Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 166058034
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Richmond, KY, USA
- Phone
- 8596222396
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $197,362
- Expenses
- $122,503
- Assets
- $387,827
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ASHLEE HORTON (PRESIDENT)
- JUAN ARAUJO (PRESIDENT EL)
People named in this filing
- ASHLEE HORTON (PRESIDENT)
- BARBARA MCCLANAHAN (PAST PRESIDE)
- SETH PARSONS (PAST PAST PR)
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 stimulate the self-development and professional growth of professors, teachers, reading specialists and students at all educational levels. We encourage the continuing improvement of college and university curricula and assist preparation programs for teachers and reading specialists. Our members work at the forefront of policy, pedagogy and practice. Further, we encourage the continuing improvement of administrative, clinical, diagnostic and instructional practices related to the learning process.
What it reported doing in 2024
The association of literacy educators and researchers advanced professional practice in literacy education by providing research-based professional development and disseminating current scholarship. During the year, the organization hosted one national conference attended by approximately 350 literacy educators and researchers. It published five peer reviewed journal issues for its flagship publication, literacy research and instruction. It also published the aler yearbook, a second peer-reviewed annual publication featuring the best research presentations from its annual conference. It also published four electronic newsletters. These activities support members in improving literacy instruction and research by sharing evidence based strategies, fostering collaboration, and promoting the application of current research in classroom and community settings.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 76% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 61.1%; rating input score 61
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 37.9%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.17; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 14.3%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 61.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $123K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
- 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 19/100.