To provide its patrons with a balanced collection of books, other reading materials, and assorted borrowing items which serve their educational, culturual, and recreational needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 16 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$969
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$382K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$360K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$382K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$348K
FY2020$508K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$522K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$382K
Expenses
$360K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$308K
FY2020$309K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$360K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$685K
FY2020$884K
FY2021$758K
FY2022$956K
FY2023$974K
FY2024$1.0M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1970.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $327K Management & general 9% · $33K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurie Rachetta’s $44K as Executive Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Laurie Rachetta$44,142$43,611$43,585$44,600$42,106
Lisa Wojtaszek—$7,919$7,669$7,775$7,441

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers books and other items for education, culture, and recreation.

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1 program · $327K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides the local community with a summer reading program, public access to computers, and a balanced collection of books, DVDS, books on CD, and other borrowing items to serve educational, cultural, and recreational needs.

$327Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$382K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$360K
Ln 25
Programscol B$327K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$861K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$969
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Government grantsLn 1e$369K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$382K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$313K
SavingsLn 2$548K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$861K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$969
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$832K$861K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$974K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$969
Net assetsLn 32$974K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$193K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$11K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$655
Office expensesLn 13$13K$12K$636
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$34K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$33K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$360K$327K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $382K$360K$22K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $352K$334K$18K$974K 990 PDF
FY2022 $522K$324K$198K$956K 990 PDF
FY2021 $175K$301K−$126K$758K 990 PDF
FY2020 $508K$309K$199K$884K 990 PDF
FY2019 $348K$308K$39K$685K 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 $382,233 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $344,829$369,441
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,771$3,591
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,454$9,201
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $352,054$382,233
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 $185,488$228,137
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,830$131,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $334,318$359,930
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,736$22,303
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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 $382,233 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$369,441
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$369,441
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,591$3,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,201$9,201
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,591 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,201$382,233
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $359,930 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,361 · Management $6,900$200,261
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,302 · Management $1,256$12,558
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,020 · Management $2,298$15,318
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,709 · Management $655$4,364
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,079 · Management $636$12,715
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,761 · Management $1,193$7,954
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,799 · Management $1,779$35,578
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,421$8,421
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,830 · Management $8,207$41,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,724$11,724
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $327,006 · Management $32,924 · Fundraising $0$359,930
Part X · Balance sheet $1,026,308 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2$313,052
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $831,676$547,604
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $142,400$165,652
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $974,078$1,026,308
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$969
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$969
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $974,078$1,025,339
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $974,078$1,026,308
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,025,339 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$382,233
XI-2 Total expenses$359,930
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,303
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$974,078
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$28,958
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,025,339

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