Education
Literacy Assistance Center
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$2.4M
Total expenses
$2.6M
Net assets
$1.3M
Grants received
$577K
27 grants
EIN
133179618
Tax year
2023
Mission
The mission of the literacy assistance center (lac) is to strengthen and expand the adult education system, and to advance adult literacy as a core value in our society and a foundation for equal opportunity and social justice.
Programs
3 programs
Educational enterprises in fy 2024, the lac completed the first year of its three to six year contract to provide professional development and technical assistance services to over 90 community-based adult and adolescent literacy programs and over 30 out-of-school and in-school youth workforce development programs funded through the new york city department of youth and community development (dycd). The lac also continued to offer training and technical assistance services on a fee-for-services basis to adult literacy, high school equivalency, and adult english language programs throughout the united states.
Resource center in fy 2024, the lac completed the fourth year of a five-year contract to serve as the new york state education department adult education program and policy team's support and technical assistance center (stac) for new york city. Under the stac, the lac provided one-on-one support and technical assistance to 21 nysed-funded adult literacy education (ale) programs throughout nyc. The nysed-funded providers that the lac supports include community-based organizations, city university of new york colleges, and public libraries that house adult literacy education programs.
Public affairs
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
16 listed
IRA YANKWITT
EXECUTIVE DI
$140K
35 hrs/wk
MARIAN LAPSLEY CROSS
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
IRWIN KIRSCH
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
MICHAEL RIVADENEYRA
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
PARVONEH SHIRGIR
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
ELIZABETH HORTON
CHAIR OF AUD
—
1 hrs/wk
J DAVID NELSON
CHAIR OF FIN
—
1 hrs/wk
JOHN GORDON
CO-CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
JAYE JONES
CO-CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
BERTA COLON
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
VENUGOPAL THELAKKAT
CHIEF TECHNI
$130K
35 hrs/wk
GREGORY JACQUES
SENIOR DEVEL
$114K
35 hrs/wk
MARIA BEGONIA JENSEN
DIR. OF THE
$109K
35 hrs/wk
CYNTHIA BELL
DIR. OF WORK
$107K
35 hrs/wk
HELEN ECKERSLEY
SENIOR ADVIS
$107K
35 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
N CHENG LLP
ACCOUNTING SERV
Grants received
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Funded by
$577K from 7 funders · 27 grants · 2018–2024
$170K · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$130K · 5 grants · 2020–2024
$92K · 5 grants · 2020–2023
$84K · 6 grants · 2018–2024
$79K · 2 grants · 2021–2023
$13K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$9K · 3 grants · 2020–2022