The Literacy Center

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Allentown, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 22-2458322Revenue $864K in FY2025

On file with the IRStheliteracycenter-lv.org532 Hamilton Street, 18101-1529 · Allentown, PATax-exempt since Oct 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Literacy Center is an award-winning leader in community-based adult Literacy education. Instructional services are accessible, innovative, and cost-effective. Pre-GED, GED, esl, civics instruction, and career focused instruction is provided to students regardless of ability to pay.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 volunteers and 36 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $56K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$864K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$643K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$768K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$864K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$764K
FY2021$994K
FY2022$672K
FY2023$915K
FY2024$882K
FY2025$864K
Expenses
$643K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$816K
FY2021$857K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$884K
FY2025$643K
Net assets
$768K
FY2025▲ +45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$599K
FY2021$770K
FY2022$609K
FY2023$501K
FY2024$531K
FY2025$768K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $471K Management & general 18% · $118K Fundraising 8% · $53K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$112,919Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Doyle’s $113K as CEO is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Doyle$112,919$105,041$94,715$92,476$85,569$88,925

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches adults reading, writing, English, civics, and job skills, regardless of ability to pay.

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1 program · $471K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Through innovative programming, the literacy center delivers high-quality instruction, training, and support for adults who are experiencing language, education, and employment barriers. The vision of the literacy center is one where all adults have access to the training and education that allows them to achieve their potential to…

$471Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$56K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$864K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$693K
Other incomeLn 4–11$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$643K
Ln 25
Programscol B$471K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$768K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$799K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$693K
Government grantsLn 1e$352K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$156K
Total revenueLn 12$864K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$307K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$283K
Total assetsLn 16$799K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$768K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$307K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$262K$283K
Total assetsLn 16$832K$799K
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$531K$768K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$92K$11K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$202K$31K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$20K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$25K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$83K$62K$13K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$6$8K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$4K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$35K$8K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$12K$5K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$335
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$12K$21K$637
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$6K$3K$832
Total functional expensesLn 25$643K$471K$118K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $864K$643K$221K$768K 990 PDF
FY2024 $882K$884K−$2K$531K 990 PDF
FY2023 $915K$1.0M−$129K$501K 990 PDF
FY2022 $672K$865K−$192K$609K 990 PDF
FY2021 $994K$857K$138K$770K 990 PDF
FY2020 $764K$816K−$52K$599K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $863,907 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $770,514$693,218
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,000$5,441
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,582$9,568
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,089$155,680
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $882,007$863,907
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $617,432$425,854
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,735$217,107
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $884,167$642,961
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,160$220,946
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $863,907 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$20,625
VIII-1e Government grants$351,758
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,835
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$693,218
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,441$5,441
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,568$9,568
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,542−$4,542
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $160,222$160,222
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $165,663 · Excluded from tax $5,026$863,907
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $642,961 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,963 · Management $10,819 · Fundraising $5,410$108,192
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $202,448 · Management $31,295 · Fundraising $23,818$257,561
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,121 · Management $7,309 · Fundraising $1,890$29,320
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,980 · Management $3,513 · Fundraising $2,288$30,781
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $62,167 · Management $12,989 · Fundraising $7,885$83,041
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,442$2,442
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6 · Management $7,675 · Fundraising $3,700$11,381
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,685 · Management $4,245 · Fundraising $2,428$10,358
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,776 · Management $8,379 · Fundraising $2,880$46,035
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,119 · Management $4,751 · Fundraising $1,395$18,265
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,432 · Management $335$1,767
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,299$1,299
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,622 · Management $20,674 · Fundraising $637$32,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,179 · Management $2,575 · Fundraising $832$9,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $471,498 · Management $118,300 · Fundraising $53,163$642,961
Part X · Balance sheet $799,104 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $58,888$307,346
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $287,428$195,573
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,564$13,251
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $261,603$282,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $831,580$799,104
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,191$31,152
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $300,657$31,152
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $423,348$712,177
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $107,575$55,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $530,923$767,952
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $831,580$799,104
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $767,952 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$863,907
XI-2 Total expenses$642,961
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$220,946
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$530,923
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,083
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$767,952

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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