Brookline Library Foundation INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 31-1640018)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$203K
FY2022	$411K
FY2023	$221K
FY2024	$255K
FY2025	$295K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$156K
FY2022	$159K
FY2023	$134K
FY2024	$147K
FY2025	$117K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$1.0M
FY2022	$1.2M
FY2023	$1.2M
FY2024	$1.4M
FY2025	$1.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1999.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

76%

16%

Program services 76% · $102K Management & general 8% · $11K Fundraising 16% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Janet Kelley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jayne Friedberg

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bodi Luse

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Hung

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leah Berk

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Fitch

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sheine Wizel

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ellen Weiss

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

See Brookline Library Foundation INC executive salaries →

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds library renovations, materials, services, and programs for public libraries.

Questions for Brookline Library Foundation INC

Tap to ask. Brookline Library Foundation INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Brookline Library Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $102K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Support the Public Library System of Brookline, Massachusetts through providing funds for library materials, services and programs.

$102Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$35K

Ploughshares FoundationFY2024$12K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K

Fan Fam FoundationFY2024$5K

Cooper-Siegel Family FoundationFY2024$5K

Hsjk Foundation INCFY2024$500

Pfizer Foundation INCFY2024$360

Allen & Franka Charlupski FoundationFY2024$100

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$68K

See all 9 funders →

Grants paid · 5 grants · $555K · 2020–2024

Town of Brookline PublicFY2024$83,564

Town of Brookline PublicFY2023$115,393

Town of Brookline PublicFY2022$101,580

Town of Brookline PublicFY2021$126,925

Town of Brookline PublicFY2020$127,043

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

Download 990

from philanthropy.org

1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$221K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152K

Investment incomeLn 3$47K

Other incomeLn 4–11$21K

Money outPt IX

$134K

Ln 25

Programscol B$102K

Managementcol C$11K

Fundraisingcol D$21K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152K

Investment incomeLn 3$47K

Other incomeLn 4–11$21K

Total revenueLn 12$221K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$53K

SavingsLn 2$254K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$940K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5K

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 613

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$395K	$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$743K	$940K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.2M	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7K	$5K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.2M	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$102K	$102K
Management feesLn 11a	$10K		$7K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$314		$14	$300
Information technologyLn 14	$2K		$1K	$469
InsuranceLn 23	$698		$698
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$18K		$675	$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$134K	$102K	$11K	$21K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 26, 2026	$295K	$117K	$178K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025	$255K	$147K	$108K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2024	$221K	$134K	$86K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2022	$411K	$159K	$252K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 22, 2021	$203K	$156K	$47K	$1.0M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $220,545 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $315,302$151,666

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,017$47,384

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,349$21,495

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $410,668$220,545

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $126,925$101,580

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,808$32,723

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $158,733$134,303

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $251,935$86,242

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

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 $220,545 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,666

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$151,666

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,384$47,384

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,495$21,495

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $68,879$220,545

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,303 across 7 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $101,580$101,580

IX-11a Management feesManagement $6,501 · Fundraising $3,001$9,502

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14 · Fundraising $300$314

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,426 · Fundraising $469$1,895

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $698$698

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $675 · Fundraising $17,639$18,314

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $101,580 · Management $11,314 · Fundraising $21,409$134,303

Part X · Balance sheet $1,247,278 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,806$53,343

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $344,898$254,183

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $743,043$939,752

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,160,494$1,247,278

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,079$5,001

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,079$5,001

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,151,915$1,242,277

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,153,415$1,242,277

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,160,494$1,247,278

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,242,277 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$220,545

XI-2 Total expenses$134,303

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,242

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,153,415

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,620

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,242,277

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Brookline Library Foundation INC FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Brookline Library Foundation INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV