NonprofitsLiteracy Assistance Center

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.

Expenses: $622K

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.

Expenses: $495K

Public affairs

Expenses: $185KGrants: $15K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.3M
Program service revenue$75K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenue$2.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$15K
Salaries & benefits$1.7M
Fundraising$87K
Other expenses$812K
Total expenses$2.6M
Total assets$1.6M
Net assets$1.3M

People

16 listed

NameRoleCompensation

IRA YANKWITT

EXECUTIVE DI

Board

$140K

35 hrs/wk

MARIAN LAPSLEY CROSS

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

IRWIN KIRSCH

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL RIVADENEYRA

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

PARVONEH SHIRGIR

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH HORTON

CHAIR OF AUD

Board

1 hrs/wk

J DAVID NELSON

CHAIR OF FIN

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN GORDON

CO-CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAYE JONES

CO-CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BERTA COLON

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

VENUGOPAL THELAKKAT

CHIEF TECHNI

Staff

$130K

35 hrs/wk

GREGORY JACQUES

SENIOR DEVEL

Staff

$114K

35 hrs/wk

MARIA BEGONIA JENSEN

DIR. OF THE

Staff

$109K

35 hrs/wk

CYNTHIA BELL

DIR. OF WORK

Staff

$107K

35 hrs/wk

HELEN ECKERSLEY

SENIOR ADVIS

Staff

$107K

35 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

N CHENG LLP

ACCOUNTING SERV

$166K

Grants received

Showing 27 of 27

FromAmountPurposeYear
$45K
general support
2024
$25K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$50K
LAC PARTNERSHIP GRANT
2023
$45K
general support
2023
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$9K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$45K
general support
2022
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$13K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$5K
Charitable purposes
2022
$29K
LITERACY ASSISTANT CENTER
2021
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$11K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$3K
Charitable purposes
2021
$35K
general support
2020
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$14K
Unrestricted
2020
$2K
Charitable purposes
2020
$12K
Unrestricted
2018

Funded by

$577K from 7 funders · 27 grants · 2018–2024

David & Barbara B Hirschhorn

$170K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Inc

$130K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$92K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Network For Good

$84K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Third Sector New England Inc

$79K · 2 grants · 2021–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$13K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Tudor Foundation Inc

$9K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Details

EIN133179618
NTEE codeB61B
Subsection03
Ruling date1988-10
Formed1983
Employees18
Volunteers10
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