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Boston Library Consortium FY2023 filing

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Franklin, MA501(c)(3)EIN 04-2605198Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRSblc.org31 Hayward St Ste 2f, 02038-2169 · Franklin, MATax-exempt since Aug 1977Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Boston Library Consortium (blc) was founded in 1970 and incorporated in 1977 with a focus on resource sharing. Today, blc includes 19 academic and research libraries in massachusetts, connecticut, new hampshire and rhode island. And, while we remain focused on providing high quality and cost effective sharing, we recently initiated a major focus on workforce development aimed at assisting the member libraries in training and leadership development of their staffs. In july 2015, blc became the administrative host and fiscal agent for the eastern academic scholars' trust (east) project, a shared print program involving over 40 libraries in the eastern US whose mission is to protect the print scholarly record.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$166K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $130K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$314K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$754K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$666K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +79%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$610K
FY2021$658K
FY2022$763K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$754K
FY2023▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$817K
FY2021$931K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$754K
FY2024$847K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1977.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 17% · $235K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Charles Barlow
Executive Director
$166,392Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Piorun
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Newton
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bryn Geffert
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charles Barlow$190,152$177,065$166,392$164,833$80,000—
Susan Stearns————$108,170$184,563

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

Shares library resources and develops staff training for academic and research institutions.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Eastern Academic Scholars Trust (east) Project

BLC has been the fiscal sponsor of the eastern academic scholars' trust (east), a shared print project originating as a grant-funded initiative, since 2015. East is a collaborative effort among academic and research libraries to document, protect, and provide long-term access to their print collections.

$560Kprogram expense
02

Resource Sharing

BLC was founded upon a shared commitment to promote cooperation in making resources more readily available. Today, the BLC remains committed to facilitating high-quality and cost-effective sharing of print and digital content through its resource sharing programs, including interlibrary loan and controlled digital lending.

$352Kprogram expense
03

Professional Developement

BLC offers regular webinars and workshops designed to facilitate sharing expertise, highlighting the work of librarians and library staff across the BLC member institutions. BLC coordinates the activities of more than 20 membership communities across a wide range of library practice areas.

$191Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Davis Educational FoundationFY2023$130K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$130K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $277K · 2021–2022
Eastern Academic Scholars Trust INCMA · FY2022$177,401
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services INCMI · FY2021$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$235K
Owns and owesPt X
$754K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$693K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
SavingsLn 2$446K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$693K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$287K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
Net assetsLn 32$754K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$698K$693K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$285K$287K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K$314K
Net assetsLn 32$865K$754K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$258K$258K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$133K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$304K$240K$63K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$14K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$17K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$27K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$14K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$24K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$104$3K
TravelLn 17$96K$55K$41K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$353K$342K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$4K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$235K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.6M$195K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M$49K$847K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$1.4M−$107K$754K 990 PDF
FY2022 $816K$763K$53K$865K 990 PDF
FY2021 $772K$658K$114K$931K 990 PDF
FY2020 $666K$610K$55K$817K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,260,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $814,758$1,260,731
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,060−$731
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,818$1,260,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,000$257,801
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,571$546,730
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $334,159$562,456
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $762,730$1,366,987
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,088−$106,987
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,260,000 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,118,981
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,260,731
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,823$5,823
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,554−$6,554
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$731$1,260,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,366,987 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $257,801$257,801
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,653 · Management $33,739$166,392
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $240,494 · Management $63,317$303,811
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,825 · Management $3,516$17,341
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,638 · Management $8,320$24,958
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,288 · Management $6,940$34,228
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,444 · Management $17,729$32,173
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,284 · Management $29,806$54,090
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $104 · Management $2,813$2,917
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,676 · Management $41,233$95,909
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,935$3,935
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,833$3,833
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $341,800 · Management $11,212$353,012
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,781 · Management $12,806$16,587
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,131,723 · Management $235,264 · Fundraising $0$1,366,987
Part X · Balance sheet $1,067,679 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $493,318$247,060
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,906$445,721
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,022$81,838
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,629$6,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $285,250$287,060
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,028,614$1,067,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,616$43,520
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $103,296$270,541
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $164,062$314,061
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $781,852$544,351
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,700$209,267
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $864,552$753,618
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,028,614$1,067,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $753,618 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,260,000
XI-2 Total expenses$1,366,987
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$106,987
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$864,552
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,947
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$753,618

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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