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Seymour Library

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Brockport, NY501(c)(3)Since 1936 EIN 16-1408025Revenue $925K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 15, 2026

On file with the IRSseymourlibraryweb.orgBrockport, NYTax-exempt since Dec 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Seymour Library is committed to providing print and non-print materials to the residents of all ages, facilitating life-long learning through current technological innovations, acquiring and managing necessary resources, initiating diverse activities to advance global interdependency and human understanding, preserving cultural heritage and intellectual freedom, practicing accountability in our endeavors, objectivity in our perceptions, transparency in our deliberations, and integrity in our governance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 27 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $44K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$137K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$925K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$758K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$925K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$747K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$925K
Expenses
$758K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$583K
FY2022$562K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$758K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$993K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$959K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 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 Dec 1993.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $722K Management & general 4% · $31K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Pophal
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Negus
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kenneth Streb
Finance Offi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Pruss
Director
$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

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1 program · $722K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Seymour library is a public facility that offers a wide range of media and materials for the use of its members' research or leisure. These include DVD'S, books, magazines, audiobooks, videos, and music for loan.

$722Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public LibraryFY2024$14K
Rochester Regional Library CouncilFY2024$9K
Nioga Library SystemFY2024$7K
Dillon FoundationFY2024$7K
Joseph Rippey Charitable TrFY2024$5K
Suzanne H Lee TrustFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$44K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$925K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$722K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$611K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K
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$871K
Government grantsLn 1e$568K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$925K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$585K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$611K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$143
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$635K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21
End of yearLn 1g$25K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$409K$611K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$670K$635K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K$137K
Net assetsLn 32$959K$1.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$412K$391K$16K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$24K$1K$254
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K$359$90
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$30K$1K$314
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$572$37
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$311$78
OccupancyLn 16$45K$45K$450
TravelLn 17$959$911$38$10
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$153K
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$722K$31K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2026 $925K$758K$167K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2025 $594K$685K−$91K$959K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 21, 2024 $596K$688K−$92K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2023 $711K$562K$149K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 30, 2022 $508K$583K−$74K$993K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2021 $747K$535K$212K$1.1M 990 PDF

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 $925,293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $526,517$870,734
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,709$18,163
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,921$22,325
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,791$14,071
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $593,938$925,293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $418,746$477,632
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,502$280,182
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $685,248$757,814
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$91,310$167,479
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $925,293 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,976
VIII-1e Government grants$567,814
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$284,944
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$870,734
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,163$18,163
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,325$22,325
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$14,071
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,163 · Excluded from tax $22,325$925,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $757,814 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $391,275 · Management $16,475 · Fundraising $4,119$411,869
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,113 · Management $1,015 · Fundraising $254$25,382
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,538 · Management $359 · Fundraising $90$8,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,824 · Management $1,256 · Fundraising $314$31,394
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,300$10,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,543 · Management $572 · Fundraising $37$4,152
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,389 · Management $311 · Fundraising $78$7,778
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,574 · Management $450$45,024
IX-17 TravelPrograms $911 · Management $38 · Fundraising $10$959
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,293$35,293
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,515$23,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153,161$153,161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $722,136 · Management $30,776 · Fundraising $4,902$757,814
Part X · Balance sheet $1,263,224 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,611$25,951
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $392,417$585,357
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $200$1,192
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,529$143
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $670,303$635,010
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,296$15,571
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,125,356$1,263,224
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $166,515$136,904
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $166,515$136,904
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $919,770$1,072,604
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,071$53,716
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $958,841$1,126,320
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,125,356$1,263,224
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,126,320 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$925,293
XI-2 Total expenses$757,814
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$958,841
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,126,320

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

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