Literacy Action INC FY2021 filing

Atlanta, GAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 58-1053728Revenue $1.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSliteracyaction.org231 Peachtree St Ne Ste M-100 · Atlanta, GA

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

To build better futures for adults by teaching Literacy, life and work skills that empower them to reach their highest potential.

67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $343K a year · 33% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$308K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$983K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$187K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$983K
FY2021
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$983K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $925K Management & general 21% · $287K Fundraising 13% · $174K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exeuctive Director
$86,677Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Sandeep Gill—$168,742$86,677
Sara Totonchi$26,000——

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.

See Literacy Action INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Teaches adults literacy, life, and work skills to build better futures and reach their potential.

Questions for Literacy Action INC

Tap to ask. Literacy Action INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Literacy Action INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $925K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Literacy action is the oldest and largest adult basic education nonprofit in the southeast, with classes offered at its main campus in downtown atlanta as well as at several community-based locations throughout the metro area. Literacy action provides tuition-free and stigma-free classes in adult basic education.

$925Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $293K · 2023–2023
La AmistadGA · FY2023$29,342

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$925K
Managementcol C$287K
Fundraisingcol D$174K
Owns and owesPt X
$983K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$820K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$306K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$796K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$820K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$283K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
Net assetsLn 32$983K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 625
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$438K$820K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$210K$283K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$899K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K$308K
Net assetsLn 32$805K$983K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$15K$98K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$541K$445K$37K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$24K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$48K$11K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$15K$52K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$113K$6K$37K$70K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$477$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$15K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$307K$281K$20K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$420$79
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$15K$3K$296
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K$591
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$41K$7K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$858$54
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$925K$287K$174K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $187K$1.2M−$1.0M$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.6M−$123K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$125K$983K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,510,503 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,357,837$1,362,452
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,377$134,362
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,033$13,689
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$10,924$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,431,323$1,510,503
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $907,775$762,489
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $644,559$623,189
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,552,334$1,385,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$121,011$124,825
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $1,510,503 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$305,925
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,056,527
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,362,452
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $134,362$134,362
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,346$6,346
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,343$7,343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $148,051$1,510,503
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,385,678 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,000 · Management $98,000 · Fundraising $10,000$123,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $444,598 · Management $37,459 · Fundraising $58,956$541,013
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,346 · Management $5,074 · Fundraising $4,414$33,834
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,963 · Management $11,339 · Fundraising $5,340$64,642
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,551$4,551
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,000 · Management $52,000 · Fundraising $12,000$79,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,553$1,553
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,000 · Management $37,399 · Fundraising $69,560$112,959
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $477 · Fundraising $1,915$2,392
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,184 · Management $1,899 · Fundraising $1,831$18,914
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,280 · Management $3,520$8,800
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $280,953 · Management $20,231 · Fundraising $5,486$306,670
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,743 · Management $420 · Fundraising $79$3,242
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,250 · Management $3,234 · Fundraising $296$18,780
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,582 · Management $2,042 · Fundraising $591$11,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,639 · Management $7,146 · Fundraising $3,199$50,984
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,217 · Management $858 · Fundraising $54$4,129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $925,232 · Management $286,725 · Fundraising $173,721$1,385,678
Part X · Balance sheet $1,290,377 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,264$24,124
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $398,058$796,288
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $138,541$88,427
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,151$13,516
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,995$25,248
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,892$60,111
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $209,870$282,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $898,740$1,290,377
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,880$48,072
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,650$31,150
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$160,765
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $47,906$67,822
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $93,436$307,809
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $665,276$791,612
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $140,028$190,956
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $805,304$982,568
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $898,740$1,290,377
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $982,568 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,510,503
XI-2 Total expenses$1,385,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$124,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$805,304
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$52,439
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$982,568

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.