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Literacy Assistance Center

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Adult, Continuing Education (B61B) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.61M (2023)

Expenses
$2.56M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.89M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$361k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,612,800
Expenses
$2,561,196
Net Income
$51,604
Net Assets
$1,531,921
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,533,534
97.0%
Program Services $74,537
2.9%
Investment Income $1,236
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,493
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $143,758
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $24,825
1.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,308,767
51.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,893,165
Total Liabilities $361,244
Net Assets $1,531,921
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Di) $143,758 $0 $28,780
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Techni) $131,174 $0 $22,754
John Gordon (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jaye Jones (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Horton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
J David Nelson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Member) $0 $0 $0
Berta Colon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Irwin Kirsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Rivadeneyra (Member) $0 $0 $0
Parvoneh Shirgir (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,348,883
Expenses
$2,291,065
Net Income
$57,818
Net Assets
$1,480,317
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,325,104
99.0%
Program Services $22,450
1.0%
Investment Income $40
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,289
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $314,320
13.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,037,709
45.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,805,179
Total Liabilities $324,862
Net Assets $1,480,317
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $131,954 $0 $26,789
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Technical & Administ) $119,363 $0 $21,427
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Berta Colon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jaye Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Irwin Kirsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Member) $0 $0 $0
J David Nelson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Rivadeneyra (Member) $0 $0 $0
Parvoneh Shirgir (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,446,043
Expenses
$2,161,757
Net Income
$284,286
Net Assets
$1,422,499
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,433,001
99.5%
Program Services $11,850
0.5%
Investment Income $99
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,093
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $308,185
14.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $995,013
46.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,628,526
Total Liabilities $206,027
Net Assets $1,422,499
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $129,277 $0 $25,549
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Technical & Administ) $116,124 $0 $21,901
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Berlin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hacker (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Irwin Kirsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Member) $0 $0 $0
J David Nelson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Wolfson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,118,879
Expenses
$2,126,770
Net Income
-$7,891
Net Assets
$1,138,213
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,099,651
99.1%
Program Services $16,416
0.8%
Investment Income $380
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,432
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $256,397
12.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $885,785
41.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,584,186
Total Liabilities $445,973
Net Assets $1,138,213
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $131,134 $0 $29,295
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Technical & Administ) $114,232 $0 $31,147
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Berlin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hacker (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Irwin Kirsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Member) $0 $0 $0
J David Nelson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Wolfson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,115,549
Expenses
$2,129,442
Net Income
-$13,893
Net Assets
$1,146,104
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,071,814
97.9%
Program Services $42,637
2.0%
Investment Income $748
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $350
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $252,698
11.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $790,509
37.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,366,492
Total Liabilities $220,388
Net Assets $1,146,104
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $125,459 $0 $30,159
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Technical & Administ) $108,239 $0 $28,944
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Berlin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hacker (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Irwin Kirsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Member) $0 $0 $0
J David Nelson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Wolfson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,000,375
Expenses
$1,961,627
Net Income
$38,748
Net Assets
$1,160,980
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,919,626
96.0%
Program Services $78,581
3.9%
Investment Income $545
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,623
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $413,695
21.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $700,647
35.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,394,691
Total Liabilities $233,711
Net Assets $1,160,980
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $127,959 $0 $24,390
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Technical & Administrative Officer) $110,702 $0 $24,390
Gregory A Jacques (Senior Developer/Sql Administrator) $102,380 $0 $1,351
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Berlin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hacker (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Irwin Kirsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Member) $0 $0 $0
J David Nelson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Wolfson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,955,929
Expenses
$1,917,881
Net Income
$38,048
Net Assets
$1,121,249
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,823,456
93.2%
Program Services $129,684
6.6%
Investment Income $1,493
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $347
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $949
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $131,250
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $870,074
45.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,378,774
Total Liabilities $257,525
Net Assets $1,121,249
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $122,959 $0 $25,837
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Technical & Administrative Officer) $107,834 $0 $24,560
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Berlin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hacker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Irwin Kirsch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jdavid Nelson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Wolfson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,676,981
Expenses
$1,696,138
Net Income
-$19,157
Net Assets
$1,085,131
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,508,256
89.9%
Program Services $163,464
9.7%
Investment Income $621
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,640
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $132,133
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $728,119
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,288,164
Total Liabilities $203,033
Net Assets $1,085,131
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $123,882 $0 $20,988
Venugopal Thelakkat (Chief Technical & Administrative Officer) $102,566 $0 $19,428
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Berlin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hacker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Irwin Kirsch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jdavid Nelson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Wolfson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,060,596
Expenses
$1,957,318
Net Income
$103,278
Net Assets
$1,102,358
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,616,927
78.5%
Program Services $415,128
20.1%
Investment Income $340
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $26,250
1.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$460
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,411
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $201,603
10.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $776,635
39.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,261,984
Total Liabilities $159,626
Net Assets $1,102,358

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,385,566
Expenses
$2,346,111
Net Income
$39,455
Net Assets
$974,669
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,915,466
80.3%
Program Services $420,713
17.6%
Investment Income $656
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $45,280
1.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,451
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $316,315
13.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $872,348
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,394,731
Total Liabilities $420,062
Net Assets $974,669
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ira Yankwitt (Executive Director) $124,020 $0 $22,685
Craig A Tozzo (Former Cfo/Treasurer) $99,567 $0 $14,498
Gary J Louis (Director Of Finance And Treasurer) $75,718 $0 $6,134
Elizabeth Horton (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sherwood Aristide (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Berlin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Carothers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Cook (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marian Lapsley Cross (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gordon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hacker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hirschhorn (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Irwin Kirsch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donald Murray (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jdavid Nelson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Katherine Simmons Sampson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Wolfson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,346,597
Expenses
$2,336,346
Net Income
$10,251
Net Assets
$934,072
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,118,963
90.3%
Program Services $222,546
9.5%
Investment Income $615
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,473
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $175,407
7.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $815,749
34.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,423,785
Total Liabilities $489,713
Net Assets $934,072

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,395,846
Expenses
$2,459,682
Net Income
-$63,836
Net Assets
$923,231
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,209,431
92.2%
Program Services $170,402
7.1%
Investment Income $415
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,598
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $183,974
7.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $828,576
33.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,404,064
Total Liabilities $480,833
Net Assets $923,231

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,784,867
Expenses
$3,147,306
Net Income
-$362,439
Net Assets
$987,067
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,264,980
81.3%
Program Services $368,441
13.2%
Investment Income $1,360
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $150,086
5.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $368,127
11.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,028,152
32.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,462,927
Total Liabilities $475,860
Net Assets $987,067

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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