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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2026 Expires: July 2028

ProLiteracy Worldwide

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(888) 528-2224
308 Maltbie Street, Suite 100
Syracuse, NY, 13204
https://proliteracy.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

ProLiteracy Worldwide meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to change lives and communities through the power of adult literacy."

Year, State Incorporated:
2002, NY

ProLiteracy Worldwide (ProLiteracy) states that it provides grants and funding, comprehensive training, professional learning, accessible research, and digital and print resources to adult literacy programs and institutions throughout the United States and the world. The organization's publishing division, New Readers Press, offers educators with instructional materials to teach adults and older teens. ProLiteracy also aims to create awareness, influence public policy, and provide individuals with resources to advocate for adult literacy and access adult education services through the organization's advocacy toolkit and urban coalitions for adult literacy programs. In 2025, the organization reports that 57,115 students were served through ProLiteracy grants.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, ProLiteracy Worldwide's program expenses were:

Publishing $7,163,318
Program and professional services $2,885,990
Total Program Expenses $10,049,308

Chief Executive
Mark Vineis, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$408,228

Chair of the Board
Kate Costello-Sullivan

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Modern Irish Literature Professor and Former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Le Moyne College

Board Size
15

Paid Staff Size
40

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Membership appeals

Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,020,808, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on ProLiteracy Worldwide's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Publications $7,081,288
Foundation and corporate grants $2,137,055
Investment earnings $1,290,811
Board approved investment spending $587,035
Contributions $485,569
Legacies and bequests $398,184
Employee retention credit $299,613
Conference income $285,864
Membership dues $130,030
Other income $25,750
Training and accreditation $6,250
Total Income $12,727,449

Programs: 79% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 17%

Total Income $12,727,449
Total expenses: $12,716,083
  Program expenses $10,049,308
  Fundraising expenses $480,410
  Administrative expenses $2,168,009
  Other expenses $18,356
Income in Excess of Expenses $11,366
Beginning Net Assets $15,789,320
Other Changes In Net Assets $-193,515
Ending Net Assets $15,607,171
Total Liabilities $5,151,862
Total Assets $20,759,033

Note 1: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, "other expenses" refers to a program-related credit loss expense.

Note 2: As noted in the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" refers to a change in value of split interest trusts.

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