Parkland Community Library

Tax-deductible

Allentown, PA501(c)(3)Since 1973EducationEIN 23-7305629Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSparklandlibrary.org4422 Walbert Ave, 18104-1619 · Allentown, PATax-exempt since Sep 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Parkland Community Library offers free Library service to residents of Parkland school district.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 32 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 10% 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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 1974.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.3M Management & general 1% · $13K 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; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Library Dire
$82,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maryellen Kanarr’s $82K as Library Dire is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Debra K Jack——$82,197$78,714$77,322
Maryellen Kanarr$82,000$59,923———

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

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Provides free library services to Parkland School District residents.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of a free public library.

$1.3Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$113K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$113K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150
SavingsLn 2$2.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$359$10K
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$610K$610K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$59K
Management feesLn 11a$327$327
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$7K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$147K$147K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$251K$251K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.3M$13K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$92K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M$21K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$142K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.0M$352K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M$58K$4.5M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,363,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,073,583$1,238,720
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,757$10,916
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $114,550$113,403
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,196,890$1,363,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $735,329$775,567
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $440,664$495,008
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,175,993$1,270,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,897$92,464
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,363,039 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$24,000
VIII-1e Government grants$1,080,126
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,594
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,638
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,238,720
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,916$10,916
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $113,403$113,403
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124,319$1,363,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,270,575 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,000$82,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $610,072$610,072
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,380$24,380
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,115$59,115
IX-11a Management feesManagement $327$327
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,099$7,099
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,950$5,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,864 · Fundraising $3,058$9,922
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,303$12,303
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,933$16,933
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,937$14,937
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,715$7,715
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $146,934$146,934
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,868$13,868
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $251,287$251,287
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,733$7,733
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,254,141 · Management $13,376 · Fundraising $3,058$1,270,575
Part X · Balance sheet $5,102,043 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150$150
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,565,741$2,722,411
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,429,441$2,371,097
X-15 Other assets$8,385
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,995,332$5,102,043
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $359$9,785
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $359$9,785
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,947,390$5,037,354
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,583$54,904
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,994,973$5,092,258
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,995,332$5,102,043
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,092,258 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,363,039
XI-2 Total expenses$1,270,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,994,973
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,092,258

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

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