Literacy Inc.

“A draft of the form 990 is e-mailed to board members for comment before filing.”

“To regularly monitor and enforce compliance with the linc's conflict of interest policy, annual conflict of interest statements are signed.”

“The board of directors conducts a yearly performance review of the executive director and sets the salary for the new year. This is done approximately in september for an october 1 new salary.”

“Linc makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy available upon request. The financial statements are available on the linc website.”

“Literacy inc. (linc) is an award-winning organization that provides effective early learning strategies for parents to build a strong literacy foundation for their children during their first five years of development, a time when their future outcomes are shaped. Our mission is to engage families and community members to support young readers in high-need neighborhoods. With linc, children become lifelong readers; parents learn and develop skills, volunteer at school and become literacy advocates in their communities.”

“Linc's 2-generation and community-based early childhood programming, delivered physically (pre-covid19 and safely during covid) and on its website and across multiple virtual platforms (post-covid19), mobilized more than 185 community partners, including libraries, to deliver 154 reading everywhere programs and 82 parent workshops. We also graduated 46 parents in our very involved parent academy. Our impact is evident in the attitude and behavior change among parents who participated in our programs: 75% linc parents with children younger than five report reading five or more days a week to their child compared to only 42% of parents who have not attended linc programs 72% of linc parents report having established a structured reading routine at bedtime compared to only 26% of parents who have not attended linc programs 72% of linc parents report having 10 or more age-appropriate books in the home compred to 42% of parents who have not attended linc programs 89% parents make the reading experience engaging by asking questions about the story and pictures bedtime compared to only 61% of parents who have not attended linc programs 90% parents of children younger than five know the importance of reading to their child from the day they are born from parents to literacy advocates. Parents who graduate from our very involved parent (vip) academy are a strong catalyst for change at multiple levels. These parents sustained and even increased their family's reading habits during the covid pandemic 98% read by themselves more often or the same amount during the pandemic 88% read to their children more often or the same amount during the pandemic 97% of vip children read to themselves more often or the same amount during the pandemic 89% talk, play, and sing more often with their children. 90% feel more knowledgeable about child development 95% feel more confident talking to neighbors about the importance of reading to children. 95% feel more knowledgeable about where to find literacy resources in their community. 97% go to the library more often (prior to covid). 97% are more active in their children's learning at home. 97% are more active in their children's education at school. 100% understand how to choose the right book for children at different ages. 100% parents know about more resources and support for their families.”