The mission of the Downingtown Library is to provide Library services to Downingtown area residents by making information available in a variety of formats to satisfy recreational needs and to promote lifelong learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 16% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $157K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $9K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$406K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$422K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$214K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$406K
FY2020▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$389K
FY2020$406K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$540K
FY2025$833K
Expenses
$422K
FY2020▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$413K
FY2020$422K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$565K
Net assets
$214K
FY2020▼ -0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$216K
FY2020$214K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$855K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1987.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $405K Management & general 4% · $16K

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; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$62,640Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jasmine Smith’s $73K as Director is at the 65th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020FY2019
Jasmine Smith$73,432$59,715————
Elizabeth Hess———$41,671$62,640$58,583
Lisa Rosenweig$50,819$50,914$60,425———
Lisa Rosenzweig———$49,586——

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 15aYes

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1 program · $405K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Public library

$405Kprogram 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 3 funders$9K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$422K
Ln 25
Programscol B$405K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$214K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Government grantsLn 1e$283K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$157K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$214K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6492
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$122K$157K
Total assetsLn 16$216K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$216K$214K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$65K$65K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$184K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$866$866
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$281$281
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$14K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K$32K$7K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$94$94
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$48K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$422K$405K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $833K$565K$268K$855K 990 PDF
FY2024 $540K$448K$92K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023 $512K$406K$106K$496K 990 PDF
FY2022 $500K$442K$58K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 $510K$408K$103K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $406K$422K−$16K$214K 990 PDF
FY2019 $389K$413K−$24K$216K 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
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Part I · Summary $406,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $360,477$391,214
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,965$8,833
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,784$3,430
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $105$2,579
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $389,331$406,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $61,083$65,140
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $215,867$228,847
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,934$127,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $412,884$421,829
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,553−$15,773
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $406,056 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$9,927
VIII-1e Government grants$283,072
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,215
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$391,214
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,833$8,833
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,430$3,430
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,579$2,579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,412 · Excluded from tax $3,430$406,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $421,829 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $65,140$65,140
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,595$183,595
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,914$23,914
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,838$18,838
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $866$866
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $281$281
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,911$1,911
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,933 · Management $2,903$16,836
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,147$10,147
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,943 · Management $7,413$39,356
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $94$94
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,906$6,906
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,446 · Management $2,999$51,445
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $405,362 · Management $16,467 · Fundraising $0$421,829
Part X · Balance sheet $214,173 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,346$7,970
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $88,875$48,714
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $121,546$157,489
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $215,767$214,173
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $162,998$182,475
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,769$31,698
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $215,767$214,173
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $215,767$214,173
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,173 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$406,056
XI-2 Total expenses$421,829
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,773
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$215,767
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$214,173

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