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Friends of Project Literacy Incorporated

EIN 04-3275208 • 501(c)3 • Watertown, MA

Profile

Provided support for Watertown Free Public Library's Project Literacy which teaches English to speakers of other languages at no cost to them.

123 Main StreetWatertown, MA 02472

foplwatertown.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

26th percentile

-16%

Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

42nd percentile

-8.2%

Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

50th percentile

-2.1%

Faster revenue growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$27,883

Down $2,475 (-8.2%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$27,883

Down $2,475 (-8.2%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin26th percentile

Revenue

Down

$15,810

Down $338 (-2.1%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$18,285

Up $3,615 (+25%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$2,475

Down $3,953 (-267%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth42nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2012: $9,969Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $13,917Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $28,896Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $38,798Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $44,725Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $45,261Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $44,304Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $45,310Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $40,503Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $51,834Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $28,880Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $28,8802022Assets 2023: $30,358Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $30,3582023Assets 2024: $27,883Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $27,8832024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$27,883
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$27,883
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth50th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $28,126Expenses 2012: $42,886Net Income 2012: -$14,7602012Revenue 2013: $40,746Expenses 2013: $36,798Net Income 2013: $3,9482013Revenue 2014: $60,544Expenses 2014: $45,565Net Income 2014: $14,9792014Revenue 2015: $51,234Expenses 2015: $41,331Net Income 2015: $9,9032015Revenue 2016: $52,860Expenses 2016: $46,932Net Income 2016: $5,9282016Revenue 2017: $50,109Expenses 2017: $49,574Net Income 2017: $5352017Revenue 2018: $41,867Expenses 2018: $42,824Net Income 2018: -$9572018Revenue 2019: $28,132Expenses 2019: $27,126Net Income 2019: $1,0062019Revenue 2020: $22,417Expenses 2020: $27,224Net Income 2020: -$4,8072020Revenue 2021: $40,081Expenses 2021: $28,749Net Income 2021: $11,3322021Revenue 2022: $16,569Expenses 2022: $39,524Net Income 2022: -$22,9552022Revenue 2023: $16,148Expenses 2023: $14,670Net Income 2023: $1,4782023Revenue 2024: $15,810Expenses 2024: $18,285Net Income 2024: -$2,4752024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$15,810
Expenses$18,285
Net Income-$2,475
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$27,883
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$27,883
Revenue
$15,810
Expenses
$18,285
Net income
-$2,475
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$27.9$0.00$27.9$15.8$18.3$2.48
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$30.4$0.00$30.4$16.1$14.7$1.48
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.9$0.00$28.9$16.6$39.5$23.0
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$51.8$0.00$40.1$28.7$11.3
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$40.5$0.00$22.4$27.2$4.81
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$45.3$0.00$28.1$27.1$1.01
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$44.3$0.00$41.9$42.8$0.96
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$45.3$0.00$50.1$49.6$0.54
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$44.7$0.00$52.9$46.9$5.93
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$38.8$0.00$51.2$41.3$9.90
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$28.9$0.00$60.5$45.6$15.0
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.9$0.00$40.7$36.8$3.95
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.97$0.00$28.1$42.9$14.8
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
May 13, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$15,810
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provided support for Watertown Free Public Library's Project Literacy which teaches English to speakers of other languages at no cost to them.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Provided Support for Watertown Free Public Library's Project Literacy which teaches English to speakers of other languages at no cost to them.$14,282$18,285
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Laurie GardenPresident And DirectorPT$0--
Emilly Avery-MillerClerk And DirectorPT$0--
Karen RoubicekVice President And Director-$0--
Karol ZoludTreasurer And Director-$0--
Carmen MendezDirector-$0--
Mamak VafiDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Friends of Project Literacy Incorporated
EIN
04-3275208
Phone
6179248797
Address
123 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Signing Officer

Name
Karol Zolud
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6179217541
Signed
2025-05-13
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“$14,281.79 paid to Project Literacy in support of Project Literacy's teaching English to speakers of other languages at no cost to them.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Monthly software support fee Donor Perfect;785|Faire On the Square fee;51|Form PC fee;35|Website subscription;612^Total;1483^”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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