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Partners Library Action Network EIN 20-1986964

Partners Library Action Network FY2021 filing

EIN  20-1986964 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves Texas library services, education, and support.
Leadership
Laurie Mahaffey · Former Executive Director · $71K
Money in and out
$208K revenue, $209K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Improves Texas library services, education, and support. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $208K in revenue, $209K in expenses, and $125K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$209K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$125K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$208K
FY2021▼ -6%
Expenses
$209K
FY2021▼ -7%
Total assets
$154K
FY2021▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$209K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$125K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$154K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $147K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Membership Services

Provides library management and services to youth and adults by providing consulting on book collections, programming, summer reading programs, working volunteers, space planning, strategic planning, personnel management, and governance.

$147Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPartners Library Action Network
EINHdr · item D20-1986964
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ctls.net
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B197)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Laurie Mahaffey
Former Executive Director
$70,870Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Lashley
Executive Director 2/2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Ellis
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Ringer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Lashley’s $27K as Executive Director Until 3.31.23 is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1615 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Lashley$26,914$92,183$80,005——
Laurie Mahaffey———$70,870$66,872
Margaret Noel$26,769————
Dayna Williams-Capone—$6,868———
Laurie Mahaffrey——$4,415——

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$111K · 53%
Program service revenue$91K · 44%
Other revenue$5K · 3%
Contributions & grants53%$111K
Program service revenue44%$91K
Other revenue3%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$208K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.03
Program services70%$147K
Management & general27%$56K
Fundraising3%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$209K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$126K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$125K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $126K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $209K · Less non-cash grants $800 · Cash operating expenses/yr $209K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $147K · Total expenses $209K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $56K · Total expenses $209K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $209K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $111K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $111K · Total revenue $208K
53%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $208K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $91K · Total revenue $208K
44%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $208K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $91K · Total expenses $209K
44%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $208K · Prior year $220K
-6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $125K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $208K · Expenses $209K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $154K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $125K · Total assets $154K
81%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $154K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Lashley · Reported title Executive Director 2/2021 · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $209K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $156K · Total expenses $209K
75%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%——
Overhead ratio 27%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -6%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$31
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$294K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$300K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$295K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$208K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$220K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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