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Cuyahoga County Library Union

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Parma, OH501(c)(5)Since 1985Mutual / membership EIN 34-1456128Revenue $17K in FY2025

On file with the IRSccluonline.com2111 Snow Rd, 44134-2728 · Parma, OHTax-exempt since Apr 1985

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The purpose of the Cuyahoga County Library Union is to work on behalf of its members to: (1) work for the welfare of the bargaining unit members and the improvement of their working conditions; (2) develop and promote the adoption of such ethical (continued on schedule o) practices and personnel policies as benefit Library employees; (3) enable members to speak with a common voice on matters pertaining to their employment, and to present their individual and common interests before the administration and the board of trustees of the Cuyahoga County public Library; and (4) enable members to further their education, attend Union-related programs, and enhance their job skills through the Cuyahoga County Library union's educational awards.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 29% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $608K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.9 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
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$26K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$636K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$17K
FY2025▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$19K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$40K
FY2025$17K
Expenses
$26K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$14K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$26K
Net assets
$636K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$465K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$599K
FY2025$636K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1985.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $13K Management & general 48% · $12K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Scott Barbour
East Lead Delegate 2
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Dean
Branch Lead Delegate 2
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bethany Forsberg
Corresponding Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Janice Krusoczky
West Lead Delegate 2
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Caroline Liberatore-Logan
Adm Lead Delegate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joey Salcedo Marquez
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brigid McNeely
Grievance Delegate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Merlene
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports union members with resources and assistance.

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2 programs · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Cuyahoga county library union provides educational award scholarships to members of our union who choose to take college courses to enrich themselves or their careers.

$13Kprogram expense
02

Contributed to several public 501(c)(3) charitable organizations as requested by our union membership.

$400program 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $31K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,878
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,823
Cuyahoga County Public Library FoundationOH · FY2022$250
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$250
Cuyahoga County Public Library FoundationOH · FY2021$250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$26K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$636K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$25K
Total revenueLn 12$17K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$608K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$636K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$563K$608K
Total assetsLn 16$586K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$586K$636K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$400$400
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$439$439
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163$163
Total functional expensesLn 25$26K$13K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $17K$26K−$9K$636K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 17, 2025 $40K$24K$16K$599K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 18, 2024 $35K$15K$19K$508K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2023 $19K$14K$5K$465K 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 $16,778 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,058−$7,130
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,932$23,908
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,990$16,778
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,823$13,278
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,813$12,333
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $23,636$25,611
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,354−$8,833
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $16,778 across 4 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,295$18,295
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$25,425−$25,425
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,908$23,908
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,517 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,295$16,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,611 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $400$400
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,878$12,878
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,737$5,737
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,814$1,814
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,180$4,180
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $439$439
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $163$163
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,278 · Management $12,333 · Fundraising $0$25,611
Part X · Balance sheet $635,673 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,392$27,427
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $562,679$608,246
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $586,071$635,673
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $586,071$635,673
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $586,071$635,673
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $635,673 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,778
XI-2 Total expenses$25,611
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$586,071
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$58,435
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$635,673

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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