The organization's purpose is to provide Library services, early literacy storytimes, encourage teen reading, and create unique educational classes for residents of all ages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $431K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$227K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2022▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2022▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2025$11.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · 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 Jul 1955.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.2M Management & general 11% · $439K Fundraising 10% · $423K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$98,669Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
City Commission Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Schneider’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 39th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Schneider$110,875$109,441$78,511———
Sabrina Bernat———$98,669$100,000$69,691

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers library services, programs, and activities to the Winter Park community.

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1 program · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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WPL classes and events allow the library to strengthen our community by guiding learning and connecting people to both resources and each other. WPL offers classes for infants to infinity through facilitator-led instruction, self-directed education and enlightening experiences. Babies and toddlers learn early literacy and stem skills.

$3.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2024
City of Winter ParkFY2024$100,000
City of Winter ParkFY2023$100,000
City of Winter ParkFY2022$100,000
City of Winter ParkFY2021$210,000
City of Winter ParkFY2020$800,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$439K
Fundraisingcol D$423K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$206K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$498K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$606K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 6260
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.0M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$224K$606K
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K$227K
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$210K$210K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$74K$11K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$918K$140K$177K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$40K$32K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$166K$133K$27K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$79K$16K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$28K$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$146K$61K$62K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$146K$1K$19K$125K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$63K$13K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$296K$267K$16K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$1.0M$96K$32K
TravelLn 17$40K$28K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$76K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K$377
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$218K$218K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$21K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.2M$439K$423K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.9M$4.9M−$12K$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.6M$4.6M$60K$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$4.4M$892K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $5.5M$4.1M$1.4M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$3.6M−$462K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$2.8M$747K$8.1M 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 $5,467,196 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,793,021$5,222,372
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,179$36,784
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $272,102$161,676
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,483$46,364
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,165,785$5,467,196
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $800,000$212,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,388,745$1,640,432
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,439,505$2,253,084
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,628,250$4,105,516
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$462,465$1,361,680
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,467,196 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,361 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$206,081
VIII-1e Government grants$3,459,220
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,557,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$41,456
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,222,372
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,784$36,784
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $148,946$148,946
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $10,950$10,950
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,730$12,730
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$10,394−$10,394
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,447$11,447
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $93,542 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $151,282$5,467,196
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,105,516 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $210,000$210,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,350 · Management $11,298 · Fundraising $14,352$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $918,380 · Management $139,555 · Fundraising $177,276$1,235,211
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,087 · Management $6,418 · Fundraising $1,604$40,109
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $132,960 · Management $26,592 · Fundraising $6,648$166,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,130 · Management $15,826 · Fundraising $3,956$98,912
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $13,935 · Management $14,055$27,990
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,977 · Management $61,504 · Fundraising $23,269$145,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,267 · Management $19,441 · Fundraising $125,317$146,025
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,688 · Management $12,604 · Fundraising $9,664$84,956
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $266,580 · Management $16,307 · Fundraising $13,313$296,200
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,035,696 · Management $96,049 · Fundraising $32,014$1,163,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,768 · Fundraising $11,901$39,669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,784 · Management $6,313 · Fundraising $2,107$84,204
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,812 · Management $1,305 · Fundraising $377$12,494
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $217,727$217,727
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,057 · Management $4,320 · Fundraising $1,433$26,810
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,243,198 · Management $439,087 · Fundraising $423,231$4,105,516
Part X · Balance sheet $8,577,800 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $932,957$1,809,092
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $558,129$497,916
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,666$74,400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,396$41,758
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $223,604$606,237
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,962,298$5,548,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,735,050$8,577,800
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $221,144$227,145
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $221,144$227,145
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,808,477$2,849,022
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,705,429$5,501,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,513,906$8,350,655
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,735,050$8,577,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,350,655 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,467,196
XI-2 Total expenses$4,105,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,361,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,513,906
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,504,931
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$20,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,350,655

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