Operate a public Library

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2022 · 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 $202K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$869K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$692K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$869K
FY2022▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$545K
FY2021$538K
FY2022$869K
FY2023$992K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$692K
FY2022▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$740K
FY2024$852K
FY2025$940K
Net assets
$11.5M
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$13.6M
FY2025$14.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1941.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $592K Management & general 13% · $91K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Dire
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Courtney Tsahalis’s $87K as Library Dire is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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
Courtney Tsahalis$87,359$81,284$77,038$75,000$108,548$85,048

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

Programs and updates

Millbrook Library is an education nonprofit based in Millbrook, NY, formed in 1901.

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1 program · $592K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Operate a free public library with related programs.

$592Kprogram 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$250K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$869K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$743K
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$692K
Ln 25
Programscol B$592K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$710K
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$743K
Government grantsLn 1e$513K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$11K
Total revenueLn 12$869K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$295K
SavingsLn 2$414K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$710K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$8.5M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$816K$710K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$451K$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$12.4M$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$12.4M$11.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$26K$45K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$217K$206K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$63K$49K$13K$893
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$20K$5K$356
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$16K$4K$283
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K$143
OccupancyLn 16$85K$80K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$935$729$193$13
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$88K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$14K$733
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$77K$816$56
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$692K$592K$91K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$940K$75K$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$852K$685K$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $992K$740K$252K$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $869K$692K$177K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $538K$579K−$42K$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $545K$481K$65K$11.0M 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 $868,728 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $317,908$743,244
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,587$4,030
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $217,087$121,454
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $537,582$868,728
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,590$379,978
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $282,519$311,677
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $579,109$691,655
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,527$177,073
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $868,728 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$512,843
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,401
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$743,244
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,030$4,030
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $132,619$132,619
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$11,165−$11,165
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,030 · Excluded from tax $121,454$868,728
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $691,655 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,250 · Management $45,000 · Fundraising $3,750$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,169 · Management $10,851$217,020
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,022 · Management $12,958 · Fundraising $893$62,873
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,559 · Management $5,170 · Fundraising $356$25,085
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,550 · Management $4,110 · Fundraising $283$19,943
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,068$7,068
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,818 · Management $2,065 · Fundraising $143$10,026
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,496 · Management $4,237$84,733
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $729 · Management $193 · Fundraising $13$935
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $88,363 · Management $4,651$93,014
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,920 · Management $733$14,653
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,687 · Management $816 · Fundraising $56$77,559
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $3,746$3,746
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,631 · Management $90,784 · Fundraising $9,240$691,655
Part X · Balance sheet $11,488,333 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $405,537$295,421
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $410,240$414,380
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,000$327,313
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,925$3,159
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,599,980$1,562,940
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $450,936$380,715
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,538,840$8,504,405
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,409,458$11,488,333
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,770$24,791
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,770$24,791
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,641,247$2,494,586
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,727,441$8,968,956
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,368,688$11,463,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,409,458$11,488,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,463,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$868,728
XI-2 Total expenses$691,655
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$177,073
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,368,688
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,082,219
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,463,542

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