Literacy Dupage FY2023 filing

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Wheaton, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 36-3749739Revenue $254K in FY2023

On file with the IRSliteracydupage.org2100 Manchester Rd Ste 904, 60187-4670 · Wheaton, ILTax-exempt since Jul 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide accessible and customized tutoring in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English to help adults achieve independence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$254K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$307K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$254K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$713K
Expenses
$307K
FY2023▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$627K
Net assets
$93K
FY2023▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$212K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1992.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $240K Management & general 11% · $33K Fundraising 11% · $33K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Chmiel’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 76th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristin Chmiel$86,941$18,442————
Roberta Burgstone—$33,849$65,000$78,006$3,462—
Therese McMahon————$44,410$77,000

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

Helps adults improve English skills for greater independence through personalized tutoring.

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1 program · $240K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To Provide Customized Tutoring and English Skills.

$240Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$254K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$104
Money outPt IX
$307K
Ln 25
Programscol B$240K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Government grantsLn 1e$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$104
Total revenueLn 12$254K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$83K
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6325
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$83K
Net assetsLn 32$146K$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$54K$3K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$112K$5K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$603$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$13K$561$140
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$484
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$142$34
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$150$750$100
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$958
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$28K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$2K$725
Total functional expensesLn 25$307K$240K$33K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $713K$627K$86K$212K 990 PDF
FY2024 $613K$580K$33K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $254K$307K−$52K$93K 990 PDF
FY2022 $242K$348K−$106K$146K 990 PDF
FY2021 $327K$302K$25K$252K 990 PDF
FY2020 $456K$349K$107K$227K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $254,182 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,427$204,529
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,481$49,549
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37$104
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $241,945$254,182
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $278,129$214,843
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,911$91,658
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $348,040$306,501
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$106,095−$52,319
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $254,182 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,979
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,529
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,549$49,549
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $104$104
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,653$254,182
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $306,501 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,950 · Management $2,600 · Fundraising $8,450$65,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,862 · Management $5,391 · Fundraising $17,521$134,774
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,507 · Management $603 · Fundraising $1,959$15,069
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,446$15,446
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,137 · Management $3,568 · Fundraising $3,568$14,273
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,325 · Management $561 · Fundraising $140$14,026
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,356 · Fundraising $484$4,840
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,354 · Management $142 · Fundraising $34$3,530
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $150 · Management $750 · Fundraising $100$1,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,171 · Management $958$2,129
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,261 · Management $1,487$29,748
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,226 · Management $1,715 · Fundraising $725$6,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $240,299 · Management $33,221 · Fundraising $32,981$306,501
Part X · Balance sheet $175,949 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,650$88,655
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,421$1,711
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,500$2,500
X-15 Other assets$83,083
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,571$175,949
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,069$1,394
X-25 Other liabilities$81,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,069$82,766
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $115,502$93,183
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $145,502$93,183
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,571$175,949
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $93,183 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$254,182
XI-2 Total expenses$306,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$145,502
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$93,183

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