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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$864krevenue
FY2025 · +29% in 3 yrs32staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin25.6%
Months of reserve5.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+0.7%
Middle half of peersMedianLiteracy Center
Where the money goes FY2025 · $643k spent
Programs$471k73%Management and general$118k18%Fundraising$53k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$129k in FY2023 and −$2k in FY2024. Cash covers 5.7 months, under the peer median of 6.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
8 of 8 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 41% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII32funders
$314ka year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Harry C Trexler EstateEvery year since FY2017$55k$60k$50k$50k$70k$75k$75kUnited Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyEvery year since FY2017$96k$101k$49k$51k$39k$43k$40kJoseph B Scheller and Rita P Scheller Foundation (Rj Foundation)Every year since FY2017$20k$22k$20k$30k$30k$30k$30kThe Davis & Smith Family Foundation IncSince FY2020$30k$30k$30k$50kDexter F and Dorothy H Baker FoundationSince FY2018$35k$20k$30k$20k$15k$20kVerna O Canova FoundationEvery year since FY2017$9k$20k$25k$30k$10k$15k$15kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$14k$10k$73k$77k$18k$16k20 other fundersUp to $40k a year each$45k$59k$52k$147k$67k$71k$56k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund