The foundation's purpose is to provide financial support to the Des Moines Public Library by fundraising.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $370K a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $99K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$555K
Spent
$389K
To programs
48%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$555K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$555K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$834K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$389K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$389K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$640K
FY2024$677K
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $185K Management & general 24% · $94K Fundraising 28% · $109K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$112,320Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly K Shrock’s $91K as Executive Director Thru September is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly K Shrock$90,926$116,000$25,877——
Dory Briles——$78,455$108,952$112,320

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

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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

Programs and updates

Raises funds to support the Des Moines Public Library.

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2 programs · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The foundation's mission is to provide financial support to the des moines public library system. The foundation raises funds to provide for library collections, growth of technology and programs such as avid - authors visiting in des moines - author series, the summer reading program for children, and teen programming.

$173Kprogram expense
02

The foundation's mission is to hold events to raise awareness about the services the library offers.

$12Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Des Moines Public LibraryFY2024$346,582
Des Moines Public LibraryFY2023$326,506
Des Moines Public LibraryFY2021$324,785
Des Moines Public LibraryFY2020$173,465

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$555K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$389K
Ln 25
Programscol B$185K
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$43K
Total revenueLn 12$555K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
SavingsLn 2$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$362K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 635
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$394K$362K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$173K$173K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$11K$28K$73K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$5K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$859$3K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$78$78
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$976$976
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$172$3K$690
All other expensesLn 24e$75$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$389K$185K$94K$109K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$677K$714K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $834K$640K$194K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$560K$452K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $910K$588K$322K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $555K$389K$166K$3.9M 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
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Part I · Summary $555,324 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $499,276$432,833
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,102$120,336
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,068$2,155
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $604,310$555,324
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $268,952$173,465
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $138,791$138,031
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,601$77,532
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $486,344$389,028
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $117,966$166,296
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $555,324 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$73,504
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$359,329
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$432,833
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,495$77,495
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $42,841$42,841
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,155$2,155
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,841 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $79,650$555,324
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $389,028 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $173,465$173,465
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,867 · Management $28,080 · Fundraising $73,008$111,955
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $5,053 · Fundraising $10,917$15,970
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $859 · Management $2,591 · Fundraising $6,656$10,106
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $14,035$14,035
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,716$1,716
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,624 · Fundraising $6,787$13,411
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,442 · Fundraising $9,644$20,086
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,870$17,870
IX-17 TravelManagement $78$78
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $976$976
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,476$1,476
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,506$3,506
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $172 · Management $3,441 · Fundraising $690$4,303
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $75$75
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,363 · Management $94,247 · Fundraising $109,418$389,028
Part X · Balance sheet $3,896,512 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,802$225,056
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $241,105$136,482
X-4 Accounts receivable$56,839
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,440$1,585
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,654$8,178
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,108,655$3,459,618
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,294$8,754
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,525,950$3,896,512
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,062$23,168
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,062$23,168
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $792,091$1,129,204
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,679,797$2,744,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,471,888$3,873,344
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,525,950$3,896,512
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,873,344 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$555,324
XI-2 Total expenses$389,028
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,296
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,471,888
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$235,160
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,873,344

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