Children's Literacy Society
Legal name: Children Literacy Society
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 412172050
- IRS 990-N coverage
- 2024–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Staten Island, NY, US
- Phone
- (347) 939-3044
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement
What the e-Postcard reports
- Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
- Yes
- Termination reported
- No
- Principal officer
- Sofia Diggs
- Tax period began
- 2024-01-01 00:00:00
- Tax period ended
- 2024-12-31 00:00:00
- Filed website
- childrensliteracysociety.org
Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2024. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.
Overview
From its website
Children's Literacy Society (CLS) is a New York City-based nonprofit that provides funds, resources, and educational programs to historically underserved students and young adults across Staten Island, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan. Its initiatives include back-to-school supply drives, graduation sponsorships, summer continuing education, iPad donations, bilingual listening libraries, book drives, and educational trips. CLS also partners with local schools and organizations to offer academic, tech, art, financial, and nutritional education, aiming to give every child a chance.
IRS classification
Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement (NTEE B92).
Filing
Its tax year 2024 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.
Other filing
A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023 is also available.
Coverage
Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.
Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
Details
- What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Postcard: tax year 2024 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 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.