Public Charity

LITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER INC

LITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.6M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $1.8M in total assets. 20 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $383K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133179618 NEW YORK, NY Education NTEE: B Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$1.8M
Grant Records20
Funding Total$383K
Filing Years2021–2025

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. SINCE 1983, THE LAC HAS BEEN WORKING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE), ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL), AND HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE) PROGRAMS THAT SERVE NEW YORK'S MOST EDUCATIONALLY AND ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED ADULTS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH.

Where $100 goes at Literacy Assistance Center Inc

How Literacy Assistance Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$39
Literacy data services in fy 2025, the lac completed the last six months of the second year and the first six months of the third year of its…
46% of program spending
$23
Resource center in fy 2025, the lac completed the fourth year of serving as the coordinator, data analyst, and technical assistance provider for the New York city council's…
27% of program spending
$23
Educational enterprises in fy 2025, the lac completed the second year of its three to six year contract to provide professional development and technical assistance services to over…
27% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Berta Colon
DIR. OF WORK Cynthia Bell
CHAIR OF AUD Elizabeth Horton
SENIOR DEVEL Gregory Jacques
EXECUTIVE DI Ira Yankwitt
MEMBER Irwin Kirsch

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$303,706 15 grants
Education
$79,100 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.6M $2.5M $1.8M
2024 $2.4M $2.6M $1.6M
2023 $2.6M $2.6M $1.9M
2022 $2.3M $2.3M $1.8M
2021 $2.4M $2.2M $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $2.6M (+8%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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