Bethany Library Association Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Bethany, CT501(c)(3)Since 1930EIN 06-6007835

The mission of the clark memorial library of bethany is to provide materials and services for community residents of all ages. The materials shall be for personal enrichment, enjoyment, and educational needs in a variety of formats. Programs and activities organized and supported by the library will help to meet the needs of adults, teens and children in our town.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 11 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$378K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$378K
FY2024▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$437K
FY2024$378K
Expenses
$394K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$365K
FY2024$394K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1951.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $390K Management & general 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides books, resources, and programs for the Bethany, Connecticut community.

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3 program services account for $390K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Public library serving the town of bethany connecticut

$388Kprogram expense
02

Summer reading activities and programs now include the whole family in an ongoing effort to prevent "summer slide" among children and teens. Programs and activities appeal to people of all ages and to meet educational and recreational interests.

$2Kprogram expense
03

Children's and young adult programming are a fixture of our services. We offer early literacy play groups, story times, readers' clubs and manga-animae activities for children from 0 through 18 years of age. Friends of the bethany library contribute to program supplies and the facilitator of the manga group.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$378K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$729
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$390K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Government grantsLn 1e$326K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$729
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$378K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$136K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$518K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$814K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$136K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$511K$518K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$814K$814K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$227K$227K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$83K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$390K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $437K$365K$72K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $355K$385K−$30K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $460K$344K$115K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $464K$293K$170K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $417K$333K$84K$1.2M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $377,771 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$326,406
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$39,933
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$366,339
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $729$729
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,863$13,863
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,160−$3,160
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $729 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,703$377,771
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $393,894 across 8 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $226,547$226,547
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,651$18,651
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,314$4,314
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,087$12,087
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,015$19,015
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,949$82,949
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,039$3,039
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,292$27,292
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $389,580 · Management $4,314 · Fundraising $0$393,894
Part X · Balance sheet $1,483,124 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,946$136,423
X-4 Accounts receivable$15,236
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $813,783$813,783
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $511,291$517,682
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,511,020$1,483,124
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,773$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,499,247$1,483,124
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,511,020$1,483,124
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,483,124 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$377,771
XI-2 Total expenses$393,894
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,499,247
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,483,124

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