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GUANACASTE LITERACY

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $112K · expenses $114K · assets $18K

EIN
27-1427847
Address
2108 LA CASA DR, AUSTIN, TX 78704-4723
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
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Mission

Our vision is to create thriving economically stable communities We strive to accomplish this vision via our mission to empower individuals from ruralunderserved communities to develop the skills they need to seize educational opportunities for themselves and their families Programs are thoughtfully developed to address the unique education and community development needs where we work The comprehensive approach to community-based education focuses on youth development adult education womens empowerment and community development

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Meradith Leebrick Board President2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Drew Ragland Vice President2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Charlotte Schmidlapp Secretary2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dan Sine Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Craig Thatcher Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Miguel Poyastro Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Denton Ragland (former) Secretary2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Justin Zelikovitz (former) Board Member2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Littlefield (former) Board Member2018 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meradith Leebrick Board President1 $0-$0 $01
Drew Ragland Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Schmidlapp Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Dan Sine Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Craig Thatcher Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Miguel Poyastro Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meradith Leebrick Board President3 $0-$0 $01
Drew Ragland Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Schmidlapp Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Dan Sine Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Craig Thatcher Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Miguel Poyastro Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meradith Leebrick President3 $0-$0 $01
Drew Ragland Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Schmidlapp Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Dan Sine Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Craig Thatcher Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Miguel Poyastro Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meradith Leebrick President3 $0-$0 $01
Drew Ragland Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Denton Ragland Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Justin Zelikovitz Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Schmidlapp Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meradith Leebrick Board President3 $0-$0 $01
Drew Ragland Board Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Denton Ragland Boar Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Justin Zelikovitz Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Schmidlapp Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meradith Leebrick President5 $0-$0 $01
Drew Ragland Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Denton Ragland Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Justin Zelikovitz Officer0 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Schmidlapp Officer0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meradith Leebrick President5 $0-$0 $01
Drew Ragland Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Denton Ragland Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Justin Zelikovitz Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Schmidlapp Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Littlefield Board Member0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,019$113,609 $17,627$17,627 $103,397$57 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,975$102,126 $20,455$19,217 $98,227$2,898 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,451$125,644 $16,471$16,368 $104,796$36 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,245$83,446 $22,666$22,561 $85,990$151 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,806$108,199 $17,762$17,762 $97,166$541 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,940$105,887 $24,155$24,155 $101,433$466 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,808$96,599 $14,606-$4,791 $78,636$0 ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $98,752 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHILDRENS WELLNESS FUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GUANACASTE LITERACY” 2023-2024 2$51,296 2024$42,365
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2024 2$15,013 2024$10,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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MARINA FLAMINGO FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2015 1$6,443 2015$6,443
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$6,000 2016$6,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $113,609 spent · pay $56,170 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $56,170 49.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,289 31.1%
Fees to independent contractors $15,640 13.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,211 5.5%
Printing, publications, postage $299 0.3%
Total$113,609100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $102,126 spent · pay $58,632 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,632 57.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,838 24.3%
Fees to independent contractors $12,126 11.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,386 6.3%
Printing, publications, postage $144 0.1%
Total$102,126100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $125,644 spent · pay $78,313 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $78,313 62.3%
Fees to independent contractors $24,200 19.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,394 13.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,737 5.4%
Total$125,644100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $83,446 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $65,785 78.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,563 13.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,074 7.3%
Printing, publications, postage $24 0.0%
Total$83,446100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $108,199 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $62,651 57.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,574 35.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,974 6.4%
Total$108,199100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $105,887 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $73,024 69.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,477 23.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,218 7.8%
Printing, publications, postage $168 0.2%
Total$105,887100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $96,599 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $572
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $65,130 67.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,616 23.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,731 9.0%
Printing, publications, postage $122 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$572reported apart
Total$96,599100%

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