Casco Library Association FY2024 filing

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Casco, ME501(c)(3)Since 1957EIN 01-6022468

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $106K a year · 40% 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
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$303K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$216K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$303K
FY2024▼ -41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$216K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$164K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$866K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $85K Management & general 53% · $116K Fundraising 7% · $16K

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; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Director
$56,245Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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

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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

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

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2 program services account for $85K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Circulation of library materials including books, magazines, audio-books on CD, DVDs, e-books, digital audio-books, and park/museum passes. In 2024, CPL circulated 14,894 items in our community.

$50Kprogram expense
02

Providing free educational and entertaining programs for adults, families and children. In 2024, Casco Library provided 293 programs with 2,647 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.

$35Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$303K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$216K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$458K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
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$238K
Government grantsLn 1e$140K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$303K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$432K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$458K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$530K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$363K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$409K$458K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$441K$530K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$312K$363K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
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 current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$35K$18K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$32K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$2K$684
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$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$14K$0$14K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45$0$0$45
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$397$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$0$10K$0
TravelLn 17$97$0$91$6
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$567$350$217$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$105$0$105$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$698$0$698$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$9K$60K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$318$0$318$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$216K$85K$116K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $319K$164K$156K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $303K$216K$87K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $511K$200K$311K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $149K$139K$11K$787K 990 PDF
FY2021 $153K$116K$37K$866K 990 PDF
FY2020 $149K$113K$36K$818K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $302,952 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,551 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$140,374
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$97,679
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,185
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,053
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $219 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$219
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,072$29,072
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 $26,106$26,106
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 $411 · Excluded from tax $2,540$2,951
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,565 · Unrelated business $411 · Excluded from tax $57,923$302,952
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $216,430 across 29 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 current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,048 · Management $17,524 · Fundraising $5,841$58,413
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,280 · Management $1,601 · Fundraising $2,536$36,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,495 · Management $1,560 · Fundraising $684$7,739
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,885 · Fundraising $0$6,885
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 $14,273 · Fundraising $0$14,273
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $45$45
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,049 · Management $2,105 · Fundraising $1,218$4,372
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,296 · Management $397 · Fundraising $0$1,693
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $10,034 · Fundraising $0$10,034
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $91 · Fundraising $6$97
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $350 · Management $217 · Fundraising $0$567
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $105 · Fundraising $0$105
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 $9,012 · Management $59,977 · Fundraising $5,785$74,774
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $318 · Fundraising $0$318
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,530 · Management $115,785 · Fundraising $16,115$216,430
Part X · Balance sheet $1,350,883 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,768$26,225
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $364,799$432,106
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts 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 $312,200$362,900
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $440,595$529,652
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 $1,161,362$1,350,883
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $687,307$830,629
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $474,055$520,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,161,362$1,350,883
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,161,362$1,350,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,350,883 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,952
XI-2 Total expenses$216,430
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,522
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,161,362
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$52,299
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$50,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,350,883

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