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Nonprofit · EIN 61-1185631

CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · LEXINGTON, KY 40507

Financials

$995K$1.3M2022$1.2M$1.4M2023$1.1M$1.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,112,845$1,522,890-$410,045$345,587$94,640$250,947
June 30, 2024990$1,177,443$1,394,730-$217,287$630,441$63,576$566,865
June 30, 2023990$994,977$1,338,094-$343,117$765,909$75,615$690,294
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$835,892
of which government grants
$136,644
Program service revenue
$230,301
Investment income
$3,430
Net rental income
$43,460
Net gain from sales of assets
$148
Other revenue
$43,222

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$697,157
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$913,720
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$36,505
Depreciation
$6,807
Program services (functional)
$1,203,198
Management and general (functional)
$161,054
Fundraising (functional)
$158,638

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$630,441
Total assets, end of year
$345,587
Total liabilities, end of year
$94,640
Net assets, end of year
$250,947
Land, buildings and equipment
$23,829
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$997
Net assets with donor restrictions
$251,944
Gross receipts
$1,112,845
Employees
22
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1990
State of legal domicile
KY

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER MATTOXEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$102,461$4,799
MARIA GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$2,108$0
JENNIFER MILOSZEWSKITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
PAIGE BENSINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA FISCHER-BOOTHEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RYESSIA JONES RUSSELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VEDA STEWARTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
SILAS HOUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EUGENIA JOHNSON-SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AUSTIN MEHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BO LISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EILEEN O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER SUNSERIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER MATTOXEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$64,748$3,237
SHAYLA LYNCHFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$60,289$3,014
JENNIFER MILOSZEWSKITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
PAIGE BENSINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
MARIA FISCHER-BOOTHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHESTER GRUNDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VEDA STEWARTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
SILAS HOUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EUGENIA JOHNSON-SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AUSTIN MEHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BO LISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EILEEN O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER SUNSERIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SHAYLA LYNCHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$51,331
LISA HIGGINS-HORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JENNIFER MILOSZEWSKITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
PAIGE BENSINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
JOSH DOUGLASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIA FISCHER-BOOTHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIA GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHESTER GRUNDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JENNA KLECKNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
VEDA STEWARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SILAS HOUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
EUGENIA JOHNSON-SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
AUSTIN MEHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
251 W SECOND ST, LEXINGTON, KY 40507-1135
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JENNIFER MATTOX, 251 WEST SECOND STREET, LEXINGTON, KY 40507
Signed the 990
JENNIFER MATTOX, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(859) 254-4175
Return prepared by
YOUNG & WADLINGTON PLLC

Mission

TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO EXPLORE AND EXPRESS THEIR VOICES THROUGH IMAGINATIVE LEARNING AND THE LITERARY ARTS

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CHILDREN'S & FAMILY PROGRAMS - 6,635 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO LEARN TOGETHER OR CHILDREN TO LEARN NEW THINGS. WE PRIMARILY OFFERED PROGRAMMING IN PERSON, THOUGH SOME WAS OFFERED VIRTUALLY, INCLUDING SOME TUTORING SESSIONS. THE YEAR-ROUND TUTORING PROGRAM SERVED 275 STRUGGLING LEARNERS IN GRADES K-12 THROUGH WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING SESSIONS THAT HELPED THEM IMPROVE IN READING, WRITING, OR MATH. CHILDREN FOUND THAT LEARNING CAN BE FUN IN EDUCATIONAL CLASSES INVOLVING READING, WRITING, CREATIVE WRITING, MATH, AND OTHER TOPICS. THE FAMILY FUN AND LEARNING PROGRAM OFFERED FREE BOOKS AND FUN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AROUND A CENTRAL THEME. OUR STORYTIMES IN SOCIAL SERVICE SITES SUCH AS HEAD START PROGRAMS BENEFITTED UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN AGE 5 AND UNDER AND OFTEN INCLUDED AUTHOR VISITS AND FREE BOOKS. THE CARNEGIE CENTER PROVIDED YOUTH MEETING AUTHORS PROGRAMS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS, WHICH INVOLVED A VISIT BY A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND FREE COPIES OF THE FEATURED BOOK. HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE AND NONBINARY WRITERS IN THE YOUNG WRITERS PROJECT ATTENDED INTENSIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS AND GAVE PUBLIC READINGS. WE CONTINUED OUR THIRD YEAR WITH THE LEXINGTON YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN WORD. THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES, WE GAVE AWAY 3,465 FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN. COLLEGE MENTORING HELPED HIGH SCHOOL UPPER CLASSMEN PREPARE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR SCHOLARSHIPS. OF THE OVERALL CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 63% CAME FROM LOW INCOME HOMES, AND 80% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. A MAJORITY OF PROGRAM EXPENSES WERE FUNDED BY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, AS NEARLY ALL OF THE CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED AT NO COST. FOR THOSE PROGRAMS WITH A MINIMAL FEE, SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ALL CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
    Expenses $526,802
  • ADULT CLASSES - EACH SEASON, WE OFFERED A NEW LINE-UP OF CLASSES IN WRITING, WORLD LANGUAGES, BUSINESS TOPICS, AND OTHERS IN-PERSON, VIRTUALLY, OR AS A HYBRID. SOME CLASSES TOOK PLACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OUTREACH LOCATIONS AND PARTNERS, INCLUDING A LIBRARY, A LOCAL GROCERY, AND THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY BLACK WRITERS COLLABORATIVE ATTENDED CLASSES AT NO COST. OUR ANNUAL THREE-DAY WRITING CONFERENCE FEATURED AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR MEG SHAFFER AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, ALONG WITH PITCHES TO/FEEDBACK FROM LITERARY AGENTS AND SESSIONS DELIVERED BY SEVERAL AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS/WRITING INSTRUCTORS. THE CARNEGIE CENTER AUTHOR ACADEMY PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, SPECIAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER SUPPORT OVER A 9-MONTH PERIOD WHILE THE POETRY GAUNTLET PUSHED PARTICIPANTS TO GENERATE 100 POEMS INSIDE OF A YEAR. WE OFFERED ONE-ON-ONE WRITER MENTORING YEAR-ROUND FOR INDIVIDUALS HOPING TO SOMEDAY BE PUBLISHED, AS WELL AS PEOPLE NEEDING TO IMPROVE BUSINESS-RELATED WRITING SKILLS AND DOCUMENTS. MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS HELPED WRITERS TAKE THEIR BOOKS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE SERVED 1,868 ADULTS IN THESE PROGRAMS. A MAJORITY OF REVENUE CAME FROM GRANT FUNDS AND CONTRIBUTIONS SO THAT WE COULD HIRE QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS WHILE MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE FEES. SCHOLARSHIP RATES WERE GIVEN TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
    Expenses $461,748 · revenue $215,364
  • ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - THE CORNERSTONE OF THE CENTER'S ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS WERE LITERARY ART PROGRAMS, AND WE PROMOTED KENTUCKY WRITERS THROUGH ALL THAT WE DID. CARNEGIE PROVIDED READINGS THROUGH THE KENTUCKY GREAT WRITERS SERIES AND SAY IT LOUD SERIES WHICH WERE AVAILABLE AS RECORDED VIDEOS ON CARNEGIE'S FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE KENTUCKY BLACK WRITERS COLLABORATIVE ALSO HOSTED MONTHLY BURN THE MIC EVENTS AND THE BLACK & LIT BOOK CLUB. THIS YEAR, WE INDUCTED NAOMI WALLACE, DAVID DICK, RONALD ELLER, FRANK X WALKER, AND CRYSTAL WILKINSON INTO THE KENTUCKY WRITERS HALL OF FAME DURING A CEREMONY AT THE HISTORIC KENTUCKY THEATER. WE HELPED EMERGING WRITERS BECOME NOTICED THROUGH WRITING CONTESTS IN A VARIETY OF FORMS AND GENRES. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR "HOMEGROWN AUTHORS" BOOTH AT THE LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET WITH KENTUCKY AUTHORS ON SITE TO SELL AND SIGN THEIR BOOKS. OUR CARNEGIE CLASSICS EVENT CELEBRATED THE CLASSIC MURDER MYSTERY, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. MOST OF THESE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WERE OFFERED AT NO COST OR FOR A LOW FEE. THE CARNEGIE CENTER WAS ALSO INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL EVENTS TIED TO LEXINGTON'S 25OTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 250LEX, OFFERING SPECIAL EDITIONS OF CARNEGIE PROGRAMS AND HELPING THE CITY PLAN THEIR APRIL 2025 LITERARY MONTH EVENTS. IN TOTAL, WE ENGAGED 11,457 PEOPLE THROUGH THESE OFFERINGS AND TOUCHED SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE THROUGH MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS LIKE RADIO REBROADCASTS WITH WUKY 91.3 --THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM OUR GRANT FUNDERS, PROGRAM PARTNERS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
    Expenses $214,648 · revenue $14,699

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
61-1185631
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
1990
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B92Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$345,587
Income (IRS master file)
$1,112,845

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,112,845$1,522,890$345,587IRS
990June 2024$1,177,443$1,394,730$630,441XML
990June 2023$994,977$1,338,094$765,909XML
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 61-1185631).

Questions about CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC

What is the EIN of CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC is 61-1185631.
Is CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
Are donations to CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC 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 CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC 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 CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC 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 CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER MATTOX.
Who are the officers and directors of CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,461 (JENNIFER MATTOX, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does CARNEGIE LITERACY CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,112,845, expenses of $1,522,890 and total assets of $345,587 at year end.

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