LITERACY MINNESOTA: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: LITERACY MINNESOTA (EIN 23-7217182)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2014-12-03
IRS object ID: 201413379349300536
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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	2014-12-03T15:49:26-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	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	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4810 WHITE BEAR PARKWAY	AddressLine1
City	WHITE BEAR LAKE	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55110	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	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	BusinessNameLine1

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	AddressLine1
City	ST PAUL	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55114	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC NESHEIM	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-26	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	2014-11-26	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	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	AddressLine1
City	ST PAUL	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55114	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,014,550	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	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	88	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	557	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,293,841	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,330,923	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$499,767	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$647,238	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$28,147	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$28,124	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,970	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,920	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,831,725	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,013,205	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$37,320	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,679	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,180,210	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,251,498	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,944	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$238,861	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,900,009	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,810,943	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,119,483	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,071,120	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$712,242	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$57,915	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,260,176	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,284,566	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$328,577	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$333,297	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,931,599	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,951,269	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	$1,555,446	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$30,785	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVING MINNESOTANSTHE MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL HELPS AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GAIN LITERACY SKILLS TO INCREASE SCHOOL SUCCESS AND HELPS ADULTS BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT CITIZENS THROUGH IMPROVED LITERACY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014, THESE ARE A FEW PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE EARLY LITERACY AND FAMILIES PROGRAM REACHED 110 PEOPLE (55 PARENTS AND 55 CHILDREN) THROUGH PRESCHOOL AND PARENTING SERVICES. THE SUMMER READS PROGRAM UTILIZED 74 VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTAS) TO IMPROVE THE READING SKILLS OF 3,932 CHILDREN IN 17 MINNESOTA CITIES. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) INSTRUCTION WAS OFFERED AT FIVE OPEN DOOR LEARNING CENTERS; 3,010 TWIN CITIES RESIDENTS TOOK ENGLISH, GED, COMPUTER SKILLS, COLLEGE PREPARATION, EMPLOYMENT READINESS AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES DURING THE YEAR. THE STATE'S ADULT LITERACY HOTLINE IS OPERATED BY THE MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL; 19,012 PEOPLE ACCESSED THE HOTLINE ONLINE, 1,346 BY PHONE AND 145 BY TEXT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,824,062	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,679	GrantAmt
Revenue	$616,453	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVING ORGANIZATIONSTHE MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL ALSO STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES BY RAISING AWARENESS OF LITERACY SERVICES, ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERISM, PROVIDING RESOURCES, AND TRAINING AND SHARING BEST PRACTICES WITH MORE THAN 500 EDUCATIONAL SITES STATEWIDE. THESE ARE SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014: LITERACY BEST PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CLASSROOM, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP WERE PROVIDED BY MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL STAFF TO ABE MANAGERS, TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEERS OF COMMUNITY LITERACY PROGRAMS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 75,000 ADULTS. THE LITERACY COUNCIL'S TRAINING STAFF LED WORKSHOPS WHERE 2,525 VOLUNTEERS WERE TRAINED TO WORK WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THE AMERICORPS VISTA PROGRAM RECRUITED AND TRAINED 35 FULL-TIME MEMBERS TO SERVE FOR A YEAR IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA TO HELP THESE ORGANIZATIONS BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. CUSTOMIZED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO CLIENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LITERACY COUNCIL TRAINED AND MENTORED KEY STAFF FROM SIX LIBRARIES AND SEVEN LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS DURING A YEAR-LONG PROJECT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,379,508	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	33	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	88	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	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	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	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6516452277	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 RAYMOND AVE 180	AddressLine1
City	ST PAUL	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	55114	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
TRACY E TRACY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUDY BRYNOLFSON
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JULIE GRAPE
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EUNICE COTE
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SEAN SWEAT
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DINA SIMON
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J MILIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN COOPER
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MELISSA HELD-SODERBERG
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA COHAN
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)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ERIC NESHEIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$83,654	$0	$27,638	Yes (X)
PAUL KIRST
FINANCE MANAGER	40.00		$56,650	$0	$850	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$140,304	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$28,488	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	$4,150	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$2,788,134	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$538,639	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,330,923	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FOR SERVICE	624110	$620,575	$620,575
WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS	624110	$17,469	$17,469
BOOK SALES	624110	$5,592	$5,592
LEARNER FEES	624110	$3,602	$3,602

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$647,238	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,124	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,124	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$7,660	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$1,345	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,315	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,315	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$605	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$605	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$605	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,013,205	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$647,238	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$35,044	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	$8,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,679	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,015	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,040	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,923	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,052	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,629,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,272,758	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$213,235	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$143,605	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,062	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,783	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$263,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$205,855	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,171	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,509	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,761	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,468	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,459	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,726	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,040	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$693	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$336	TotalAmt
Management And General	$336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,579	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,761	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,540	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,540	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$517,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$508,489	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,020	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,602	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$164,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,954	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,139	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$305,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$262,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,756	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,873	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,498	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,791	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$543	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,548	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,395	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,209	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
AMERICORPS	$533,507	$533,507
TRAINING	$55,959	$39,086	$104	$16,769
RECRUITMENT/STAFF DEVEL	$31,655	$27,215	$2,486	$1,954

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,071,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,379,508	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$452,751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$238,861	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,925	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,462	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,463	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,007	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$358,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$791,311	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$949,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$611,764	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,956	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,922	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$166,196	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$155,545	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,651	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,978	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$642,392	BOYAmt
EOY	$719,977	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,260,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,284,566	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$213,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$174,138	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,873	BOYAmt
EOY	$108,682	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,477	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$328,577	BOYAmt
EOY	$333,297	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,360,613	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,537,876	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$570,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,393	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,931,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,951,269	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,260,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,284,566	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$57,915	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$77,585	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	$10,554,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,738,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,075,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,293,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,330,923	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,993,583	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,554,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,738,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,075,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,293,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,330,923	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,993,583	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$14,032	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$24,979,551	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,631	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,763	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,147	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,124	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$79,966	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$25,090,439	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,374,130	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99560	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99750	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	$1,540	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$1,540	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

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	$642,392	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$105,309	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$27,724	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$719,977	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$100,699	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$10,719	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,249	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$105,169	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	$12,469	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,487	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$152,240	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$143,076	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,164	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,651	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Desc
Book Value	$719,977	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$719,977	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,103,335	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$77,585	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$11,200	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$1,345	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$90,130	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,013,205	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,013,205	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,083,665	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$11,200	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,345	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$12,545	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,071,120	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,071,120	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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:	GAAP PROVIDES THAT 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.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RAFFLE EXPENSES 1,345.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RAFFLE EXPENSES 1,345.

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	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1117 MARINE AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	WORTHINGTON	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	561871610	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	416008522	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	GOV'T	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$8,679	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 DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING A PROCESS TO MONITOR THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF ALL SUB-RECIPIENTS. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR 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 473,451. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 473,451. COMPUTER SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,549. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 693. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 363. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,605. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,489. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,327. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,239. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,055.