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A consortium of members that offers Services in the areas of digital content, resource sharing, collaborative project development and management in-service training, and other cooperative activities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7222270) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 36 volunteers and 17 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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $93K a year · 0.8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
96% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.2 mo
of spending, in cash
1.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
35% of total assets
Liabilities are 35% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
15 of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$12.6M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$13.2M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.6M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$12.2M
FY2025$12.6M
Expenses
$13.2M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2025▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1974.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $12.7M Management & general 4% · $560K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $163K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$106,894Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$56,160Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Chamberlain$106,894$105,158$103,164$101,160$57,644—
Stefanie Morrill—————$97,584
Thomas Klement$56,160$56,160$51,480$46,278$46,800$48,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Shares digital resources and develops collaborative projects for members.

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2 programs · $12.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Co-Op Services

The wils cooperative purchasing program is designed to save members time and money, along with leveraging the buying power of a statewide membership base. Wils negotiates pricing for a variety of online resources and other products, manages subscriptions to online resources, identifies new products, and creates and maintains…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7222270) · Dispute this line
$11.5Mprogram expense
02

Consulting and Project Management

Wils provides its members with a variety of consulting and project management services, including planning services, reports and data collection, brokering projects with experts in the library field, events for continuing education, and collaborative project management.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7222270) · Dispute this line
$1.2Mprogram 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 1 funder$27

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Money outPt IX
$13.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.7M
Managementcol C$560K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Government grantsLn 1e$300K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$12.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$239K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$740K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 636
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$38K$38K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$167K$66K$100K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$968K$917K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$8K$822
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$351
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$85K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$429K$108K$321K
Information technologyLn 14$11.5M$11.4M$34K
TravelLn 17$30K$21K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$534$534
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.2M$12.7M$560K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 31, 2026 $12.6M$13.2M−$667K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2025 $12.2M$11.8M$458K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $11.1M$11.3M−$155K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 1, 2023 $11.7M$11.6M$66K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2022 $10.8M$11.2M−$339K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 $9.6M$9.5M$81K$1.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $12,582,429 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,966$320,029
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,974,948$12,179,300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $71,590$70,447
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,510$12,653
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,219,014$12,582,429
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,758$37,740
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,208,882$1,241,481
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,520,169$11,970,396
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,760,809$13,249,617
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $458,205−$667,188
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-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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,582,429 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,653 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$300,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,029
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$320,029
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,179,300$12,179,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $70,447$70,447
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,179,300 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $83,100$12,582,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,249,617 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $37,740$37,740
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $66,429 · Management $100,447$166,876
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $916,538 · Management $51,331$967,869
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,449 · Management $822$9,271
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,606 · Management $351$3,957
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,218 · Management $8,290$93,508
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,539$27,539
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,013$6,013
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $107,820 · Management $321,133$428,953
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,429,327 · Management $34,063$11,463,390
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,733 · Management $9,233$29,966
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $534$534
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,001$14,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,689,861 · Management $559,756 · Fundraising $0$13,249,617
Part X · Balance sheet $3,359,815 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $815,878$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,576,964$1,282,017
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $250,116$239,225
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $472,695$739,837
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $971,618$1,038,760
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $41,758$59,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,129,029$3,359,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $292,485$203,442
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $642,101$523,330
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $414,280$465,482
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,348,866$1,192,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,780,163$2,167,561
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,780,163$2,167,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,129,029$3,359,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,167,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,582,429
XI-2 Total expenses$13,249,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$667,188
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,780,163
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,586
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,167,561

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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