Operation of a free public Library and create a welcoming space in which to explore ideas, create community, and nurture individual growth via open access to the tools to learn, dream, connect, and DO.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 39 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $169K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$526K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$475K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$713K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$526K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$521K
FY2025$526K
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1966.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $339K Management & general 14% · $74K Fundraising 21% · $113K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$75,169Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joanna Breen’s $75K as Executive Di is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Joanna Breen$75,169$73,235$67,535

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Provides free books, learning tools, and community space for personal growth and connection.

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1 program · $339K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To create a free welcoming atmosphere where individuals can come to explore ideas, create community and nurture indvidual growth via access to the tools to learn, dream, connect and do.

$339Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$997K
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$526K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$997K
Government grantsLn 1e$154K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$64K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 639
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$734K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$58K$7K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$174K$127K$16K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$405$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$147$456
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$15K$1K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$3K$3K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$837$195
Office expensesLn 13$19K$10K$202$9K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$4K$64$9K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$35K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$47K$799
Total functional expensesLn 25$526K$339K$74K$113K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$526K$609K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $713K$521K$192K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $485K$440K$45K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $475K$421K$54K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $463K$378K$85K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $358K$330K$27K$2.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,134,680 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $635,308$996,969
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,671$3,621
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56,115$117,184
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,832$16,906
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $712,926$1,134,680
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $284,436$283,135
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $236,776$242,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $521,212$526,133
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $191,714$608,547
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,134,680 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,490 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,000
VIII-1e Government grants$153,820
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$822,149
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,034
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$996,969
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,621$3,621
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $53,140$53,140
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $64,044$64,044
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,416$15,416
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,621 · Excluded from tax $134,090$1,134,680
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $526,133 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,022 · Management $7,365 · Fundraising $14,171$79,558
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $126,961 · Management $16,115 · Fundraising $31,011$174,087
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,971 · Management $405 · Fundraising $1,259$6,635
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,800 · Management $147 · Fundraising $456$2,403
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,412 · Management $1,108 · Fundraising $3,932$20,452
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,459$17,459
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,365$9,365
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,140 · Management $3,198 · Fundraising $43,113$49,451
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $837 · Fundraising $195$1,032
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,072 · Management $202 · Fundraising $8,663$18,937
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,597 · Management $64 · Fundraising $9,446$13,107
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,983 · Management $4,242$39,225
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,348$2,348
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,092$30,092
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,042$14,042
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,141 · Fundraising $799$47,940
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,376 · Management $73,712 · Fundraising $113,045$526,133
Part X · Balance sheet $3,675,703 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,057$6,690
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $724,986$1,332,368
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,033,353$1,001,874
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,231,873$1,334,771
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,999,269$3,675,703
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,565$4,799
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,565$4,799
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,655,628$2,752,237
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $341,076$918,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,996,704$3,670,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,999,269$3,675,703
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,670,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,134,680
XI-2 Total expenses$526,133
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$608,547
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,996,704
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$65,653
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,670,904

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