Bangor Public Library Trustees

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Bangor, ME501(c)(3)Since 1953EIN 01-6000785Revenue $3.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbangorpubliclibrary.org145 Harlow St, 04401-4903 · Bangor, METax-exempt since Nov 1944Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Bangor Public Library strives to inspire, enlighten, and enrich its members by connecting them to books, information, and ideas needed for work, recreation, education, and inspiration by providing excellent Library service to its members and community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 43 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $289K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$386K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$25.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$25.3M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.7M
FY2021$25.6M
FY2022$23.3M
FY2023$23.8M
FY2024$24.1M
FY2025$25.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1944.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $3.4M Management & general 7% · $248K Fundraising 2% · $94K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary &
$108,261Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ben Treat$108,261$98,956$93,674$89,330$88,847$88,004

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

Programs and updates

Provides library services connecting people to books, information, and ideas for work, recreation, education, and inspiration.

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2 programs · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adult Services

The bangor public library contributes to the prosperity and growth of the bangor region by providing library services to bangor residents and non-residents. We are one of the busiest libraries in the state: we have more than 15,700 adult cardholders, we have around 161,000 check-outs per year in our adult print & digital collections, and…

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Youth Services

The youth services department serves more than 3,206 card-holders under the age of 14, with more than 80,000 check-outs per year in our collection of more than 68,000 children's items. The department not only organizes more than 330 story-times and other youth events each year, with a total attendance of about 7,700 - we also connect…

$1.7Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$767K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$248K
Fundraisingcol D$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$386K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$767K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$368K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$489
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.4M
Other assetsLn 15$84K
Total assetsLn 16$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$386K
Net assetsLn 32$25.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$874K$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.9M$14.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16$24.4M$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K$386K
Net assetsLn 32$24.1M$25.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$24K$79K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.6M$52K$53K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$83K$79K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$263K$235K$18K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$118K$9K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$58K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$61K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$79K$79K
OccupancyLn 16$148K$147K$739
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$495K$492K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$59K$59K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$476K$475K$560
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$7K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.4M$248K$94K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.7M$3.8M−$118K$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$3.6M−$814K$24.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.4M−$253K$23.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.2M$518K$23.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$3.0M−$211K$25.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$3.0M−$857K$23.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,659,048 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,340,966$2,873,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,351$16,583
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $448,452$766,932
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,680$1,800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,809,449$3,659,048
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,198,942$2,344,082
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,424,621$1,432,698
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,623,563$3,776,780
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$814,114−$117,732
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,659,048 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,242,752
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$630,981
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,873,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,583$16,583
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $398,569$398,569
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $368,363$368,363
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,800$1,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,383 · Excluded from tax $766,932$3,659,048
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,776,780 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,451 · Management $79,464 · Fundraising $18,338$122,253
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,639,270 · Management $51,613 · Fundraising $53,131$1,744,014
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $78,692 · Management $1,599 · Fundraising $2,355$82,646
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $234,898 · Management $17,887 · Fundraising $9,952$262,737
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $118,400 · Management $9,016 · Fundraising $5,016$132,432
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,250$18,250
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $58,271$58,271
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,484$13,484
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $60,781 · Management $7,832$68,613
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $79,316$79,316
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $147,143 · Management $739$147,882
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,221$5,221
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $492,372 · Management $2,474$494,846
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $58,975$58,975
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $475,047 · Management $560$475,607
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,016 · Fundraising $5,217$12,233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,435,066 · Management $247,705 · Fundraising $94,009$3,776,780
Part X · Balance sheet $25,691,717 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $521$489
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $873,797$1,963,990
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,037$248
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,609,651$9,364,247
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,878,310$14,278,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $80,057$84,243
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,443,373$25,691,717
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $287,768$318,026
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $64,691$68,224
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $352,459$386,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,609,934$10,686,350
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,480,980$14,619,117
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,090,914$25,305,467
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,443,373$25,691,717
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,305,467 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,659,048
XI-2 Total expenses$3,776,780
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,732
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,090,914
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,332,285
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,305,467

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