Nonprofit · EIN 68-0029756
SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95816
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $794,823 | $724,704 | $70,119 | $3,141,263 | $75,903 | $3,065,360 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $715,563 | $716,863 | -$1,300 | $2,939,556 | $106,204 | $2,833,352 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,426,935 | $576,038 | $850,897 | $2,790,705 | $118,186 | $2,672,519 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $536,910
- of which government grants
- $30,494
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $60,561
- Net income from fundraising events
- $197,352
- Other revenue
- $197,352
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $30,249
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $109,412
- Other salaries and wages
- $190,406
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $299,818
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,747
- Accounting fees
- $34,906
- Occupancy
- $29,103
- Travel
- $1,790
- Depreciation
- $1,217
- Program services (functional)
- $517,108
- Management and general (functional)
- $32,858
- Fundraising (functional)
- $174,738
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,939,556
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,141,263
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $75,903
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,065,360
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,871
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,059,574
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,685,313
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,380,047
- Gross receipts
- $871,934
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April Javist | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $93,499 | $15,913 |
| Clark Carter | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ahamadou Bocar | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Getz | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Ellen Shay | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Sobha Kollipara | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| christine Shelby | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Johnson | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| carlos marquez | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannie Wong | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April Javist | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $93,500 | $15,913 |
| Clark Carter | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ahamadou Bocar | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Getz | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Denise Timmons | Secretary\Tres Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Honaker | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| carlos marquez | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannie Wong | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April Javist | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $101,293 | $15,913 |
| Clark Carter | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ahamadou Bocar | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Getz | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Denise Timmons | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Honaker | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Burke | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannie Wong | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 160547, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816-0547
- Signed the 990
- April Javist, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (916) 836-3540
- Website
- www.sacramentoliteracy.org
- Return prepared by
- Nelson & Associates CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0029756 or by the name SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY LITERACY PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- THROUGH THE LITERACY SUMMIT AND THE COMMUNITY LITERACY MAP, THE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH 21 CHILDREN'S LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE THE AWARENESS AND INCREASE THE FUNDING OF LITERACY PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION SECURED CORPORATE FUNDERS TO MAINTAIN THE COMMUNITY LITERACY MAP WHICH SHOWS EXACTLY WHERE CHILDREN ARE REACHING GRADE-LEVEL READING AND WHERE THEY ARE NOT. THE BIG DAY OF GIVING IS A COMMUNITY ACTIVITY TO GROW COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE FOUNDATION BECAME THE COMMUNITY CONVENER FOR THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE-LEVEL IN 2019 AND IS DEEPENING ITS ROLE AS CONVENER EVERY DAY. A BROADER LITERACY MOVEMENT IS DEVELOPING IN SACRAMENTO.THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION GAVE A TOTAL OF $290,265 DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTING $73,100 DISTRIBUTED FROM THE CHILDREN'S LITERACY ENDOWMENT, $160,147 IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE PROMISE ZONE LITERACY INITIATIVE AND $45,084. UPDATING THE COMMUNITY LITERACY MAP. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED 2 EVENTS, AUTHORS ON THE MOVE AND THE LITERACY SUMMIT.Expenses $517,108
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0029756
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B71I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,141,263
- Income (IRS master file)
- $871,934
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $794,823 | $724,704 | $3,141,263 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $715,563 | $716,863 | $2,939,556 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,426,935 | $576,038 | $2,790,705 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $527,534 | $640,218 | $1,770,459 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 68-0029756).
Questions about SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION is 68-0029756.
- Is SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,499 (April Javist, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does SACRAMENTO LITERACY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $794,823, expenses of $724,704 and total assets of $3,141,263 at year end.
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