2025-01-16T17:23:08-06:00 2024-06-30 464187261 YOUNG & WADLINGTON PLLC 800 CORPORATE DR SUITE 230 LEXINGTON KY 40503 990 2023-07-01 611185631 CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC CARNEGIE CENTER FOR LITERACY & LEARNING CARN 8592544175 251 WEST SECOND STREET LEXINGTON KY 40507 JENNIFER MATTOX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8592544175 2025-01-16 1 1 GWENDOLYN B YOUNG CPA CVA P00011207 8594751010 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CARNEGIE CENTER FOR LITERACY AND LEA JENNIFER MATTOX 251 WEST SECOND STREET LEXINGTON KY 40507 1177443 0 X WWW.CARNEGIECENTERLEX.ORG X 1990 KY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO EXPLORE & EXPRESS THEIR VOICES THROUGH IMAGINATIVE LEARNING AND LITERARY ARTS 12 12 24 0 0 0 745912 906172 209079 201416 11245 16647 28741 53208 994977 1177443 0 0 0 0 783382 853926 0 0 148253 554712 540804 1338094 1394730 -343117 -217287 765909 630441 75615 63576 690294 566865 X TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO EXPLORE AND EXPRESS THEIR VOICES THROUGH IMAGINATIVE LEARNING AND THE LITERARY ARTS 0 0 480048 CHILDREN'S & FAMILY PROGRAMS 2,100 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO LEARN TOGETHER OR CHILDREN TO LEARN NEW THINGS. WE PRIMARILY OFFERED PROGRAMMING IN PERSON, THOUGH SOME WAS OFFERED VIRTUALLY, INCLUDING SOME TUTORING SESSIONS. THE YEAR-ROUND TUTORING PROGRAM SERVED 262 STRUGGLING LEARNERS IN GRADES K-12 THROUGH WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING SESSIONS THAT HELPED THEM IMPROVE IN READING, WRITING, OR MATH. CHILDREN FOUND THAT LEARNING CAN BE FUN IN EDUCATIONAL CLASSES INVOLVING READING, WRITING, CREATIVE WRITING, MATH, AND OTHER TOPICS. THE FAMILY FUN AND LEARNING PROGRAM OFFERED FREE BOOKS AND FUN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AROUND A CENTRAL THEME. THE CARNEGIE CENTER PROVIDED YOUTH MEETING AUTHORS PROGRAMS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS, WHICH INVOLVED A VISIT BY A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND FREE COPIES OF THE FEATURED BOOK. HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE AND NONBINARY WRITERS IN THE YOUNG WRITERS PROJECT ATTENDED INTENSIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS AND GAVE PUBLIC READINGS. WE CONTINUED OUR SECOND YEAR WITH THE LEXINGTON YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN WORD. THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES, WE GAVE AWAY 3,200 FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN. COLLEGE MENTORING HELPED HIGH SCHOOL UPPER CLASSMEN PREPARE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR SCHOLARSHIPS. OF THE OVERALL CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 66% CAME FROM LOW INCOME HOMES, AND 75% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. A MAJORITY OF PROGRAM EXPENSES WERE FUNDED BY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, AS NEARLY ALL OF THE CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED AT NO COST. FOR THOSE PROGRAMS WITH A MINIMAL FEE, SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ALL CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES. 419511 188793 ADULT CLASSES - EACH SEASON, WE OFFERED A NEW LINE-UP OF CLASSES IN WRITING, WORLD LANGUAGES, BUSINESS TOPICS, AND OTHERS IN PERSON, VIRTUALLY, OR AS A HYBRID. SOME CLASSES TOOK PLACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OUTREACH LOCATIONS AND PARTNERS, INCLUDING A LIBRARY, A LOCAL GROCERY, A HOSPITAL, AND THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY BLACK WRITERS COLLABORATIVE ATTENDED CLASSES AT NO COST. OUR ANNUAL THREE-DAY WRITING CONFERENCE FEATURED AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR GEORGE ELLA LYON AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, ALONG WITH PITCHES TO/FEEDBACK FROM LITERARY AGENTS AND SESSIONS DELIVERED BY SEVERAL AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS/WRITING INSTRUCTORS. THE CARNEGIE CENTER AUTHOR ACADEMY PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, SPECIAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER SUPPORT OVER A 9-MONTH PERIOD WHILE THE POETRY GAUNTLET PUSHED PARTICIPANTS TO GENERATE 100 POEMS INSIDE OF A YEAR. WE OFFERED ONE-ON-ONE WRITER MENTORING YEAR-ROUND FOR INDIVIDUALS HOPING TO SOMEDAY BE PUBLISHED, AS WELL AS PEOPLE NEEDING TO IMPROVE BUSINESS-RELATED WRITING SKILLS AND DOCUMENTS. MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS HELPED WRITERS TAKE THEIR BOOKS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE SERVED NEARLY 1800 ADULTS IN THESE PROGRAMS. A MAJORITY OF REVENUE CAME FROM GRANT FUNDS AND CONTRIBUTIONS SO THAT WE COULD HIRE QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS WHILE MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE FEES. SCHOLARSHIP RATES WERE GIVEN TO PEOPLE IN NEED. 199412 14547 ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - THE CORNERSTONE OF THE CENTER'S ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS WERE LITERARY ART PROGRAMS, AND WE PROMOTED KENTUCKY WRITERS THROUGH ALL THAT WE DID. CARNEGIE PROVIDED READINGS THROUGH THE KENTUCKY GREAT WRITERS SERIES AND SAY IT LOUD SERIES WHICH WERE LATER REBROADCAST ON RADIO STATION WUKY 91.3 AND AVAILABLE AS RECORDED VIDEOS ON CARNEGIE'S FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE KENTUCKY BLACK WRITERS COLLABORATIVE ALSO HOSTED MONTHLY BURN THE MIC EVENTS AND THE BLACK & LIT BOOK CLUB. THIS YEAR, WE INDUCTED FENTON JOHNSON, MARY ANN TAYLOR-HALL, GEORGE C. WOLFE, BILLY C. CLARK, PAUL BRETT JOHNSON, & MARY LEE SETTLE INTO THE KENTUCKY WRITERS HALL OF FAME DURING A CEREMONY AT THE HISTORIC KENTUCKY THEATER. WE HELPED EMERGING WRITERS BECOME NOTICED THROUGH WRITING CONTESTS IN A VARIETY OF FORMS AND GENRES. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR "HOMEGROWN AUTHORS" BOOTH AT THE LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET WITH KENTUCKY AUTHORS ON SITE TO SELL AND SIGN THEIR BOOKS. OUR CARNEGIE CLASSICS EVENT CELEBRATED THE SCI-FI BOOK, DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, THE INSPIRATION FOR THE BLADE RUNNER FILMS. MOST OF THESE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WERE OFFERED AT NO COST OR FOR A LOW FEE. IN TOTAL, WE ENGAGED 11,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THESE OFFERINGS AND TOUCHED SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE THROUGH THE WUKY RADIO REBROADCASTS--THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM OUR GRANT FUNDERS, PROGRAM PARTNERS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY. 1098971 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 62 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 VA FL GA KY SC MN OH X X YOUNG & WADLINGTON PLLC 8594751010 800 CORPORATE DRIVE SUITE 230 LEXINGTON KY 40503 JENNIFER MILOSZEWSKI TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PAIGE BENSING CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA FISCHER-BOOTHE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA GOMEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHESTER GRUNDY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VEDA STEWART VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SILAS HOUSE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENIA JOHNSON-SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AUSTIN MEHR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BO LIST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EILEEN O'BRIEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER SUNSERI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHAYLA LYNCH FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 60289 0 3014 JENNIFER MATTOX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 64748 0 3237 125037 0 6251 0 0 0 0 0 132426 773746 1525 906172 WORKSHOPS 611710 188793 188793 CARNEGIE CLASSICS 611710 12623 12623 201416 15790 15790 51284 0 51284 51284 51284 857 0 857 857 857 ART & BOOK SALES 459420 1924 1924 1924 1177443 203340 0 67931 101607 40643 50804 10160 549452 421609 33834 94009 23348 16577 3035 3736 128257 91063 16673 20521 51262 36396 6664 8202 26476 5031 18797 2648 6871 6528 206 137 13766 9636 3992 138 OUTSIDE INSTRUCTORS 154229 154229 SUPPLIES 131258 123382 3938 3938 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 80871 76828 2426 1617 UTILITIES 33300 29304 2997 999 94033 87745 4140 2148 1394730 1098971 147506 148253 538271 70039 110852 280509 62449 230287 7763 8142 89639 78860 17651 10779 28923 30685 765909 630441 74415 62304 1200 1272 75615 63576 X 515541 241644 174753 325221 690294 566865 765909 630441 -217287 558 93300 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 739382 1111273 1105343 839212 906172 4701382 93300 93300 93300 93300 93300 466500 832682 1204573 1198643 932512 999472 5167882 1294480 3873402 4296 571 414 11245 15790 32316 5200198 149666 0.74490 0.86630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15923 1762 17685 14756 1167 15923 16180 -1424 14756 11799 4381 16180 12186 -387 11799 1 0 89639 78860 10779 10779 RENTAL DEPOSITS 1272 1272 1271301 93300 558 93858 1177443 0 1177443 1394730 0 1394730 0 1394730 PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPLEMENT FUTURE PROGRAM AND OPERATING EXPENSES PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 558. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND ONCE IT IS FINALIZED, DISTRIBUTES IT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE THE FORM IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THERE IS A WRITTEN POLICY IN PLACE THAT REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EVERY FIVE YEARS THE BOARD CONDUCTS AN ASSESSMENT OF SALARY RANGES FOR CARNEGIE CENTER'S EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE COMPARED TO THOSE IN SIMILAR INDUSTRIES SUCH AS PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE ASSESSMENT AND MAKES CHANGES AS NECESSARY AND AS BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS ALLOW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. REQUEST SHOULD BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADDRESS. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR