To connect our community with resources that educate, enrich, and engage.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 21 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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FY2025 · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$971K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$701K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$618K
FY2023$615K
FY2024$802K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$971K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$713K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$591K
FY2023$607K
FY2024$865K
FY2025$971K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$804K
FY2021$854K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$889K
FY2024$826K
FY2025$1.1M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1986.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $850K Management & general 12% · $120K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$71,203Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick McGowan’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick McGowan$71,203$32,592————
Beth Paine——$62,714$60,053$57,889$56,954
Mary Grace Flaherty—$13,232————

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

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Connects the community with educational, enriching, and engaging resources.

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1 program · $850K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of a school district public library to benefit residents of the sidney central school district. The library services are also available to non-residents in the area.

$850Kprogram 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 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$971K
Ln 25
Programscol B$850K
Managementcol C$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$690K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$834K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$834K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$826K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$86K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$304K$274K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$24K$22K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$20K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$27K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$12K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$35K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$24K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$372K$326K$46K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$971K$850K$120K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$971K$228K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $802K$865K−$63K$826K 990 PDF
FY2023 $615K$607K$8K$889K 990 PDF
FY2022 $618K$591K$27K$880K 990 PDF
FY2021 $605K$560K$45K$854K 990 PDF
FY2020 $701K$713K−$12K$804K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,199,259 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $784,197$1,166,013
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,981$7,975
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,243$25,271
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $802,421$1,199,259
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 $459,789$476,501
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $405,224$494,321
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $865,013$970,822
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,592$228,437
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,199,259 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$689,651
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$476,362
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,166,013
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,975$7,975
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,271$25,271
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,975 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,271$1,199,259
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $970,822 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,284 · Management $9,587$95,871
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $273,936 · Management $30,437$304,373
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,563 · Management $2,396$23,959
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,441 · Management $2,271$22,712
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,628 · Management $2,958$29,586
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,500$12,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,816$10,816
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,352 · Management $4,119$16,471
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,518$11,518
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,987 · Management $6,174$41,161
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,785 · Management $4,198$27,983
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $326,399 · Management $45,854$372,253
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,619$1,619
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $850,328 · Management $120,494 · Fundraising $0$970,822
Part X · Balance sheet $1,063,799 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,614$20,671
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $828,931$1,043,128
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $833,545$1,063,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,534$9,351
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,534$9,351
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $724,536$952,053
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,475$102,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $826,011$1,054,448
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $833,545$1,063,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,054,448 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,199,259
XI-2 Total expenses$970,822
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$228,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$826,011
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,054,448

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

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