Malvern Public Library

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The mission of the Malvern Public Library is to provide Library resources and services that will fulfill the educational, recreational and cultural needs of the residents of Malvern borough, willistown, east goshen, and east whiteland townships. The nature of the community and the resources available at the district center and other adjacent Library facilities will determine the scope of materials and services offered by the Library.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-2531151) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 14 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
55% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $461K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
2.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$376
0.06% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.06% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$417K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$663K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$591K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$417K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$417K
Expenses
$663K
FY2024▲ +90%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$663K
Net assets
$591K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$571K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$841K
FY2024$591K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1984.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $368K Management & general 43% · $288K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Dire
$51,058Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justine Fafara’s $51K as Library Dire is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Stanton—$54,054$51,982$50,000$50,000
Justine Fafara$51,058————

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

Provides library resources and services for educational, recreational, and cultural needs.

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1 program · $320K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Malvern public library provides staff to assist customers with collection and information and to manage collections. The library provides materials for use by and circulation to residents of the greater malvern area and also maintains computers for information retrieval.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-2531151) · Dispute this line
$320Kprogram 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$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$417K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Money outPt IX
$663K
Ln 25
Programscol B$368K
Managementcol C$288K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$591K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K
Total assetsLn 16$592K
LiabilitiesLn 26$376
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Government grantsLn 1e$312K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Total revenueLn 12$417K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$130K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$130K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$461K
Total assetsLn 16$592K
LiabilitiesLn 26$376
Net assetsLn 32$591K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$45K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$130K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$627K$461K
Total assetsLn 16$841K$592K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$67$376
Net assetsLn 32$841K$591K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$51K$46K$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$150K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K$201$201
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$21K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$594$535$59
Office expensesLn 13$14K$12K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$51K$6K
TravelLn 17$86$77$9
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$312
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$335K$61K$271K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$663K$368K$288K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $417K$663K−$246K$591K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $637K$349K$288K$841K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $364K$344K$20K$554K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 $398K$301K$98K$571K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $337K$297K$40K$469K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $416,962 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $591,416$364,261
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,355$24,479
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,281$28,222
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $637,052$416,962
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $219,780$246,390
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,833$417,021
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $348,613$663,411
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $288,439−$246,449
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $416,962 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$312,295
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,966
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,874
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$364,261
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,479$24,479
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,222$28,222
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,479 · Excluded from tax $28,222$416,962
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $663,411 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $45,952 · Management $2,553 · Fundraising $2,553$51,058
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,323$150,323
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,621 · Management $201 · Fundraising $201$4,023
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,497 · Management $1,194 · Fundraising $1,194$23,885
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,101$17,101
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,990$2,990
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $535 · Management $59$594
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,196 · Management $1,356$13,552
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,349 · Management $5,705$57,054
IX-17 TravelPrograms $77 · Management $9$86
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,812 · Management $312$3,124
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,569 · Management $270,655 · Fundraising $3,351$334,575
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,780 · Management $3,266$5,046
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $367,812 · Management $288,300 · Fundraising $7,299$663,411
Part X · Balance sheet $591,805 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $213,613$130,395
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $626,956$461,410
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $840,569$591,805
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$67$376
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$67$376
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $836,835$587,628
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,801$3,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $840,636$591,429
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $840,569$591,805
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $591,429 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$416,962
XI-2 Total expenses$663,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$246,449
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$840,636
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,758
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$591,429

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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