Public Charity

THE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC

Based in FORT WAYNE, IN, THE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $945K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $753K.

EIN: 351710780 FORT WAYNE, IN Remedial Reading & Encouragement NTEE: B92 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$945K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$753K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

LITERACY CHANGES LIVES. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION, THE LITERACY ALLIANCE SERVES ADULTS THROUGH FREE INSTRUCTION IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS, HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PREPARATION, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING. TLA SERVES K-3 SCHOOL CHILDREN BY PROVIDING TUTORS WHO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE GRADE-LEVEL READING GOALS. THE LITERACY ALLIANCE COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ON-SITE INSTRUCTION AND MUTUAL REFERRALS. TLA ALSO PLACES A FAMILY LIBRARY IN EACH NEW HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME AT THE TIME OF DEDICATION. VOLUNTEERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE INSTRUCTION TEAM IN ALL PROGRAM AREAS.

Where $100 goes at The Literacy Alliance Inc

How The Literacy Alliance Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
The Literacy Alliance began operating project reads in fy 21-22
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 614 students; 193 volunteers; 5,502 hours of service
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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

DIRECTOR Ben Bailey
PAST CHAIR Corey Porter
VICE CHAIR Erin Nicolette
DIRECTOR Fred Mckissack
CHAIR Isabel Nunez
DIRECTOR Kara Densmore

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$508,900 18 grants
Education
$192,620 3 grants
Unspecified
$51,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $1.5M $945K
2024 $1.5M $1.2M $908K
2023 $776K $1.1M $633K
2022 $746K $958K $842K
2021 $1.2M $695K $1.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $1.6M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $945K.

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

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