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Southwest Florida Library Network

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Fort Myers, FL501(c)(3)Since 1993EducationEIN 65-0436031Revenue $727K in FY2025

On file with the IRSswfln.org13120 Westlinks Terrace Suite, 33913-8652 · Fort Myers, FLTax-exempt since Aug 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Southwest Florida Library Network (swfln) is one of the five regional consortia of multitype Library cooperatives in the state of Florida. Swfln serves the counties of charlotte, collier, desoto, hendry, lee and monroe. Swfln helps libraries provide better, faster service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$182K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 $17K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$182K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$130K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$727K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$683K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$265K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$727K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$800K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$710K
FY2023$669K
FY2024$684K
FY2025$727K
Expenses
$683K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$753K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$676K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$703K
FY2025$683K
Net assets
$265K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$265K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $564K Management & general 17% · $118K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $182K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Brian Chase
Past Exec Di
$108,874Pt VII · Sec A
Amy-Jane McWilliam
Executive Di
$73,369Pt VII · Sec A
Catherine Cowser
Secretary/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Elliot
VP/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Herman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mindi Simon
President/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Chase’s $109K as Past Exec Di is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Lourdes Castro———$133,649—
Lourdes M Castro————$112,928
Brian Chase$108,874$112,241$57,916——
Natasha Hayes——$74,633$16,902—
Amy-Jane McWilliam$73,369————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $564K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The southwest florida library network provided the following services to its institutional members and individual affiliate members: 1) facilitate interlibrary communications 2) provide continuing professional library education 3) improve library cooperation and resource sharing.

$564Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$28
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$727K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$683K
Ln 25
Programscol B$564K
Managementcol C$118K
Owns and owesPt X
$265K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Government grantsLn 1e$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$11K
Total revenueLn 12$727K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K
Other assetsLn 15$110K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32$265K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$78K
Total assetsLn 16$393K$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$221K$265K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$100K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$37K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$41K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$232K$232K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$39K$14K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$11K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$75K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$683K$564K$118K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $727K$683K$44K$265K 990 PDF
FY2024 $684K$703K−$19K$221K 990 PDF
FY2023 $669K$653K$16K$240K 990 PDF
FY2022 $710K$676K$34K$224K 990 PDF
FY2021 $502K$522K−$21K$190K 990 PDF
FY2020 $800K$753K$46K$211K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $726,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $661,451$682,309
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,396$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,252−$5,941
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,090$50,373
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $684,189$726,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $301,326$264,545
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $401,564$418,099
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $702,890$682,644
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,701$44,097
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $726,741 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$51,350
VIII-1e Government grants$623,959
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$682,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,212$5,212
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$11,153−$11,153
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $50,373$50,373
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,220 · Excluded from tax $5,212$726,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $682,644 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,926 · Management $37,732$137,658
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,949 · Management $13,952$50,901
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,615 · Management $1,742$6,357
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,036 · Management $15,495$56,531
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,508 · Management $3,590$13,098
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $232,075$232,075
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,668 · Management $3,652$13,320
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,785 · Management $14,345$53,130
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,229$5,229
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,048 · Management $4,086$15,134
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,319 · Management $23,892$99,211
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $564,158 · Management $118,486 · Fundraising $0$682,644
Part X · Balance sheet $395,339 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,436$50,262
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,248$142,893
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,500$14,398
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $75,232$78,020
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $155,756$109,766
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,051$395,339
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,068$20,249
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $155,756$109,766
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,824$130,015
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $199,295$243,392
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,932$21,932
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $221,227$265,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,051$395,339
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $265,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$726,741
XI-2 Total expenses$682,644
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,097
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$221,227
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$265,324

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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