Literacy Texas

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Literacy Texas is the statewide literacy coalition, connecting and equipping adult and family literacy providers through training, networking, and advocacy.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-2538221) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 2 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
73% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.2 mo
of spending, in cash
6.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
35% of total assets
Liabilities are 35% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$363K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$479K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$179K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$363K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$388K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$720K
FY2025$363K
Expenses
$479K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$460K
FY2024$527K
FY2025$479K
Net assets
$179K
FY2025▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$179K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1989.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $349K Management & general 27% · $130K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$58,333Pt VII · Sec A
President (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acting President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steve Banta—$22,401$89,603$86,994$84,460$79,917
Dr Jenny McCormack Walker$58,333$85,961————
Fran-Victoria Stephens—$200————

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

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

Connects and equips adult and family literacy providers with training, networking, and advocacy.

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Literacy Texas 2025 conference provided 3 days of best practice, research-based professional development training to individuals representing adult literacy service providers from across the state.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-2538221) · Dispute this line
$146Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$664
Money outPt IX
$479K
Ln 25
Programscol B$349K
Managementcol C$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$179K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Government grantsLn 1e$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$664
Other incomeLn 4–11$451
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$247K
Accounts receivableLn 4$28K
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$179K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$0$0$0$0$0
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K$247K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$305K$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$296K$179K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$62K$56K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$474
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$12K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$65K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$80K$0$80K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K$0
TravelLn 17$23K$21K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$113K$113K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$56K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$479K$349K$130K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 26, 2026 $363K$479K−$116K$179K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 22, 2025 $720K$527K$193K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $418K$460K−$42K$103K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $406K$423K−$17K$138K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $388K$375K$14K$157K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $374K$339K$35K$148K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $363,026 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $628,392$310,759
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $91,395$51,152
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11$664
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$451
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $719,798$363,026
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 $125,475$66,732
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $401,763$412,508
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $527,238$479,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $192,560−$116,214
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $363,026 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $451 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$298,358
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,401
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,759
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,152$51,152
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $664$664
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,152 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,115$363,026
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $479,240 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $55,791 · Management $6,199$61,990
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,268 · Management $474$4,742
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,512 · Management $6,198$17,710
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,116 · Management $35,062$100,178
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $80,000$80,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,867 · Management $0$8,867
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,816 · Management $0$9,816
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,100 · Management $2,344$23,444
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $113,066 · Management $0$113,066
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,663 · Management $0$3,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,764$55,764
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,963 · Management $130,277 · Fundraising $0$479,240
Part X · Balance sheet $274,214 assets, 10 lines filed
Net asset lines not itemized here account for $141,282. See the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $132,887$221,258
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,717$25,280
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $125,000$27,676
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $304,774$274,214
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,117$94,771
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,117$94,771
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $167,844$38,161
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,657$179,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $304,774$274,214
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $179,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$363,026
XI-2 Total expenses$479,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$116,214
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,657
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$179,443

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

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