Living Tongues Institute For Endangered Languages is located in Salem, OR. The organization was established in 2006. According to its NTEE Classification (A70) the organization is classified as: Humanities, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Living Tongues Institute For Endangered Languages is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 06/2022, Living Tongues Institute For Endangered Languages generated $317.4k in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 7.0% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $242.9k during the year ending 06/2022. While expenses have increased by 2.4% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2022
Describe the Organization's Mission:
Part 3 - Line 1
PROMOTION OF LIVING LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY GLOBALLY THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION, MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION, AND REVITALIZATION OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES AND THE CREATION OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
Part 3 - Line 4a
A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE SORA LANGUAGE OF INDIA, FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A GRAMMAR, DICTIONARY AND TEXT COLLECTION AS WELL AS SHORTER STUDIES ON HOW SORA FITS IN OR DOES NOT WITH OTHER LANGUAGES OF THE REGION.
THE PROJECT WILL DETERMINE THE INTONATIONAL PROPERTIES OF WORDS VS. PHRASES VS. SENTENCES OF SEVEN MUNDA LANGUAGES AND DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE OVERLAP BETWEEN PHONO-PROSODIC WORDS, GRAMMATICAL WORDS, PHRASES AND SENTENCES AND HOW EACH OF THESE ARE DISTINCT OR ARE NOT. THE FINDINGS ALONG WITH OTHER DETAILS OF THE PHONOLOGICAL AND MORPHOSYNTACTIC SYSTEMS OF THESE LANGUAGES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL LIBRARY. IT IS FUNDED JOINTLY BY TWO GRANTS (NEH AWARD PD-281083- 21 AND NSF AWARD 2041248). THE NEH AWARD IS CALLED "DOCUMENTATION OF SEVEN MUNDA LANGUAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUNDA VIRTUAL ARCHIVE- AND THE NSF AWARD IS CALLED "WORDS, PHRASES, AND SENTENCES AT THE INTERFACE OF PHONOLOGY AND SYNTAX".
THE ZIMBABWE LANGUAGE PROJECT CONSISTS OF A TRAINING COURSE IN DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS AND CREATION OF MULTI-MEDIA (PHOTO, SOUND, TEXT) TALKING DICTIONARIES FOR SEVEN LANGUAGES OF ZIMBABWE (SHONA, NDEBELE, NAMBYA, CHIKUNDA, KALANGA, NDAU AND TSHWAO). PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO USE DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDERS, DIGITAL CAMERAS AND COMPUTERS/TABLETS TO RECORD AND PROCESS DATA TO CREATE VARIOUS MULTI-MEDIA, ONLINE AND PRINT RESOURCES.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Gregory Ds Anderson President | Officer | 80 | $48,000 |
Jonathan M Anderson Treasurer | Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
Jeffery Wills Vice Preside | Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $0 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $317,405 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $317,405 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $0 |
Investment income | $12 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $0 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $317,417 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $60,000 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $0 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $0 |
Payroll taxes | $0 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $0 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $0 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $1,510 |
Information technology | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $0 |
Travel | $8,525 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $0 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $1,081 |
Insurance | $0 |
All other expenses | $4,356 |
Total functional expenses | $242,872 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $165,181 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $133,618 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $0 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $1,260 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $300,059 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $0 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $0 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $300,059 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $0 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $300,059 |