Casco Library Association

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The mission of the Casco Public Library is to provide resources to the public in a welcoming facility for all with the goal of encouraging lifelong learning and exploration, cultivating community connections, and upholding intellectual freedom.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-6022468) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 4 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $106K a year · 40% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
54% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
42.2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $595K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
42.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31K
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
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$319K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$164K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$319K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$164K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$164K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$866K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1982.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $89K Management & general 36% · $58K Fundraising 10% · $17K

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; $57K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Director
$56,508Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$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
Michelle Brenner$56,508$56,245$54,454$50,672$49,700$49,298

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers resources for lifelong learning, community connections, and intellectual freedom in a welcoming space.

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2 programs · $89K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Circulation of library materials including books, magazines, audio-books on CD, DVDs, e-books, digital audio-books, and park/museum passes. In 2025, CPL circulated 13,556 items in our community.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-6022468) · Dispute this line
$50Kprogram expense
02

Providing free educational and entertaining programs for adults, families and children. In 2025, Casco Library provided 325 programs with 3,372 participants. Offering free computer use and free open WIFI to the community. CPL provides 4 public use computers and our WIFI is on 24/7 and reaches our parking lot.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-6022468) · Dispute this line
$39Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$577K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$204
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$29K
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$541K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$577K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$371K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$595K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$996K$828K$735K$367K$445K
AddedLn 1b$121K$69K$357K$2K$11K
SpentLn 1d–1f$19K$79K$69K$11K$11K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$458K$577K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$530K$595K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$363K$371K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
5Every 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$57K$34K$17K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$36K$1K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K$786
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$0$19K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$0$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45$0$0$45
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$5K$829
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$330$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$0$9K$0
TravelLn 17$161$0$161$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$992$425$567$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$50$0$50$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$698$0$698$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$9K$0$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K$89K$58K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026 $319K$164K$156K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2025 $303K$216K$87K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $511K$200K$311K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $149K$139K$11K$787K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $153K$116K$37K$866K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $149K$113K$36K$818K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $319,493 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $238,053$255,268
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $219$204
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,178$54,648
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,502$9,373
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $302,952$319,493
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,569$105,703
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,861$58,136
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $216,430$163,839
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $86,522$155,654
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $319,493 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,760 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$96,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,068
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,867
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$255,268
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $204 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$204
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,663$25,663
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,985$28,985
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $308 · Excluded from tax $2,305$2,613
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,924 · Unrelated business $308 · Excluded from tax $56,993$319,493
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $163,839 across 30 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 $33,905 · Management $16,952 · Fundraising $5,651$56,508
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,002 · Management $1,352 · Fundraising $3,353$40,707
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,104 · Management $1,598 · Fundraising $786$8,488
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $18,656 · Fundraising $0$18,656
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $4,508 · Fundraising $0$4,508
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $45$45
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,934 · Management $4,551 · Fundraising $829$7,314
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,274 · Management $330 · Fundraising $0$1,604
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $8,828 · Fundraising $0$8,828
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $161 · Fundraising $0$161
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $425 · Management $567 · Fundraising $0$992
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $50 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $698 · Fundraising $0$698
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,030 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,250$15,280
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,674 · Management $58,251 · Fundraising $16,914$163,839
Part X · Balance sheet $1,543,085 assets, 29 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,225$35,575
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $432,106$540,943
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-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $362,900$371,400
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $529,652$595,167
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,350,883$1,543,085
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-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $830,629$893,306
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $520,254$649,779
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,350,883$1,543,085
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,350,883$1,543,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,543,085 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,493
XI-2 Total expenses$163,839
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$155,654
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,350,883
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$28,048
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$8,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,543,085

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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