Cornish Library Association FY2020 filing

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The Cornish Library Association maintains a building and provides library services to Cornish and multiple other nearby towns.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-6014486) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$22K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
95% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
13.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $579K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
13.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$43K
Spent
$56K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$43K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$110K
Expenses
$56K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$49K
FY2022$48K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$85K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $53K Management & general 5% · $3K

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; $22K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Director
$22,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Cheryl Hevey$22,500$22,500
Erica Jordan$8,660—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Maintains a building and provides library services to Cornish and nearby towns.

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3 programs · $53K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

We had 4243 people enter the library. Our public computers were used 3525 times. Patrons borriowed 6414 items from the library. The library purchased 472 new books. We received a total of 271 donations of books, audio CD's, DVD's, and puzzles.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-6014486) · Dispute this line
$53Kprogram expense
02

Only one service.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-6014486) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

Only one service.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-6014486) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$43K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$56K
Ln 25
Programscol B$53K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$43K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$551K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$579K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$62K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$544K$579K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$455K$551K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$126$126
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$56K$53K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 16, 2026 $110K$85K$24K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2025 $73K$72K$1K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2024 $45K$49K−$3K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2023 $52K$48K$3K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2022 $73K$49K$24K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2021 $43K$56K−$13K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $43,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $30,399$32,170
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,767$11,040
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,166$43,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,930$33,078
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,223$22,810
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $52,153$55,888
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,987−$12,678
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $43,210 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,168
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$14,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,002
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,040 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,040
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,040 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$43,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $55,888 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,536$26,536
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,542$6,542
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $126$126
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,047$3,047
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,436$13,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,201 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $52,841 · Management $3,047 · Fundraising $0$55,888
Part X · Balance sheet $1,191,643 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,733$55,913
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,336$6,268
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $454,721$550,762
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $543,650$578,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,064,440$1,191,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $1,064,440$1,191,643
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,064,440$1,191,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,064,440$1,191,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,191,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$43,210
XI-2 Total expenses$55,888
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,064,440
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$139,881
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,191,643

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