Valatie Free Library

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Valatie, NY501(c)(3)EIN 22-2488952Revenue $165K in FY2025

On file with the IRSvalatielibrary.org1036 Kinderhook St, 12184-9743 · Valatie, NYTax-exempt since Oct 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide Library materials and services to the community of Valatie, NY.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 9 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
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
$29K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$565
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$165K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$127K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$502K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$165K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$140K
FY2025$165K
Net assets
$502K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$391K
FY2021$421K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$502K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1992.

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% · $113K Management & general 11% · $14K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $29K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$29,216Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tiffany Buono$29,216———
Elizabeth Powhida—$23,697$21,941$23,743

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

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1 program · $113K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provided books, magazines, newspapers, video and audio materials, computer access to residents of our service area and other member libraries of the mid hudson library system. Held a total of 115 programs throughout the year for children and adults. Circulated approximately 20,500 items(books, audio, video).

$113Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$165K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$127K
Ln 25
Programscol B$113K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$502K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$502K
LiabilitiesLn 26$565
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Government grantsLn 1e$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$165K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$275K
Total assetsLn 16$502K
LiabilitiesLn 26$565
Net assetsLn 32$502K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$176K$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$289K$275K
Total assetsLn 16$466K$502K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$565
Net assetsLn 32$464K$502K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$174$174
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$127K$113K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $165K$127K$37K$502K 990 PDF
FY2024 $140K$464K 990 PDF
FY2023 $132K$448K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$426K 990 PDF
FY2021 $129K$421K 990 PDF
FY2020 $115K$391K 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 $164,807 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$163,640
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,167
I-12 Total revenue$164,807
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$61,503
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$65,965
I-18 Total expenses$127,468
I-19 Revenue less expenses$37,339
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $164,807 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$46,605
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$117,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$163,640
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $588$588
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $579$579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $579 · Excluded from tax $588$164,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $127,468 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,132$57,132
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,371$4,371
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,342$10,342
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $174$174
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,804$2,804
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,421$18,421
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,260$14,260
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,503$5,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,461$13,461
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $113,208 · Management $14,260 · Fundraising $0$127,468
Part X · Balance sheet $502,336 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,432$227,294
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $289,302$275,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $465,734$502,336
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,302$565
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,302$565
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $464,432$501,771
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $465,734$502,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $501,771 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$164,807
XI-2 Total expenses$127,468
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,339
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$464,432
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$501,771

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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