LITERACY MINNESOTA: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: LITERACY MINNESOTA (EIN 23-7217182)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201523209349308327
Schema version: 2014v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T13:30:08-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410975573	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REDPATH AND COMPANY LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4810 WHITE BEAR PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITE BEAR LAKE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237217182	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MINN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 RAYMOND AVE 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC NESHEIM	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ASHLEY C REHN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00965922	PTIN
Phone	6514267000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-11-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ERIC NESHEIM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 RAYMOND AVE 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,401,373	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MNLITERACY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1972	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROVIDE LITERACY SERVICES TO ADULTS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AROUND MINNESOTA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	76	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	751	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,330,923	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,613,922	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$647,238	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$758,489	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$28,124	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$28,312	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$6,920	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$650	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,013,205	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,401,373	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,679	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$9,612	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,251,498	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,340,599	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$276,998	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,810,943	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,802,109	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,071,120	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,152,320	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$57,915	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$249,053	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,284,566	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,561,959	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$333,297	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$373,242	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,951,269	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,188,717	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL (MLC) OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF DIRECT AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES SERVICES TO IMPROVE LITERACY STATEWIDE THROUGH ITS MISSION TO SHARE THE POWER OF LEARNING THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,608,131	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$20,699	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVING MINNESOTANS-THE LITERACY COUNCIL FOSTERS STRONG STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. THE EARLY LITERACY AND FAMILIES PROGRAM INSPIRES PARENTS TO BE THEIR CHILDREN'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER. THE SUMMER READS PROGRAM SENDS VISTA (VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA) MEMBERS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN JUNE AND JULY TO IMPROVE THE READING SKILLS OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE.OPEN DOOR LEARNING CENTER OFFERS ESL, WORK-READINESS, GED PREP, COMPUTER AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES AT SIX LOCATIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL.THE ADULT LITERACY HOTLINE REFERS MINNESOTANS TO NEARLY 400 LITERACY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH OUR PHONE, TEXT AND ONLINE SYSTEM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,804,275	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$9,612	GrantAmt
Revenue	$737,790	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVING ORGANIZATIONS-THE LITERACY COUNCIL HELPS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN THEIR SERVICES. TUTOR TRAINING OFFERS PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE WORKSHOPS TO MORE THAN 2,500 VOLUNTEERS AS LITERACY TUTORS AND TEACHERS EACH YEAR. VOLUNTEER OUTREACH SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF LITERACY PROGRAMS STATEWIDE IN VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ADULT EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS IN THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. LITERACY VISTA SENDS NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR LITERACY PROGRAMMING TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH THEY SERVE. *LITERACY STRATEGIES PROVIDES MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES TO LIBRARIES AND LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS IN MINNESOTA, THE MIDWEST AND BEYOND.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,412,406	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	76	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 RAYMOND AVE 180	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RUDY BRYNOLFSON
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEWELIE GRAPE
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SEAN SWEAT
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J MILIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA COHEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AC FLYNN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VERNEITA MADDEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARLA ENGSTROM
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM AFDAHL
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J COCKER
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORBERTO MORAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACKIE PRINCE
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN SANYAMAHEWE
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THERESA WEIMERSKIRCH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC NESHEIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$85,689	$0	$30,157
PAUL KIRST
FINANCE MANAGER	40.00		Yes (X)	$60,082	$0	$1,797

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$145,771	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$31,954	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,000	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$2,744,183	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$868,739	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,613,922	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FOR SERVICE	624110	$729,925	$729,925
WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS	624110	$16,189	$16,189
BOOK SALES	624110	$9,707	$9,707
LEARNER FEES	624110	$2,668	$2,668

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$758,489	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,312	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,312	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$650	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$650	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$650	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,401,373	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$758,489	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$28,962	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,612	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,641	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$109,804	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,197	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,661,007	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,331,072	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$172,210	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$157,725	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,182	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,968	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,492	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$304,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$236,643	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,561	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,901	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$146,203	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,769	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,462	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,972	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,887	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,954	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$815	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,560	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,562	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$596,487	TotalAmt
Program Services	$585,030	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,817	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,640	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,429	TotalAmt
Program Services	$110,337	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,625	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,467	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$307,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$260,181	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,927	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,411	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,229	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,973	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$234	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,229	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,278	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,270	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
AMERICORPS	$460,732	$460,732
TRAINING	$63,476	$32,891	$1,408	$29,177
RECRUITMENT/STAFF DEVEL	$40,023	$33,298	$6,028	$697

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,152,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,412,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$462,916	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$276,998	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,406	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,703	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,703	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,007	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,676	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$791,311	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,038,730	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$611,764	BOYAmt
EOY	$572,966	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,613	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,982	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$166,196	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$164,796	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,400	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,220	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$719,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$708,372	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,284,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,561,959	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,138	BOYAmt
EOY	$207,331	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,950	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,961	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$333,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$373,242	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,537,876	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,613,914	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$413,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$574,803	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,951,269	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,188,717	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,284,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,561,959	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$249,053	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$11,605	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,738,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,075,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,293,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,330,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,613,922	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,052,528	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,738,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,075,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,293,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,330,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,613,922	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,052,528	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$475,786	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$17,576,742	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,763	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$28,147	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,312	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$98,647	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$16,890	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$18,168,065	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,837,624	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.96750	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99560	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$1,562	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$1,562	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO MONITOR CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS WHICH MAY IMPACT THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$719,977	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,124	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$27,729	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$708,372	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$642,392	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$105,309	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$27,724	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$719,977	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$115,429	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$495,841	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$63,699	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$32,577	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$642,392	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$121,630	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$527	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,674	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$115,429	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$105,169	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$22,414	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,953	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$121,630	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,956	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,774	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$182	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$152,240	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$151,022	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,218	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,400	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Desc
Book Value	$708,372	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$708,372	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,400,968	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$11,605	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$11,200	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$405	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,401,373	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,401,373	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,163,520	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$11,200	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$11,200	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,152,320	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,152,320	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL WAS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR LITERACY MINNESOTA FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AS OF 7/1/10, THAT AGENCY BECAME A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND CHANGED THE NAME TO LITERACY ACTION NETWORK (LAN). MLC CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN LAN'S ASSETS AND PROVIDES BOOKKEEPING SERVICES.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO GENERATE INVESTMENT REVENUE TO BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:	A TAX EXPENSE OR BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION (INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS) MAY BE RECOGNIZED ONLY WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES MLC HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN ACCRUAL, EXPENSE OR BENEFIT UNDER THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT STANDARD.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ISD 518	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1117 MARINE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WORTHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	561871610	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	416008522	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	GOV'T	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$9,612	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	CITIZENSHIP CLASSES	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING A PROCESS TO MONITOR THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES OF ALL SUB-RECIPIENTS. PROGRAM STAFF WILL MAKE AT LEAST ONE MONITORING SITE VISIT A YEAR. THE FINANCE MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING A PROCESS TO MONITOR THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF ALL SUB-RECIPIENTS. THE FINANCE MANAGER WILL MAKE AT LEAST ONE DESK REVIEW A YEAR AND WILL REVIEW THE SUB-RECIPIENT'S FINANCIAL AND A-133 AUDITS. AN ON-SITE REVIEW WILL OCCUR AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, THEN BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IN DETAIL. THE RETURN IS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. THE DISCLOSURE IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT ARISES, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH DETERMINES THE RESTRICTIONS TO IMPOSE ON THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT. A PERSON WITH A CONFLICT WOULD TYPICALLY BE RESTRICTED FROM VOTING ON RELATED MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE HR COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING COMPARABILITY DATA AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESSS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO USES GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANT FEES - PROGRAMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 532,688. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 532,688. COMPUTER SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,323. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,189. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 696. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,208. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 41,019. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 628. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,944. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,591.