Green Mountain Library Consortium FY2020 filing

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Hartland, VT501(c)(3)Since 2008EducationEIN 26-2685328Revenue $220K in FY2020

On file with the IRSgmlc.orgPo Box 250, 05048-0250 · Hartland, VTTax-exempt since Aug 2009Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The Green Mountain Library Consortium mission is to provide Vermont's libraries with access to goods and services otherwise unattainable through the power of partnerships and collective purchasing. This is summed up in the GMLC's tagline: Vermont Libraries, Working Together.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K 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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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$220K
Spent
$194K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$117K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$220K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$375K
Expenses
$194K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$342K
Net assets
$117K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$181K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $189K Management & general 3% · $5K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Administrative Coordinator
$8,294Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Von Kann’s $9K as Administrative Coordinator is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Von Kann$9,364$9,694$9,694$8,445$8,570$8,294

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides digital resources to 160 Vermont libraries serving over 405,000 patrons.

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3 programs · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

LUV (LIstenUpVermont) provides a collection of digital audiobooks and ebooks that library patrons from subscriber libraries can download for free. 157 members libraries. Digital collection of 17,000 unique titles and close to 27,000 copies. The number of unique patrons around the state using LUV is 17,520;

$129Kprogram expense
02

VOKAL The VOKAL consortium consists of 58 libraries Circulation for the last year was 1.2 million items. The system contains 314,000 unique titles and 1.2 million items. 115,000 patrons are active in the system and the average daily circulation is 3,400 items (outgoing only).

$45Kprogram expense
03

Mango Languages is a digital language learning service. There are currently 23 GMLC libraries enrolled in the Mango Languages service. During the calendar year 2019 there were 4,223 total sessions. The most popular language were French, Spanish, Latin American, Italian, and German, followed by Castilian, Japanese and Portuguese.

$14Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$220K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$194K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Total revenueLn 12$220K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$91K$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$91K$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$8K$7K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$15$15
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$226$226
Information technologyLn 14$20$20
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$974$487$487
InsuranceLn 23$489$489
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$182K$182K$76$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$194K$189K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $375K$342K$33K$181K 990 PDF
FY2024 $295K$278K$17K$147K 990 PDF
FY2023 $310K$426K−$116K$130K 990 PDF
FY2022 $482K$360K$121K$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 $251K$244K$7K$124K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $220K$194K$26K$117K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $220,003 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,000$19,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $196,347$200,753
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $212,347$220,003
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 $11,435$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $201,879$194,308
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,314$194,308
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$967$25,695
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $220,003 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$16,000
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,250
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $200,753 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$200,753
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,753 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$220,003
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $194,308 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,000 · Management $1,293$8,293
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15$15
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,556$2,556
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $226$226
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20$20
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $487 · Management $487$974
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $489$489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $181,659 · Management $76 · Fundraising $0$181,735
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,166 · Management $5,142 · Fundraising $0$194,308
Part X · Balance sheet $117,101 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,406$117,101
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,406$117,101
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $91,406$117,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,406$117,101
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$220,003
XI-2 Total expenses$194,308
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,695
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$91,406
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,101

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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