Fort Plain Free Library FY2024 filing

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The library conducts all services and functions incident to any non-profit library in a small town library. The storage, safe keeping and loaning out of books,CD's,DVD's and periodicals to the public. Conducting special programs for patrons of all ages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $363K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$240K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$241K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$240K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$241K
FY2024▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$234K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2024-0.07%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1942.

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% · $237K Management & general 1% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$51,652Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Whitney Hubbard’s $50K as Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Whitney Hubbard$49,500$51,652$49,126$46,250$43,600$45,903

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $134K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The librarys services are loaning out books, periodicals and other items, providing special programs to patrons of all ages like childrens story hour, teen discussion groups, adult discussion groups and poetry and story writing workshops,working with fabric workshops, they also make computer work stations with internet connections…

$134Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$240K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$241K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$240K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$363K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$24K$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$367K$363K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$52K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$80K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$0$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$47K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$19K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$241K$237K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 2, 2026 $230K$234K−$4K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 3, 2025 $240K$241K−$387$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2024 $209K$242K−$33K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 16, 2023 $229K$218K$11K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 1, 2022 $197K$196K$1K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 18, 2021 $142K$200K−$58K$1.7M 990 PDF

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 $240,174 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,885$196,718
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,726$4,254
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,856$39,202
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $209,467$240,174
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $127,770$141,498
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,238$99,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $242,008$240,561
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$32,541−$387
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $240,174 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,226
VIII-1d Related organizations$2,829
VIII-1e Government grants$40,524
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$144,139
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$196,718
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,254
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,078
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $27,124 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$27,124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,456 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$240,174
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $240,561 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,652 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$51,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,791 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$79,791
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,055 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,055
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,600
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,102 · Fundraising $0$3,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,692 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,692
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,185 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,185
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,125 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,125
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,399 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,399
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,222 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,222
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,250
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,488 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,459 · Management $3,102 · Fundraising $0$240,561
Part X · Balance sheet $1,650,168 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,338$69,773
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,260,501$1,213,102
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $366,528$362,793
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$4,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,651,367$1,650,168
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,651,367$1,650,168
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,651,367$1,650,168
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,651,367$1,650,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,650,168 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$240,174
XI-2 Total expenses$240,561
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$387
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,651,367
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$812
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,650,168

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