The Orford Social Library offers to a town of 1,200 people and surrounding communities access to the highlights of our programming including a falcon demonstration on the Orford green from monadnock falconry, presentations on the thompson family tree farm, NH bats, eastern coyote

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $166K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: -0.0 months of spending in cash, plus $166K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$933
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$45K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$55K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$315K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$45K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$45K
Expenses
$55K
FY2025▼ -36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$56K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$55K
Net assets
$315K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$324K
FY2025$315K

From the FY2025 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 May 1945.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $55K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
ESQ Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$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

NameFY2022FY2021
Mary Laina Warsavage$29,116$25,890

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

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Provides library services, internet access, and diverse community programs for all ages.

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1 program · $55K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

We lent out over 4000 patrons utilized the programs and materials at the orford social library in 2025. We continued to offer a variety of weekly and monthly programs involving 2250 people to help introduce people to new ideas and strengthen connections with one another.

$55Kprogram 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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$45K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Money outPt IX
$55K
Ln 25
Programscol B$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$315K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$14
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$933
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Total revenueLn 12$45K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$14
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$14
InvestmentsLn 11–13$166K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$149K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$933
Net assetsLn 32$315K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$13K−$14
InvestmentsLn 11–13$171K$166K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$140K$149K
Total assetsLn 16$325K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$933$933
Net assetsLn 32$324K$315K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$55K$55K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $45K$55K−$10K$315K 990 PDF
FY2024 $89K$86K$3K$324K 990 PDF
FY2023 $76K$61K$16K$321K 990 PDF
FY2022 $68K$56K$12K$305K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 $53K$329K 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 $45,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,601$45,212
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,351$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $260$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $45,212$45,212
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,809$34,810
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,951$19,950
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $54,760$54,760
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,548−$9,548
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $45,212 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,861
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,351
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,212
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$45,212
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,760 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,336$32,336
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,474$2,474
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,883$2,883
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,067$17,067
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,760 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$54,760
Part X · Balance sheet $315,561 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,398−$14
X-4 Accounts receivable$28
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $140,373$149,458
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $171,338$166,089
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,109$315,561
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $933$933
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $933$933
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $324,176$314,628
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,109$315,561
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $314,628 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$45,212
XI-2 Total expenses$54,760
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,548
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$324,176
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$314,628

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

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