Operation Literacy: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-3178220)

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Inspires children's love of reading, creativity, and writing tools for young storytellers.

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1 program · $586K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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Operation Literacy delivers transformative, equity-driven literacy programs that engage underserved youth as readers and storytellers. Flagship programs include:1) Book Drop provides children in Title I schools with free, high-interest books and brings author to visit these schools.

$586Kprogram 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

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$32K

The Lightweaver FoundationFY2024$19K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$794K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$465K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K

Money outPt IX

$621K

Ln 25

Programscol B$586K

Managementcol C$35K

Owns and owesPt X

$197K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K

Total assetsLn 16$216K

LiabilitiesLn 26$19K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K

Government grantsLn 1e$6K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$465K

Total revenueLn 12$794K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$186K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K

Total assetsLn 16$216K

LiabilitiesLn 26$19K

Net assetsLn 32$197K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6150

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$35K	$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$17K
Total assetsLn 16	$38K	$216K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$14K	$19K
Net assetsLn 32	$24K	$197K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$52K	$22K	$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$209K	$208K	$296
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$18K	$18K
Office expensesLn 13	$17K	$12K	$5K
Information technologyLn 14	$9K	$9K
TravelLn 17	$22K	$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$215K	$215K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$273	$273
InsuranceLn 23	$538	$538
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$77K	$77K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$621K	$586K	$35K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$794K	$621K	$173K	$197K	990 PDF
FY2024	$252K	$235K	$17K	$24K	990 PDF
FY2023	$134K			$8K	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 $793,993 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,285$330,665

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $202,926$465,234

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,515−$1,906

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $251,726$793,993

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 $0$51,993

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $235,162$568,886

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $235,162$620,879

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,564$173,114

Part VI · Governance 10 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $793,993 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$1,906 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$6,175

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$324,490

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,665

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $465,234$465,234

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $463,328 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$793,993

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $620,879 across 10 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,195 · Management $29,798$51,993

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $208,377 · Management $296$208,673

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,235$18,235

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,203 · Management $4,658$16,861

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,405$9,405

IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,145$22,145

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $215,384$215,384

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $273$273

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $538$538

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,372$77,372

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $586,127 · Management $34,752 · Fundraising $0$620,879

Part X · Balance sheet $216,062 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,903$186,247

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,935$13,003

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$16,812

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,838$216,062

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,509$18,619

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,509$18,619

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,329$197,443

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,329$197,443

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,838$216,062

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,443 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$793,993

XI-2 Total expenses$620,879

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$173,114

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,329

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,443

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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