Sacramento Literacy Foundation
Sacramento Literacy Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
The Sacramento Literacy Foundation's mission is to improve lives by collaborating with organizations in our community to advance literacy.
About
This year the Foundation granted the Library $209,561 for programs and materials representing an decrease in funding to the library over last year. Support was given with an emphasis on Summer Reading and increased children's literacy programs. Of the 209,561, $100,000 was given to the Library's Summer Reading Program, $83,405 came from the Books and Materials Endowment, and the Sacramento Room Endowment dedicated to digitizing the Library's archive. The remaining $26,156 was dedicated to branch services. These positive results represent our strategic focus on enhancing children's literacy by leveraging the Library's 28 locations. The Foundation's long-term focus on Endowment building resulted in raising more than $281,839 in endowment support including $204,051 raised for the Children's Literacy Endowment and $75,000 raised for the SPLF Operations Endowment. The Foundation's efforts to increase support for the Library through broad, mission-aligned, initiatives includes the annual events Authors on the Move, Walk4Literacy, the Big Day of Giving, the Community Literacy Map and the role the Foundation has taken on as the Sacramento Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Community Lead. All of these events increase community awareness and support for the Foundation and Library. A total of 200 volunteers representing 900 hours helped us advance our mission during these events. Authors on the Move attracted more than 350 people including 42 new donors and 40 regional authors. The event brings donors close to our mission and informs them about the children's literacy crisis in Sacramento. Through the Walk4Literacy, the Foundation partnered with 18 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 and where they are not. The Big Day of Giving is a community activity to grow community support and continue to bring the literacy community together. This year the Foundation became the community designee for the National Campaign for Grade-Level and because of that a broader literacy movement is officially developing in Sacramento.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “To raise runds to support and promote the activities and programs of the sacramento public library and community literacy programs.”.
When detailing its duties, they were outlined as: “To raise runds to support and promote the activities and programs of the sacramento public library and community literacy programs.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is CA, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as PO Box 160547, Sacramento, CA, 95816.
- The non-profit's form for the year 2020 reports a total of 3 employees on their payroll.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Collects art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $216,388.
- The CEO remuneration plan within the organization is subject to review and approval by an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1984.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $195,056 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $139,037 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.