Anne Arundel County Literacy Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521479101
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Edgewater, MD, USA
Phone
4102694419
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$137,129
Expenses
$104,792
Assets
$299,062
Liabilities
$500

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CATIE COMER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CATIE COMER (PRESIDENT)
  • DR MICHAEL KELLER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • MEGAN JACKSON (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To teach adults and out-of-school youth at low-literacy and pre-ged levels the reading, math, and english language skills that will promote self- esteem, independence, and strengthen family literacy, enabling them to be active, contributing members of their community.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the period ended may 31, 2025, 217 low-income county residents or members of the county's workforce received free, convenient, and individualized literacy, math, high school diploma preparation, and/or english instruction. Of those 217 students, 48 received basic literacy services, 96 were esl students, and 41 were high school diploma preparation students, and an additional 32 received assessments in math, literacy, or english. There was no charge to the students for the books, tutoring, or assessments they received. Students met their tutor for one-on-one instruction at the facilities of one of our community partners or at one of 16 local public libraries on convenient days and at appropriate times for their schedules. Additionally, eight aaclc literacy and math volunteers tutored incarcerated or detained people at ordnance road correctional center or jennifer road detention center. Aaclc partnered with the family support center in annapolis to provide high school diploma preparation, math, or esl tutoring for their clients. Aaclc tutors also provided targeted math help for military recruits so that they could prepare for and pass the asvab test for entry into the military.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.8%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 89.2%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.6%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.85; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 53.2%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.8% of revenue deployed · 89.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $94K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.