The Gardiner Library board of trustees operates the public Library that serves the town of Gardiner and the surrounding areas of new york state

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 7 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$130K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
$611K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$611K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$611K
Expenses
$443K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$420K
FY2025$443K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M

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 Mar 2002.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $432K Management & general 0% · $872 Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Director
$74,813Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corresponding Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Lane’s $75K as Library Director is at the 67th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Lane$74,813$68,168$61,242$60,179$61,814

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

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  • 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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Operates a public library serving Gardiner and surrounding New York areas.

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1 program · $432K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The Gardiner Library provides free library services to the residents of the Town of Gardiner and the surrounding areas. It services approximately 3,000 people. As stated in its mission statement the Librarys purpose is To provide materials and services to meet the educational, cultural and social needs of our growing community.

$432Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$611K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$432K
Managementcol C$872
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K
Government grantsLn 1e$463K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$611K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$68K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$132K$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$95K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$365$365
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$124$124
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$263$263
Advertising and promotionLn 12$708$708
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$144$144
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$150$150
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$17K$17K$101
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$52K$771
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$6K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$432K$872$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $611K$443K$167K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $441K$420K$21K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $424K$412K$13K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $385K$373K$12K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $386K$325K$61K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $347K$305K$42K$1.5M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $610,526 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $415,452$579,938
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,483$17,473
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,871$2,123
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,873$10,992
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $440,679$610,526
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,627$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $199,206$206,247
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,988$237,068
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $419,821$443,315
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,858$167,211
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $610,526 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,341 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,723
VIII-1e Government grants$462,958
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$107,257
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$579,938
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,473$17,473
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,123$2,123
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $560$560
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,091$1,091
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,465 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,123$610,526
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,315 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,878$74,878
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,251$95,251
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $365$365
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,753$35,753
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $124$124
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,794$13,794
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $263$263
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $708$708
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,367$6,367
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $144$144
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,676$61,676
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $150$150
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,698$4,698
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $17,217 · Management $101$17,318
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,066$63,066
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,864 · Management $771$52,635
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,646 · Fundraising $10,479$16,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $431,964 · Management $872 · Fundraising $10,479$443,315
Part X · Balance sheet $1,910,257 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,071$5,714
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $82,616$260,638
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,930$26,338
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,565,698$1,513,528
X-11 Publicly traded securities$36,133
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $704$67,906
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,718,019$1,910,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$8,874
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,075
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,610$76,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $119,112$129,830
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,502,487$1,770,427
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $96,420$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,598,907$1,780,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,718,019$1,910,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,780,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$610,526
XI-2 Total expenses$443,315
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,598,907
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,412
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,897
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,780,427

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