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Public Library for the city of Fulton, NY.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 15-6000527) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
84% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9.2 mo
of spending, in cash
9.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$168
0.03% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.03% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$746K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$758K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$579K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$746K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$546K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$746K
Expenses
$758K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$758K
Net assets
$579K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$508K
FY2021$516K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$698K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$579K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2007.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $635K Management & general 16% · $124K

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
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Financ
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $635K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Public library for the city of fulton, ny.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 15-6000527) · Dispute this line
$635Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$746K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$635K
Managementcol C$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$579K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$579K
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Government grantsLn 1e$701K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$352
Total revenueLn 12$746K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$337K
SavingsLn 2$242K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$579K
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168
Net assetsLn 32$579K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$591K$579K
Total assetsLn 16$591K$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$168
Net assetsLn 32$591K$579K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$315K$267K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$70K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$4K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$2K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$219K$186K$33K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$55K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$635K$124K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 20, 2026 $746K$758K−$13K$579K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2025 $544K$650K−$106K$591K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $548K$513K$35K$698K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $578K$432K$147K$662K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $424K$416K$8K$516K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 30, 2021 $546K$462K$84K$508K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $745,585 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $534,998$734,110
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,393$6,246
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59$4,877
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61$352
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $543,511$745,585
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $349,255$420,957
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $300,352$337,370
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $649,607$758,327
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$106,096−$12,742
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $745,585 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$700,527
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,583
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$734,110
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,246$6,246
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,877$4,877
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $352$352
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,598 · Excluded from tax $4,877$745,585
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $758,327 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $267,409 · Management $47,190$314,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,947 · Management $12,344$82,291
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,457 · Management $3,610$24,067
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,820 · Management $15,282$19,102
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,989 · Management $7,955$9,944
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,938 · Management $1,224$8,162
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,217 · Management $1,803$12,020
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $186,069 · Management $32,836$218,905
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,288$1,288
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,807 · Management $1,378$9,185
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,442$55,442
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,322$3,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $634,705 · Management $123,622 · Fundraising $0$758,327
Part X · Balance sheet $578,860 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $354,362$337,354
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $237,072$241,506
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $591,434$578,860
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$168
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$168
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $591,434$578,692
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $591,434$578,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $591,434$578,860
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $578,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,585
XI-2 Total expenses$758,327
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,742
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$591,434
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$578,692

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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