Four County Library System EIN 15-0618269

Four County Library System

EIN  15-0618269 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vestal, NY
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Verified accurate 8/31/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
a nonprofit
Leadership
Steven Bachman · Executive Dir. · $94K
Money in and out
$2.8M revenue, $2.7M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Four County Library System is a nonprofit based in Vestal, NY. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.8M in revenue, $2.7M in expenses, and $2.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $79K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +122% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +10%
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +8%
Total assets
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$2.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$79K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide services and administer grants to member libraries in the counties of broome, chenango, delaware and otsego in new york state. Services include a web-based catalog of system-wide resources, interlibrary loans, filtering of internet resources, cataloging and physical processing of materials, electronic resource subscriptions…

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFour County Library System
EINHdr · item D15-0618269
Principal addressHdr · item CVestal, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.4cls.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1962

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$94,361Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Steven Bachman$94,361$91,260$90,810

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.0M · 72%
Program service revenue$704K · 25%
Investment income$72K · 3%
Other revenue$24K · 1%
Contributions & grants72%$2.0M
Program service revenue25%$704K
Investment income3%$72K
Other revenue1%$24K
— government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program services85%$2.3M
Management & general15%$415K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$2.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed10.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.4M · Operating expenses/yr $2.7M
10.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.3M · Total expenses $2.7M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $415K · Total expenses $2.7M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $2.7M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.0M · Total revenue $2.8M
72%
Government reliance
Government grants $2.0M · Total revenue $2.8M
72%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $704K · Total revenue $2.8M
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $72K · Total revenue $2.8M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $704K · Total expenses $2.7M
26%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.8M · Prior year $2.6M
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $2.3M · FY2024 $2.8M
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.8M · Expenses $2.7M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.5M · Total assets $2.5M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Steven Bachman · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $94K · Total expenses $2.7M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.4M · Total expenses $2.7M
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42
Grants paid · 35 grants · $690K · 2020–2024
Broome County Public LibraryFY2024$112,436
George F Johnson Mem LibFY2024$15,886
Vestal Public LibraryFY2024$15,101
Your Home Public LibraryFY2024$9,167
Guernsey Memorial LibraryFY2024$8,729
Sidney Memorial Public LibrarFY2024$8,113
Fenton Free LibraryFY2024$6,598
Huntington Memorial LibraryFY2024$5,892
Broome County Public LibraryFY2023$62,986
George F Johnson Mem LibFY2023$10,606
Vestal Public LibraryFY2023$9,743
Guernsey Memorial LibraryFY2023$6,564
Your Home Public LibraryFY2023$6,290
Sidney Memorial Public LibrarFY2023$5,321
Huntington Memorial LibraryFY2023$5,171
Broome County Public LibraryFY2022$56,576
George F Johnson Mem LibFY2022$19,527
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.8M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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