Promote educational development, specializing in techniques to teach Learning disabled individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 17 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.8M a year · 61% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $14K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$20.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$20.4M
FY2025-0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$15.5M
FY2024$20.5M
FY2025$20.4M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2000.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $3.0M Management & general 16% · $613K Fundraising 7% · $260K

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

24 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps learning disabled individuals develop educational skills through specialized teaching techniques.

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3 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Rolph Literacy Academy (rla)

Rolph literacy academy (rla) is a private school for children ages 5 through 10 designed to assist children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. Rla educators are committed to providing a stimulating environment where children's talents are expressed, valued, and optimally utilized through careful planning of meaningful…

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Teacher Professional Development and Awareness Program

Phillips fundamental learning center's teacher training courses intensively train classroom teachers, reading specialists and other educators on methodologies and remediation strategies for dyslexia AND/OR written language disorders. Phillips fundamental learning center also offers dyslexia screening to applicants.

$728Kprogram expense
03

Curriculum Development

PFLC'S long-standing practice of success working with children most resistant to learning to read has uniquely qualified our organization to create a new curriculum. We have launched this help for parents and teachers with a state-of-the-art, long distance training platform.

$582Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$14K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$613K
Fundraisingcol D$260K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$21.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$294K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$810K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$21.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$20.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.4M$18.8M
Total assetsLn 16$20.7M$21.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$211K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$20.5M$20.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$223K$68K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$20K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$95K$74K$16K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$234K$38K$86K$110K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$399K$387K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$116K$83K$18K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$257K$199K$44K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$666K$515K$114K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$109K$85K$19K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$611K$566K$43K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$103K$68K$34K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.0M$613K$260K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.9M−$84K$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.1M$3.1M$5.0M$20.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.0M$1.8M$13.2M$15.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$1.6M$1.1M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.6M−$79K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,827,645 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,155,362$2,750,677
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $883,874$1,006,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,359$29,685
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $72,248$41,183
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,132,843$3,827,645
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,352,483$1,417,200
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,778,681$2,494,795
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,131,164$3,911,995
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,001,679−$84,350
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,827,645 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,097 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$293,631
VIII-1d Related organizations$157,891
VIII-1e Government grants$1,615,508
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$683,647
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,750,677
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,006,100$1,006,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,685$29,685
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,286$15,286
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,800$4,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,031,997 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,971$3,827,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,911,995 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,005,108 · Management $222,922 · Fundraising $67,891$1,295,921
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,036 · Management $4,432 · Fundraising $1,422$25,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,821 · Management $16,331 · Fundraising $5,237$95,389
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,014 · Management $86,250 · Fundraising $109,874$234,138
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $387,412 · Management $11,356$398,768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $82,796 · Management $18,316 · Fundraising $14,760$115,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $199,002 · Management $44,023 · Fundraising $14,117$257,142
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $515,138 · Management $113,957 · Fundraising $36,544$665,639
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $84,590 · Management $18,712 · Fundraising $6,000$109,302
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $565,621 · Management $43,048 · Fundraising $2,117$610,786
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $67,721 · Management $33,877 · Fundraising $1,550$103,148
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,039,259 · Management $613,224 · Fundraising $259,512$3,911,995
Part X · Balance sheet $21,453,830 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $492,980$810,092
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $609,876$1,357,921
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $98,941$128,098
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,540$125,544
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $64,495$120,912
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,647$72,955
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,377,070$18,837,185
X-15 Other assets$1,123
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,730,549$21,453,830
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,444$30,379
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $98,245$97,588
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,300$890,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $210,989$1,018,620
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,952,980$19,966,815
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $566,580$468,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,519,560$20,435,210
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,730,549$21,453,830
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,435,210 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,827,645
XI-2 Total expenses$3,911,995
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$84,350
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,519,560
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,435,210

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