Maryland · Nonprofit
LASOS Inc
LASOS Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $125,173 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARFORD COUNTY INC ($57,590). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $527k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $125k
- Net assets
- $122k
What LASOS Inc does
Mission
To provide quality adult literacy classes including English as a second language, financial literacy, citizenship, at risk youth and family literacy programs as well as a network of service providers for the non-native English speaking community of Harford County.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
ELC and DSCI Programs
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Youth Mentoring - this program is comprised of 5 sub-programs:Mentoring - students grade pre-K through 12, categorized as at-risk due to economic or academic reasons, come to a one-on-one tutoring session where they receive support from a certified teacher as well as an English-speaking school-age student. Students are encouraged to work on homework together and build a relationship of compassion and caring. Students in turn learn leadership, civil, and language skills. The secondary students are paired with adult mentors who monitor goal setting and successes. The purpose of this program is to provide the emotional, social, and educational needs of youth and children with their academic work, and to provide an atmosphere of support where all students can succeed. Summer Camp - in the summertime, students gather for a month-long summer camp that supports their academic gains, as well as introduces them to how they can be active in the community and how the community can be active in their life. The purpose of the program is to provide a safe environment for school aged students during the summer that supports their academic and social development. LASOS Butterfly Program - the…
$296,700 spent71% of program spendingNetwork - LASOS works diligently to build a network of service providers to meet the needs of our constituency. By serving as a cultural liaison between the constituent and the service provider, our constituents are able to access services needed with little to no anxiety and frustration. We partner with local nonprofits, government agencies and school system to be able to serve the most at risk population in our community. In 2022, we provided more than 12,349 service referrals and 1,043 translation service referrals to our more than 19,000 members and 300 volunteers.
$56,757 spent14% of program spendingAdult Literacy - this program consists of 4 sub-programs:Literacy Classes - LASOS offers literacy classes for technology and finances that are developed to level the playing field of those who have had structured experiences and those who have not. The math and reading literacy classes are designed to focus on the life and work skills associated with the subject areas that will support their attainment of enhanced job placement or naturalization. The other literacy classes are designed to aid in the process of professional and personal improvements. Citizenship Courses & Support - the program serves as resources for members in the community to receive help with filling out their applications and passing the naturalization test. We host a yearly free citizenship day with attorneys from AILA to complete applications. LASOS strives to support permanent residence as they strive to become US naturalized citizens.The ESOL Program is composed of four levels of English language proficiency and is focused on citizenship and life skills. Participants are placed in courses based on their English level and ability. The program is designed to reduce the language barrier that exists with…
$31,028 spent7% of program spendingELC - this program provides programming and outreach about healthy lifestyles and value of taking care of oneself as well as provided a network of service providers for health Care providers and resources.
$30,402 spent7% of program spendingObesity - the Foundations in Health program consists of several components that provides participants with the tools they need to become healthy, successful adults. Through Healthy Habits Seminars, Physical Activities, casework and community outreach around healthy lifestyles.
$3,458 spent1% of program spendingBuilding Blocks Family Literacy - these courses are designed for nonnative English-speaking parents to bring their 6 months to 5-year-old children that cannot yet attend public school to learn basic English, academic, and social skills.Weekly classes lead parents to teach their children numbers, letters, colors, seasons, etc. in English using finger plays, songs, and arts. Children gain social and academic skills while parents learn parenting skills that foster a productive learning environment for their child.There is currently no funding for this program and it is not an active program.
Enrich Women's Group - this group is designed to support women in their quest to become self-sufficient and resilient. Sessions include seminars on financial literacy, budgeting, work place comparison, and employment practices with aptitude tests and practical workshops. The purpose of this program is to empower women to find their value and gain skills to better support themselves and their families.There is currently no funding for this program and it is not an active program.
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $418,345.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $90k to $139k (+54%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
99% of LASOS Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $18k → $140.
3 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 51% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LASOS Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 8 of 9 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LASOS Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 46% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
94% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LASOS Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 99% · 2021 25% · 2022 83% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
17% of LASOS Inc's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 44% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
51% of LASOS Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $61k that is directly attributable, 72% of it comes from Maryland funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $64k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LASOS Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like LASOS Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LASOS Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LASOS Inc?
- LASOS Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $125,173 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARFORD COUNTY INC ($57,590). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does LASOS Inc have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $125,173 in grants to LASOS Inc, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LASOS Inc?
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARFORD COUNTY INC is the largest funder on record, with $57,590 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LASOS Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing