New Jersey Library Association

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Bordentown, NJ501(c)(3)EIN 22-1845019

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The njla advocates for the advancement of Library services for the residents of NJ, provides continuing education & networking opportunities for librarians and supports the principles of intellectual freedom & promotes access to Library materials for all

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 110 volunteers and 2 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 $99K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$103K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$661K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$974K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$661K
FY2025▼ -31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$391K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$656K
FY2024$958K
FY2025$661K
Expenses
$974K
FY2025▲ +67%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$331K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$572K
FY2024$582K
FY2025$974K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$768K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1969.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $841K Management & general 14% · $133K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$133,390Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President/ President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Njla Chapter Counsilor to Ala
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brett Bonfield$133,390$102,500————
Patricia Tumulty—————$116,164
Juliet Machie———$71,212$115,000—
Brett Bonafield——$35,000———

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for library services, educates librarians, and promotes access to information for all New Jersey residents.

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1 program · $841K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Spring convention, various interim meetings, website and newsletter publications to promote support for new jersey libraries, benefiting to nearly 9 million citizens

$841Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Grants paid · 6 grants · $257K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,442
Unitemized GrantFY2023$64,616
Unitemized GrantFY2022$72,197
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,738
Unitemized GrantFY2019$11,555

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$661K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Money outPt IX
$974K
Ln 25
Programscol B$841K
Managementcol C$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$919K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$661K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$919K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$919K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$451K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$919K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$451K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$89K$89K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$107K$27K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$181K$145K$36K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$39K$10K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$5K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$47K$10K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$77K$20K$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$15K$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$57K$46K$11K$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$12K$3K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$191K$191K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$304$0$304$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$43K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$974K$841K$133K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $661K$974K−$313K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $958K$582K$376K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $656K$572K$84K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$567K$445K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $391K$331K$60K$768K 990 PDF
FY2020 $288K$344K−$56K$671K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $661,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $647,302$332,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $215,740$264,558
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $75,661$50,120
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,062$13,758
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $957,765$661,223
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $64,616$89,442
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $310,748$389,264
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $206,343$495,142
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $581,707$973,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $376,058−$312,625
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $661,223 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$270,973
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,814
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$332,787
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$264,558
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,120$50,120
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,758 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,758
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $278,316 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,120$661,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $973,848 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $89,442$89,442
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,712 · Management $26,678 · Fundraising $0$133,390
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,850 · Management $36,213 · Fundraising $0$181,063
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,042 · Management $9,761 · Fundraising $0$48,803
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,806 · Management $5,202 · Fundraising $0$26,008
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,430 · Fundraising $0$3,430
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $46,910 · Management $9,900 · Fundraising $0$56,810
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $10,353 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,353
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76,772 · Management $20,177 · Fundraising $0$96,949
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,892 · Management $3,723 · Fundraising $0$18,615
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,984 · Management $11,495 · Fundraising $0$57,479
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,587 · Management $2,897 · Fundraising $0$14,484
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $191,326 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$191,326
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $304 · Fundraising $0$304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,507 · Management $2,885 · Fundraising $0$45,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $841,183 · Management $132,665 · Fundraising $0$973,848
Part X · Balance sheet $1,440,736 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,983$919,046
X-4 Accounts receivable$59,058
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,333
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,518$1,214
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,611,480$451,333
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,752$1,752
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,665,895$1,440,736
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,610$103,257
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,610$103,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,457,388$1,295,925
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $160,897$41,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,618,285$1,337,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,665,895$1,440,736
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,337,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$661,223
XI-2 Total expenses$973,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$312,625
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,618,285
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,819
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,337,479

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