Literacy Assistance Center
Literacy Assistance Center
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About this organization
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.
About
Literacy data services. In FY 2018, the LAC completed the last six months of a nine-month extension and the first six months of a five-year contract to manage and maintain the New York State Education Department's (NYSED's) adult student information system and technical support (ASISTS), the online system which collects and analyzes data on more than 100,000 adult literacy students in New York State each year. ASISTS is the backbone of the accountability system employed by the NYSED to evaluate and fund over 150 adult literacy programs throughout the state.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “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 and the surrounding region's most educationally disadvantaged and economically marginalized adults and out-of-school youth.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “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.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is NY.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10004.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2019 is 12.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $38,748.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1983.
- The organization pays $1,300,495 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $13,534 in fundraising expenses.
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