To enrich our community and inspire lifelong learning by people, ideas and information for Emmaus borough, macungie borough, and upper milford township.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 13 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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $758K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$547K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$547K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$622K
FY2022$752K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$547K
Expenses
$685K
FY2024▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$427K
FY2022$459K
FY2023$453K
FY2024$685K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$601K
FY2021$795K
FY2022$995K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1987.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $574K Management & general 16% · $108K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2025 Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maryellen Kanarr$39,055$51,240$52,405$51,864

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

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1 program · $574K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of a free libary serving a local population of approximately 21,000 people and approximately 12,000 unregistered users.

$574Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$547K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Money outPt IX
$685K
Ln 25
Programscol B$574K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Government grantsLn 1e$297K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$547K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
SavingsLn 2$174K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$758K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$697K$758K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$970$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$265K$199K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$16K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$510
Information technologyLn 14$16K$11K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$18K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$73$73
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$769
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$303K$296K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$21K$95$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K$574K$108K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $547K$685K−$138K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $482K$453K$30K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $752K$459K$292K$995K 990 PDF
FY2021 $622K$427K$195K$795K 990 PDF
FY2020 $483K$382K$100K$601K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $547,153 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $391,875$448,395
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,821$37,418
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,494$46,380
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,271$14,960
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $482,461$547,153
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $273,980$294,539
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,641$390,608
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $452,621$685,147
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,840−$137,994
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $547,153 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$297,258
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,137
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$448,395
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,418$37,418
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,612$32,612
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,768$13,768
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,960$14,960
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,418 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61,340$547,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $685,147 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,521 · Management $66,174$264,695
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,383 · Management $5,461$21,844
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,700$4,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,211$4,211
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,292 · Management $510$5,802
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,992 · Management $4,711$15,703
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,474 · Management $6,864$25,338
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $73$73
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,918 · Management $769$7,687
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $296,379 · Management $6,450$302,829
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,781 · Management $95 · Fundraising $3,389$24,265
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $573,813 · Management $107,945 · Fundraising $3,389$685,147
Part X · Balance sheet $1,024,124 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,105$91,958
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $262,783$173,991
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $696,602$758,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,104,490$1,024,124
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $970$1,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $970$1,153
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,103,520$1,022,971
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,103,520$1,022,971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,104,490$1,024,124
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,022,971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$547,153
XI-2 Total expenses$685,147
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$137,994
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,103,520
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$57,445
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,022,971

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