Penna Library Association FY2022 filing

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Mechanicsburg, PA501(c)(3)EIN 23-6050683Revenue $741K in FY2022

On file with the IRSpalibraries.org220 Cumberland Pkwy Ste 10, 17055-5683 · Mechanicsburg, PATax-exempt since Jan 1955Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The pennsylvania Library Association provides collaborative leadership, advocacy, education information and referral employment benefits and service for the Library and information community in order to enhance access to information resources to benefit the citizens of the commonwealth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$162K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$741K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$692K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$543K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$741K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$741K
FY2023$807K
FY2024$867K
Expenses
$692K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$624K
FY2021$622K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$725K
FY2024$752K
Net assets
$543K
FY2022▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$740K

From the FY2022 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1955.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $482K Management & general 30% · $209K Fundraising 0% · $986

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

16 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Directo
$80,754Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
3rd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ala Councilo
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christi Buker$85,029$83,237$80,754$78,070$78,733

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

Programs and updates

Supports libraries and information professionals with leadership, advocacy, education, and resources to improve public access to information.

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3 programs · $482K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Commonwealth of pennsylvania, dept. Of education, grant and contract distributions and expenses.

$400Kprogram expense
02

Library conferences and meetings to provide members the opportunity to exchange information and communicate views and developments in the library field.

$79Kprogram expense
03

Grants and scholarships used to pay tuition, registration, and fees for educational purposes.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$741K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$692K
Ln 25
Programscol B$482K
Managementcol C$209K
Fundraisingcol D$986
Owns and owesPt X
$543K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$502K
Total assetsLn 16$705K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Government grantsLn 1e$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$235
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$741K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$488K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$140K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$705K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32$543K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6170
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$527K$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K$140K
Total assetsLn 16$715K$705K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K$162K
Net assetsLn 32$494K$543K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$56K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$171K$103K$68K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$14K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$11K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$129K$129K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$17K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$20K$17K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$83K$83K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$1K$1K$986
Total functional expensesLn 25$692K$482K$209K$986

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $867K$752K$114K$740K 990 PDF
FY2023 $807K$725K$83K$626K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $741K$692K$49K$543K 990 PDF
FY2021 $753K$622K$130K$494K 990 PDF
FY2020 $707K$624K$83K$364K 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 $740,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $482,751$471,185
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $178,761$238,843
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $521$235
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,488$30,292
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $752,521$740,555
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$3,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,192$313,876
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,162$374,896
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $622,354$691,772
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $130,167$48,783
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $740,555 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,355 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$195,917
VIII-1e Government grants$235,120
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$471,185
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $238,843$238,843
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $235$235
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,937$28,937
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $269,135 · Excluded from tax $235$740,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $691,772 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,338 · Management $37,558$93,896
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,565 · Management $68,375$170,940
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,060 · Management $2,709$6,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,983 · Management $9,322$23,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,380 · Management $7,586$18,966
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,470$17,470
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $44,755$44,755
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,571$128,571
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,722 · Management $10,076$26,798
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $16,225$16,225
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $25,103$25,103
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,619 · Management $3,459$20,078
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $82,624$82,624
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,272$8,272
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,423$1,423
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,271 · Management $1,320 · Fundraising $986$3,577
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $481,888 · Management $208,898 · Fundraising $986$691,772
Part X · Balance sheet $705,155 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500,192$487,906
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,846$14,527
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,645$49,387
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,042$9,259
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $148,248$139,976
X-15 Other assets$4,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $714,973$705,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,766$30,085
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $85,795$98,589
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,200$33,311
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $220,586$161,985
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $483,269$530,177
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,118$12,993
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,387$543,170
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $714,973$705,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $543,170 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$740,555
XI-2 Total expenses$691,772
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,783
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,387
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$543,170

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