Literacy Lubbock executes and supports programs that enable people to become literate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $30K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $98K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$235K
Spent
$234K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$408K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$235K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$161K
Expenses
$234K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$284K
FY2025$257K
Net assets
$408K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$455K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$324K
FY2025$229K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1990.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $206K Management & general 6% · $13K Fundraising 6% · $15K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$62,423Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Laughlin’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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
Julie Laughlin$67,768$65,893$67,161$61,870$60,231$62,423

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people become literate through programs and support.

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1 program · $206K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Literacy lubbock volunteers and staff have provided over 6,000 hours of instruction to ged, esl, and adult education students this fiscal YEAR.FAMILY literacy - tiny totsfor children birth through 4 years old. Children are read a story each week and can take home the book to begin their home library.

$206Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$98K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$234K
Ln 25
Programscol B$206K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$408K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$305K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$173
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$199K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$305K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$408K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6279
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K$305K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20$5K
Total assetsLn 16$413K$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$407K$408K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$62K$3K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$82K$3K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$459$772
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$7K$1K$888
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$1K$718
Information technologyLn 14$247$185$37$25
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$454$363$91
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$340$227
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$22K$608$406
All other expensesLn 24e$852$535$246$71
Total functional expensesLn 25$234K$206K$13K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $161K$257K−$96K$229K 990 PDF
FY2024 $178K$284K−$106K$324K 990 PDF
FY2023 $259K$284K−$25K$430K 990 PDF
FY2022 $284K$288K−$4K$455K 990 PDF
FY2021 $289K$238K$51K$459K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $235K$234K$1K$408K 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 $235,448 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $238,193$226,743
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,258$173
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,104$3,550
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,681$4,982
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $250,236$235,448
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 $156,748$190,888
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,345$43,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,093$234,089
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,143$1,359
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $235,448 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$148,935
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$77,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,743
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $173$173
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,550$3,550
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,654$2,654
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,328$2,328
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $173 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,532$235,448
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $234,089 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,687 · Management $2,742 · Fundraising $4,112$68,541
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,638 · Management $3,171 · Fundraising $5,847$90,656
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,511 · Management $2,902 · Fundraising $1,935$19,348
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,112 · Management $459 · Fundraising $772$12,343
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,662 · Management $1,333 · Fundraising $888$8,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,386 · Management $1,077 · Fundraising $718$7,181
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $185 · Management $37 · Fundraising $25$247
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $363 · Management $91$454
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,700 · Management $340 · Fundraising $227$2,267
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,303 · Management $608 · Fundraising $406$23,317
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $535 · Management $246 · Fundraising $71$852
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $206,082 · Management $13,006 · Fundraising $15,001$234,089
Part X · Balance sheet $448,340 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,808$199,479
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $129,528$105,376
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $67,314$67,314
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,524$2,495
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20$5,264
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,565$68,412
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $412,759$448,340
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,629$7,751
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$32,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,629$39,851
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $300,945$332,253
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $106,185$76,236
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $407,130$408,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $412,759$448,340
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $408,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$235,448
XI-2 Total expenses$234,089
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,359
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$407,130
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$408,489

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