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Perry County Literacy Council

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Newport, PA501(c)(3)Since 1984EducationEIN 23-2450099Revenue $469K in FY2024

On file with the IRSperryliteracy.comPo Box 37, 17074-0037 · Newport, PATax-exempt since Jul 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Literacy advancement by providing educational programs for Perry County residents and families that will enable them to function better as productive and responsible citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 8 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
126% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 126% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$469K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$466K
To programs
91%
Net assets
−$21K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$469K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$343K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$469K
Expenses
$466K
FY2024▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$357K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$466K
Net assets
−$21K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$35K
FY2022$0
FY2023−$24K
FY2024−$21K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $424K Management & general 9% · $43K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jeff Kuhn
Direector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Gantt
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emma Groff’s $52K as Intake Spist is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Empowers Perry County residents with literacy programs for better citizenship.

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1 program · $424K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Community adult basic education, GED preparation and testing, english as a second language, citizenship preparation, workforce preparation entry classes and certification, prison adult basic education.

$424Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesFY2025$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$469K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$424K
Managementcol C$43K
Owns and owesPt X
−$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Government grantsLn 1e$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Total revenueLn 12$469K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32−$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 635
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$38K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$100K
Net assetsLn 32−$24K−$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$260K$260K
Office expensesLn 13$206K$163K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$424K$43K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $469K$466K$3K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $614K$661K−$47K−$24K 990 PDF
FY2022 $477K$495K−$18K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $343K$357K−$14K$35K 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 $469,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $613,780$469,130
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $74$35
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $613,854$469,165
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $222,102$260,046
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $438,668$206,310
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $660,770$466,356
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,916$2,809
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $469,165 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$225,209
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,921
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$469,130
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $35$35
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$469,165
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,356 across 2 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $260,046$260,046
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $163,491 · Management $42,819$206,310
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $423,537 · Management $42,819 · Fundraising $0$466,356
Part X · Balance sheet $78,937 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,731$78,937
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,731$78,937
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,749$1,423
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $58,698$98,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,447$99,844
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$23,716−$20,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$23,716−$20,907
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,731$78,937
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$20,907 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$469,165
XI-2 Total expenses$466,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,809
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$23,716
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$20,907

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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