EIN 23-2515768

Children's Literacy Initiative (CLI)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
194
Year formed
1988
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Children's Literacy Initiative works with teachers to transform instruction so that children can become powerful readers, writers and thinkers. They envision a nation where every child has the power of literacy and opportunity for a lifetime of success.
Total revenues
$12,107,105
2023
Total expenses
$13,764,477
2023
Total assets
$11,703,135
2023
Num. employees
194
2023

Program areas at CLI

Children's Literacy Initiative focuses on solving the equity and opportunity gap in early Literacy for pre-k to 5th grade children. Cli provided workshops, in-person and virtual coaching, and high quality Children's books to approximately 1,400 educators and 16,500 students in six states. Cli consistently receives four-star ratings from charity navigator. In addition to $4.7m in fee-for-service revenue, cli received both philanthropic and federal funding, bringing total revenue to $12.2m. With 7.2% of expenses going towards fundraising and 11.5% towards management and general expenses, cli is able to direct 81.3% towards program services.

Who funds Children's Literacy Initiative (CLI)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$1,106,000
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationEarly Learning$150,000
Cornerstone FoundationSupport Charitable Activities$140,000
...and 24 more grants received totalling $1,794,637

Personnel at CLI

NameTitleCompensation
Diana L GreeneChief Executive Officer
Joel ZarrowFormer Chief Executive Officer$254,149
Reina ProwlerChief Operating Officer$252,394
Naimah BilalChief Development Officer$210,090
Erica Holmes-WareChief Program Officer$212,642
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for CLI

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,301,537
Program services$4,735,836
Investment income and dividends$60,816
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$651
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$8,265
Total revenues$12,107,105

Form 990s for CLI

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-03-21990View PDF
2022-062023-03-10990View PDF
2021-062021-12-08990View PDF
2020-062021-04-06990View PDF
2019-062020-07-08990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like CLI

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Literacy Coalition of PBCBoynton Beach, FL$3,833,818
Smart ReadingPortland, OR$4,381,093
HILL for LiteracyWoburn, MA$7,049,309
Code OrgSeattle, WA$33,251,623
National Center for Families Learning (NCFL)Louisville, KY$9,799,383
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA$29,240,666
Literacy LabWashington, DC$16,501,198
Reading PartnersOakland, CA$36,214,983
Republic Affairs Innovate for Democracy Lyceum LabsWashington, DC$10,473,706
School Empowerment NetworkNew York, NY$5,946,482
Data update history
December 23, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $85,000 from Barra Foundation
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $140,000 from Cornerstone Foundation
May 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 19, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
National levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
990 Spring Garden St 400
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
County
Philadelphia County, PA
Website URL
cli.org/ 
Phone
(215) 561-4676
Facebook page
ChildrensLiteracyInitiative 
Twitter profile
@cliupdates 
IRS details
EIN
23-2515768
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1988
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B92: Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement Programs
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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