The mission of the Norwood Public Library is to assure effective, expanding free Library services for the residents of the Library district through educational, informational, and cultural resources and activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 3 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
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
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$109K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$116K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$275K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$109K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$109K
Expenses
$116K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$116K
Net assets
$275K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$275K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $92K Management & general 21% · $24K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Library Dire
$33,008Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Jones’s $33K as Library Dire is at the 25th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amanda Jones$33,008$31,436$29,939$29,066

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

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Provides free library services with educational, informational, and cultural resources and activities.

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1 program · $92K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To assure effective, expanding free library services for the residents of the library district through educational, informational, and cultural resources and activities.

$92Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$109K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$392
Money outPt IX
$116K
Ln 25
Programscol B$92K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$275K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$285
Other incomeLn 4–11$392
Total revenueLn 12$109K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$99K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$145K
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$275K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
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$126K$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$158K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$284K$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$275K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$48K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$276
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31$31
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$8K$366
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$549$549
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$625$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$116K$92K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $109K$116K−$7K$275K 990 PDF
FY2023 $107K$106K$1K$282K 990 PDF
FY2022 $97K$105K−$8K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$95K$7K$289K 990 PDF
FY2020 $93K$105K−$12K$282K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $108,712 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,792$19,034
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,000$89,001
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $198$285
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $760$392
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $106,750$108,712
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $51,230$55,503
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,435$60,290
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $105,665$115,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,085−$7,081
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $108,712 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,655
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,379
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,034
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $89,001$89,001
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $285$285
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $392$392
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,393 · Excluded from tax $285$108,712
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $115,793 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,258 · Management $3,301$51,559
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,668 · Management $276$3,944
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,400$4,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31$31
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,021 · Management $1,230$7,251
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,349 · Management $366$8,715
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $549$549
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,074$13,074
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $625 · Management $13,970$14,595
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,675$11,675
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $91,701 · Management $24,092 · Fundraising $0$115,793
Part X · Balance sheet $283,255 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,683$21,747
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,607$98,892
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $158,135$145,061
X-15 Other assets$17,555
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $284,425$283,255
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,002$7,913
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,002$7,913
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $282,423$275,342
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $282,423$275,342
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $284,425$283,255
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $275,342 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$108,712
XI-2 Total expenses$115,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$282,423
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$275,342

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