Our mission is to provide dynamic resources and opportunities that give adults, families, and children a foundation for lifelong learning and achievement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 10 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $24
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$105K
-54% vs prior year
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$105K
FY2025▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$295K
FY2020$343K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$455K
FY2023$753K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$105K
Expenses
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FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$301K
FY2020$299K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$890K
FY2024$177K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$29K
FY2025▼ -70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$3K
FY2020$40K
FY2021$14K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$29K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Paul Heavenridge’s $53K as Vice President is at the 44th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paul Heavenridge$53,000$54,552$37,500$79,672$100,000$100,635

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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Offers resources and opportunities for lifelong learning and achievement for all ages.

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1 program · $171K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Development of multimedia educational materials and website structures for literacy outreach in libraries and schools. Supports 200 literacy and education resource websites, 130 educational online discussion groups and developes online educational curriculum.

$171Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$105K
Other income$105K
Owns and owes
$29K
net assets
People
7
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$105K
Total revenue$105K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$29K
Operations
Employees3
Volunteers10
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $105K$29K 990 PDF
FY2024 $229K$177K$52K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023 $753K$890K−$137K$46K 990 PDF
FY2022 $455K$286K$169K$183K 990 PDF
FY2021 $231K$257K−$26K$14K 990 PDF
FY2020 $343K$299K$44K$40K 990 PDF
FY2019 $295K$301K−$6K−$3K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

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

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