEGAN OFFERING 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.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,479,573ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,360GrantAmt
Revenue$33,216RevenueAmt
DescCULTURAL PROGRAMS AND LIBRARY AWARENESS - 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 (E.G., ALOUD, WRITER'S CUT, LOST AND FOUND AT THE MOVIES, ODYSSEY FESTIVALS, TO LIVE AND DINE IN LA, ETC.) 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 EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATION. IN 2013-2014, 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 Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$625,943ExpenseAmt
DescBUILDING THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY - A ROBUST TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS ESSENTIAL TO FULFILLING CURRENT INFORMATION DEMANDS AS WELL AS PRESERVING FRAGILE COLLECTIONS FROM PRIOR YEARS. OUR WORK 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 NEED TO BE CONTINUALLY IMPROVED, RESPONSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE ON ALL MEDIA DEVICES. 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 THAT COMMUNITY TO HELP EVERYONE TO NAVIGATE THE LIBRARY'S EXTENSIVE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, THE BROADER INTERNET, AND TROUBLE-SHOOT HARDWARE PROBLEMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$696,508ExpenseAmt
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. IN 2013-2014, THE FOUNDATION ALSO 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.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$696,508TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,946,554TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Document123IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee32EmployeeCnt
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 Members48GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member47IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 CFOBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2132926246PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 W FIFTH STREETAddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90071ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (50 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
DAVID ROSENBLUM
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG BURGER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GWEN MILLER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA ALBIN-RILEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (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
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
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
ANDREW KNOX
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAI LASSITER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE LINDSEY
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
SHARON RISING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SMALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
QUINN STILLS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BETH THOMAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON TOMKINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN JACKSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE STANFIELD
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)$350,000$0$50,881
REBECCA SHEHEE
VICE PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$165,083$0$15,253
THERESA MORRISON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$119,572$0$12,196
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$634,655TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$78,330TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
OASIS TECHNOLOGY
601 DAILY DROXNARDCA93011STAFFING FOR PROGRAM SERVICES$710,478
TUTORCOM
PO BOX 200599PITTSBURGHPA15251ONLINE TUTORING SERVICE$450,170
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Membership Dues$779,437MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$797,963FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$131,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,477,908AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$31,543NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,186,308TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREADING ALOUD PROGRAMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$33,216TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$33,216RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$33,216TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$945,678TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$945,678ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$34,124,297SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$33,993,035SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$131,262SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$131,262TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$131,262ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$136,925FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$797,963ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$294,567FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$157,642TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$157,642ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$500,003GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$548,667CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$48,664TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$48,664ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,090,158TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$33,216RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$870,634ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,360TotalAmt
Program Services$3,360ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$652,106TotalAmt
Program Services$244,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$344,144FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,229,802TotalAmt
Program Services$1,709,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$301,220FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,455TotalAmt
Program Services$18,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,955FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,900TotalAmt
Program Services$74,794ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,069FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,040TotalAmt
Program Services$60,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,980FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,638TotalAmt
Management And General$34,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,551TotalAmt
Management And General$96,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,765TotalAmt
Program Services$71,666ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,450TotalAmt
Program Services$231,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,155TotalAmt
Management And General$78,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,370TotalAmt
Management And General$15,370ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,357TotalAmt
Program Services$63,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,937TotalAmt
Management And General$4,937ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SEMINARS, EXHIBITS, AND$824,687$824,687
LIBRARY BOOKS$282,344$282,344
EVENTS$206,376$206,376
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT$142,992$128,133$14,859

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,758TotalAmt
Program Services$27,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,891FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,490,043TotalAmt
Program Services$3,946,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$724,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$819,259FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,985BOYAmt
EOY$698,418EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,606BOYAmt
EOY$52,677EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,548,368BOYAmt
EOY$1,750,024EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,000BOYAmt
EOY$117,608EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$362,309LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$275,495LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,246BOYAmt
EOY$86,814EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,100,208BOYAmt
EOY$36,020,646EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,353,904BOYAmt
EOY$1,030,365EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$523,949BOYAmt
EOY$517,921EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,261,266BOYAmt
EOY$40,274,473EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,660BOYAmt
EOY$470EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,700BOYAmt
EOY$527,500EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,990BOYAmt
EOY$86,619EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,350BOYAmt
EOY$614,589EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,047,765BOYAmt
EOY$18,935,337EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,514,850BOYAmt
EOY$9,988,246EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,386,301BOYAmt
EOY$10,736,301EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,948,916BOYAmt
EOY$39,659,884EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,261,266BOYAmt
EOY$40,274,473EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$600,115ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,069,726NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$41,127OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,543,636CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,466,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,541,123CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,276,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,186,308CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,014,158TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,543,636CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,466,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,541,123CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,276,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,186,308CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,014,158TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,189,087SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$19,825,071PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$406,627CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$716,137CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$745,323CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$765,856CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$945,678CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,579,621TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,593,779TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,219,077GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71850PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70720PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$29,865,748BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$600,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,947,605InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$961,914OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,451,439EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,960,014BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,041,638ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,534,173InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$21,535,825EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.49000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.31000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$362,309OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$275,495DepreciationAmt
Book Value$86,814BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$86,814TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRENT AND ACCRUED VACATION PAYABLEDesc
Amt$86,619Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$86,619TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,877,954TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,069,726NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$224,827DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$41,127OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,335,680RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,542,274RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$96,551InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$548,667OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$452,116RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,090,158TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,166,986TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$224,827DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$548,667OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$773,494ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,393,492ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$96,551InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$96,551ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,490,043TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 41,127.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LIBRARY STORE EXPENSES -548,667.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LIBRARY STORE EXPENSES 548,667.
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% (961,914) 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)
Name Of Event1LITERARY FEASTSNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$822,517GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$697,992CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$124,525GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,725RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$35,457FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$192,890OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2YOUNG LITERATI TOASTSNameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$112,371GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$99,971CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$12,400GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$28,419RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$23,356FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$730EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,990OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$934,888GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$797,963CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$136,925GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$35,144RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$58,813FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$730EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$199,880OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$294,567DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$157,642NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$235,000$0$115,000$0$0$0$7,488$0$43,393$0$400,881$0$0$0
REBECCA SHEHEE
VICE PRESIDENT$140,083$0$25,000$0$0$0$5,003$0$10,250$0$180,336$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,543NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescNEW TECHNOLOGDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4IN JUNE OF 2014, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO ADD A NEW DIRECTOR CATEGORY TO THE BYLAWS: DIRECTOR EMERITUS. THIS NEW CATEGORY HONORS FORMER DIRECTORS WHO HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE CRITERIA FOR THIS NEW CATEGORY ARE OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS IN SECTION 3.03(K).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11990 REVIEW THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE RETURN PREPARERS TO REVIEW THE DRAFT 990, ASK QUESTIONS, AND SUGGEST REVISONS. 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 WITH REVISIONS, IF ANY, BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND MUST SIGN AND RETURN THE POLICY EVERY YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW 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 19DISCLOSURES THE 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. THE FINANCIALS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE LFLA'S SPRING NEWSLETTER.
FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 8; PART VIII, LINE 1F; PART X, LINE 32013 BEQUEST DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED AN UNRESTRICTED BEQUEST, FROM THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA E. FOOTE, TOTALING $2,850,000. THE BOARD DESIGNATED THE ENTIRE AMOUNT TO A SEPARATE ENDOWMENT FUND. THIS BOARD-DESIGNATED ESTATE GIFT WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING CAPACITY, STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS, AND LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY. THE DONOR, A FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER, WAS A WONDERFUL ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CARED DEEPLY ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES. SPECIFICALLY THIS FUND WILL BE USED FOR THE AREA OF GREATEST NEED WITHIN THE CONSTELLATION OF PROGRAMS THAT HELP STUDENTS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS. 2014 BEQUEST DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED A RESTRICTED BEQUEST TOTALING $409,500 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING ALOUD. THIS DONOR WAS AN INCREDIBLE ADVOCATE OF THE FOUNDATION'S SIGNATURE LITERARY SERIES, ALOUD. 2014 ENDOWMENTS ESTABLISHED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVED GIFTS TO ESTABLISH THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE CLARE PATTERSON-HUTTO ENDOWMENT OF $250,000 WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LIVE HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM. 2. THE SHARON OXBOROUGH ENDOWMENT OF $50,000 WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE FOUNDATION'S SIGNATURE LITERARY SERIES, ALOUD. 3. THE LYNN STRASBURG MILLER ENDOWMENT OF $50,000 WAS ESTABLISHED 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.
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 41,127.
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 $237,450 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, 2014 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 SIGNIFICANTLY RAISED THE PUBLIC PROFILE OF LFLA, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE OF BOTH LFLA AND LAPL.

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