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 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.

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

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Top Grant Purposes

LAC PARTNERSHIP GRANT
$100,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$91,850 5 grants
UNRESTRICTED
$58,263 4 grants
Unrestricted
$53,593 4 grants
ESL curriculum dev
$30,750 1 grant

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.

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