Monroe County Public Library FY2023 filing

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Stroudsburg, PA501(c)(3)EIN 24-0824051Revenue $2.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRS1002 N 9th St, 18360-1210 · Stroudsburg, PATax-exempt since Dec 1955Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide, maintain, operate, and support a free Public Library in Monroe County, PA

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $422K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $54K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$120K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$2.1M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$4.5M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$5.8M

From the FY2023 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 Dec 1955.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.9M Management & general 13% · $287K Fundraising 0% · $93

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

11 people listed on the 990.

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

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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Lyons$74,978$74,295$76,098
Mary Stuart Erm——$62,767
Rose Hewitt$48,870$43,781$43,767

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

Operates a free public library for Monroe County residents.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To provide, maintain, operate and support a free public library in monroe county, pa

$1.9Mprogram 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
Empl FoundationFY2024$49K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$54K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$287K
Fundraisingcol D$93
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$367K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$339K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$283K$339K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$120K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$964K$170K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$31K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$159K$135K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$78K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$19K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$160$93
Information technologyLn 14$19K$16K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$108K$92K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$198K$168K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$23K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$378K$376K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$28K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.9M$287K$93

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.5M$2.2M$2.3M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.1M$2.2M−$116K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.1M−$76K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$2.1M−$101K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.1M$125K$3.4M 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 $2,105,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,010,932$2,045,165
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,698$25,388
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,266$32,516
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,831
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,052,896$2,105,900
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 $1,334,485$1,422,695
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $794,777$799,005
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,129,262$2,221,700
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$76,366−$115,800
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,105,900 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,837,870
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$207,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,045,165
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,388$25,388
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,554$23,554
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,962$8,962
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,831$2,831
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,219 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,516$2,105,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,221,700 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $964,335 · Management $170,177$1,134,512
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,482 · Management $5,556$37,038
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $135,344 · Management $23,884$159,228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,129 · Management $13,788$91,917
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,640$2,640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,289 · Management $4,660$23,949
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,966 · Management $160 · Fundraising $93$3,219
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,115 · Management $2,844$18,959
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,867 · Management $16,212$108,079
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $168,289 · Management $29,698$197,987
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,504 · Management $3,971$26,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $376,264 · Management $2,021$378,285
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,782 · Management $11,630$39,412
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,934,366 · Management $287,241 · Fundraising $93$2,221,700
Part X · Balance sheet $3,396,554 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,298$116,767
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $293,039$366,997
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,323$22,531
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,150$23,069
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,532,483$2,507,344
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $283,492$339,374
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,129$20,472
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,299,914$3,396,554
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,581$100,661
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $26,067$19,744
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,648$120,405
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,143,032$3,192,956
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $65,234$83,193
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,208,266$3,276,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,299,914$3,396,554
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,276,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,105,900
XI-2 Total expenses$2,221,700
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$115,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,208,266
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$33,769
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$149,914
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,276,149

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