To provide a variety of Library services to the member libraries in niagara, orleans, and genesee counties and perform a number of functions which assist its member public libraries in serving their patrons.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $176K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $59K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$759K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Jun 1962.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.2M Management & general 24% · $378K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt 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
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Bindeman’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 10th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Thomas Bindeman$60,264$62,308$60,000

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 · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Providing library services to member libraries in a specified geographic area which aid the associated public libraries chartered under new york state education law in performing their missions.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 44 grants · $1.8M · 2021–2025
Niagara Falls Public LibraryFY2025$169,929
Lockport Public LibraryFY2025$32,290
Wilson Community LibraryFY2025$22,273
Sanborn-Pekin Free LibraryFY2025$21,955
Ransomville Free LibraryFY2025$21,955
Youngstown Free LibraryFY2025$21,955
North Tonawanda Public LibraryFY2025$21,532
Hoag LibraryFY2025$9,444
Lee-Whedon Memorial LibraryFY2025$8,200
Woodward Memorial LibraryFY2025$7,560
Community Free LibraryFY2025$7,273
Richmond Memorial LibraryFY2025$6,450
Corfu Public LibraryFY2025$6,446
Byron-Bergen Public LibraryFY2025$6,425
Hollwedel Memorial Public LibraryFY2025$6,241
Yates Community LibraryFY2025$6,241
Haxton Memorial LibraryFY2025$6,157
Niagara Falls Public LibraryFY2024$219,151
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$264K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$378K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$761K
Other assetsLn 15$215K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 611
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$731K$761K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K$759K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$278K$278K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$485K$364K$121K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$84K$63K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$36K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$26K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$106K$106K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$35K$12K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$40K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$388K$348K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$15K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.2M$378K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.7M$164K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.8M$118K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$1.6M$68K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.5M$332K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.6M$500K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.5M−$126K$2.2M 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 $1,653,734 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,509,435$1,362,022
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $266,191$263,713
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,645$7,441
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,628$20,558
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,801,899$1,653,734
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $311,111$277,943
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $549,431$651,847
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $609,823$656,152
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,470,365$1,585,942
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $331,534$67,792
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,653,734 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,558 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,358,612
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,410
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,362,022
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $263,713$263,713
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,441$7,441
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $284,271 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,441$1,653,734
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,585,942 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $277,943$277,943
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $363,776 · Management $121,259$485,035
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $63,386 · Management $21,095$84,481
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,585 · Management $11,843$47,428
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,188 · Management $8,715$34,903
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $106,121$106,121
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,110$13,110
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,531$3,531
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,535 · Management $11,511$46,046
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,390$1,390
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,005$3,005
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,214 · Management $11,979$52,193
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,027$24,027
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $348,364 · Management $39,731$388,095
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,386 · Management $3,248$18,634
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,208,382 · Management $377,560 · Fundraising $0$1,585,942
Part X · Balance sheet $3,799,053 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $390,112$1,182,390
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,229,695$1,630,021
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,880$6,312
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,102$3,756
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $730,834$761,316
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $314,503$215,258
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,689,951$3,799,053
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,055$130,198
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $44,941$212
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $604,806$628,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $716,802$758,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,973,149$3,040,243
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,689,951$3,799,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,040,243 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,653,734
XI-2 Total expenses$1,585,942
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$67,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,973,149
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$696
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,040,243

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