Dr Evarts Library District

Tax-deductible

Athens, NY501(c)(3)Since 2008EducationEIN 38-3710387

Library servicing the general public by providing reading materials & electronic media sources as well as programing for the community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 6 employees.
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)(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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $237K a year · 58% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
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
$745K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$201K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$745K
FY2025▲ +27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$587K
FY2025$745K
Expenses
$201K
FY2025▼ -0.7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$179K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$201K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +46%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2006.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $190K Management & general 5% · $10K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Benjamin’s $16K as Director is at the 12th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Benjamin$15,824$51,050——
Benjamin Kimberly——$40,432—
S Gruber———$16,306
J Grounds———$11,274
Fraser Khaterine——$9,730—
J Giarraputo$9,231———
Arno Mayrose——$6,318—
Cords M Jo——$5,792—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides books, digital media, and community programs for everyone to enjoy.

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1 program service account for $190K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Programming and library services

$190Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$745K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$466
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$190K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Government grantsLn 1e$516K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$466
Other incomeLn 4–11$9
Total revenueLn 12$745K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$329K$50K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$946K$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$740$740
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$300$300
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$567
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$190K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $745K$201K$545K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $587K$202K$385K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $312K$179K$134K$804K 990 PDF
FY2022 $267K$180K$87K$670K 990 PDF
FY2021 $377K$139K$238K$582K 990 PDF
FY2020 $166K$133K$33K$344K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $745,363 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$515,761
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,342
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$575,103
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,785$169,785
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $466$466
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9$9
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $169,785 · Excluded from tax $475$745,363
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $200,676 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,277$53,277
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,823$45,823
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,069$1,069
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,656$7,656
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,703$9,703
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,738$3,738
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,224$6,224
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,123$1,123
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,737$14,737
IX-17 TravelPrograms $740$740
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $300$300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,846$24,846
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,311$7,311
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,908$20,908
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,654 · Management $567$3,221
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,406 · Management $10,270 · Fundraising $0$200,676
Part X · Balance sheet $1,750,637 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80$78
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $329,361$49,946
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $946,243$1,700,613
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,275,684$1,750,637
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,478$2,365
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,945$15,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,423$17,689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,067,459$1,731,474
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $120,802$1,474
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,188,261$1,732,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,275,684$1,750,637
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,732,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,363
XI-2 Total expenses$200,676
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$544,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,188,261
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,732,948

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

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