To serve residents and visitors of all ages, providing them with current resources, programs and services to meet their informational, educational, and recreational needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 10 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 $134K a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$216
0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$462K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$347K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$462K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$256K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$762K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$462K
Expenses
$347K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$316K
FY2025$347K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$986K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1993.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $283K Management & general 18% · $64K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
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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 15aNo

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1 program · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To provide public access to the community members to meet their informational, educational, and recreational needs.

$283Kprogram 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
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$417K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$905K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$417K
Government grantsLn 1e$339K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$887K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$905K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.1M$905K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$735K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$216
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$210K$210K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$94$94
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$339$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$239$239$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$157
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K$178
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$283K$64K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $462K$347K$116K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $670K$316K$355K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $762K$279K$484K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $337K$356K−$19K$986K 990 PDF
FY2021 $256K$453K−$197K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $293K$228K$65K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $462,185 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $634,251$416,611
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,316$2,771
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,577$42,803
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $670,144$462,185
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 $205,299$231,177
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,261$115,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $315,560$346,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $354,584$115,622
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $462,185 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$338,701
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$77,910
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$416,611
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,771$2,771
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,803$42,803
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,771 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,803$462,185
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,563 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $209,570$209,570
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,481$5,481
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $94$94
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,032$16,032
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,893$3,893
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $339 · Management $11,599$11,938
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $239 · Fundraising $0$239
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,685 · Management $157$3,842
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,502$13,502
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $19,883$19,883
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,164$1,164
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $22,607$22,607
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,384$5,384
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,756 · Management $178$32,934
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $282,862 · Management $63,701 · Fundraising $0$346,563
Part X · Balance sheet $1,940,367 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,069$17,534
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,060,407$887,167
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $735,053$1,035,666
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,824,529$1,940,367
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$216
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$216
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,824,529$1,940,151
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,824,529$1,940,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,824,529$1,940,367
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,940,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,185
XI-2 Total expenses$346,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,824,529
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,940,151

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