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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 390,060 | 408,658 | 515,945 | 824,186 | 797,249 | 2,936,098 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 390,060 | 408,658 | 515,945 | 824,186 | 797,249 | 2,936,098 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 43,835 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,892,263 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 390,060 | 408,658 | 515,945 | 824,186 | 797,249 | 2,936,098 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 61,469 | 30,734 | 36,417 | 43,597 | 43,932 | 216,149 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 6,659 | 760 | 3,400 | 5,000 | 15,819 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 3,168,066 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | MISC/REIM 15,819 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | IN THE 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, NEARLY 15,700 ADULTS HAVE RECEIVED LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION INSTRUCTION FREE OF CHARGE. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING, SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, LARGE GROUP INSTRUCTION, DISTANCE LEARNING AND COMPUTER BASED INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION. PRIOR TO PLACEMENT IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, EACH ADULT LEARNER PARTICIPATES IN INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS INVOLVES AN INTERVIEW, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT AND INFORMAL ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING READING PROFILES, SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING PREFERENCES. AFTER ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED, THE LEARNER AND A PROGRAM COORDINATOR CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN THAT INCLUDES GOALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CONTENT. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF INSTRUCTION EACH WEEK AND ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AS MANY HOURS AS THEY ARE ABLE. THE LITERACY COUNCIL ENGAGES ADULT LEARNERS IN FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT EVERY FIFTY HOURS. STUDENTS TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS TO MEASURE LEARNING GAINS AND GOALS ARE EVALUATED AND ADJUSTED. IN 2019-2020, THE LITERACY COUNCIL SUCCESSFULLY SHIFTED TO REMOTE SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS PART OF THIS TRANSITION, DIGITAL LITERACY AND COMPUTER DISTRIBUTION WERE ADDED TO OUR PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | THE LITERACY COUNCIL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPTION OF ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING. TUTORS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO WORK WITH AN ADULT LEARNER. IN 2019-2020, THE LITERACY COUNCIL TRAINED 46 NEW VOLUNTEER TUTORS AND 131 ACTIVE TUTORS PROVIDING MORE THAN 9,066 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE. THE FIRST STEP TO BECOMING A TUTOR IS TO APPLY TO THE AGENCY. AFTER AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED, SUITABLE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE TUTOR COORDINATOR. THE NEXT STEP IS TO PARTICIPATE IN PRE-SERVICE TRAINING THAT PREPARES THE TUTOR FOR HIS OR HER FIRST STUDENT. THE LITERACY COUNCIL HAS TRANSITIONED TO A RESEARCH BASED TUTOR TRAINING MODEL THAT PROVIDES ON DEMAND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FORMAL MONTHLY IN-SERVICE TRAINING. IN 2019-2020, TUTORS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND TRAINING SESSIONS ON HEALTH LITERACY, TEACHING ENGLISH, TEACHING READING, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM, COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS STANDARDS, GOAL SETTING AND CONTEXTUALIZED LEARNING. IN PROGRAM YEAR 2019-2020, 638 STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN THE PROGRAM. 20 STUDENTS TRANSITIONED TO POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. 62% OF STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR SKILLS. 8 STUDENTS GOT A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA AND 18 PASSED PORTIONS OF THE TEST. THE LITERACY COUNCIL EMBRACES COLLABORATION AND ACTIVELY WORKS IN A VARIETY OF COLLABORATIVE SETTINGS. THE LITERACY COUNCIL IS A MEMBER OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT COALITION AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR ADULT EDUCATION FAMILY LITERACY PARTNER IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ENABLE US TO ALIGN AND CONNECT SERVICES AND PRODUCE NEW PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATION NEEDS OF ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE LITERACY COUNCIL IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN 4 REGIONAL SERVICE HUBS THROUGHOUT LANCASTER COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE AWARE OF THE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | THE LITERACY COUNCIL PROMOTES LITERACY BY REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE LITERACY COUNCIL MAINTAINS A WEBSITE, A BLOG, PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER THREE TIMES A YEAR, AND PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT. THE LITERACY COUNCIL ALSO MAINTAINS A FACEBOOK PAGE, A TWITTER ACCOUNT AND AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. STAFF MEMBERS ACTIVELY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK AT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ROTARY CLUBS, LION'S CLUBS, KIWANIS CLUBS AND MANY OTHERS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT LITERACY PLAYS IN DAILY LIFE. IN THE TWO COUNTIES SERVED BY THE LITERACY COUNCIL, THERE ARE MORE THAN 80,000 PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO LACK BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS. THESE ADULTS STRUGGLE TO FIND AND KEEP LIFE SUSTAINING WORK. THEY STRUGGLE TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE AS INFORMED CITIZENS. OUR OUTREACH GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT OUR SERVICES AND CAN REFER PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP TO US AND ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK IN THE FORM OF DONATIONS OF TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES. ANOTHER WAY THE LITERACY COUNCIL PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS THROUGH PROVIDING IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN THE EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH, SOUTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA BOROUGH, CITY OF LEBANON, PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WILLOW STREET. IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS A PROGRAM STARTED BY DOLLY PARTON AND THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES A FREE BOOK EACH MONTH TO A CHILD FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE. ALL CHILDREN WHO RESIDE IN A DESIGNATED AREA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. IT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. UPON APPROVAL, IT IS SIGNED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY,SIGN THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND MUST PROVIDE IN WRITING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WHEN SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR SHALL BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE BOARD APPROVES ALL SALARIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,516 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -2,516 |
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