Expenditures for 2019 were $154,968, an increase of 17%, which included the new adult literacy program and an increased number of small grants awarded. Indirect costs associated with fundraising include printing appeal letters twice a year and postage. Indirect costs were 6.3% of expenditures, lower than 2018.

FOL has received a bronze level for transparency for its listing on Guidestar, now part of Candid , a site that donors and funders often use to learn more about organizations that they wish to support.