Nonprofit · EIN 54-1085026
LITERACY FOR LIFE
Tax-exempt · WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,136,737 | $1,121,147 | $15,590 | $1,769,581 | $199,267 | $1,570,314 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,168,916 | $1,065,232 | $103,684 | $1,534,220 | $29,846 | $1,504,374 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $893,304 | $841,342 | $51,962 | $1,367,739 | $5,771 | $1,361,968 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $988,651
- of which government grants
- $468,917
- Program service revenue
- $94,648
- Investment income
- $53,438
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5,592
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $745,562
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $815,750
- Professional fundraising fees
- $62,357
- Accounting fees
- $12,346
- Occupancy
- $71,957
- Depreciation
- $5,686
- Program services (functional)
- $666,501
- Management and general (functional)
- $147,953
- Fundraising (functional)
- $306,693
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,534,220
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,769,581
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $199,267
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,570,314
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $27,626
- Publicly traded securities
- $932,316
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,552,314
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,136,737
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 282
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON THORNTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,850 |
| MIHYEON KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GASTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EVE ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RASAURA HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH L WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATASHA MERTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENMING ZHANG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA SALAMY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MUTELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SPONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON THORNTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 0 | $100,000 |
| ROGER EMORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELIX VLAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN YOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER VAZQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATASHA MERZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JADE RANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN SWANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GASTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BENMING ZHANG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS CLAIBORNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH L WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON THORNTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $96,040 |
| FELIX VLAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN YOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER EMORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN SWANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JADE RANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIHYEON KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATASHA MERZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH L WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GASTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS CLAIBORNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BENMING ZHANG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 8795, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187-8795
- In care of
- % JASON THORNTON
- Signed the 990
- JASON THORNTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (757) 221-3325
- Website
- WWW.LITERACYFORLIFE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COLONIAL CPA GROUP
Mission
LITERACY FOR LIFE EMPPWERS ADULTS BY BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE AND WORK.
Program accomplishments
- THE PROGRAMS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LITERACY SKILLS TO ADULT RESIDENTS OF WILLIAMSBURG, JAMES CITY COUNTY, YORK COUNTY, NEWPORT NEWS, HAMPTON AND POQUOSON IN ORDER TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUALS PERSONAL AND ECONIMOC GROWTH.Expenses $666,501
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
- 54-1085026
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B61Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,769,581
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,136,737
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,136,737 | $1,121,147 | $1,769,581 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,168,916 | $1,065,232 | $1,534,220 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $893,304 | $841,342 | $1,367,739 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $895,456 | $812,122 | $1,303,508 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 54-1085026).
Questions about LITERACY FOR LIFE
- What is the EIN of LITERACY FOR LIFE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LITERACY FOR LIFE is 54-1085026.
- Is LITERACY FOR LIFE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to LITERACY FOR LIFE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LITERACY FOR LIFE 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 FOR LIFE 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 LITERACY FOR LIFE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of LITERACY FOR LIFE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,850 (JASON THORNTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LITERACY FOR LIFE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,136,737, expenses of $1,121,147 and total assets of $1,769,581 at year end.
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