Cotuit Library Association

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Free lending Library

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2203831) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 12 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
Download 990
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4.0 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
4.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.3% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.3% 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
$724K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$488K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$724K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$599K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$724K
Expenses
$488K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$397K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$497K
FY2025$488K
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.0M

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1974.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $396K Management & general 11% · $53K Fundraising 8% · $39K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Rudden-Dube’s $79K as Former Exec is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jessica Rudden-Dube$78,532$81,822$41,823$40,154
Antonia Stephens———$23,224

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

Cotuit Library Association is an education nonprofit based in Cotuit, MA.

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1 program · $396K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Free lending library

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2203831) · Dispute this line
$396Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$724K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$488K
Ln 25
Programscol B$396K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Government grantsLn 1e$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$473
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$62K
Total revenueLn 12$724K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$949
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$413K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$39K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$497K$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$423K$413K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$264K$211K$26K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$13K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$14K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$46K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$66K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K$396K$53K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 25, 2025 $724K$488K$236K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 19, 2024 $580K$497K$83K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 4, 2023 $435K$464K−$29K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 21, 2022 $390K$417K−$28K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2021 $599K$397K$202K$2.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $724,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $467,803$581,587
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $589$473
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,784$120,199
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,761$21,829
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $579,937$724,088
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $302,078$300,244
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,569$187,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $496,647$488,220
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,290$235,868
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $724,088 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$225,194
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$356,393
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$581,587
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $473$473
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $58,368$58,368
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $61,831$61,831
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$21,829
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,672$724,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $488,220 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $210,960 · Management $26,370 · Fundraising $26,370$263,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,837 · Management $1,605 · Fundraising $1,605$16,047
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,397 · Management $2,050 · Fundraising $2,050$20,497
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,025$19,025
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,363$2,363
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,002 · Management $1,750 · Fundraising $1,750$17,502
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,114$46,114
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,471$16,471
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,715$12,715
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,452 · Fundraising $7,334$73,786
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $395,948 · Management $53,163 · Fundraising $39,109$488,220
Part X · Balance sheet $3,056,690 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $496,692$49,731
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$113,003
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,135$949
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $422,519$412,695
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,748,243$2,441,402
X-15 Other assets$38,910
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,675,589$3,056,690
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,078$7,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,078$7,884
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,642,711$2,904,153
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $27,800$144,653
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,670,511$3,048,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,675,589$3,056,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,048,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$724,088
XI-2 Total expenses$488,220
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$235,868
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,670,511
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$160,158
XI-7 Investment expenses−$17,731
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,048,806

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

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