Cooperating Libraries in Consortium: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 41-6090446)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$573K
FY2021	$308K
FY2021	$165

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$500K
FY2021	$677K
FY2021	$24K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.0M
FY2021	$651K
FY2021	$0

Cooperating Libraries in Consortium Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?

Not on file

Can I give now?

No revocation on IRS record

Not on the IRS revocation list.

Filing up to date?

No filing since FY2021 — 5 yrs

Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCooperating Libraries in Consortium

EINHdr · item D41-6090446

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

Latest filingForm 990FY2021 · Form 990

Principal addressHdr · item CSt Paul, MN

NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.clic.edu

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

53%

47%

Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.47

Program services53%$13K

Management & general47%$11K

Total functional expensesLn 25$24K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Surplus margin

-14415%

revenue over expenses, this year▼ -11929% vs prior filing year

Program spending

53%

of expenses reach programs▼ -38% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990

Total assets

FY2021▼ -100%

Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.0M
FY2021	$651K
FY2021	$0

Total liabilities

FY2021

Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020	$7K
FY2021	$0
FY2021	$0

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$24K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B53%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1—

Total assetsLn 16$0

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Other revenue$161 · 98%

Investment income$4 · 2%

Other revenue98%$161

Investment income2%$4

Total revenueLn 12$165

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $24K

Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $13K · Total expenses $24K

53%

Management & General

Management & general $11K · Total expenses $24K

47%

Fundraising

Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $24K

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4K

Solicited contributions below reporting floor

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $165

Government reliance

Government grants — · Total revenue $165

—

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $165

Investment reliance

Investment income $4 · Total revenue $165

+2%

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $24K

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $165 · Prior year $308K

-100%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $0 · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $165 · Expenses $24K

-14415%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $0

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $0 · Total assets $0

—

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0

Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Ruth McGuire · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $24K

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $19K · Total expenses $24K

78%

Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	53%	—	—
Overhead ratio	47%	—	—
Revenue growth	-100%	—	—
Accounting fee ratio	3%	—	—

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ruth McGuire

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Asch

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Metz

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Gjelten

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Neilson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Stewart

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carla Urban

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2021	FY2020
Carla Urban	$46,980	$40,345

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI

6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Builds a world-class research library experience for academic communities.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $13K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.

Automation

Facilitated online committee meetings with over 100 library personnel to share best practices.

$13Kprogram expense

Courier

Facilitated resource sharing of books, DVD'S and journal articles between member libraries using a shared catalog of more than two million items.

Pt IX · col B

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Filing history

Every return on file.

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Change	Filing
FY2021	$308K	$677K	-46%	990 PDF
FY2020	$573K	$500K		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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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