2026-04-29T11:03:42-07:00 2025-12-31 463249807 SHEILA SCHROYER CPA PC 22811 Shadow Glen Dr Peculiar MO 64078 990 2025-01-01 760764561 LITERACY CONNEXUS INC LITE 2146803435 8515 GREENVILLE AVE DALLAS TX 75243 MATTHEW JOHNSTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2146803435 2026-03-30 true SHEILA SCHROYER P00962566 9403123304 2026-04-29 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MATTHEW JOHNSTON 4929 GARLAND DALLAS TX 75223 111218 false X LITERACYCONNEXUS.ORG X 2004 TX SCHEDULE O 9 9 5 27 0 0 144227 106816 890 4227 245 175 0 145362 111218 0 0 59271 102433 0 0 31582 44967 90853 147400 54509 -36182 69053 33032 1012 1173 68041 31859 X SCHEDULE O false false 39550 0 8312 TEACHING ENGLISH CONNEXUS UPDATED MUCH OF ITS TRAINING MATERIAL IN 2025, WHICH CULMINATED IN PUBLISHING AN ESL TRAINING MANUAL, WITH DIGITAL COPIES TO HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND OVER 70 PAPERBACK COPIES SOLD. EXPERT ESL TRAINERS LED 11 IN-PERSON TRAINING EVENTS WITH 244 VOLUNTER TEACHERS PARTICIPATING. OUR ONLINE TRAINING COURSE HAD 214 VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS WITH OVER 1000 INTERACTIONS, AND OUR VOLUNTEER ESL TEACHERS VIEWED 468 HOURS OF YOUTUBE TRAINING VIDEOS. 978 0 50 READY FOR SCHOOL IS A FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM SERVING REFUGEE FAMILIES IN FORT WORTH, EQUIPPING PRESCHOOLERS AND THEIR PARENTS FOR SUCCESS IN U.S. CLASSROOMS. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED 20 FAMILIES AT MONARCH PASS APARTMENTS USING A 24-WEEK CURRICULUM BASED ON CLASSIC CHILDRENS BOOKS TO BUILD EARLY LITERACY, MOTOR, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. PARENTS AND CHILDREN PARTICIPATE TOGETHER, WITH FAMILIES RECEIVING BOOKS AND AT HOME ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE READING AT HOME. THIS YEAR WE HAD FOUR VOLUNTEERS AND ONE DIRECTOR FOR THE PROGRAM. READY FOR SCHOOL ALSO PARTNERED WITH FORT WORTH SCHOOLS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE 0-5 PROGRAM. SHE CAME 6 TIMES OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH MATERIALS AND A BOOK MOBILE FOR THE FAMILIES TO RECEIVE EXTRA BOOKS AS THEY BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARIES. THE CURRICULUM IS FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE TO SUPPORT REPLICATION BY CHURCHES AND VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST FAMILIES AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM AND EVEN TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO VISIT THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HELPING TO OVERCOME GAPS AND FEARS IN GETTING YOUNG REFUGEE CHILDREN REGISTERED FOR SCHOOL. 80 0 100 LEARN FOR LIFE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LITERACY CONNEXUS AND THE TARRANT LITERACY COALITION THAT PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE ADULT LITERACY TUTORING AT GOODWILL CENTERS, YMCAS, ONLINE, AND IN LIBRARIES IN TARRANT COUNTY. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM CONTINUED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO TRAINED AND MENTORED TUTORS, OUR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED 366 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION TO 15 ADULTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WORKING TOWARD GOALS SUCH AS EARNING A GED, IMPROVING READING SKILLS, OR NAVIGATING DAILY LITERACY TASKS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS PERSONALIZED SUPPORT TO BOTH NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND CONNECTS LEARNERS WITH ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH TARRANT COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY CONSORTIUM, GOODWILL, LITERACY TEXAS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. BECAUSE MOST OF THIS PROGRAM IS VOLUNTEER-LED, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AT A VERY LOW COST. 54747 0 16900 OTHER PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION AND FURTHER OF THE ORGANIZATION. 54747 0 16900 95355 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 5 true false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X LITERACY CONNEXUS 2146803435 8515 GREENVILLE AVE N218C DALLAS TX 75243 X RUBEN ANDRADE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED ALTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA CHILDERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACOB RODRIGUEZ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENT MCCLAIN TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE WELLS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KANISHA JOHNSON SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES JESSE PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHEWANDA RILEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESTER MERIWETHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 30000 0 0 30000 0 0 0 true false false 0 106816 106816 PROGRAM SERVICES 813110 4227 0 0 4227 175 0 0 111218 4402 0 0 30000 15000 15000 0 62798 43816 18982 0 1304 652 652 0 1262 631 631 0 7069 3322 3747 0 6400 6400 0 0 300 200 100 0 704 0 704 0 4608 78 4530 0 1150 0 1150 0 2715 350 2365 0 4099 2109 1990 0 22349 21450 899 0 2642 1347 1295 0 147400 95355 52045 0 69053 33032 69053 33032 1012 1173 1012 1173 X 41222 20522 26819 11337 68041 31859 69053 33032 -36182 X false false false X 0 110898 96983 80539 144227 106816 539463 0 0 110898 96983 80539 144227 106816 539463 0 539463 0 0 0 539463 1.00000 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false false ANGELA CHILDERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACOB RODRIGUEZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other PART I ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: Other FOUNDED IN 2004, LITERACY CONNEXUS EQUIPS CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH LITERACY NEEDS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION MARKED A SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AS ITS FOUNDER AND LONGTIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LESTER MERIWETHER, RETIRED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025. THE TRANSITION INCLUDED A PERIOD OF SHARED LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE FALL OF 2025, WITH THE INCOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MATTHEW JOHNSTON, ENSURING STRONG CONTINUITY IN PROGRAMS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTION. THE ORGANIZATION EQUIPS VOLUNTEERS, STRENGTHENS PROGRAMS, AND EXPANDS ACCESS TO ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL), ADULT LITERACY, AND FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND UNDERSERVED FAMILIES. LITERACY CONNEXUS SERVES COMMUNITIES ACROSS TEXAS, WITH A STRONG PRESENCE IN DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTIES, AND PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO PARTNERS STATEWIDE AND BEYOND. LITERACY CONNEXUS CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION THROUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAM AREAS: (PROGRAM 1): TEACHING ENGLISH CONNEXUS (TECS): THIS IS THE ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM AND PRIMARY STRATEGY FOR IMPACT. TECS EQUIPS VOLUNTEER ESL TEACHERS AND PROGRAM LEADERS THROUGH A HYBRID TRAINING MODEL THAT INCLUDES BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. IN 2025, LITERACY CONNEXUS TRAINED 244 VOLUNTEER TEACHERS THROUGH MULTIPLE TRAINING EVENTS, REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM PRIOR YEARS. THESE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, IN TURN, PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION TO ENGLISH LEARNERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, CREATING A MULTIPLIER EFFECT THAT EXTENDS THEORGANIZATIONS REACH. LITERACY CONNEXUS ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING COACHING, CURRICULUM, RESOURCES, AND DIGITAL TRAINING MATERIALS TO SUPPORT PROGRAM QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. (PROGRAM 2) L.E.A.R.N. FOR LIFE (LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND READING NETWORK): THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING FOR ADULTS WITH LOW LITERACY LEVELS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS PREPARING FOR THE GED OR SEEKING TO IMPROVE READING AND WRITING SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND DAILY LIFE. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, L.E.A.R.N. FOR LIFE SUPPORTS ADULT LEARNERS IN ACHIEVING GREATER INDEPENDENCE AND CONFIDENCE.(PROGRAM 3) READY FOR SCHOOL: THIS EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM PREPARES YOUNG CHILDREN--PARTICULARLY FROM REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES--FOR SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. USING A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM, THE PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN BUILD FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS WHILE EQUIPPING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH TOOLS TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT HOME. (PROGRAM 4): WHATS FOR LUNCH?: THE WHATS FOR LUNCH PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS IMPACT IN 2025 BY PROVIDING BOTH DIRECT LITERACY SUPPORT AND INCREASED ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 50 SUMMER LITERACY KITS TO EQUIP PARENTS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT READING AT HOME. IN ADDITION, A WEEKLY READING PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 80 CHILDREN, MODELING FLUENT READING, ENGAGING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE READING, AND FOSTERING A LOVE OF BOOKS. TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE ONGOING READING HABITS, OVER 1,200 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED, HELPING CHILDREN BEING OR GROW THEIR HOME LIBRARIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO STRENGTHENED ITS INFRASTRUCTURE BY LAUNCHING A NEW VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND EXPANDING COMMUNITY ACCESS THROUGH THE OPENING OF A NEW BOOK BANK AT FAMILY OF FAITH WORSHIP CENTER IN WACO AND FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN WHITE SETTLEMENT. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, LITERACY CONNEXUS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 800 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING A BROADER NETWORK OF CHURCHES, VOLUNTEERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION EMPHASIZES COLLABORATION AND PARTNERS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ENTITIES, INCLUDING CHURCHES, LIBRARIES, LITERACY COALITIONS, AND NONPROFITS, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO LITERACY SERVICES. LITERACY CONNEXUS HAS A LONG HISTORY ROOTED IN FAITH-BASED LITERACY EFFORTS IN TEXAS AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITH A COMMITMENT TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH ITS TRAINING, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT, LITERACY CONNEXUS CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO LITERACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BUILD SKILLS, IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. Pt VI, Line 11b ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN AND INPUT FROM THEIR RESPONSES WAS USED IN EDITING THE SUBMITTED RETURN. Pt VI, Line 12c ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY: AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT. Pt VI, Line 18 NO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION: FORM 990 IS ON FILE WITH GUIDESTAR. Pt VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION AND 54747. 0. 16900.