Advocates for public funding and awareness to support libraries.
Leadership
John Chrastka · Executive Director, Chairman, President · $45K
Money in and out
$404K revenue, $391K expenses
Bottom line
+3% operating surplus
Advocates for public funding and awareness to support libraries.
For fiscal year 2022 it reported $404K in revenue, $391K in expenses, and $66K in net assets.Pt I
Membership & operating revenue · FY2022
Total revenue
$404K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$391K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$66K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $13K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
25%
69%
Program services $0.25 Management & general $0.69 Fundraising $0.06
Operating surplus
+3%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
17%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
22%
of spending is salaries & benefits
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$404K
FY2022▲ +56%
$423K$211K$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$391K
FY2022▲ +48%
$590K$295K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$66K
FY2022▲ +27%
$85K$42K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$-69
FY2022▼ -162%
$112$56$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$404K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$391K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$66K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$13K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$66K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B25%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $93K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01
Provided direct support to 10 public library ballot measure campaigns through financial contributions consulting, and advising.
$52Kprogram expense
02
Created and supported 18 local library Alliances to conduct public education and outreach about the First Amendment in Libraries, along with research into book bans.
$29Kprogram expense
03
Wrote, published, and syndicated numerous public education and informational articles about libraries, librarians, and current events.
Gwen Camp’s $30K as Board Member
is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual John Chrastka · Reported title Executive Director, Chairman, President · Highest reported compensation $45K · Total expenses $391K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $86K · Total expenses $391K
22%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
25%
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Overhead ratio
69%
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Fundraising cost ratio
6%
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Revenue growth
56%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
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Legal fee ratio
0%
—
—
Accounting fee ratio
0%
—
—
Fundraising fee ratio
0%
—
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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.
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Sources
Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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