2025-06-27T15:37:32+00:00 2024-12-31 332621854 CRI Capin Crouse Advisors LLC 345 Massachusetts Ave Suite 300 Indianapolis IN 46204 990 2024-01-01 452088800 International Literacy and Development INTE 6827120128 5818 Emily Ct Midlothian TX 76065 Brenda Holland Executive Director 6827120128 2025-06-27 true Daren Daiga P01074795 5055022746 2025-06-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Brenda Holland 5818 Emily Ct Midlothian TX 76065 4140531 false X ilad.ngo X 2011 TX ILAD partners to develop local language literacy programs coupled with economic development. 7 7 49 46 0 3049163 2831509 1003790 421176 31601 -35894 -14030 -24210 4070524 3192581 164637 231028 0 2609494 2307178 106600 441778 1237682 869122 4011813 3513928 58711 -321347 2013694 1688531 77728 52300 1935966 1636231 X ILAD exists to provide the skills, training, concepts, and access to materials needed to affect ongoing change with and within vulnerable communities. false false 2014833 105742 3200 In 2024, International Literacy and Development conducted activities in 13 countries. Jordan, Azerbaijan, Oman, Togo, Guinea, China, Ukraine, India, Georgia, the United States, Sierra Leone, Egypt, and Honduras. Within many of these countries, there are multiple projects and programs promoting human flourishing through educational, economic, and social development. In the Middle East, ILAD staff is focused on literacy and life-skills education among an overlooked, underserved minority language group. Over 70 people have benefited from the work. Micro enterprise: Seven women entrepreneurs were involved in creating and running a jewelry micro-enterprise that provides steady, supplemental income for their families. In addition to these seven women, six more were involved in a special impact project. Literacy: Using the alphabet created and tested in 2021, there are currently 2 women's literacy classes and 3 study groups being held. These classes and groups are learning to read in both the local language and the language of wider use. Health: ILAD staff offers information and training in maternal and newborn care on an as-needed basis. Social: ILAD staff meets with women and men in groups to discuss ways to improve their personal and community relationships. Language Development: 1 language development project underway to provide oral, written, and digital resources for a different minority language community in the region. In Central Asia, In Central Asia, ILAD established an informal school to serve refugees and low-resourced people in need of an education. The school worked with 18 adult and child students in Azerbaijan and 3 children in Afghanistan, representing four nationalities. Relief: 400+ Ukrainian and Roma people were taught tactical first aid in order to serve those injured in the ongoing conflict. Each of the participants received first aid kits. In a West African nation, ILAD staff continue to train farmers on new Demonstration Farm that was established in 2023 to teach organic pineapple agriculture and production. This rural program is patterned after the current demonstration farm and includes agricultural training, social business management, and agro- credit programming. In the Arabian Peninsula and another Caucasus Region country, ILAD staff are researching language and culture, conducting market analysis, and developing projects. 405696 0 415330 Human Language Technology Global: ILAD continued advancing the field of Human Language Technology through data collection, app development, and the creation of translation development tools, with the goal of providing access to information to low-resource language communities through machine translation. In 2024, ILAD consistently worked on a variety of projects for multiple language communities throughout the world. Examples include: Gatehouse - a simple Windows program for bulk document translation Alfalfa - a simple app for Rohingya adults learning English basics GoHighLevel - a Customer Relationship Management platform for ILAD's BDCs Aster - speech-to-text and text-to-speech systems for Rohingya Woolaroo for Rutul - a picture dictionary app for the Rutul in Central Asia Beja Project - HLT apps and services for the Beja people in North Africa Laurel - a prototype to demonstrate what an end user app could look like once the underlying technologies have been developed 150011 0 2646 Dallas, Texas, is home to a large refugee population, many of whom speak minority languages with no access to written or audio texts in their primary language. ILAD works with the Rohingya refugee community in the areas of ESL, literacy, citizenship, and health education. ILAD is also involved in preserving and promoting the Rohingya language and is currently collecting language data to be used in the production of a Rohingya dictionary and the development of apps for smartphones and computers. ESL and Citizenship: 25 Rohingya refugee families participated in ESL Classes. 10 additional Rohingya were prepared for their citizenship test and interviews. 2 Rohingya teachers taught their own community members, though one recently moved. Citizenship curriculum has been shared with the refugee community in Houston. Youth Engagement: ILAD staff conducted a youth civic engagement six week program in fall with 13 young women who learned basic Rohingya to help their parents with important documents, participated in a local event to help their parents register to vote and learn how to use voting machines, and engaged in family and cultural history learning. This program built the foundation for stability that can lead to deeper civic engagement in the future. Literacy and Education: ILAD created a YouTube channel that hosts videos covering a variety of important topics as well as English learning tools, all in the Rohingya language. There are over 5000 subscribers. Additionally, in 2023 ILAD partnered with Sesame Street Education to translate books into Rohingya and in 2024, ILAD published those books. ILAD also partnered with Books Unbound to create the first standardized Rohingya Dictionary. Business Development: The ILAD DFW Business Development Center (BDC) increases the dignity and well-being of refugees who want to start businesses through a package of capacity-building guidance services designed specifically for refugees. Participants achieve financial confidence and credit-worthiness, get funded, and launch a business which produces regular income for their household. In 2024, 90 entrepreneurial Arabic speaking refugee clients participated in business development training. 5 new businesses were launched, and new partnerships within the refugee service community were established. 125636 125286 0 ILAD's longest running programs are in West Africa, where ILAD staff are involved in literacy, agricultural training, social business, micro-finance, and education. ILAD conducted the following activities: Literacy: In 2024, ILAD operated 22 mobile libraries, serving over 2000 minority language speakers across two countries. 6 of the villages where libraries have been established have begun service clubs to help their community. There are also 12 schools with 20 teachers who serve 1228 children and adults. In another West African country, 67 women graduated from 7 different literacy classes that took place in 5 different villages. 5 new assistant teachers were trained. Agricultural training: Over 1,500 local farmers have adopted the innovative organic pineapple production methods being taught on ILAD's self-sustaining demonstration farm. Over 700 village-based, small-farm co-ops are trained and in operation. The agriculture project includes teaching pond culture tilapia raising, animal husbandry, and crop diversification. In 2024, 15 local farmers were trained in multiple farming and animal husbandry disciplines at the demonstration farm. Social business: ILAD is supporting the creation of local businesses to provide fair market prices for agricultural products. In 2024, the juice factory hired 24 new workers. In total, these businesses generated over 100 full-time jobs for local people. In 2024, a poultry and egg business began and will be expanding in 2025. The proceeds from this business will provide revenue for the educational activities. Business Education: In 2024, 37 local entrepreneurs were trained in a Business Development Center designed to equip them with knowledge and tools to run ethical, profitable, relevant businesses in their communities that provide economic and social benefits. During the phases of training, several of the local entrepreneurs were trained to be able to lead some of these classes themselves. Microfinance: ILAD offers financial services such as savings and micro loans through a rural agricultural development program. In 2024, 2 more participants were given loans to begin their own pineapple farms. These loans result in a substantial increase in income for the participants. When the program started in 2013, 5% of the farmers involved in the program were landowners and at the end of 2024, 25% of the farmers are landowners. Education: In 2024, ILAD continued to partner with a local village to provide a Jr./Sr. School where formerly there was only an elementary school. The Middle School had 108 students with a passing rate of 82% and the High school had 21 students with a passing rate of 80%. 125636 125286 2696176 true true false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false true false true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false true X 11 0 true 49 true false true JO false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true true true true true false false CA CO FL GA AL HI IL KS KY AK MD MI MN NV NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA SC TN VA AR WA WI X Brenda Holland 6827120128 5818 Emily Ct Midlothian TX 76065 Deborah G Cleveland Secretary 3.0 X X 0 0 0 Steve V Bross Treasurer 2.0 X X 0 0 0 William J Kotlan Chair 3.0 X X 0 0 0 Anthony Fuller Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jason Butler Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Shannon Caraway Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 T Charles Pierson Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Brenda R Holland President/Exec Director 40.0 X 85000 0 0 Jonathan A Reese CFO (part year) 40.0 X 34445 0 0 119445 0 0 0 false false false Lenox Hill Partners LLC 2861 Rock Barn Dr Kerrville TX 78028 Development and Promotion 106600 1 217625 2613884 4806 2831509 Program Revenue 900099 419176 419176 Administrative Service 900099 2000 2000 0 0 0 0 421176 41463 41463 2225 535 1690 0 1690 1690 499243 344811 499163 422248 80 -77437 -77357 -77357 0 217625 26004 -26004 -26004 104 0 0 104 104 3192581 421176 0 -60104 X 231028 231028 119445 31000 68000 20445 1908979 1614805 128987 165187 2796 2796 115728 104402 310 11016 160230 130364 15160 14706 22424 11962 10462 13057 10446 2611 106600 106600 412252 278882 51642 81728 11653 9015 2638 31789 23582 5252 2955 61860 44956 12077 4827 7670 7545 125 215606 157481 36883 21242 20375 15530 4183 662 9324 9324 35331 1250 27265 6816 Professional Development 23188 18778 1985 2425 Community Development 2413 1500 653 260 Hospitality 2180 1976 31 173 0 0 0 0 3513928 2696176 375974 441778 1026048 439961 14177 18070 294811 0 0 0 0 16410 22918 56009 40610 25114 15399 520463 113044 346658 732853 42441 42410 18490 12958 2013694 1688531 72202 51980 5526 320 0 0 0 0 77728 52300 X 875042 704613 1060924 931618 1935966 1636231 2013694 1688531 -321347 21612 0 X false true true false X 2382602 3184888 3610541 3049163 2831509 15058703 0 0 2382602 3184888 3610541 3049163 2831509 15058703 0 15058703 2378 3381 5364 33873 43688 88684 253 253 92362 94663 24012 0 104 211141 15358781 1434124 0.98046 0.98012 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER REVENUE, COLUMN A - 92362.0, COLUMN B - 94663.0, COLUMN C - 24012.0, COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - 104.0, COLUMN F - 211141.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true X 9387 9387 0 46622 31223 15399 15399 Closely-held equity interests Financial derivatives US Treasury Bills 356180 F Certificates of Deposit 376673 F 732853 3343232 21612 102500 26539 150651 3192581 0 0 3192581 3642967 102500 26539 129039 3513928 0 0 3513928 Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b Explanation of escrow agreement ILAD allows its own employees in certain foreign countries with less flexible or well-developed banking systems to make and hold personal funds deposits alongside ILAD-owned deposits in a single, local ILAD-owned bank account. ILAD itself then provides the transactional accounting for such co-mingled custodial funds. For ILAD, these custodial funds are properly shown as a liability on Form 990, Part X, Line 21. true East Asia and the Pacific 0 6 Program Services Literacy and Education 302067 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 1 Program Services Literacy and Education 16140 Middle East and North Africa 1 10 Program Services Literacy and Education 545346 Russia and Neighboring States 0 8 Program Services Literacy and Education, Linguistic Research 271828 South Asia 0 1 Program Services Literacy and Education 4551 Sub-Saharan Africa 1 8 Program Services Economic Development; Agricultural Development and Training 199751 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region Literacy and Education 50000 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Grants to recipients located in region Benevolence & relief 2698 Russia and Neighboring States 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region Economic Development; UKR War Relief 9292 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region Economic Development, Clean Water, Benevolence & Relief 169038 2 34 0 0 2 34 1570711 0 1570711 Sub-Saharan Africa Literacy, Agricultural Development, Economic Development, Education 139736 Wire Central America and the Caribbean Education 50000 Wire 2 0 General Assistance, Medical, Food, Clothing, Shelter, Community Development Middle East and North Africa 50 506 Cash 2192 Medical supplies, Food, Clothing, Home Heating Equipment, General supplies for personal needs Fair Market Value General Assistance, Medical, Travel Russia and Neighboring States 164 1400 Cash 7892 Medical supplies, Airfare Fair Market Value General Assistance, Medical, Food, Travel, Shelter, Community Development Sub-Saharan Africa 3716 20314 Cash 8738 Medical supplies, Food, Transport Fares, Housing repair supplies, General supplies for personal needs Fair Market Value false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds Grants are made based on formalized grant agreements with grantee organizations that clearly outline the responsibilities and obligations of the grantor and grantee. Grants are made to organizations in countries where ILAD has personnel or agents (national authorized representatives), so monitoring is done by ILAD personnel or ILAD agents. ILAD personnel also spend considerable amounts of time in-person with grantees to see and observe first-hand how the funds are used and the programs are developed. In addition, ILAD requires grantees to provide both financial and narrative reports on the use of grant funds on at least an annual basis. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual; EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-Accrual; EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA-Accrual; RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Accrual Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Accrual Schedule F, Part III Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -Accrual RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES -Accrual SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -Accrual X X X X X X true Lenox Hill Partners 2861 Rock Barn Dr Kerrville TX 78028 Development and Fundraising false 0 106600 -106600 0 106600 -106600 CA CO FL GA AL HI IL KS KY AK MD MI MN NV NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA SC TN VA AR WA WI Gala 217625 217625 0 4305 4823 9060 1000 6816 0 0 217625 217625 0 4305 4823 9060 1000 6816 26004 -26004 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 125,636 including grants of $ 125,286)(Revenue $ 0) ILAD's longest running programs are in West Africa, where ILAD staff are involved in literacy, agricultural training, social business, micro-finance, and education. ILAD conducted the following activities: Literacy: In 2024, ILAD operated 22 mobile libraries, serving over 2000 minority language speakers across two countries. 6 of the villages where libraries have been established have begun service clubs to help their community. There are also 12 schools with 20 teachers who serve 1228 children and adults. In another West African country, 67 women graduated from 7 different literacy classes that took place in 5 different villages. 5 new assistant teachers were trained. Agricultural training: Over 1,500 local farmers have adopted the innovative organic pineapple production methods being taught on ILAD's self-sustaining demonstration farm. Over 700 village-based, small-farm co-ops are trained and in operation. The agriculture project includes teaching pond culture tilapia raising, animal husbandry, and crop diversification. In 2024, 15 local farmers were trained in multiple farming and animal husbandry disciplines at the demonstration farm. Social business: ILAD is supporting the creation of local businesses to provide fair market prices for agricultural products. In 2024, the juice factory hired 24 new workers. In total, these businesses generated over 100 full-time jobs for local people. In 2024, a poultry and egg business began and will be expanding in 2025. The proceeds from this business will provide revenue for the educational activities. Business Education: In 2024, 37 local entrepreneurs were trained in a Business Development Center designed to equip them with knowledge and tools to run ethical, profitable, relevant businesses in their communities that provide economic and social benefits. During the phases of training, several of the local entrepreneurs were trained to be able to lead some of these classes themselves. Microfinance: ILAD offers financial services such as savings and micro loans through a rural agricultural development program. In 2024, 2 more participants were given loans to begin their own pineapple farms. These loans result in a substantial increase in income for the participants. When the program started in 2013, 5% of the farmers involved in the program were landowners and at the end of 2024, 25% of the farmers are landowners. Education: In 2024, ILAD continued to partner with a local village to provide a Jr./Sr. School where formerly there was only an elementary school. The Middle School had 108 students with a passing rate of 82% and the High school had 21 students with a passing rate of 80%. Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body The organization has no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Therefore, this line was answered no in accordance with the instructions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body Form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management and board of directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy All board directors, principal officers and committee members are required to sign a conflict of interest disclosure form on a periodic basis. The board monitors these forms and any disclosures made; upon disclosure of a conflict, the board allows the individual to provide all information related to the conflict of interest in question, and then dismisses the individual as they discuss the facts and make a determination of whether or not a conflict of interest exists. If it is found that a conflict does exist, the interested party is excused from all discussions and voting related to it. In addition, the board will do due diligence in appointing a individual, with no conflict of interest, to look into and present to the board any reasonable/comparable alternative. All of this is documented and kept on file in the board minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official In determining the President/Executive Director's compensation, the independent board uses comparability data from multiple sources including extensive knowledge on the board of similar organizations' practices. They also use two industry recognized compensation surveys. The independent board approves the President/Executive Director's compensation and all staff compensation as part of the budgeting process. The process used and decisions reached are documented in the board minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees In determining the CFO's compensation, the independent board uses comparability data from multiple sources including extensive knowledge on the board of similar organizations' practices. They also use two industry recognized compensation surveys. The independent board approves the CFO's compensation and all staff compensation as part of the budgeting process. The process used and decisions reached are documented in the board minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue Other Revenue - Total Revenue: 104, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 104; Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees Technical/Professional Fees - Total Expense: 356379, Program Service Expense: 241085, Management and General Expenses: 37530, Fundraising Expenses: 77764; Payroll/Admin Fees - Total Expense: 41755, Program Service Expense: 28247, Management and General Expenses: 10546, Fundraising Expenses: 2962; Other - Total Expense: 14118, Program Service Expense: 9550, Management and General Expenses: 3566, Fundraising Expenses: 1002; Schedule F, Part III(c) The number of recipients on Part III, column (c), represents families receiving assistance. 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