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Everylibrary EIN 46-1534149

Everylibrary FY2023 filing

EIN  46-1534149 Membership association Riverside, IL Founded 2012
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for public funding and awareness to support libraries.
Leadership
John Chrastka · Executive Director Chairman President · $48K
Money in and out
$421K revenue, $402K expenses
Bottom line
+4% operating surplus

Advocates for public funding and awareness to support libraries. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $421K in revenue, $402K in expenses, and $85K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2023
Total revenue
$421K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$402K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$85K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.20 Management & general $0.75 Fundraising $0.05
Operating surplus
+4%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
26%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$421K
FY2023▲ +4%
Expenses
$402K
FY2023▲ +3%
Total assets
$85K
FY2023▲ +29%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023▲ +100%
Total revenue
$421K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$402K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$85K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$85K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B20%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $121K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Created and supported 46 new Library Alliances to conduct public education and outreach about the First Amendment in libraries.

$54Kprogram expense
02

Provided direct support to 10 public library ballot measure campaigns through financial contributions consulting and advising.

$52Kprogram expense
03

Wrote published and syndicated numerous public education and informational articles about libraries and librarianship.

$15Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEverylibrary
EINHdr · item D46-1534149
Principal addressHdr · item CRiverside, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
John Chrastka
Executive Director Chairman President
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Bromberg
Board of Directors
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Erica Findley
Board of Directors Treasurer
$10,200Pt VII · Sec A
Patrick Sweeney
Political Director Board of Directors Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeannie Allen
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lori Ayre
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Harmony Faust
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Hart
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Chrastka$20,000$16,000$48,000$45,000$27,000$27,500
Peter Bromberg$24,000$48,000$48,000$36,000$12,000—
Gwen Camp$30,000—————
Erica Findley——$10,200$5,400$4,800—
Brian Hart$3,000—————
Erica Finley—$2,700————

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$418K · 99%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$418K
Other revenue1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$421K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.20 Management & general $0.75 Fundraising $0.05
Program services20%$82K
Management & general75%$300K
Fundraising5%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$402K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$85K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$85K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $85K · Operating expenses/yr $402K
2.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $82K · Total expenses $402K
20%
Management & General
Management & general $300K · Total expenses $402K
75%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $402K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $35K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $339K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $418K · Total revenue $421K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $421K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $421K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $421K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $402K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $421K · Prior year $404K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $85K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $421K · Expenses $402K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $85K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $85K · Total assets $85K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $85K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Chrastka · Reported title Executive Director Chairman President · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $402K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $106K · Total expenses $402K
26%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 20%——
Overhead ratio 75%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth 4%——

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Long Ridge Action FundFY2024$50K
Crawley Family FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2022–2022
Citizens for Patmos LibraryFY2022$25,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$213K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$423K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$421K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$404K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$258K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$152K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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