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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2020 · 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$623K
Spent
$589K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$623K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$822K
FY2022$693K
FY2023$845K
FY2024$765K
FY2025$792K
Expenses
$589K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$589K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$663K
FY2024$649K
FY2025$674K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.7M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1990.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $465K Management & general 19% · $109K Fundraising 2% · $15K

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; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$57,430Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacob Widrick———$32,823$63,579$57,430
Sophia Brandt$50,380$45,857$32,707$34,376——

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

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1 program · $465K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The library provides library services to our estimated 10,500 residents of the populations served approximately 6,000 are residents of the Town of Marcellus. The balance are residents in the Marcellus Central School District who live outside of the Town of Marcellus.

$465Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$623K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$604K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$589K
Ln 25
Programscol B$465K
Managementcol C$109K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$487K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
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$604K
Government grantsLn 1e$29K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$879
Total revenueLn 12$623K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$296K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$487K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$188K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 64
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K$487K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$46K$9K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K$158K$30K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$9K$2K$572
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$1K$465
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$14K$3K$866
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$0$7K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$175$140$35$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$869$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$53K$42K$11K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$71K$18K$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$127K$101K$25K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$589K$465K$109K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $792K$674K$118K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $765K$649K$116K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $845K$663K$182K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $693K$634K$59K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $822K$594K$229K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $623K$589K$34K$1.6M 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 $622,936 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $685,616$603,549
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,869$1,124
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,674$17,384
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,913$879
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $725,072$622,936
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,428$293,084
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $316,182$295,570
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $612,610$588,654
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,462$34,282
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $622,936 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$29,193
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$574,356
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$603,549
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,124 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,384$17,384
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $879 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$879
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,003 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,384$622,936
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $588,654 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,944 · Management $8,615 · Fundraising $2,871$57,430
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,074 · Management $29,639 · Fundraising $9,880$197,593
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,155 · Management $1,717 · Fundraising $572$11,444
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,442 · Management $1,395 · Fundraising $465$9,302
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,852 · Management $2,597 · Fundraising $866$17,315
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $0$1,170
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,680 · Fundraising $0$6,680
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $140 · Management $35 · Fundraising $0$175
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,478 · Management $869 · Fundraising $0$4,347
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,463 · Management $1,366 · Fundraising $0$6,829
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $42,019 · Management $10,505 · Fundraising $0$52,524
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,946 · Management $17,737 · Fundraising $0$88,683
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,846 · Management $1,712 · Fundraising $0$8,558
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $101,283 · Management $25,321 · Fundraising $0$126,604
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $464,642 · Management $109,358 · Fundraising $14,654$588,654
Part X · Balance sheet $3,427,834 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,999$190,790
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $265,809$296,057
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,584$10,773
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,463,293$1,403,464
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,227,643$1,276,358
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $88,314$62,537
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $184,043$187,855
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,262,685$3,427,834
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,103$21,023
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $549,974$703,733
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $1,250,000$1,115,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,823,077$1,839,756
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,439,608$1,588,078
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,262,685$3,427,834
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,588,078 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$622,936
XI-2 Total expenses$588,654
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,439,608
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$114,175
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$13
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,588,078

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