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Boosts adult literacy rates globally by publishing educational materials, training instructors, and advocating for programs that help learners build essential life skills. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $11.9M in revenue, $12.7M in expenses, and $15.6M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2002
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Syracuse, NY
Website
www.proliteracy.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$11.9MFY2025
Expenses
$12.7M
Net assets
$15.6M
People
22
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  16-6076384 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Syracuse, NY Founded 2002
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Boosts adult literacy rates globally by publishing educational materials, training instructors, and advocating for programs that help learners build essential life skills.
Leadership
Mark Vineis · President/CEO · $380K
Money in and out
$11.9M revenue, $12.7M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$11.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$15.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$802K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -174% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.9M
FY2025▼ -11%
Expenses
$12.7M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$20.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +25%
Total revenue
$11.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$15.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$802K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$20.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProliteracy Worldwide
EINHdr · item D16-6076384
Principal addressHdr · item CSyracuse, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.proliteracy.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2002
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B92)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1973

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$380,446Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Publishing
$212,004Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Development
$171,176Pt VII · Sec A
Supervisor
$171,129Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Sales
$147,627Pt VII · Sec A
$123,233Pt VII · Sec A
Educational Consultant/Tra
$119,892Pt VII · Sec A
$105,328Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Vineis’s $380K as President/CEO is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Vineis$380,446$351,258$369,349$65,056
Kevin Morgan$289,605$212,079$206,870
Karen Welch$171,129$154,827$183,912$168,424$158,360$266,315
Sonja Marianne Chernos$212,004$185,408$200,741$185,278$180,565$197,142
Stephen Carr$171,176
Daniel Helms$147,627$118,447$130,072$119,023$118,122
Allison Bleyler McDonald$123,233$113,836
Gregory Stultz$119,892$104,546$100,800$107,973

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $10.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Publishing

For over 50 years we have been providing educators with instructional tools to help adult learners build the skills needed to succeed in the world today. Proceeds from our product sales support the mission of proliteracy, to change lives and communities through the power of adult literacy.

$7.2Mprogram expense
02

Program and Professional Services

Domestic programsassisted over 1200 literacy groups and their volunteers and students through training, technical assistance and financial support of their programs common to proliteracy's mission.

$2.9Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$7.4M · 62%
Contributions & grants$3.2M · 26%
Investment income$1.1M · 9%
Other revenue$300K · 3%
Program service revenue62%$7.4M
Contributions & grants26%$3.2M
Investment income9%$1.1M
Other revenue3%$300K
Total revenueLn 12$11.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.04
Program services79%$10.0M
Management & general17%$2.2M
Fundraising4%$480K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$20.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Total net assetsLn 32$15.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $17.7M · Operating expenses/yr $12.7M
16.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $10.0M · Total expenses $12.7M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $2.2M · Total expenses $12.7M
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $480K · Total expenses $12.7M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $398K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.3M
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.2M · Total revenue $11.9M
26%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $11.9M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $7.4M · Total revenue $11.9M
62%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.1M · Total revenue $11.9M
+9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $7.4M · Total expenses $12.7M
58%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.9M · Prior year $13.4M
-11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $10.0M · FY2024 $11.9M
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $15.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.9M · Expenses $12.7M
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $20.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $15.6M · Total assets $20.8M
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $16.1M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $20.8M
77%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Vineis · Reported title PRESIDENT/CEO · Highest reported compensation $380K · Total expenses $12.7M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4.8M · Total expenses $12.7M
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -11%
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 184 grants · $2.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,185
Garces Family FoundationPA · FY2024$12,625
Chesterfield County Public SchoolsFY2024$12,500
Blue Ridge LiteracyVA · FY2024$12,000
Vita Education Services INCPA · FY2024$10,000
Workforce Essentials INCTN · FY2024$7,725
Antioch Unified School DistrictFY2024$6,975
Glen Cove Public LibraryNY · FY2024$6,725
Salinas Adult SchoolFY2024$6,250
Ysleta Education FoundationTX · FY2024$6,250
Providence Public LibraryRI · FY2024$6,000
Immigrant Connection INCIN · FY2024$6,000
Harris Literacy CenterGA · FY2024$6,000
New Beginning CDC INCFL · FY2024$6,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$11.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$13.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$10.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$13.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$10.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$10.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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