Dormont Public Library FY2021 filing

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Since 1936EIN 25-6001137Revenue $317K in FY2021

On file with the IRSdormontlibrary.org2950 W Liberty Ave, 15216-2526 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Nov 1940Governmental unit — 170(b)(1)(A)(v)

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To provide informational, educational and recreational resources which inspire personal and community enlightenment and enhance quality of life in our community. Our vision is that the library will be a chosen destination for the community to utilize our services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$47K 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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FY2021 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$317K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$231K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$400K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$317K
FY2021▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$372K
Expenses
$231K
FY2021▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$318K
Net assets
$400K
FY2021▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$676K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$804K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1940.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $184K Management & general 18% · $41K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $47K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$46,779Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy D'Agostino$60,127$56,784$55,075$49,582$46,779$48,578

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

Offers resources for learning, recreation, and community growth to improve lives.

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1 program · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

In addition to traditional library services, the Dormont Public Library offers computer services including a lab, printing and faxing, and E books. The library also offers a variety of programs to the community for children, young adults, and adults. Regular recurring programs include story time and book discussion groups.

$184Kprogram 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$50K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$317K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$231K
Ln 25
Programscol B$184K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$400K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Government grantsLn 1e$226K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$317K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$400K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$210K$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$371K$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$301K$400K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$47K$42K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$59K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$980
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$42K$12K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$749$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$231K$184K$41K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $372K$318K$54K$804K 990 PDF
FY2024 $314K$302K$12K$718K 990 PDF
FY2023 $359K$292K$67K$676K 990 PDF
FY2022 $464K$248K$216K$577K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $317K$231K$85K$400K 990 PDF
FY2020 $299K$233K$66K$301K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $316,729 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $292,415$307,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,990$4,581
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,486$4,420
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $198$7
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $299,089$316,729
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $141,197$122,824
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,186$108,571
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $233,383$231,395
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,706$85,334
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-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $316,729 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$225,885
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,492
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$307,721
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,581$4,581
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,420$4,420
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7$7
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,588 · Excluded from tax $4,420$316,729
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $231,395 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,902 · Management $4,877$46,779
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,580 · Management $6,818$65,398
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,250$1,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,417 · Management $980$9,397
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,294$30,294
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,701$3,701
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,178$1,178
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,235$7,235
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,912 · Management $11,897 · Fundraising $5,628$59,437
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $749 · Management $5,977$6,726
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $184,282 · Management $41,485 · Fundraising $5,628$231,395
Part X · Balance sheet $469,873 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,182$34,543
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $89,917$162,829
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $980$777
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,809$3,869
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,433$44,255
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $209,613$223,600
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $370,934$469,873
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,242$8,299
X-25 Other liabilities$534
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,087$70,340
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $300,847$399,533
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,847$399,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $370,934$469,873
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $399,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$316,729
XI-2 Total expenses$231,395
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,334
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,847
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,352
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$399,533

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