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Schoolcraft Community Library INC

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Schoolcraft, MI501(c)(3)Education EIN 38-2948642Revenue $271K in FY2025

On file with the IRSschoolcraftlibrary.org330 N Centre St, 49087-7701 · Schoolcraft, MITax-exempt since Oct 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To be a Community information center, connecting people of all ages to reading, lifelong learning and professional and personal enrichment. Working together, we strive to provide equal access to information, ideas and knowledge through books, programs and other resources and technologies. In addition to the paid staff, the Library is also aided by 6 regular volunteers and up to 30 volunteers that help with various events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
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
$271K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$233K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$271K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$194K
FY2025$271K
Expenses
$233K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$152K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$211K
FY2025$233K
Net assets
$388K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$311K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$296K
FY2025$388K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending February 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 Oct 1990.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $158K Management & general 32% · $75K

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; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pam Ballett
Director
$55,494Pt VII · Sec A
Cyndie Chapin
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Juli Naji
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pam Ballett’s $55K as Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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

NameFY2025FY2021
Pam Ballett$55,494$31,873

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people to reading, learning, and enrichment through books and programs.

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3 programs · $158K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide lending materials (books, vox books, audios, DVD'S, magazines, e- books, e-audios, literacy kits, discovery kits, hotspots and CD players) to patrons. The library has 33,272 pieces of lending material available to patrons. There are 2094 patrons on file.

$85Kprogram expense
02

Offer library programs for adults, teens, school-age children and preschoolers. The library offered a total of 323 programs during the year. Total program participants included 1,682 adults, 1,535 children and 146 young adults for a total of 3,363 participants.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Provide services for patrons such as internet and wireless, computers, databases, prints, 3d prints, copies, fax, laminating, tax forms, hotspots, tutoring and community room space. There were 1,033 patron computer sessions, 1,798 wireless computer usages, 868 phone calls, 42 patrons requested tax forms and 1,254 reference questions.

$25Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Pfizer Foundation INCFY2023$100
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$271K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$233K
Ln 25
Programscol B$158K
Managementcol C$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
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$261K
Government grantsLn 1e$242K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$420
Total revenueLn 12$271K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56
SavingsLn 2$311K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$388K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$319K$311K
Total assetsLn 16$354K$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$350K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$54K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$3K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$344
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$693
OccupancyLn 16$25K$22K$2K
TravelLn 17$876$876
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2K$2K$458
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$456
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K$135
Total functional expensesLn 25$233K$158K$75K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $271K$233K$37K$388K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $194K$211K−$17K$296K 990 PDF
FY2022 $200K$198K$2K$313K 990 PDF
FY2021 $212K$152K$59K$311K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $270,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $258,670$261,435
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,450$6,390
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,170$2,369
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $550$420
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $268,840$270,614
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $137,934$159,566
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,292$73,772
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,226$233,338
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,614$37,276
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $270,614 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$241,947
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$261,435
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $6,390$6,390
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,369$2,369
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $420$420
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $9,179$270,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $233,338 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,747 · Management $27,747$55,494
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,338 · Management $27,993$82,331
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,830 · Management $2,788$11,618
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,341 · Management $6,782$10,123
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,504$5,504
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,099 · Management $344$3,443
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,225 · Management $693$6,918
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,429 · Management $2,493$24,922
IX-17 TravelPrograms $876$876
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $2,031 · Management $458$2,489
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,101 · Management $456$4,557
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,928 · Management $135$25,063
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,945 · Management $75,393 · Fundraising $0$233,338
Part X · Balance sheet $392,916 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56$56
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $318,739$311,392
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,153$81,468
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $353,948$392,916
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,575$5,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,575$5,267
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $350,373$387,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $353,948$392,916
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $387,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$270,614
XI-2 Total expenses$233,338
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,276
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$350,373
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$387,649

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

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