Sponsors of Literacy

At first, I was very confused about who the sponsors of literacy are and what they affect. However, the more I read the more apparent Brandt's message became. In the reading, sponsors are defined as "any agents, local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enable, support, teach, model, recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy - and gain advantage by it in some way". I later realized that the definition of sponsors describes almost everything, of course there are always some exclusions, but for the most part sponsors can be anyone and anything that has impacted our learning and knowledge. However, the word sponsor seemingly has a dual purpose. In my eyes it is a mutually beneficial system, the sponsored gain knowledge and the sponsors gain success from the success of the sponsored.
I also believe that there is a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and success of the sponsored. Even people born in the same location during the same time period are likely to experience a difference in their literary success. Factors such as socioeconomic status, race, and family background play a huge part because some may not have the means to certain beneficial sponsors such as an academic institution, well-trained professors, and a solid familial upbringing.