To advance the long-range goals of the Milwaukee Public Library.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $252K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$188K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $1.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$92K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1988.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $1.6M Management & general 18% · $457K Fundraising 18% · $459K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $188K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$188,180Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan E Daniels$188,180$159,042$168,669$156,169$138,138
Patricia Swanson——$112,713——

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

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The milwaukee public library foundation continues its original vision of generating private-sector support to further the programming of milwaukee public library. The result has been improved collections, expanded programs, enhanced services, and renovated buildings. Milwaukee public library foundation, inc.

$1.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$30K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $5.3M · 2020–2024
Milwaukee Public LibraryFY2024$1,080,031
Milwaukee Public LibraryFY2023$1,126,493
Milwaukee Public LibraryFY2022$1,220,421
Milwaukee Public LibraryFY2021$659,563
Milwaukee Public LibraryFY2020$1,133,502

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$219K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$457K
Fundraisingcol D$459K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$114K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$238K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$417K
Investment incomeLn 3$219K
Gains on assetsLn 7$168K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K
Other assetsLn 15$991K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K$84K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K$92K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$232K$21K$110K$100K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$508K$157K$138K$212K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$8K$11K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$93K$30K$25K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$11K$14K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$59K$34K$11K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$9K$6K$1K$2K
InterestLn 20$194$67$127
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$3K$4K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$17K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$4K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.6M$457K$459K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.6M$2.5M$14K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$2.2M−$362K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$2.1M−$840K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.4M$372K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.8M−$442K$4.5M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,553,778 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,801,869$2,373,613
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $79,734$219,361
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$33,728−$39,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,847,875$2,553,778
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,140,461$1,348,422
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $772,502$908,531
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,909$282,791
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,209,872$2,539,744
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$361,997$14,034
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $2,553,778 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$417,344
VIII-1e Government grants$114,170
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,842,099
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$237,544
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,373,613
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51,395$51,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $167,966$167,966
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$39,196−$39,196
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $180,165$2,553,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,539,744 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,348,422$1,348,422
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,424 · Management $110,016 · Fundraising $100,173$231,613
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,076 · Management $138,464 · Fundraising $212,034$507,574
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,393 · Management $10,960 · Fundraising $14,115$33,468
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,662 · Management $25,021 · Fundraising $37,853$92,536
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,869 · Management $14,193 · Fundraising $18,278$43,340
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,862$59,862
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,468$15,468
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $40,272$40,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,258 · Management $10,834 · Fundraising $13,953$59,045
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $17,793$17,793
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,966 · Management $1,372 · Fundraising $1,768$9,106
IX-20 InterestPrograms $67 · Management $127$194
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,017 · Management $3,939 · Fundraising $5,073$12,029
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,175$1,175
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $16,852 · Fundraising $38,150$55,002
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,433 · Management $8,412$12,845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,623,587 · Management $456,967 · Fundraising $459,190$2,539,744
Part X · Balance sheet $3,760,949 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165$165
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $324,609$83,959
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $407,497$806,763
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,906$14,744
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,633$3,908
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,268$40,750
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,896,306$1,778,675
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $60,172$40,854
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $927,171$991,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,672,727$3,760,949
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $103,084$92,142
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,084$92,142
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,347$162,255
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,377,296$3,506,552
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,569,643$3,668,807
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,672,727$3,760,949
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,668,807 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,553,778
XI-2 Total expenses$2,539,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,034
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,569,643
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,753
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$90,883
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,668,807

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