Darien Library INC FY2021 filing

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Darien, CT501(c)(3)Since 1901EducationEIN 06-0647010Revenue $5.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSdarienlibrary.org1441 Post Rd, 06820-5419 · Darien, CTTax-exempt since Mar 1952Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The library's primary exempt purpose is to provide a vast array of content and programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$250K 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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FY2021 · 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $471K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$250K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$282K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$30.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.2M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$30.5M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$30.5M
FY2022$28.8M
FY2023$28.5M
FY2024$28.7M
FY2025$29.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Mar 1952.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $4.6M Management & general 15% · $842K Fundraising 3% · $158K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $250K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$205,207Pt VII · Sec A
$44,625Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kiera Parrott’s $167K as Dirctor is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alan Gray————$205,207
Kiera Parrott$166,681$174,773$167,297$138,248$44,625
Elisabeth Marrocolla$143,179————
Victor Pensiero$140,231————
Blanche Parker$114,804————
Amanda Goodman$105,873————
Catherine McLaughlin$105,509————

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 a wide range of books, media, and educational activities for the public.

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1 program · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide comprehensive library services to the general public.

$4.6Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$842K
Fundraisingcol D$158K
Owns and owesPt X
$30.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$672K
Total assetsLn 16$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$118K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$672K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$672K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.3M
Total assetsLn 16$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282K
Net assetsLn 32$30.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 583
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K$672K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.6M$9.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.9M$20.3M
Total assetsLn 16$29.1M$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$523K$282K
Net assetsLn 32$28.5M$30.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.2M$466K$64K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$804K$648K$137K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$244K$174K$30K$40K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$55K$25K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$729K$600K$109K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$885K$825K$51K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$161K$154K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$4.6M$842K$158K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.2M$6.7M−$485K$29.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.8M$6.4M−$543K$28.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.4M$6.4M−$1.0M$28.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$6.0M−$71K$28.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.4M$5.6M−$224K$30.5M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,411,557 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,496,270$5,119,777
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,118$12,804
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $362,715$268,187
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,649$10,789
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,947,752$5,411,557
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 $3,611,804$3,543,980
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,204,767$2,091,270
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,816,571$5,635,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$868,819−$223,693
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $5,411,557 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,010,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,109,077
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,119,777
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,804$12,804
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $149,779$149,779
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $118,408$118,408
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,581$11,581
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$792−$792
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $280,199 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,581$5,411,557
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,635,250 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,209,986 · Management $465,543 · Fundraising $64,484$2,740,013
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $648,448 · Management $136,598 · Fundraising $18,921$803,967
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,433$16,433
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $173,768 · Management $30,333 · Fundraising $40,285$244,386
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,136 · Management $29,724$54,860
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $599,926 · Management $108,974 · Fundraising $20,416$729,316
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $824,610 · Management $50,754 · Fundraising $9,509$884,873
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $153,611 · Management $3,659 · Fundraising $4,132$161,402
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,635,485 · Management $842,018 · Fundraising $157,747$5,635,250
Part X · Balance sheet $30,755,971 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $425,485$672,249
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $104,141$141,438
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,904,531$20,323,689
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,625,659$9,618,595
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,059,816$30,755,971
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $523,472$282,348
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $523,472$282,348
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,762,975$27,848,922
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,773,369$2,624,701
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,536,344$30,473,623
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,059,816$30,755,971
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,473,623 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,411,557
XI-2 Total expenses$5,635,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$223,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,536,344
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,160,972
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,473,623

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