The Library Foundation INC EIN 59-2590387

The Library Foundation INC

EIN  59-2590387 Supporting organization Bradenton, FL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides extra funds and support to help the library system be a vital community resource.
Leadership
Bobbi Jayne Vitale · Vice President
Money in and out
$368K revenue, $290K expenses
Bottom line
+21% net inflow

Provides extra funds and support to help the library system be a vital community resource. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $368K in revenue, $290K in expenses, and $4.4M in net assets.Pt I

Money in and out · FY2025
Total revenue
$368K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$290K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $78K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.22
Net inflow
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -71% vs prior filing year
Pass-through gifts
26%
of revenue from contributions▼ -71% vs prior filing year
Program spending
63%
of expenses reach stated programs▼ -19% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$368K
FY2025▼ -69%
Expenses
$290K
FY2025▼ -8%
Total assets
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2025▲ +393%
Total revenue
$368K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$290K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$78K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $182K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Annual distribution from our unrestricted funds held by the manatee community foundation. We budget 3.5% from the restricted funds. The county representative drafts requests for the funding which are materials for the libraries that would not be available through traditional funding.

$182Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Library Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D59-2590387
Principal addressHdr · item CBradenton, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1988

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$272K · 74%
Contributions & grants$96K · 26%
Investment income74%$272K
Contributions & grants26%$96K
Total revenueLn 12$368K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.22
Program services63%$182K
Management & general15%$44K
Fundraising22%$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$290K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.4M · Operating expenses/yr $290K
181.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $182K · Total expenses $290K
63%
Management & General
Management & general $44K · Total expenses $290K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $64K · Total expenses $290K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $21K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $390K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $96K · Total revenue $368K
26%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $368K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $368K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $272K · Total revenue $368K
+74%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $290K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $368K · Prior year $1.2M
-69%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $114K · FY2024 $368K
+26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $368K · Expenses $290K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.4M · Total assets $4.4M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $4.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.4M
99%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bobbi Jayne Vitale · Reported title VICE PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $290K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $290K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 67%
Revenue growth -69%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$160K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $346K · 2020–2023
Manatee County Librrary AssociationFY2023$217,020
Manatee County Librrary AssociationFY2021$78,033
Manatee County Librrary AssociationFY2020$50,777

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$368K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$95K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$318K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$401K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$114K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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