Growing readers for life to design implement Literacy based programs to provide equitable opportunities for children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ 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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FY2021 · 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 $52K a year · 16% 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
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $24K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$335K
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$170K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$335K
FY2021▲ +76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$328K
Expenses
$170K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$170K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$345K
FY2025$338K
Net assets
$318K
FY2021▲ +91%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$437K
FY2025$440K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $96K Management & general 31% · $53K Fundraising 12% · $21K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
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Secretary
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Kristin Giant’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Elizabeth Durant—$71,237
Kristin Giant$50,769—
Alexis Loisel—$47,914
Kara Woodard—$25,621

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

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

Develops literacy programs to give children equal chances to become lifelong readers.

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3 programs · $94K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Bookpals

Is built on the well-known concept of pen pals and targets students reading, writing, and listening skills. The overarching goals are to increase children's reading and language skills and motivation to read while building bridges between students who come from very different socioeconomic communities.

$63Kprogram expense
02

Flip

Family literacy interactive program nights are produced in partnership with junior league of ann arbor. These nights are based on nell duke's family literacy model and are conducted in low-resource elementary schools and head start preschools.

$19Kprogram expense
03

Literacy pack project was designed and implemented to provide urgent literacy support for children affected by continued closures due to the pandemic. This inititiative continued throughout 2021, with over 1291 packs distributed to families to date.

$12Kprogram 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 2 funders$24K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$335K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Money outPt IX
$170K
Ln 25
Programscol B$96K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$327K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$335K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
SavingsLn 2$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$327K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$327K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$182K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K$57K$29K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$2K$791
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$2K$517
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$500$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$978$1K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$2K$6K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$45$45
InterestLn 20$104$104
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$811$266
InsuranceLn 23$2K$948$486$160
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$26K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$170K$96K$53K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $328K$338K−$11K$440K 990 PDF
FY2024 $310K$345K−$35K$437K 990 PDF
FY2023 $346K$293K$53K$459K 990 PDF
FY2022 $347K$258K$90K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $335K$170K$165K$318K 990 PDF
FY2020 $191K$167K 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
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Part I · Summary $335,145 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $190,560$314,869
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73$88
I-11 Other revenue$20,188
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $190,633$335,145
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,213$104,090
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,568$66,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,781$170,494
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,852$164,651
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $335,145 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$314,869
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$314,869
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $88$88
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$20,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $88$335,145
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,494 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,000 · Management $29,185 · Fundraising $10,000$96,185
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,703 · Management $2,411 · Fundraising $791$7,905
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,076 · Management $1,577 · Fundraising $517$5,170
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $500$500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $978 · Fundraising $1,073$2,051
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,031 · Management $6,398 · Fundraising $8,233$16,662
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,250$8,250
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsFundraising $45$45
IX-20 InterestPrograms $104$104
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,581 · Management $811 · Fundraising $266$2,658
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $948 · Management $486 · Fundraising $160$1,594
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,973 · Management $3,397$29,370
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $96,394 · Management $53,015 · Fundraising $21,085$170,494
Part X · Balance sheet $327,766 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,224$164,621
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $114,467$162,565
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,691$327,766
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,118$9,538
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,118$9,538
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,573$318,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,691$327,766
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $318,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$335,145
XI-2 Total expenses$170,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$164,651
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,573
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$318,228

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