2025-05-13T17:02:13-04:00 2024-06-30 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2023-07-01 237047508 LITERACY CONNECTS LITE 5208828006 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 SHARON O'BRIEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5208828006 2025-05-15 false JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2025-05-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMY BEITER 200 E YAVAPAI RD TUCSON AZ 85705 3915298 false X WWW.LITERACYCONNECTS.ORG X 1969 AZ CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. 11 11 52 472 0 3506249 3146682 20869 18328 22681 46092 -88220 -105586 3461579 3105516 0 0 1706712 2191123 20850 346037 782701 845049 2489413 3057022 972166 48494 4287982 4037924 450938 137407 3837044 3900517 X CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. false false 1008493 7331 THE ADULT PROGRAMS OF LITERACY CONNECTS, ADULT BASIC LITERACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ADULTS, PROVIDED RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND ONGOING TRAINING TO 153 VOLUNTEERS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THESE VOLUNTEERS GAVE MORE THAN 15,980 HOURS OF THEIR TIME AS TUTORS AND TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT ADULT LEARNERS, AT NO CHARGE TO THE LEARNERS, IN CLASSES FACILITATED AND THROUGH 1:1 TUTORING FACILITATED VIA ZOOM AND IN PERSON. 630308 4582 STORIES THAT SOAR IS A LITERACY AND ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES WRITING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION BY HONORING CHILDREN'S ORIGINAL STORIES THROUGH THE ARTS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THEIR PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM INSPIRED 5,727 ELEMETARY CHILDREN TO WRITE 10,502 STORIES, 25 OF WHICH WERE PRESENTED BACK TO STUDENTS VIA ON-LINE PLATFORMS, 329 THROUGH LIVE THEATRE, AND 8 THROUGH PUBLIC RADIO. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVENUE AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS LABOR NOT REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN. 504246 3666 LITERACY CONNECTS' READING SEED PROGRAM TRAINED AND SUPPORTED 287 VOLUNTEER READING COACHES TO WORK ONE-TO-ONE WITH 815 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED EXTRA SUPPORT IN IMPROVING THEIR LITERACY SKILLS AND DEVELOPING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOOKS AND READING THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP OF A CARING ADULT. READING COACHES CONTRIBUTED 19,727 HOURS OF SERVICE, RESULTING IN STUDENTS AVERAGING 24 HOURS OF READING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM OFFERED A LENDING LIBRARY OF 23,217 BOOKS THAT MATCH STUDENTS' INTERESTS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 22,892 FREE BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD HOME LIBRARIES AND BECOME INDEPENDENT READERS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS. OUR LONG0TERM GOAL IS TO EXPAND OUR K-1 LOOP PROGRAM TO INCREASE OUR IMPACT AT EACH SCHOOL, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE. 378185 2749 REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PROMOTES HEALTHY BRAIN GROWTH, POSITIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SCHOOL READINESS BY GIVING FAMILIES RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO MAKE READING ALOUD PART OF THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. BY INTEGRATING READING INTO PEDIATRIC PRACTICES, RQRSA PARTNERS WITH DOCTORS IN 58 CLINICS, REACHING 85,710 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE. 378185 2749 2521232 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 56 0 true 52 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X DANIEL SMALL 5208828006 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD 200 E YAVAPAI ROAD TUCSON AZ 85705 DANIEL SMALL FINANCE/OPS 40.00 X 33173 0 193 SHARON O'BRIEN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 87549 0 9300 AMY BEITER BOARD CHAIR 0.70 X X 0 0 0 KIM EGITA TREASURER 0.23 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS GUTIERREZ SECRETARY 0.16 X X 0 0 0 MELINDA BURKE CHAIR ELECT 0.79 X X 0 0 0 AMBER MATHEWSON PAST BOARD C 0.63 X 0 0 0 MATT KOPEC MEMBER 0.58 X 0 0 0 SUNNY BAE MEMBER 0.37 X 0 0 0 SARA HABIB MEMBER 0.90 X 0 0 0 JEANINE TRACEY MEMBER 0.96 X 0 0 0 KRISTEL FOSTER MEMBER X 0 0 0 JAYMIE JACOBS MEMBER 0.29 X 0 0 0 120722 9493 false false false 127651 297072 2721959 799 3146682 PROGRAM SERVICES FEES 611710 18328 18328 18328 41533 41533 690000 685441 4559 4559 4559 18755 127651 124341 -105586 -105586 3105516 18328 -59494 187893 113189 73263 1441 1659407 1438461 20288 200658 41770 33591 2125 6054 139194 121922 3953 13319 162859 127435 14524 20900 124063 117896 475 5692 16690 16690 20850 20850 114873 84191 10361 20321 11075 11075 234242 187532 20973 25737 34286 31543 1371 1372 29447 18594 5199 5654 14805 14805 70318 59651 2844 7823 33116 28148 1325 3643 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 79330 79330 LIBRARY PURCHASES 60462 60462 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 11078 9416 443 1219 INTERN STIPEND 6963 5570 1114 279 4301 4301 3057022 2521232 189753 346037 101580 132175 1025810 1053549 905782 656079 23302 53462 35952 84180 2213255 542756 1740817 1670499 127662 30000 13680 327077 344300 4287982 4037924 86639 137407 364299 450938 137407 X 2084907 2756075 1752137 1144442 3837044 3900517 4287982 4037924 X 48494 -1244 16223 X false true X true false X 2021521 2303292 2352216 3506249 3146682 13329960 2021521 2303292 2352216 3506249 3146682 13329960 947484 12382476 5045 5670 4979 14417 41533 71644 87786 110752 30272 7814 18755 255379 13656983 73000 0.90670 0.92140 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER 255,379 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 323853 1000 16223 341076 308204 1000 14649 323853 275129 51432 -18357 308204 210136 9821 55172 275129 210317 5000 -5181 210136 0.97000 0.03000 false false 91690 91690 1883423 371673 1511750 59980 5995 53985 142858 129818 13040 35304 35270 34 1670499 INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 341076 OTHER ASSETS 3224 344300 X 4034500 -1244 930228 928984 3105516 3105516 3971027 914005 914005 3057022 3057022 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO FUNDS, ONE OF WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. INCOME FROM THIS ENDOWMENT MAY BE USED AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION. THE OTHER FUND IS A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED, DONOR-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO DISCLOSE OR RECOGNIZE INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MATERIAL. IN ADDITION, MANAGEMENT IN NOT AWARE OF ANY MATTERS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE ORGANIZATION TO LOSE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICAL TRUST 16,223 IN-KIND SERVICES 789,664 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 124,341 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 124,341 IN-KIND SERVICES 789,664 X X X X X X false ANNUAL EVENT 146406 127651 18755 124341 146406 127651 18755 124341 124341 -105586 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES IS PREPARED ON THE GAAP BASIS AND THEREFORE FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR. PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE KEPT VERY LOW DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S USE OF VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER MOST OF THE PROGRAM'S TEACHING. VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 26,208 TEACHING AND PREPARATION HOURS DURING THE YEAR. THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR HAS SET 30.13 PER HOUR AS THE VALUE FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS IN ARIZONA. THIS MEANS THE WORK DONE BY VOLUNTEERS WAS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 789,664. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C LITERACY CONNECTS' READING SEED PROGRAM TRAINED AND SUPPORTED 287 VOLUNTEER READING COACHES TO WORK ONE-TO-ONE WITH 815 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED EXTRA SUPPORT IN IMPROVING THEIR LITERACY SKILLS AND DEVELOPING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOOKS AND READING THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP OF A CARING ADULT. READING COACHES CONTRIBUTED 19,727 HOURS OF SERVICE, RESULTING IN STUDENTS AVERAGING 24 HOURS OF READING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM OFFERED A LENDING LIBRARY OF 23,217 BOOKS THAT MATCH STUDENTS' INTERESTS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 22,892 FREE BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD HOME LIBRARIES AND BECOME INDEPENDENT READERS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS. OUR LONG0TERM GOAL IS TO EXPAND OUR K-1 LOOP PROGRAM TO INCREASE OUR IMPACT AT EACH SCHOOL, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D REACH OUT AND READ SOUTHERN ARIZONA (RORSA) PROMOTES HEALTHY BRAIN GROWTH, POSITIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SCHOOL READINESS BY GIVING FAMILIES RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO MAKE READING ALOUD PART OF THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. BY INTEGRATING READING INTO PEDIATRIC PRACTICES, RQRSA PARTNERS WITH DOCTORS IN 58 CLINICS, REACHING 85,710 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA WHEN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DECISION PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL RETURN IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND APPLICABLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN FUNDS 16,223