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Literacy First Charter Schools

Debbie Beyer

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 / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$27.5M (2023)

Expenses
$26.4M (2023)

Total Assets
$38.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$19.1M (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
2024

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,521,867
Expenses
$26,363,875
Net Income
$1,157,992
Net Assets
$19,254,432
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $29,946,930
> 100%
Program Services $395,933
1.4%
Investment Income $285,023
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $12,000
0.0%
Net Fundraising -$75,000
Sales of Assets -$3,062,829
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,810
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $371,651
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,349,206
50.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $38,387,691
Total Liabilities $19,133,259
Net Assets $19,254,432
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbie Beyer (Executive Director) $198,514 $0 $44,675
Steve Robinson (Financial Officer) $168,427 $0 $50,825
Jamie Robinson (Assistant Principal) $165,195 $0 $29,735
Linn Dunton (Athletic Director) $144,655 $0 $33,076
Victor Kempsey (Dean Of Students) $141,252 $0 $27,540
Gail Stroben (Assistant Principal) $137,302 $0 $31,752
Troy Beyer (Sped Administrator) $136,801 $0 $47,805
Daniel Sanchez (Vice Principal Of Student Services) $130,022 $0 $43,912
Priscilla Schreiber (President) $0 $0 $0
Katina Evans (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Lewis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Johnson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mathew Simone (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$25,457,926
Expenses
$22,799,979
Net Income
$2,657,947
Net Assets
$18,568,261
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $24,707,532
97.1%
Program Services $404,385
1.6%
Investment Income $44,498
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $215,943
0.8%
Net Fundraising -$64,245
Sales of Assets -$50,187
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $200,000
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $364,811
1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,612,464
50.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,229,385
Total Liabilities $15,661,124
Net Assets $18,568,261
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbie Beyer (Executive Director) $213,642 $0 $40,684
Steve Robinson (Financial Officer) $170,034 $0 $49,582
Jamie Robinson (Assistant Principal) $169,671 $0 $27,084
Linn Dunton (Athletic Director) $152,167 $0 $31,150
Victor Kempsey (Dean Of Students) $145,622 $0 $45,920
Troy Beyer (Sped Administrator) $137,970 $0 $47,273
Stacey Harrell (School Counselor) $136,217 $0 $31,523
Gail Stroben (Assistant Principal) $136,200 $0 $29,937
Jeremy Murphy (Maintenance Worker) $130,780 $0 $31,811
Priscilla Schreiber (President) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Razooky (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Katina Evans (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jason Lewis (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$23,446,904
Expenses
$19,722,920
Net Income
$3,723,984
Net Assets
$16,993,141
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $23,395,298
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $51,606
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $347,867
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,776,740
54.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,290,072
Total Liabilities $12,296,931
Net Assets $16,993,141
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbie Beyer (Executive Dir.) $183,085 $0 $6,615
Jerome Keough () $172,538 $0 $8,723
Jamie Robinson () $145,593 $0 $0
Steve Robinson (Cfo) $138,937 $0 $19,230
Victor Kempsey () $122,115 $0 $19,230
Troy Beyer () $111,584 $0 $13,891
Priscilla Schreiber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sal Campos (President) $0 $0 $0
Lori Ague (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mark Ferguson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Razooky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,655,282
Expenses
$18,454,976
Net Income
-$799,694
Net Assets
$14,010,506
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,333,632
98.2%
Program Services $236,324
1.3%
Investment Income $85,326
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $344,448
1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,096,915
54.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,237,742
Total Liabilities $12,227,236
Net Assets $14,010,506
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbie Beyer (Executive Dir.) $178,880 $0 $12,831
Jerry Keough (Cfo) $165,568 $0 $8,581
Jamie Robinson () $141,258 $0 $0
Stephen H Robinson (Site Administrator) $136,244 $0 $0
Linn Dunton () $125,961 $0 $0
Victor Kempsey () $121,129 $0 $0
Stacey Harrell () $112,679 $0 $0
Priscilla Schreiber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sal Campos (President) $0 $0 $0
Lori Ague (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mark Ferguson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Razooky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Steve Robinson (Cfo) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,465,391
Expenses
$17,168,981
Net Income
$296,410
Net Assets
$14,759,976
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,990,178
97.3%
Program Services $408,845
2.3%
Investment Income $66,368
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,701,819
56.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,898,969
Total Liabilities $3,138,993
Net Assets $14,759,976
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Willis (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Ferguson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brent Watson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Debbie Beyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Keough (Cfo) $0 $0 $0
Priscilla Schreiber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sal Campos (President) $0 $0 $0
Lori Ague (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Stephen H Robinson (Site Administrator) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Pro () $0 $0 $0
Linn Dunton () $0 $0 $0
Victor Kempsey () $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,219,818
Expenses
$15,264,319
Net Income
$955,499
Net Assets
$14,463,566
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,779,913
97.3%
Program Services $379,785
2.3%
Investment Income $60,120
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $324,896
2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,348,960
54.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,661,087
Total Liabilities $3,197,521
Net Assets $14,463,566
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbie Beyer (Executive Dir.) $175,573 $0 $29,793
Jerry Keough (Cfo) $149,323 $0 $31,230
Stephen H Robinson (Site Administrator) $120,886 $0 $28,668
Jamie Pro () $115,016 $0 $20,257
Linn Dunton () $113,206 $0 $25,267
Victor Kempsey () $105,266 $0 $26,484
Richard Willis (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Ferguson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brent Watson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Priscilla Schreiber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sal Campos (President) $0 $0 $0
Lori Ague (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,533,846
Expenses
$14,997,226
Net Income
$1,536,620
Net Assets
$13,469,916
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,987,233
96.7%
Program Services $492,717
3.0%
Investment Income $53,896
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $417,898
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,732,602
51.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,374,394
Total Liabilities $2,904,478
Net Assets $13,469,916
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbie Beyer (Executive Dir.) $152,317 $0 $23,347
Jerry Keough (Cfo) $142,585 $0 $24,356
Stephen H Robinson (Site Administrator) $122,996 $0 $22,705
Richard Willis (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Ferguson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brent Watson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Priscilla Schreiber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sal Campos (President) $0 $0 $0
Lori Ague (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,660,119
Expenses
$13,290,814
Net Income
$2,369,305
Net Assets
$11,933,296
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,597,598
99.6%
Program Services $25,622
0.2%
Investment Income $36,899
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $756,991
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,508,337
49.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,396,768
Total Liabilities $3,463,472
Net Assets $11,933,296
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbie Beyer (Executive Dir.) $141,169 $0 $6,430
Jerry Keough (Cfo) $129,238 $0 $11,830
Stephen H Robinson (Site Administrator) $108,999 $0 $16,425
Lorri Briggs (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Ferguson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willis (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brent Watson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Larry Kincaid (President) $0 $0 $0
Sal Campos (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Lori Ague (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,137,772
Expenses
$12,314,507
Net Income
$823,265
Net Assets
$9,563,991
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,584,468
95.8%
Program Services $517,114
3.9%
Investment Income $23,466
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $7,078
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,646
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $308,059
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,488,074
52.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,379,457
Total Liabilities $3,815,466
Net Assets $9,563,991

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,781,811
Expenses
$10,938,308
Net Income
$1,843,503
Net Assets
$8,740,726
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,214,623
95.6%
Program Services $542,356
4.2%
Investment Income $18,866
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,966
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $249,817
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,689,764
52.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,293,817
Total Liabilities $4,553,091
Net Assets $8,740,726

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,034,022
Expenses
$9,978,475
Net Income
$1,055,547
Net Assets
$6,897,223
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,418,423
94.4%
Program Services $583,809
5.3%
Investment Income $6,244
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$4,454
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $30,000
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $252,200
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,288,819
53.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,602,352
Total Liabilities $4,705,129
Net Assets $6,897,223

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,326,110
Expenses
$9,942,738
Net Income
$383,372
Net Assets
$5,841,676
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,213,277
98.9%
Program Services $14,805
0.1%
Investment Income $76,203
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $21,825
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $233,733
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,069,600
51.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,831,641
Total Liabilities $3,989,965
Net Assets $5,841,676

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,334,315
Expenses
$8,985,170
Net Income
$349,145
Net Assets
$5,458,304
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,626,453
92.4%
Program Services $704,745
7.6%
Investment Income $13,561
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$10,444
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $487,642
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,253,429
47.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,989,512
Total Liabilities $4,531,208
Net Assets $5,458,304

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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
2006

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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