To acquire and hold title to property to be used as a public library for the City of Petersburg, Virginia, developing such property as a library, leasing such a library and collecting income therefrom, and turning over the entirety of such income, less expenses, to the Petersburg Library Foundation, Inc. (PLF), a non profit corporation exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Code; supporting the mission, programs, and efforts of PLF in respect of the development, use and operation of such library; and engaging in any other lawful acts or activities for which corporations may be organized under Virginia Non-Stock Corporation Act necessary to satisfy the foregoing purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.5M a year · 83% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $240K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$501K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.0M
Spent
$723K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$9.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$377K
FY2023$137K
FY2024$477K
Expenses
$723K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$723K
FY2021$497K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$472K
Net assets
$9.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$10.5M

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

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $717K Management & general 1% · $6K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Acquires and develops property for a public library, supporting its foundation.

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1 program · $717K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The library is currently leased to the Petersburg Library Foundation. This program represents the expenses of the library as a public facility.

$717Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$240K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137K
Money outPt IX
$723K
Ln 25
Programscol B$717K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$9.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$12.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.5M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$9.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M$9.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M$9.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M$501K
Net assetsLn 32−$2.1M$9.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$31K$31K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$640K$640K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$410$290$120
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$723K$717K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $477K$472K$5K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $137K$457K−$320K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $377K$471K−$94K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$497K$1.7M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $12.0M$723K$11.3M$9.2M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,026,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $118,403$11,889,460
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,000$137,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $211,403$12,026,460
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $818,700$723,331
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $818,700$723,331
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$607,297$11,303,129
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,026,460 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$11,889,460
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,868,386
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,889,460
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $137,000$137,000
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $137,000$12,026,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $723,331 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,569$12,569
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,396$23,396
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,100$6,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,500$9,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $31,490$31,490
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $639,866$639,866
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $290 · Management $120$410
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $717,111 · Management $6,220 · Fundraising $0$723,331
Part X · Balance sheet $9,683,566 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,865$199,543
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,063$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,568,867$9,484,023
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $611,202$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $143,460$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,362,457$9,683,566
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$501,230
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,483,250$501,230
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$2,120,793$9,182,336
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,120,793$9,182,336
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,362,457$9,683,566
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,182,336 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,026,460
XI-2 Total expenses$723,331
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,303,129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,120,793
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,182,336

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