To improve library services, sponsor library education, develop library utilization, and stimulate support of Texas libraries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$300K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$300K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$329K
Expenses
$327K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$300K
Net assets
$73K
FY2023▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$26K
FY2025$82K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $290K Management & general 9% · $29K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Until 3.31.23
$92,183Pt VII · Sec A
$6,868Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 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 · 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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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 · $290K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$290Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$300K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$290K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$300K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$53K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$140K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$100K$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$118K$3K$577
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$102K$6K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K$106$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K$515$32
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$13K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$212$19
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$354$7
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$661$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K$393$11
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$157$973$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K$290K$29K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $329K$300K$29K$82K 990 PDF
FY2024 $294K$341K−$47K$26K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $300K$327K−$27K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$319K−$25K$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 $208K$209K−$2K$125K 990 PDF
FY2020 $220K$225K−$4K$127K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $299,728 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $174,946$141,814
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,477$154,103
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,193$3,811
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $294,616$299,728
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $208,650$250,098
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,400$7,350
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,442$69,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $319,492$326,895
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,876−$27,167
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $299,728 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,320
VIII-1e Government grants$40,202
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$89,292
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$141,814
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$154,103
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,811 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,811
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,914 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$299,728
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $326,895 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,873 · Management $3,062 · Fundraising $577$121,512
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $101,629 · Management $6,043 · Fundraising $0$107,672
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,550 · Management $106 · Fundraising $0$3,656
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,711 · Management $515 · Fundraising $32$17,258
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,547 · Fundraising $0$12,547
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,350$7,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,703 · Management $2,276 · Fundraising $0$14,979
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,376 · Management $212 · Fundraising $19$5,607
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,639 · Management $354 · Fundraising $7$9,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,826 · Management $661 · Fundraising $0$12,487
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,758 · Fundraising $0$1,758
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,535 · Management $393 · Fundraising $11$11,939
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $157 · Management $973 · Fundraising $0$1,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,999 · Management $28,900 · Fundraising $7,996$326,895
Part X · Balance sheet $107,876 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,194$60,080
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $80,202$44,070
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,850$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,269$3,726
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,515$107,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,832$18,441
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $29,185$16,104
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,017$34,545
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,498$73,331
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100,498$73,331
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,515$107,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,331 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$299,728
XI-2 Total expenses$326,895
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,167
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100,498
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,331

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