Urban Libraries Council: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 36-3071241)

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Susan B Benton	—	—	$302,584	$374,132	$347,927
Brooks Rainwater	$339,114	$310,203	$131,081	—	—
Angela Goodrich	$254,905	$248,969	$232,261	$218,185	$208,827
Michelle Hamiel	$207,658	$187,125	—	—	—
Mary Colleen Bragiel	$155,518	$147,544	$126,578	$118,646	$114,854
Shari Henry	—	$146,172	—	—	—
Oluwafemi Adelakun	$138,476	$129,421	—	—	—
Elizabeth Bartolomeo	$127,160	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Membership Programs

Ulc is an innovation and action tank of north america's leading public library systems. We drive cutting-edge research and strategic partnerships to elevate the power of libraries as essential, transformative institutions for the 21ST century.

$768Kprogram expense

02

Digital Inclusion/Edge

Edge is a nationally recognized management and leadership tool that is helping libraries and local governments work together to achieve community goals and strengthen digital inclusion. With this professional tool, libraries are better positioned to address community issues - like creating a stronger economy, ensuring workforce…

$593Kprogram expense

03

Healthy and Sustainable Communities

Libraries are powerful partners for creating healthy, sustainable communities. With local government, business and other community organizations, libraries are key players in a strong economy, a healthy environment and RACIAL/SOCIAL equity.

$386Kprogram 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 · FY2023

Wal-Mart FoundationFY2023$850K

Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationFY2023$400K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.2M

Grants paid · 11 grants · $167K · 2024–2024

Columbus Metropolitan LibraryOH · FY2024$17,000

City of Richmond Public Library FoundationVA · FY2024$15,000

Prince Georges County Memorial Library SystemMD · FY2024$15,000

Pioneer Library SystemOK · FY2024$15,000

Oak Park Public LibraryFY2024$15,000

Memphis Library FoundationTN · FY2024$15,000

Greensboro Public Library Foundation INCNC · FY2024$15,000

Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore CityMD · FY2024$15,000

District of Columbia Public Library Foundation INCDC · FY2024$15,000

Chicago Public Library FoundationIL · FY2024$15,000

Cedar Rapids Public Library FoundationIA · FY2024$15,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$649K

Investment incomeLn 3$169K

Money outPt IX

$2.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.9M

Managementcol C$500K

Fundraisingcol D$222K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M

Total assetsLn 16$4.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A5

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$649K

Government grantsLn 1e$522K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$169K

Gains on assetsLn 7$37K

Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$244K

SavingsLn 2$3.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K

Other assetsLn 15$226K

Total assetsLn 16$4.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M

Net assetsLn 32$2.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 514

VolunteersI 620

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.6M	$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$426K	$303K
Total assetsLn 16	$4.5M	$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.0M	$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$2.4M	$2.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$714K	$365K	$229K	$120K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$910K	$776K	$87K	$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$88K	$74K	$10K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$84K	$70K	$8K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$113K	$81K	$21K	$11K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K	$973	$2K	$27
Accounting feesLn 11c	$25K	$9K	$16K	$251
Investment management feesLn 11f	$17K		$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$109K	$78K	$26K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$3K	$559	$109
Office expensesLn 13	$70K	$46K	$21K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$129K	$104K	$22K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$164K	$117K	$30K	$17K
TravelLn 17	$11K	$10K	$1K	$32
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$12K	$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$178K	$169K	$5K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$2K	$419	$82
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$17K	$11K	$5K	$711
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.7M	$1.9M	$500K	$222K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.9M	$4.2M	−$240K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.7M	$3.7M	$9K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.0M	$3.0M	$44K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$2.8M	$2.7M	$138K	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.4M	$2.7M	−$305K	$2.4M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,788,559 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,748$649,360

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,247,615$1,970,249

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $91,534$168,950

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,428,897$2,788,559

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 $1,848,746$1,909,444

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $885,081$741,242

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,733,827$2,650,686

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$304,930$137,873

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,788,559 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$521,737

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,623

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$649,360

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,970,249$1,970,249

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $132,179$132,179

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $36,771$36,771

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,970,249 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $168,950$2,788,559

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,650,686 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $365,396 · Management $228,546 · Fundraising $120,218$714,160

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $775,797 · Management $86,960 · Fundraising $47,616$910,373

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $74,409 · Management $10,437 · Fundraising $2,890$87,736

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,324 · Management $7,753 · Fundraising $6,198$84,275

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $81,121 · Management $20,795 · Fundraising $10,984$112,900

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $973 · Management $1,702 · Fundraising $27$2,702

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,049 · Management $15,836 · Fundraising $251$25,136

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,559$16,559

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,765 · Management $25,989 · Fundraising $4,914$108,668

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,805 · Management $559 · Fundraising $109$3,473

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45,761 · Management $21,132 · Fundraising $3,335$70,228

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $104,122 · Management $21,689 · Fundraising $3,480$129,291

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $117,267 · Management $29,959 · Fundraising $16,978$164,204

IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,162 · Management $1,117 · Fundraising $32$11,311

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,145$12,145

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $168,752 · Management $5,305 · Fundraising $3,744$177,801

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,101 · Management $419 · Fundraising $82$2,602

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,229 · Management $5,182 · Fundraising $711$17,122

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,929,178 · Management $499,939 · Fundraising $221,569$2,650,686

Part X · Balance sheet $4,646,673 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $279,730$244,436

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,313,253$3,707,322

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $247,097$145,072

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,820$21,534

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $425,723$302,600

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $179,779$225,709

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,463,402$4,646,673

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $608,056$243,659

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $919,330$1,125,722

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $253,600$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $263,803$578,580

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,044,789$1,947,961

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,398,510$2,698,712

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,103$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,418,613$2,698,712

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,463,402$4,646,673

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,698,712 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,788,559

XI-2 Total expenses$2,650,686

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$137,873

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,418,613

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$142,226

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,698,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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