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International Literacy Association

International professional organization

The International Literacy Association (ILA), formerly the International Reading Association (IRA), is an international global advocacy and member professional organization established in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate research on reading, and encourage reading habits across the globe. The organization is headquartered in Newark, Delaware, United States, with a network of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 128 countries.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1956Founded1

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The International Literacy Association (ILA), formerly the International Reading Association (IRA), is an international global advocacy and member professional organization established in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate research on reading, and encourage reading habits across the globe. The organization is headquartered in Newark, Delaware, United States, with a network of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 128 countries.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded International Reading Association1

Timeline

  1. 1956Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.0M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $1.0M in all. PPP loans $1.0M.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2020 · PPP loans: $357.0K20202021 · PPP loans: $671.9K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$671.9K$671.9K
2020$357.0K$357.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA3. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 27, 2020$357.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB3To INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION, Newark DE; $358.8K forgiven Feb 12, 2021
  2. Mar 12, 2021$671.9K PPP loan (second draw) from Northeast Bank3To INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION, Newark DE; $661.4K forgiven Dec 7, 2021

Sources

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