Literacy Chippewa Valley FY2020 filing

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Eau Claire, WI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 39-1657040Revenue $207K in FY2020

On file with the IRSliteracychippewavelley.org510 S Farwell St, 54701-4994 · Eau Claire, WITax-exempt since Apr 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Literacy Chippewa valley's mission is to provide flexible Literacy programs to help adults and their families reach their education, employment, and life goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$207K
Spent
$255K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$268K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$207K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$245K
Expenses
$255K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$255K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$316K
FY2025$312K
Net assets
$268K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$297K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Apr 2004.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $175K Management & general 20% · $51K Fundraising 12% · $30K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$32,711Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Hart’s $47K as Executive Di is at the 38th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Hart$47,017$48,471$45,759$34,846$32,054$32,711

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 and families improve literacy for education, jobs, and life goals.

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2 programs · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Adult Literacy

Provide instruction for adult learners who need to acquire or enhance literacy skills for the workplace, home or family.

$98Kprogram expense
02

Family Literacy

Family lieracy program helps parents with literacy skills (reading, writing, speaking, math, computer, health), and parenting skills while children receive early childhood education.

$76Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$207K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$255K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$268K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$207K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
SavingsLn 2$175K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$268K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 695
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$79K$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$337K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$317K$268K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$12K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$107K$12K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$134$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$738$724
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$2K$727
OccupancyLn 16$32K$28K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$273
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$857$555$215$87
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K$338
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$796$1K$1K−$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$255K$175K$51K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $245K$312K−$68K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024 $310K$316K−$6K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$293K−$30K$279K 990 PDF
FY2022 $278K$254K$24K$305K 990 PDF
FY2021 $236K$227K$9K$297K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $207K$255K−$48K$268K 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
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Part I · Summary $207,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $233,371$208,329
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,114$1,813
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,921−$2,874
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $279,406$207,268
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 $193,036$177,223
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,668$77,813
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,704$255,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$298−$47,768
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $207,268 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$612
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,560
VIII-1e Government grants$52,576
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$138,581
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$208,329
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,813$1,813
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,474−$3,474
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $600$600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,661$207,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,036 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,095 · Management $9,071 · Fundraising $9,071$30,237
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,566 · Management $12,025 · Fundraising $15,143$133,734
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,623 · Management $1,668 · Fundraising $1,961$13,252
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $134 · Management $18,511$18,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $738 · Fundraising $724$1,462
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,657 · Management $2,174 · Fundraising $1,425$11,256
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,855 · Management $2,235 · Fundraising $727$5,817
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,970 · Fundraising $3,681$31,651
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,829 · Management $273$3,102
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,345 · Management $1,443$2,788
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $555 · Management $215 · Fundraising $87$857
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,625 · Management $1,068 · Fundraising $338$3,031
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,339 · Management $1,190 · Fundraising −$3,325−$796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $174,593 · Management $50,611 · Fundraising $29,832$255,036
Part X · Balance sheet $323,899 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,184$33,167
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $176,208$174,945
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $33,448$21,246
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,532$13,094
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,325$2,425
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,858$1,001
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $79,139$78,021
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $336,694$323,899
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,213$13,423
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,432$55,523
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $217,057$174,130
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,205$94,246
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $317,262$268,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $336,694$323,899
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $268,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$207,268
XI-2 Total expenses$255,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,768
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$317,262
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,118
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$268,376

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