Pierce County Library Foundation EIN 51-0180293 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Pierce County Library Foundation FY2021 filing

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Funds library services and programs for Pierce County. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $608K in revenue, $357K in expenses, and $689K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Tacoma, WA
Website
www.piercecountylibrary.org/foundation
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$608KFY2021
Expenses
$357K
Net assets
$689K
People
17
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  51-0180293 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tacoma, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Funds library services and programs for Pierce County.
Leadership
Kathryn McCarthy · President
Money in and out
$608K revenue, $357K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$608K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$357K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$689K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $251K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$608K
FY2021▲ +8%
Expenses
$357K
FY2021▼ -12%
Total assets
$690K
FY2021▲ +64%
Total liabilities
$813
FY2021▼ -63%
Total revenue
$608K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$357K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$689K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$251K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$690K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPierce County Library Foundation
EINHdr · item D51-0180293
Principal addressHdr · item CTacoma, WA
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1976

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $150K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

E-books and e-audio books were in increased demand by our community caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced physical material distribution. Seniors now have access to many titles via e-books and can set the font size as large as necessary or listen to an ever expanding list of e-audio books.

$101Kprogram expense
02

Funds for summer reading supported readers of all ages, engaging them during summer to provide learning, enjoyment and community.

$33Kprogram expense
03

Block Play

Research has proven that children are better prepared to learn math, literacy, science, and social emotional development (just some of the vital benefits for healthy, growing children) when they build with blocks. The foundation purchases blocks and activity books to give away to children and their caregivers for this important program.

$16Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$612K · 101%
Investment income$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants101%$612K
Investment income1%$6K
Total revenueLn 12$608K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program services87%$312K
Management & general10%$36K
Fundraising3%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$357K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$519K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$813
Total net assetsLn 32$689K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $519K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $357K · Less non-cash grants $48K · Cash operating expenses/yr $309K
20.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $312K · Total expenses $357K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $357K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $357K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $590K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $612K · Total revenue $608K
101%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $608K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $608K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $608K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $357K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $608K · Prior year $564K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $689K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $608K · Expenses $357K
+41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $690K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $689K · Total assets $690K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $690K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathryn McCarthy · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $357K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $357K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 8%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.6M · 2020–2024

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$891K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$608K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$564K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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