Community Library Association FY2020 filing

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Since 2009EducationEIN 27-1744929Revenue $1.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRScoopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org403 Fox Chapel Rd, 15238-2225 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Oct 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide, establish, maintain, and promote and/or to aid and assist in the establishment, maintenance, and promotion on a nonprofit basis of a free public, non-sectarian Library.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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
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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $289K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $134K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.1M Management & general 11% · $127K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$65,504Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill McConnell’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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
Jill McConnell$74,733$72,164$69,753$67,486$67,299$65,504

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 free access to books, materials, and trained staff for residents' informational and educational needs.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide, establish, maintain and promote and/or to aid and assist in the establishment, maintenance and promotion on a nonprofit basis of a free public, non-sectarian library.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$797K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$825K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$203
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$790K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$797K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Other assetsLn 15$29K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6138
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$511K$797K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$4.9M
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$66K$57K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$516K$450K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$41K$6K
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$114K$114K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$241K$241K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$128K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$6K$1K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$127K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$1.6M$1.1M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$1.5M$956K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$23K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.4M−$327K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.3M−$116K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$70K$4.9M 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 $1,275,383 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,045,145$1,247,415
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,944$23,967
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,512$3,798
I-11 Other revenue$203
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,114,601$1,275,383
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $690,158$660,464
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $593,440$545,418
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,283,598$1,205,882
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$168,997$69,501
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,275,383 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$824,752
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$420,476
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,247,415
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,967$23,967
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,798$3,798
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 $203$203
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,170 · Excluded from tax $3,798$1,275,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,205,882 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 $57,154 · Management $8,350$65,504
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $450,193 · Management $65,776$515,969
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,294$9,294
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,015$23,015
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,060 · Management $5,622$46,682
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 $113,868$113,868
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,845$2,845
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $241,235$241,235
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,940$7,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,675 · Management $35,635$163,310
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,498 · Management $1,064 · Fundraising $8,658$16,220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,069,992 · Management $127,232 · Fundraising $8,658$1,205,882
Part X · Balance sheet $4,966,165 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $347$7,347
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $510,354$789,736
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,771$3,277
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $283$3,837
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,373,915$4,132,680
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,628$29,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,900,298$4,966,165
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,720$39,080
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,891$21,897
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,611$60,977
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,827,365$4,891,255
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,322$13,933
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,835,687$4,905,188
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,900,298$4,966,165
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,905,188 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,275,383
XI-2 Total expenses$1,205,882
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$69,501
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,835,687
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,905,188

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