The Bismarck Library Foundation enriches publicly funded Library services by raising private funds to enhance collections, resources, and facilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
7 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $277K a year · 49% of revenue · last 7 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 7 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$551K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$369K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$551K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$405K
FY2020$381K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$369K
FY2022▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$146K
FY2020$367K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$313K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2022▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.7M
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1976.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $315K Management & general 8% · $31K Fundraising 6% · $23K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$16,932Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice- Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Simon Moore’s $32K as Exec Directo is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Simon Moore$31,973$27,846$270—
Beth Schatz Kaylor——$16,013$16,932

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 private funds to enhance library collections, resources, and facilities.

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1 program · $315K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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All activities are for the support of library programs. The foundation helps raise money for the on-going programs of the library and remodeling projects. Supported programs include the summer reading program, purchase of books, general support and 130,000 for boilers in the library building in 2022.

$315Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2025
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2025$205,003
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2024$187,630
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2024$12,400
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2023$143,393
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2023$12,400
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2022$270,293
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2022$12,400
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2021$167,038
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2021$15,800
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2021$15,759
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2020$255,725
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2020$30,983
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2020$15,850
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2019$39,618
Bismarck Public LibraryFY2019$15,150

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$551K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10
Money outPt IX
$369K
Ln 25
Programscol B$315K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$934K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10
Gains on assetsLn 7$35K
Total revenueLn 12$551K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$934K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$934K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K$934K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$283K$283K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$12K$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$13K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$412$412
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$3K$3K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$988$374$614
TravelLn 17$236$236
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$3K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$369K$315K$31K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$313K$1.1M$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $433K$295K$138K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $294K$234K$60K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $551K$369K$182K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $452K$278K$175K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $381K$367K$14K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2019 $405K$146K$258K$1.7M 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 $551,072 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,860$449,437
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,560$101,625
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7$10
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $452,427$551,072
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $198,597$282,693
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$38,640
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,056$47,704
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,653$369,037
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $174,774$182,035
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $551,072 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$449,437
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,130
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$449,437
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $66,491$66,491
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $35,134$35,134
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,134 · Excluded from tax $66,501$551,072
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $369,037 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $282,693$282,693
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,852 · Management $2,540 · Fundraising $2,540$16,932
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,274 · Management $2,844 · Fundraising $2,844$18,962
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,922 · Management $412 · Fundraising $412$2,746
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,650$8,650
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,449$11,449
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,231$2,231
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,862 · Management $3,356 · Fundraising $6,138$12,356
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $374 · Fundraising $614$988
IX-17 TravelManagement $236$236
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,053$1,053
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,677 · Fundraising $8,064$10,741
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $315,280 · Management $30,914 · Fundraising $22,843$369,037
Part X · Balance sheet $1,963,533 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $173,538$934,364
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $37,200$24,800
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,939,527$1,004,369
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,150,265$1,963,533
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,860,099$1,639,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $290,166$323,622
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,150,265$1,963,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,150,265$1,963,533
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,963,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$551,072
XI-2 Total expenses$369,037
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,035
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,150,265
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$368,767
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,963,533

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