Laurel District Library Commission FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Laurel, DE501(c)(3)EducationEIN 23-7397230

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The Laurel District Library provides access to information and library materials for residents and visitors to Sussex County in the State of Delaware.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K 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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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $108K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$570K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$642K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$570K
FY2022▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$587K
FY2022$570K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$616K
Expenses
$642K
FY2022▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$558K
FY2022$642K
FY2023$534K
FY2024$551K
FY2025$616K
Net assets
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$399K
FY2022$0
FY2023$437K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$465K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $642K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary/Director
$53,251Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gail Bruce’s $53K as Secretary/Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Gail Bruce$53,251$55,803

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

Programs and updates

Offers library materials and information access to Sussex County residents and visitors.

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1 program service account for $642K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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The Laurel Public Library provides access to information and library materials for residents and visitors to Sussex County in the State of Delaware.

$642Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$108K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$642K
Ln 25
Programscol B$642K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Government grantsLn 1e$370K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$37K
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 628
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 FY22End FY22
Total assetsLn 16$399K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$399K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$55K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$231K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K$0$0
TravelLn 17$751$751$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$0$0
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$256K$256K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$642K$642K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $616K$616K$80$465K 990 PDF
FY2024 $579K$551K$28K$465K 990 PDF
FY2023 $643K$534K$109K$437K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $570K$642K−$71K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $587K$558K$29K$399K 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $570,433 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$369,990
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$178,532
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$548,522
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,385
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,957$50,957
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$37,431−$37,431
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,385 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,526$570,433
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $641,789 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $231,263 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$231,263
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,673 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,673
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,899 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,899
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,965 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,965
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,810
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,572 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,572
IX-17 TravelPrograms $751 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$751
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,089 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,089
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,070 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,070
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,078 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,078
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $255,619 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$255,619
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $641,789 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$641,789
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $399,427$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $399,427$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $399,427$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$570,433
XI-2 Total expenses$641,789
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$71,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$399,427
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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