Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Empowering adults to achieve literacy and improve their quality of life.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 68%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $142,358, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.0 million spent. Established in 1982, Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, Inc., (LVMC), a 501(c)(3) community-based organization, provides free educational services to adults, 16 years of age or older, who desire to learn to read, obtain the High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma by preparing them for the General Educational Development (GED) exam, or communicate in English. LVMC utilizes contextualized educational materials to help adults become literate, acquire soft skills and employability skills, attain an HSE and help immigrants and other adults who are English language learners improve their English and math skills as well as their understanding of the American system of government. LVMC desires to help adults attain employment and economic self-sufficiency, successfully participate in the educational development of their children, transition into postsecondary education and job skills training, and fully integrate and participate in our society. The organization is a member of ProLiteracy.LVMC has a proven track record of assisting basic skills deficient adults, increasing peoples literacy skills, facilitating the attainment of an HSE diploma, and helping immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners to improve their skills and understanding of English, math, and civics. Our programs are open-enrollment whereby a participant can start anytime; classes are offered in-person at our Learning Centers, virtually/online, or hybrid flexible (HyFlex) allowing participants to attend in-person sometimes and online other times. To increase learning at a faster pace, we provide all participants access to web-based learning software that can be accessed at our Learning Centers computer labs or remotely from their own devices.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1973.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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