Support for a central Library for the city of norfolk.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
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
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$661K
Spent
$736K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$661K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$661K
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$615K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$292K
FY2025$342K
Expenses
$736K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$434K
FY2025$679K
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$11.0M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$12.2M

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 Sep 2015.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $595K Management & general 19% · $141K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $150K 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
Chairman & President
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul D Fraim’s $153K as Chairman & President is at the 96th 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
Paul D Fraim$153,000$149,000$145,000$142,000$140,000$150,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports a central library for Norfolk.

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3 programs · $595K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Investments in the norfolk public library's facilities and technology improvements to support its ongoing mission and activities.

$222Kprogram expense
02

Sponsorship of speakers, exhibits, receptions, performances, and educational events conducted at the norfolk public library throughout the year including national poetry events, nasa science exhibits, nato festival events, political science speaker forums, youth piano recitals, and similar events.

$198Kprogram expense
03

Activities and events in the community to promote the norfolk public library and its programs including sponsorship of educational workshops, decoration of library space for holiday events, development of interactive applications for patrons, distribution of promotional materials, and similar activites.

$176Kprogram expense

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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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$661K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Investment incomeLn 3$195K
Other incomeLn 4–11$79K
Money outPt IX
$736K
Ln 25
Programscol B$595K
Managementcol C$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$195K
Other incomeLn 4–11$79K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$661K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$408K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.5M
Other assetsLn 15$144K
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$292K$408K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.6M$8.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M$9.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$142K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Investment management feesLn 11f$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$445K$437K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$736K$595K$141K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $342K$679K−$337K$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $292K$434K−$142K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $28K$506K−$477K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $615K$548K$66K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$451K$1.7M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $661K$736K−$75K$9.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $660,719 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $456,538$386,610
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,906$195,475
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,610$78,634
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $510,054$660,719
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 $230,109$233,617
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $459,861$502,340
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $689,970$735,957
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$179,916−$75,238
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $660,719 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,526 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$50,078
VIII-1e Government grants$34,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$301,932
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$386,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $193,404$193,404
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,000$5,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,071$2,071
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $75,160$75,160
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,160 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $198,949$660,719
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,957 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,700 · Management $8,300$150,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $68,000$68,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,151 · Management $5,466$15,617
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,238$27,238
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $22,808$22,808
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,056$1,056
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,456$6,456
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $436,642 · Management $8,140$444,782
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $594,949 · Management $141,008 · Fundraising $0$735,957
Part X · Balance sheet $9,043,797 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $291,642$407,507
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,260$6,260
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,498,557$6,518,464
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,053,149$1,967,279
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $130,230$144,287
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,069,006$9,043,797
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,340$3,274
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,100$25,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,590$28,374
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,806,791$8,892,610
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,625$122,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,973,416$9,015,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,069,006$9,043,797
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,015,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$660,719
XI-2 Total expenses$735,957
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,238
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,973,416
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$117,245
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,015,423

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