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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $157
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$301K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$259K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$514K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$301K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$301K
Expenses
$259K
FY2024-0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$259K
FY2025$269K
Net assets
$514K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$472K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$545K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 2011.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $258K Management & general 0% · $650

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chair-Person
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Linares’s $40K as Co-Director is at the 31st 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Debra Linares$39,782$29,812
Hope Gove$39,782$29,812

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 · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The willington public library is an educational organization that serves the needs of the residents of willington and the surrounding towns by providing a library and supporting educational functions and events.

$258Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$157

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$301K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Managementcol C$650
Owns and owesPt X
$514K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$491K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
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$279K
Government grantsLn 1e$276K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$301K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$473K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$491K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$514K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 624
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$441K$491K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$472K$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$472K$514K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$166K$166K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$650$650
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$258K$650$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $301K$269K$31K$545K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $301K$259K$42K$514K 990 PDF
FY2023 $289K$259K$30K$472K 990 PDF
FY2022 $243K$216K$26K$442K 990 PDF
FY2021 $231K$195K$36K$416K 990 PDF
FY2020 $200K$212K−$12K$379K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $301,031 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $273,795$279,054
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,347$17,543
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,015$4,434
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,157$301,031
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $151,220$182,874
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,116$76,174
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $259,336$259,048
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,821$41,983
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $301,031 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $400 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$275,543
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,511
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,054
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,543$17,543
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,034$4,034
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,434 · Excluded from tax $17,543$301,031
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $259,048 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,389$166,389
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,485$16,485
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $650$650
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,904$3,904
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,436$2,436
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,694$31,694
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,974$2,974
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,890$24,890
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,626$9,626
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,398 · Management $650 · Fundraising $0$259,048
Part X · Balance sheet $519,222 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,682$18,549
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $413,969$472,556
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,091$28,117
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $471,742$519,222
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,497
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,497
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $471,742$513,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $471,742$513,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $471,742$519,222
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $513,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$301,031
XI-2 Total expenses$259,048
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,983
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$471,742
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$513,725

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