LITERACY CHICAGO: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
LITERACY CHICAGO (EIN 36-2663174)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-02-15
IRS object ID
201420469349301057
Schema version
2012v2.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2014-02-15T19:59:15-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680597231EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WILLIAM A HUGHES LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18435 S COTTAGE GROVEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606196113ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362663174EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LITERACY CHICAGOBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlLITENameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 N STATE STREETAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60602ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSHIRLEY EVANS-WOFFORDName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone3128701100Phone
Date Signed2014-02-14DateSigned
Authorize Third PartyfalseAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWILLIAM HUGHESName
PTINP00228098PTIN
Phone7738730170Phone
Date Prepared2014-02-15DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonSHIRLEY EVANS-WOFFORDNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson
Gross Receipts464075GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.LITERACYCHICAGO.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1968YearFormation
State Legal DomicileILStateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members5NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees13TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers37TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year496674ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year464075ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year655ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year7InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year4604OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year501940TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year464075TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year290023SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year327292SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year6488TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year482045OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year250885OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year772068TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year578177TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-270128RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-114102RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY200783TotalAssetsBOY
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Total Liabilities BOY160590TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY116347TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY40193NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-81488NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense505528Expense
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SchoolfalseSchool
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10961NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingtrueComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Form8899 FiledfalseForm8899Filed
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiled
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members5NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSHIRLEY EVANS- WOFFOFDNamePerson
Telephone Number3128701100TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 N STATEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60602ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

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BRIDGET ROSS
VICE PRESIDENT5.00X000
DIANE FLEMING-COKER
SECRETARY5.00X000
RICHARD DOMINGUEZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00X7000000
SHIRLEY EVANS-WOFFORD
PRESIDENT5.00X000
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Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Fundraising Events14862FundraisingEvents
Government Grants402316GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions46897AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions464075TotalContributions
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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXXInfoInScheduleOPartIX

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total277082Total
Program Services256136ProgramServices
Management And General20946ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total29970Total
Program Services27457ProgramServices
Management And General2513ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total20240Total
Program Services16500ProgramServices
Management And General3740ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total16200Total
Program Services8000ProgramServices
Management And General8200ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total69622Total
Program Services65478ProgramServices
Management And General4144ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

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Total200Total
Program Services200ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total22716Total
Program Services18759ProgramServices
Management And General2638ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1319Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total2102Total
Program Services2102ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total68920Total
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Fundraising5169Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Interest Interest

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Total8906Total
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total2341Total
Management And General2341ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

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Total6362Total
Program Services5930ProgramServices
Management And General432ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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SPECIAL EVENTS2727327273
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION11081108
STUDENT TESTING MATEIALS74217421
TELEPHONE981178481963

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General66161ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising6488Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY131273BOY
EOY13897EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY61430BOY
EOY19207EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1984BOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis11704LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec9949LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY4096BOY
EOY1755EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

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BOY2000BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY51503BOY
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Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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BOY109087BOY
EOY73188EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY160590BOY
EOY116347EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY40193BOY
EOY-81488EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY40193BOY
EOY-81488EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY200783BOY
EOY34859EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-114102ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Prior Adjustment-7579ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited

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Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years755398CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years516052CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years578320CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Total2806808Total

Total170 Total170

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years516052CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years578320CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year496674CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year460364CurrentTaxYear
Total2806808Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total345973AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1702460835PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1031CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years70CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year7CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total10333Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support2817141TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.87350PublicSupportPertcentage170
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis11704InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation9949Depreciation
Book Value1755BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings1755TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt464075TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal464075RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990464075TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt578177TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal578177ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990578177TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
O01Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THE GOVERNING BODY RELIES UPON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF THEIR AUDITOR FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE TAX RETURN THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN AND APPROVES ITS FILING
O02CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYESS ON A ANNUAL BASIS
O03Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ON A ANNUAL BASIS
O04Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL9S WEBSITE
O05List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11gPAYROLL SERVICE = $2,034 AND COMPUTER/IT SERVICE = $2,110 OUTSIDE SERVICES (TEACHERS) = $65,478

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