Nonprofit · EIN 41-2183857
LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES
Tax-exempt · SALEM, OR 97302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $252,733 | $231,262 | $21,471 | $361,548 | $0 | $361,548 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $286,319 | $252,592 | $33,727 | $340,077 | $0 | $340,077 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $310,319 | $304,028 | $6,291 | $306,350 | $0 | $306,350 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $246,584
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $13
- Other revenue
- $6,136
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $79,060
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $44,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $44,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $46,813
- Depreciation
- $1,189
- Program services (functional)
- $190,306
- Management and general (functional)
- $40,956
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $340,077
- Total assets, end of year
- $361,548
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $361,548
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,472
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $361,548
- Gross receipts
- $252,733
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY DS ANDERSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $19,000 |
| JONATHAN M ANDERSON | TREASURER Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WILLS | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BIKRAM JORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY DS ANDERSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $31,000 |
| JONATHAN M ANDERSON | TREASURER Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFFERY WILLS | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BIKRAM JORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY DS ANDERSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 20 | $42,000 |
| JONATHAN M ANDERSON | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFERY WILLS | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BIKRAM JORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4676 COMMERCIAL ST SE SUITE 454, SALEM, OR 97302-1902
- In care of
- % GREGORY D S ANDERSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GREGORY DS ANDERSON, 8269 JORDAN ST SE, SALEM, OR 97317
- Signed the 990
- GREGORY DS ANDERSON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (503) 269-3962
- Website
- WWW.LIVINGTONGUES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KUENZI & COMPANY LLC
Mission
PROMOTION OF LIVING LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY GLOBALLY THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION, MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION, AND REVITALIZATION OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES AND THE CREATION OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS.
Program accomplishments
- MULTI-MEDIA DIGITAL LEXICOGRAPHY PROJECT THAT PROVIDES A FREE TO USE STATE OF THE ART TOOL FOR CITIZEN LINGUISTS TO DEVELOP MATERIALS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES. INTERFACE IS IN 14 LANGUAGES WITH MORE TO COME. FUNDED ENTIRELY BY DONATIONS.Expenses $61,878 · grants $30,336
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARD/LINGUISTICS GRANT BCS 2041248 IS CALLED "WORDS, PHRASES, AND SENTENCES AT THE INTERFACE OF PHONOLOGY AND SYNTAX". PROJECT DETAILS PHONOLOGICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND SYNTACTIC CHARACTERISTICS DISTINGUISHING AND/OR UNITING WORDS, PHRASES, AND SENTENCES OF SEVEN RELATED LANGUAGES. PROJECT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PUBLISHED STUDIES OF THE DETAILS OF THESE FOR EACH LANGUAGE.Expenses $54,399 · grants $27,480
- DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF SEVEN MUNDA LANGUAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUNDA VIRTUAL ARCHIVE. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES/DLI-DEL GRANT PD 281083-21. PROJECT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PUBLISHED STUDIES OF THE DETAILS OF THESE FOR EACH LANGUAGE AND A COMPARATIVE SEARCHABLE WEB-BASED DATABASE AND WEBSITE THAT PERMITS USERS TO ACCESS TEXT, AUDIO AND VIDEO DATA ABOUT ALL OF THESE LANGUAGES AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT USE THEM.Expenses $44,000
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ---------------------- 1) PARAGUAY PROGRAM: A DOCUMENTATION OF ORALLY TRANSMITTED INFORMATION ABOUT BIRDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE YSHIR (CHAMACOCO) TRIBE OF NORHTERN PARAGUAY. 2) KI-AFRIKA PROGRAM: A DOCUMENTATION OF ONOMATAOPEIA, INTERJECTIONS, AND CONATIVE ANIMAL CALLS ACROSS MULTIPLE LANGUAGES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. 3) CAMEROON PROGRAM: DOCUMENTATION OF THE BABANKI (KEJOM) LANGUAGE AND CREATION OF CHILDREN'S READING MATERIALS.Expenses $30,029 · grants $21,244
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-2183857
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $361,548
- Income (IRS master file)
- $252,733
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $252,733 | $231,262 | $361,548 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $286,319 | $252,592 | $340,077 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $310,319 | $304,028 | $306,350 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $317,417 | $242,872 | $300,059 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 41-2183857).
Questions about LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES
- What is the EIN of LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES is 41-2183857.
- Is LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES 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 LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GREGORY DS ANDERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $19,000 (GREGORY DS ANDERSON, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does LIVING TONGUES INSTITUTE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $252,733, expenses of $231,262 and total assets of $361,548 at year end.
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