Cornwall Library Association INC

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To provide the community with a free public Library

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 06-0669590) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $651K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $53K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.1% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
17 of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$287K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$315K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$287K
Expenses
$315K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$315K
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1954.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $249K Management & general 16% · $52K Fundraising 5% · $15K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Library Director
$60,257Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Haske$60,257$57,572$54,211$50,890$50,140$49,070

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

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1 program · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The library provides books, periodicals, research, and cultural services to the town of cornwall, CT. The collection incudes over 46,000 books, books on tape and movies. Computers and internet services are available.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 06-0669590) · Dispute this line
$249Kprogram 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$53K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Money outPt IX
$315K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$407
SavingsLn 2$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$901K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$651K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$1.4M$1.3M$1.2M$1.1M$1.2M
AddedLn 1b$100$41K$37K
SpentLn 1d–1f$62K$13K$39K$2K$2K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$33K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$596K$651K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$926K$901K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$114K$15K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$1K$523
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$473
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$1K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$20K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$48K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$33K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$315K$249K$52K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $287K$315K−$28K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $544K$279K$266K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $339K$260K$78K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $273K$223K$50K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $248K$212K$35K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $280K$206K$74K$2.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $287,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $427,555$137,362
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,347$12,279
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,640$72,007
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,637$65,360
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $544,179$287,008
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $145,345$157,281
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,198$157,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,543$315,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $265,636−$28,112
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $287,008 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$61,462
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,362
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,279$12,279
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $67,397$67,397
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,610$4,610
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $65,360$65,360
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,286 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,360$287,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $315,120 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,454 · Management $15,066 · Fundraising $6,185$135,705
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,671 · Management $1,273 · Fundraising $523$11,467
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,483 · Management $1,153 · Fundraising $473$10,109
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,370$3,370
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,475 · Management $12,000$13,475
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $7,689$7,689
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,229 · Management $1,486$3,715
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,486 · Management $1,372$6,858
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,028 · Management $5,007$25,035
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,896 · Management $2,521$50,417
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,467 · Management $2,474$8,941
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,522 · Management $1,017$33,539
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $248,711 · Management $51,539 · Fundraising $14,870$315,120
Part X · Balance sheet $2,743,953 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,157$407
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,427$32,749
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,814$3,930
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $926,270$900,674
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $596,248$651,038
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,077,478$1,155,155
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,656,394$2,743,953
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,027$3,583
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,027$3,583
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,565,832$1,585,215
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,085,535$1,155,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,651,367$2,740,370
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,656,394$2,743,953
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,740,370 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,008
XI-2 Total expenses$315,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,112
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,651,367
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$117,115
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,740,370

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

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