Nonprofit · EIN 27-4344844
LITERACY UNITED
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $876,447 | $758,216 | $118,231 | $522,304 | $340 | $521,964 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $970,419 | $912,847 | $57,572 | $404,754 | $1,021 | $403,733 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $641,165 | $603,842 | $37,323 | $355,847 | $10,078 | $345,769 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $319,089
- Program service revenue
- $551,159
- Investment income
- $6,199
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $339
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,956
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,956
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,775
- Travel
- $3,589
- Program services (functional)
- $730,434
- Management and general (functional)
- $27,782
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $404,754
- Total assets, end of year
- $522,304
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $340
- Net assets, end of year
- $521,964
- Gross receipts
- $876,447
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR KARY A JOHNSON | FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTO Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $1,931 | $62,000 |
| DR CELIA M SCOTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $2,025 | $0 |
| CALLIE MCADAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA LETBETTER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY AYERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS GRAHAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA VALENZUELA | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CARLOS A MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARA CANTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA ALPHIN | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR THERESA KAUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHERYL MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR KARY A JOHNSON | FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $62,000 |
| DR CELIA M SCOTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $1,392 | $0 |
| ANASTASIA STAS TAYLOR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS GRAHAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CARLOS A MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR THERESA KAUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ERIC RICK MOORE | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA LETBETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHERYL MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARA CANTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH NEGRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALLIE MCADAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR KARY A JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $62,000 |
| DR CELIA M SCOTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $7,650 | $0 |
| ANASTASIA STAS TAYLOR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE CAMPBELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CARLOS A MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY SPARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR THERESA KAUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ERIC RICK MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA LETBETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHERYL MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATOYA PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3145 MCCART AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76110-3629
- In care of
- % KARY JOHNSON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- 3145 MCCART AVENUE, Fort Worth TX 76110
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KARY JOHNSON, 3145 MCCART AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76110
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- KARY JOHNSON, 3145 MCCART AVENUE, FORT WORTH TX 76110
- Signed the 990
- KARY JOHNSON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (817) 924-2000
- Website
- LITERACYUNITED.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITLEY PENN LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF LITERACY UNITED IS TO REACH ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WHO STRUGGLE IN READING, ONE CHILD AT A TIME.
Program accomplishments
- WE PROVIDED INTENSIVE, SMALL GROUP READING THERAPY TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN.Expenses $730,434 · grants $339 · revenue $551,159
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-4344844
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $522,304
- Income (IRS master file)
- $876,447
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $876,447 | $758,216 | $522,304 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $970,419 | $912,847 | $404,754 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $641,165 | $603,842 | $355,847 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $627,597 | $506,608 | $316,313 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: KARY JOHNSON | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-4344844).
Questions about LITERACY UNITED
- What is the EIN of LITERACY UNITED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LITERACY UNITED is 27-4344844.
- Is LITERACY UNITED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to LITERACY UNITED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LITERACY UNITED file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LITERACY UNITED due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LITERACY UNITED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LITERACY UNITED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KARY JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of LITERACY UNITED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,931 (DR KARY A JOHNSON, FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTO).
- How much revenue does LITERACY UNITED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $876,447, expenses of $758,216 and total assets of $522,304 at year end.
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