The Special Libraries Association promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy and networking initiatives.

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89¢ 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
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $414K a year · 45% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $120
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$666K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$890K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$666K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$487K
FY2024$666K
FY2025$813K
Expenses
$890K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$731K
FY2024$890K
FY2025$946K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$0

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $788K Management & general 11% · $102K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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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 15aNo

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3 programs · $738K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Membership

Sla offers members access to exceptional experiences, vibrant communities, educational resources, and essential tools for success. Sla members-stay on top of the latest industry trends and issues through slas online magazine, information insights, and our social media channels; earn professional credentials and skills with sla webinar…

$371Kprogram expense
02

Conference and Meetings

Conference and meetings offer the premier opportunity for interaction, learning, and relationship building between the full diversity of members, prospective members, thought leaders, and industry partners.

$246Kprogram expense
03

Public Affairs and Marketing

Includes slas communications, public relations, marketing, and public policy initiatives. Various efforts include printed, oral, and recorded presentations; press functions such as press releases, scholarship recognition, photography and meetings with press; marketing of products and services through print, electronic, exhibitions.

$121Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$120
Grants paid · 4 grants · $155K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$74,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$30,649
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$666K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Money outPt IX
$890K
Ln 25
Programscol B$788K
Managementcol C$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$811K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$58K
Total revenueLn 12$666K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$811K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$811K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$583K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$255K$811K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$583K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$482K$482K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$207K$207K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$23K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$15K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$890K$788K$102K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $813K$946K−$133K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $666K$890K−$224K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $487K$731K−$244K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$2.2M−$993K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.5M−$484K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.8M−$405K$3.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $665,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,749$26,356
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $451,233$562,059
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,554$75,963
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100$1,384
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $486,636$665,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$50,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $731,122$839,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $731,122$889,662
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$244,486−$223,900
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $665,762 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,821 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,356
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $509,193 · Unrelated business $49,045$558,238
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,881$17,881
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $58,082$58,082
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,384$1,384
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $572,480 · Unrelated business $49,045 · Excluded from tax $17,881$665,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $889,662 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $482,253$482,253
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,322$10,322
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,000$7,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,232$3,232
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,942$1,942
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $207,205$207,205
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,411$3,411
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,913 · Management $80,054$102,967
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,087 · Management $6,243$21,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $787,780 · Management $101,882 · Fundraising $0$889,662
Part X · Balance sheet $1,446,782 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,548$810,596
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,394$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,205$53,362
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,282,486$582,824
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,599,633$1,446,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,839$37,555
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $107,806$117,460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,901$155,015
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $268,936$144,889
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,202,796$1,146,878
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,471,732$1,291,767
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,599,633$1,446,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,291,767 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$665,762
XI-2 Total expenses$889,662
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$223,900
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,471,732
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$55,301
XI-7 Investment expenses−$11,366
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,291,767

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