Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE LITERACY CENTER WORKS WITH ADULTS, NATIVE SPEAKERS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, WHO READ BELOW A 9TH GRADE LEVEL AND WANT TO IMPROVE LITERACY. 730 ADULTS WERE SERVED IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020.
THE LITERACY CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING ABOUT A JUST AND VIBRANT WEST MICHIGAN THROUGH THE POWER OF LITERACY.
THE LITERACY CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN IS FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF OUR LEARNERS - THEIR GOALS, THEIR AVAILABILITY, AND THEIR LEARNING STYLE. WE OFFER MULTIPLE WAYS IN WHICH LEARNERS CAN ENGAGE WITH THE LITERACY CENTER, INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, WORK-RELATED CLASSES, AND LITERACY PROGRAMMING DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES. OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT WEST MICHIGAN WILL THRIVE ONLY WHEN WE CAN ACCESS THE ASSETS OF ALL OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
VOLUNTEERS DRIVE MUCH OF THE ADULT TUTORING WORK OF THE LITERACY CENTER. VOLUNTEER TUTORS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH AN ADULT LEARNER FOR TWO HOURS PER WEEK. IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, 363 ORGANIZATIONAL VOLUNTEERS DONATED APPROXIMATELY 19,519 HOURS, AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 530,900.
THE LITERACY CENTER CONTINUES TO WORK TO EXPAND ITS CAPACITY AND BUILD GREATER AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE WEST MICHIGAN A REGION KNOWN FOR HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST LITERACY RATES IN THE NATION. WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES DRAWING SOCIAL CAPITAL TO OUR MISSION, SERVING MORE LEARNERS THROUGH GREATER OUTREACH, AND CREATING MEANINGFUL DIVERSITY WITH THE BOARD, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Wendy Falb | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $93,972 |
| Sherril Soman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Seguin | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Adam Russo | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Pam Ries | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shanna Reynolds | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharron Pitts | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Noreen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lee Moyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Monsma | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lilibeth Marvin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Lonergan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Win Irwin | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Heilman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Edwards | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Omar Cueves | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Micki Benz | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Ayres | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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