Our mission is to enable adults to transform their lives and enrich our community through English literacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers and 39 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $29K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $459K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$177K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$504K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$504K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$642K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$679K
FY2025$504K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1968.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.4M Management & general 9% · $137K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$116,587Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gabriel Martinez Cabrera’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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
Gabriel Martinez Cabrera$116,587$111,547$105,330$108,068$104,588$101,405

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

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Helps adults learn English to improve their lives and community.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adult Basic Education (ESL, GED and Basic Digital Literacy) classes meeting Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) standards. Full-time certified teachers were employed to conduct 8-10 week classes providing 48-60 hours of instruction to 2,538 adult learners at levels ranging from little to no formal education to…

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Promotion workforce training and education for DMV, by providing free individual instruction to 525 adult learners by full-time certified instructors. These classes have expanded beyond basic skills, ESL and GED classes to offerings of advanced IT and Project Management Certifications for low-resource, underrepresented communities in the…

$127Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$504K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$982K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113K
Total assetsLn 16$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
Net assetsLn 32$504K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 6700
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106K$113K
Total assetsLn 16$834K$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$177K
Net assetsLn 32$679K$504K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$107K$10K$24
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$885K$812K$73K$182
Other employee benefitsLn 9$159K$139K$11K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$77K$14K$37
Legal feesLn 11b$510$406$104
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$14K$8K$372
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$106$106
Office expensesLn 13$38K$38K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$45K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$31K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$93K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$137K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$176K$504K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.7M$76K$679K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.7M−$44K$603K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.4M$220K$642K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.3M$85K$438K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M$14K$353K 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 $1,371,470 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,655,960$1,342,562
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $122,360$27,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $757$1,408
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,779,077$1,371,470
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,258,319$1,252,322
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $444,864$294,981
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,703,183$1,547,303
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,894−$175,833
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,371,470 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$982,263
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$360,299
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,342,562
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,500$27,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,408$1,408
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,408$1,371,470
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,547,303 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,963 · Management $9,600 · Fundraising $24$116,587
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $812,323 · Management $72,902 · Fundraising $182$885,407
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $138,942 · Management $10,920 · Fundraising $9,151$159,013
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,094 · Management $14,184 · Fundraising $37$91,315
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $406 · Management $104$510
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,903 · Management $8,486 · Fundraising $372$22,761
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,890$26,890
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $106$106
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,406$38,406
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,301$45,301
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,455$3,455
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,614 · Management $1,168$3,782
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,378 · Management $3,736 · Fundraising $2,241$37,355
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,264 · Management $3,982$11,246
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,960 · Management $11,088$104,048
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,121$1,121
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,398,005 · Management $137,291 · Fundraising $12,007$1,547,303
Part X · Balance sheet $681,296 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,089$79,346
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $634,614$427,493
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,505$9,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $105,660$113,413
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $49,661$51,225
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $833,529$681,296
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,434$101,140
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$76,062
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,434$177,202
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $679,095$238,567
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$265,527
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $679,095$504,094
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $833,529$681,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $504,094 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,371,470
XI-2 Total expenses$1,547,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$175,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$679,095
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$832
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$504,094

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