The exempt purpose of the organization is to operate the public Library in the town of Dover, n.y.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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FY2023 · 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 $26K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $43
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
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$378K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$684K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$378K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$294K
Expenses
$325K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$406K
Net assets
$684K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$630K
FY2023$684K
FY2024$572K

From the FY2023 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 1999.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $314K Management & general 3% · $10K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$31,204Pt VII · Sec A
$993Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Smiih’s $59K as Director is at the 51st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amy Smiih$59,392$31,204——
Donna Perolli—$993$54,282$50,618

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates the public library in Dover, New York.

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1 program · $314K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Operation of a public library in the town of dover, N.Y.

$314Kprogram 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$43

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$378K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$314K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$684K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K
Total assetsLn 16$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Government grantsLn 1e$85K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$378K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$514K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K
Total assetsLn 16$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$684K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$496K$514K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$630K$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$630K$684K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$125K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$718$718
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$9K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$314$314
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$577$577
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$314K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $294K$406K−$112K$572K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $378K$325K$54K$684K 990 PDF
FY2022 $394K$310K$85K$630K 990 PDF
FY2021 $341K$288K$53K$546K 990 PDF
FY2020 $280K$230K$50K$492K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $378,034 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $390,809$370,221
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,274$4,180
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $380$3,633
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $394,463$378,034
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $203,434$169,227
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,272$155,299
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $309,706$324,526
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,757$53,508
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,034 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,714
VIII-1e Government grants$84,617
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$279,890
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$370,221
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,180$4,180
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,633$3,633
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,813 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$378,034
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $324,526 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,146$32,146
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $125,387$125,387
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $718$718
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,976$10,976
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,700$2,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,157$3,157
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,062 · Management $4,464$13,526
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $314$314
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,050$6,050
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $577$577
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $17,680$17,680
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,296$29,296
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,527$2,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,316$72,316
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,156$7,156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $314,205 · Management $10,321 · Fundraising $0$324,526
Part X · Balance sheet $683,775 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $204,483$240,526
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $291,241$273,939
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,075$165,842
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,468$3,468
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $630,267$683,775
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $630,267$683,775
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $630,267$683,775
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $683,775 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,034
XI-2 Total expenses$324,526
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,508
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$630,267
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$683,775

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