Fairview Public Library

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The Fairview Public Library exists to provide quality service to the residents of the Town of Middletown, NY, in an open and non-judgmental environment with free access to library materials in a variety of formats.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 14-1561972) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 6 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
73.3 mo
of spending, in cash
73.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $9K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$102K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$103K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$102K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$125K
FY2024$102K
Expenses
$103K
FY2024-0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$93K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$103K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1993.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $97K Management & general 4% · $4K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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; $31K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$30,160Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$900Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Doris Warner’s $30K as Director is at the 23rd 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Doris Warner$30,160$29,725$29,937$29,400$26,941
Beth Bush$900$900$900$900$1,170

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

Offers free library materials and services to Middletown residents in a welcoming environment.

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1 program · $97K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Fairview Public Library exists to provide quality service to the residents of the Town of Middletown, NY, in an open and non-judgmental environment with free access to library materials in a variety of formats.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 14-1561972) · Dispute this line
$97Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$9K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$102K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$97K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$628K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$102K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$593K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$628K
Accounts receivableLn 4$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$222K
Other assetsLn 15$341K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$577K$562K$539K$546K$557K
SpentLn 1d–1f$10K$10K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$621K$628K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$222K$222K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$31K$30K$900
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$12K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K$172
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$210$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K$97K$4K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 21, 2025 $102K$103K−$393$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $125K$103K$22K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 9, 2023 $106K$106K$140$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $81K$93K−$12K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2021 $71K$91K−$19K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $102,470 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $94,182$67,199
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,426$2,778
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,171$26,224
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,785$6,269
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $124,564$102,470
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,184$52,666
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,795$50,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $102,979$102,863
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,585−$393
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $102,470 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,571
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$67,199
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,778$2,778
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,224$26,224
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$5,269
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,778 · Excluded from tax $27,224$102,470
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,863 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $30,160 · Management $900$31,060
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,927$17,927
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,679$3,679
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,775$1,775
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,825$1,825
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,196$6,196
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,775 · Management $1,308$13,083
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,548$5,548
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,642 · Management $172$15,814
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,218 · Management $210 · Fundraising $1,528$5,956
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $96,970 · Management $4,365 · Fundraising $1,528$102,863
Part X · Balance sheet $1,195,934 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,854$34,752
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $578,315$593,492
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,527$4,798
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $221,825$222,040
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $329,308$340,852
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,179,829$1,195,934
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70$70
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,612$2,441
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,682$2,511
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $596,275$600,007
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $581,872$593,416
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,178,147$1,193,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,179,829$1,195,934
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,193,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$102,470
XI-2 Total expenses$102,863
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$393
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,178,147
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$15,669
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,193,423

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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