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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K 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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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
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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 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
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$310K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$345K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$437K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$310K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$328K
Expenses
$345K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$170K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$345K
FY2025$338K
Net assets
$437K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$437K
FY2025$440K

From the FY2024 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.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $288K Management & general 14% · $49K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$71,237Pt VII · Sec A
$47,914Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$25,621Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

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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

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

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1 program · $288K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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CLN works in schools through interventions with children who are below grade level reading to tutor, mentor, and motivate children in pre K-5TH grade to want to read. Our trained volunteers and evidence- based curriculum are focused on the science of reading and provide social-emotional support to students creating success both…

$288Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$310K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$345K
Ln 25
Programscol B$288K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$437K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$310K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
SavingsLn 2$225K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$445K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$437K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$470K$445K
Total assetsLn 16$471K$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$459K$437K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$186K$28K$817
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$8K$437
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$15K$2K$71
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$2K$46
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$156$71
OccupancyLn 16$15K$14K$738
TravelLn 17$14$12$2
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$340$340
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$64K$51K$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$345K$288K$49K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $328K$338K−$11K$440K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $310K$345K−$35K$437K 990 PDF
FY2023 $346K$293K$53K$459K 990 PDF
FY2022 $347K$258K$90K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $310,189 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $341,236$303,300
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,727$6,889
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $345,963$310,189
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $194,194$241,137
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,721$103,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $292,915$344,971
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,048−$34,782
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $310,189 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,408
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$295,892
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$303,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,889$6,889
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,889 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$310,189
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,971 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,424 · Management $28,036 · Fundraising $817$215,277
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,313 · Management $437$8,750
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,867 · Management $2,172 · Fundraising $71$17,110
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,661$6,661
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,535$7,535
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,199 · Management $1,881 · Fundraising $46$6,126
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,145 · Management $156 · Fundraising $71$2,372
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,018 · Management $738$14,756
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12 · Management $2$14
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $340$340
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,112$2,112
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,940 · Management $6,498 · Fundraising $6,480$63,918
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $288,453 · Management $49,033 · Fundraising $7,485$344,971
Part X · Balance sheet $445,738 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,060$220,228
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $254,998$224,930
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $580$580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $470,638$445,738
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,885$8,438
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,885$8,438
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $458,753$437,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $470,638$445,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $437,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$310,189
XI-2 Total expenses$344,971
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$458,753
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$437,300

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