Learningquest-Stanislaus Literacy Centers FY2023 filing

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Empowering adults and children through Educational Services and improving self-reliance for the family

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $193K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$253K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$784K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$784K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$734K
FY2023$784K
FY2024$782K
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $2.3M Management & general 4% · $102K Fundraising 5% · $121K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

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

Karen Williams’s $103K as Executive Dir. is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1691 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2021
Karen Williams$103,000$88,493

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 and families basic education, empowering parents and building a stronger workforce.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Family Literacy

Adults who need to improve their english have an opportunity to learn in one of seven classes offered in the community. A total of 24 adults were tutored in english with the following results: 140 read a book or newspaper, 15 filled out a job application, 14 got a driver's license, 66 learned the alphabet, 33 increased involvement in…

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

Literacy Program

Adult literacy is offered by volunteers wo provide individual tutoring for adults 3-4 hours per week in a public place. This program is offered in partnership with the stanislaus county library with its main office in the modesto library. Adult literacy students are adults who read at or below a 7TH grade level.

Pt IX · col B
03

High School Equialency Preparation

Adults who need a diploma and want to pass a test for their high school equivalency (also known as a ged) are prepared through classroom and online instruction. There are eight locations where classes are offered including a class taught in spanish. Classes are also taught at the county jail.

Pt IX · col B

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$20K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2022 · $924K federal money spent
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Stanislaus Economic and Workforce Alliance INC.$546K
Adult Education - Basic Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.002 · Through Ca Dept of Education$291K
Wia Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through County of Stanislaus$88K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2021 · $835K federal money spent
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Stanislaus Economic and Workforce Alliance INC.$587K
Adult Education - Basic Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.002 · Through Basic Gramts to State$248K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2020 · $799K federal money spent
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Stanislaus Economic & Workforce Alliance, INC.$615K
Adult Education - Basic Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.002 · Through California Department of Education$184K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2017 · $803K federal money spent
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance, INC.$591K
Adult Education - Basic Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.002 · Through California Department of Education$212K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$775K
Other incomeLn 4–11$485K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$784K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$253K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$775K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$485K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$484K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$140K
Other assetsLn 15$181K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$253K
Net assetsLn 32$784K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 595
VolunteersI 667
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$154K$190K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$129K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$843K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$253K
Net assetsLn 32$747K$784K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$84K$2K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$31K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$173K$147K$17K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$117K$110K$2K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$49K$3K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$436$185$251
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$181K$173K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$3K$166
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$192$102
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$155$212
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$348K$309K$30K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$156K$125K$9K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.3M$102K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $3.4M$2.7M$722K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2025 $2.6M$2.6M−$1K$782K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $2.6M$2.5M$29K$784K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2022 $2.4M$2.2M$166K$734K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2021 $2.5M$2.4M$49K$568K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,575,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,557,763$1,312,453
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $402,457$775,167
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $695$3,013
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $480,049$484,601
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,440,964$2,575,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,741,972$1,784,440
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $670,467$761,704
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,412,439$2,546,144
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,525$29,090
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 $2,575,234 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,119,905
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$192,548
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,312,453
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $775,167$775,167
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,013$3,013
VIII-5 Royalties$0
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 eventsExcluded from tax $59,570$169,716
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $314,885$314,885
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,093,065 · Excluded from tax $59,570$2,575,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,546,144 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,540 · Management $1,963 · Fundraising $4,178$89,681
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,308,799 · Management $30,754 · Fundraising $65,452$1,405,005
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $146,795 · Management $16,542 · Fundraising $9,188$172,525
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $109,515 · Management $2,376 · Fundraising $5,338$117,229
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $49,203 · Management $3,378 · Fundraising $2,062$54,643
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $185 · Fundraising $251$436
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $173,140 · Management $4,596 · Fundraising $3,565$181,301
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,152 · Management $2,783 · Fundraising $166$15,101
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,836 · Management $192 · Fundraising $102$2,130
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,859 · Management $155 · Fundraising $212$4,226
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $309,278 · Management $29,860 · Fundraising $8,429$347,567
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $124,840 · Management $9,103 · Fundraising $22,357$156,300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,323,142 · Management $101,702 · Fundraising $121,300$2,546,144
Part X · Balance sheet $1,036,482 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,794$189,794
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $471,220$484,257
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,898$23,939
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,655$17,524
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $129,263$140,261
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,298$180,707
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $843,128$1,036,482
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,648$97,494
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$155,434
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,648$252,928
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $735,735$773,259
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,745$10,295
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $747,480$783,554
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $843,128$1,036,482
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $783,554 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,575,234
XI-2 Total expenses$2,546,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$747,480
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,661
XI-7 Investment expenses−$677
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$783,554

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