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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
61 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 60.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% 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
$99K
Spent
$93K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$474K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$99K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$195K
Expenses
$93K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$153K
Net assets
$474K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$554K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $44K Management & general 53% · $50K

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; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Director
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Sue Houser’s $30K as Library Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Blevins—$8,527$42,000
Mary Sue Houser$29,877$32,011—
Furman Kelley$16,429$9,791—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Artist display of local art including several exhibits.

$23Kprogram expense
02

Adult programs for the community, serving the educational and cultural needs of the community.

$11Kprogram expense
03

Chilrens programs including story hours and educational programs encouraging literacy.

$9Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$99K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$876
Money outPt IX
$93K
Ln 25
Programscol B$44K
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$474K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$473K
Total assetsLn 16$475K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
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$77K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$876
Total revenueLn 12$99K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$411K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$473K
Total assetsLn 16$475K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$474K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6102
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$971K$473K
Total assetsLn 16$971K$475K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$358$1K
Net assetsLn 32$971K$474K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$27K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$10$10
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$338$338
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$434
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K$44K$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $195K$153K$42K$554K 990 PDF
FY2023 $153K$122K$31K$512K 990 PDF
FY2022 $137K$109K$29K$481K 990 PDF
FY2021 $119K$114K$4K$463K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $99K$93K$5K$474K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $98,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,616$77,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,726$20,484
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,473$876
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $98,815$98,779
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,793$45,085
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,741$48,356
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $146,534$93,441
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,719$5,338
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-13 Written whistleblower 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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $98,779 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $987 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$20,476
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,943
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$77,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,497$19,497
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $876$876
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,334 · Unrelated business $150 · Excluded from tax $876$98,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $93,441 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,300 · Management $14,700$42,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,085$3,085
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10$10
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,209$4,209
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $338$338
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $20,545$20,545
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,575$3,575
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,160$3,160
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,785$14,785
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,300 · Management $434$1,734
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,723 · Management $49,718 · Fundraising $0$93,441
Part X · Balance sheet $475,287 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,841$61,730
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $914,214$410,837
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,720
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $971,055$475,287
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$1,752$1,394
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$358$1,394
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $533,078$63,056
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $438,335$410,837
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $971,413$473,893
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $971,055$475,287
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $473,893 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$98,779
XI-2 Total expenses$93,441
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,338
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$971,413
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,272
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$507,130
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$473,893

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