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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$388K 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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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$388K
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
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $71K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.6M
Spent
$7.7M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$12.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$8.9M
Expenses
$7.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.7M
Net assets
$12.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.8M
FY2021$15.4M
FY2022$15.7M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$20.0M
FY2025$21.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Dec 1937.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $5.4M Management & general 30% · $2.4M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $388K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec
$196,340Pt VII · Sec A
$94,073Pt VII · Sec A
Director Wmp
$91,149Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$6,051Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jenny L Bakos’s $131K as Executive Director / Secretary is at the 53rd 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary C Baykan—————$196,340
Jenny L Bakos$130,691$126,654$120,694$116,480$104,813$6,051
Elizabeth Hulett$124,473$103,090$97,596$94,605$92,833$91,149
Kathleen M O'Connell$121,507$108,200$101,642$97,657$95,826$94,073
Ian Seibert$112,934$107,516$102,019$102,019——
Jennifer M Keysor$95,257—————
Sara Baker$71,107—————

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

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1 program · $5.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Library operations

$5.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

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Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$237K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Money outPt IX
$7.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$12.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$237K
Other incomeLn 4–11$462
Gains on assetsLn 7$130K
Total revenueLn 12$8.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$5.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$210K
Total assetsLn 16$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5126
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.3M$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$552K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$11.7M$12.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$490K$490K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.1M$784K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$545K$398K$147K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$400K$292K$108K
Payroll taxesLn 10$374K$277K$97K
Legal feesLn 11b$95$95
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$46K$65K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$42K
Office expensesLn 13$966K$918K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$209K$209K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.0M$1.0M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$553K$78K$475K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.7M$5.4M$2.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.9M$8.7M$207K$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.1M$8.2M$1.8M$20.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.4M$7.7M$736K$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.8M$7.7M$1.0M$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.0M$7.1M$1.9M$15.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.6M$7.7M$836K$12.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,573,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,125,047$8,207,504
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $180,962$129,151
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $603,443$236,739
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,221$462
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,916,673$8,573,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,525,011$4,711,914
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,590$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,810,259$3,025,926
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,339,860$7,737,840
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $576,813$836,016
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,573,856 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,546,232
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$661,272
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,920
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,207,504
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $129,151$129,151
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $106,916$106,916
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $129,823$129,823
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $462$462
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $129,151 · Excluded from tax $237,201$8,573,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,737,840 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $489,777$489,777
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,119,673 · Management $783,744$2,903,417
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $397,856 · Management $147,152$545,008
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $291,895 · Management $107,961$399,856
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $276,653 · Management $97,203$373,856
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $95$95
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,513$64,513
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,202 · Management $65,000$111,202
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $42,488$42,488
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $917,577 · Management $47,941$965,518
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,303$4,303
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $209,096$209,096
IX-17 TravelManagement $21,087$21,087
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $13,176$13,176
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,003,326$1,003,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,662 · Management $475,472$553,134
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,988$37,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,377,928 · Management $2,359,912 · Fundraising $0$7,737,840
Part X · Balance sheet $14,084,942 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,958,033$5,834,251
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $585,562$287,656
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,523$12,625
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $465,845$313,151
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,756,400$1,489,646
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,259,976$5,937,144
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $171,065$210,469
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,213,404$14,084,942
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,817$95,997
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $427,736$1,213,744
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $551,739$1,309,741
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,661,665$12,775,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,213,404$14,084,942
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,775,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,573,856
XI-2 Total expenses$7,737,840
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$836,016
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,661,665
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$277,520
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,775,201

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