Literacy Action INC FY2023 filing

Atlanta, GAUnknown exempt organization EIN 58-1053728Revenue $1.4M in FY2023

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

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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.
$169K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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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
$169K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 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
$439K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$187K
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$983K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.0M Management & general 23% · $357K Fundraising 10% · $165K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$168,742Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$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.

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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

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

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$1.0Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$264K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$357K
Fundraisingcol D$165K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$590K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$439K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$428K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$574K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$590K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$296K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$363K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$439K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$890K$590K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$244K$296K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K$439K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$11K$142K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$564K$465K$56K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$777$362
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$31K$10K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$36K$17K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$34K$16K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$112K$4K$45K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$3K$360
OccupancyLn 16$303K$279K$19K$5K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$8K$750
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$15K$2K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$593
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$99K$7K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$27K$8K$840
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.0M$357K$165K

Filing history

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

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,445,104 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,260,846$1,117,799
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $149,377$264,021
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,218$19,180
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $112,988$44,104
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,539,429$1,445,104
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,619$15,563
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $832,363$834,238
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,800$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $515,059$718,096
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,352,841$1,567,897
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $186,588−$122,793
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $1,445,104 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$46,920
VIII-1e Government grants$428,106
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$642,773
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,117,799
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $264,021$264,021
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,693$15,693
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,487$3,487
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,324−$20,324
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $64,428$64,428
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $328,449 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,144$1,445,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,567,897 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,563$15,563
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,093 · Management $141,809 · Fundraising $15,840$168,742
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $464,827 · Management $56,374 · Fundraising $42,639$563,840
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,344 · Management $777 · Fundraising $362$3,483
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,038 · Management $10,042 · Fundraising $1,045$42,125
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,458 · Management $16,842 · Fundraising $2,748$56,048
IX-11a Management feesManagement $26,000$26,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $34,000 · Management $16,000 · Fundraising $20,000$70,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,727$1,727
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,454 · Management $44,908 · Fundraising $62,707$112,069
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,083 · Fundraising $2,676$4,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,890 · Management $1,273 · Fundraising $1,656$6,819
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,395 · Management $2,640 · Fundraising $360$7,395
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $279,412 · Management $18,759 · Fundraising $4,938$303,109
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,035$1,035
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,134 · Management $750$8,884
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,463 · Management $1,802 · Fundraising $3,523$20,788
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,314 · Management $2,101 · Fundraising $593$9,008
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,958 · Management $6,692 · Fundraising $4,611$110,261
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,211 · Management $8,191 · Fundraising $840$36,242
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,046,672 · Management $356,687 · Fundraising $164,538$1,567,897
Part X · Balance sheet $1,470,840 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,754$15,798
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $865,256$574,372
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $35,667$95,697
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,969$16,099
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,050$60,676
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,940$48,088
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $243,529$296,386
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $404$383
X-15 Other assets$363,341
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,276,569$1,470,840
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,179$38,250
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $57,104$400,425
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,598$438,675
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $938,517$992,329
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $205,454$39,836
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,143,971$1,032,165
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,276,569$1,470,840
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,032,165 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,445,104
XI-2 Total expenses$1,567,897
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$122,793
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,143,971
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,987
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,032,165

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