Virginia State Reading Association FY2020 filing

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The organization's purpose is to serve as a leading authority on literacy education in Virginia. VSRA works through its educational programs to advance literacy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$173K
Spent
$261K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$431K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$173K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$425K
Expenses
$261K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$351K
FY2025$361K
Net assets
$431K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$431K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$570K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $165K Management & general 39% · $103K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ila Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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2 programs · $165K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Annual State Conference-featuring nationally known speakers, workshops, and exhibits, offering educational opportunities. In 2020, the annual conference was provided on a virtual platform due to the worldwide pandemic. During the course of 2020, over 1000 persons attended the main conference and virtual seminars.

$83Kprogram expense
02

Programs promoting literacy and reading education for the approximately 2,100 members, including publication of an annual reading journal and periodic newsletters providing information on reading education, scholarships and teacher grants.

$82Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $60K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,380
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$653
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,405
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$693
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,470
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,225
Unitemized GrantFY2022$200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,571
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,413
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,347
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,900
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,705

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$173K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$165K
Managementcol C$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$431K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$463K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$55
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$452
Total revenueLn 12$173K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$230K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K
Other assetsLn 15$117K
Total assetsLn 16$463K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$431K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63,100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K$346K
Total assetsLn 16$536K$463K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$519K$431K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11K$11K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$57K$0$57K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$790$0$790$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$0$12K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$8K$8K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$13K$5K$7K$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K$0$0
TravelLn 17$23K$9K$14K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$103K$103K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$473$300$173$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$165K$103K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 15, 2025 $425K$361K$64K$570K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 29, 2025 $457K$351K$106K$506K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 12, 2024 $379K$319K$60K$400K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 30, 2023 $301K$339K−$37K$340K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 1, 2022 $173K$223K−$50K$381K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 7, 2022 $173K$261K−$88K$431K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $173,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $74,480$80,512
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $467,617$87,255
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,241$4,860
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $937$452
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $547,275$173,079
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $26,637$23,254
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $580,484$237,935
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $607,121$261,189
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,846−$88,110
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $173,079 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $452 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$65,460
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,052
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$55
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$80,512
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$87,255
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,860$4,860
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $87,255 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,312$173,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,189 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,023$11,023
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,231$12,231
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $56,625 · Fundraising $0$56,625
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $790 · Fundraising $0$790
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,095 · Fundraising $0$12,095
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $8,400 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,625 · Management $6,625 · Fundraising $0$6,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,093 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,093
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,236 · Management $7,373 · Fundraising $0$12,609
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,997 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,997
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,851 · Management $13,894 · Fundraising $0$22,745
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $103,471 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$103,471
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,012 · Fundraising $0$5,012
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $300 · Management $173 · Fundraising $0$473
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $165,227 · Management $102,587 · Fundraising $0$261,189
Part X · Balance sheet $462,857 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,329$116,354
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $226,529$229,610
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $109,593$116,893
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $536,451$462,857
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,338$4,834
X-19 Deferred revenue$27,020
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,338$31,854
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $519,113$431,003
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $519,113$431,003
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $536,451$462,857
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $431,003 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$173,079
XI-2 Total expenses$261,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$88,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$519,113
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$431,003

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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