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Libraries Without Borders FY2023 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Education EIN 68-0666319Revenue $1.7M in FY2023

On file with the IRSlibrarieswithoutborders.us244 Madison Ave Ste 1018, 10016-2817 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Libraries Without Borders (organization) is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to bring knowledge and information to those who are most in need. Because lack of access to information is an important driver of inequality in today's world, the organization works in the united states and puerto rico, in order to address some of the most important issues of our world today: education, health, employment, citizenship, environment and sustainability, disability, and technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $114K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+146% vs prior year
Spent
$927K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$920K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +146%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$798K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$680K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$927K
FY2023▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$836K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$927K
FY2024$984K
Net assets
$920K
FY2023▲ +422%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$920K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2023.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $718K Management & general 15% · $139K Fundraising 8% · $70K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Nina Safane COO Until May
Then Executive Director
$111,170Pt VII · Sec A
Aaron Greenburg
Executive Director Until May
$21,945Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Sahlins
Deputy Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yves Istel
Deputy Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chelsea Stieber Treasurer
Until Feb., Then Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ramona Naddaff
Co-Secretary Until November
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Walter
Treasurer as of Feb.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nina Safane’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nina Safane$124,855———
Aaron Greenberg——$116,552$105,000
Nina Safane COO Until May—$111,170——
Aaron Greenburg—$21,945——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings knowledge and information to underserved communities in the US and Puerto Rico.

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3 programs · $633K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Library Outreach

The connecticut state library and libraries without borders us launched a twelve-month pilot program to enhance the capacity of connecticut libraries. The pilot included a cohort of six libraries representing urban, suburban, and rural communities across the state.

$293Kprogram expense
02

Loiza Vive!

Loiza, puerto rico is the center of afro-puerto rican life and one of the poorest communities on the island. With low levels of digital literacy amongst residents and significant changes to the community resulting from gentrification, hundreds of years of afro-puerto rican heritage are at risk of being lost.

$249Kprogram expense
03

Baltimore Crown

LWB expanded its work within baltimore in partnership with the black mental health alliance to create the baltimore crown project, which will increase mental health resource access within trusted community spaces - specifically, local barbershops and salons across baltimore city.

$90Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Andrew W Mellon FoundationFY2024$1.0M
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$251K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$46K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$15K
The Ivywood FoundationFY2024$6K
Gordon Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Caplin FoundationFY2024$250
Linda and Jeffrey Wolfson Family FoundationFY2024$215
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$1.3M
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$927K
Ln 25
Programscol B$718K
Managementcol C$139K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$920K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$72
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
SavingsLn 2$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$920K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$403K
Total assetsLn 16$227K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$84K
Net assetsLn 32$176K$920K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$149K$131K$11K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$368K$323K$30K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$68$290
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$25K$528$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$38K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$74K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$43K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$29$68
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$71K$68K$1K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$2K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$166$166
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$79K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$927K$718K$139K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$984K$177K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$927K$744K$920K 990 PDF
FY2022 $680K$1.1M−$426K$176K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$113K$293K 990 PDF
FY2020 $798K$836K−$38K$181K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,670,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $626,081$1,632,750
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54,198$1,577
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$36,510
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $680,279$1,670,837
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $708,022$592,685
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$31,620
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $397,672$302,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,105,694$926,932
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$425,415$743,905
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,670,837 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$160,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,472,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,632,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,505$1,505
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $72$72
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $36,510$36,510
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,087$1,670,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $926,932 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,193 · Management $11,316 · Fundraising $6,499$149,008
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $323,193 · Management $30,472 · Fundraising $14,473$368,138
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,284 · Management $68 · Fundraising $290$3,642
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,431 · Management $528 · Fundraising $2,247$28,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,009 · Management $3,645 · Fundraising $2,037$43,691
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $73,600$73,600
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $31,620$31,620
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,889 · Management $2,077 · Fundraising $2,236$47,202
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,734 · Management $29 · Fundraising $68$1,831
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,637 · Management $5,441 · Fundraising $1,862$9,940
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,899$1,899
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,535 · Management $1,356$2,891
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67,858 · Management $1,375 · Fundraising $1,562$70,795
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,531 · Fundraising $6,647$8,178
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $166$166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,853 · Management $7,272$86,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $718,147 · Management $139,244 · Fundraising $69,541$926,932
Part X · Balance sheet $1,004,325 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,112$143,702
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5$259,529
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$593,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $138,587$1,204
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,052$6,140
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $226,756$1,004,325
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,966$83,989
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,359$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,325$83,989
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$55,189−$102,521
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $231,620$1,022,857
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $176,431$920,336
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $226,756$1,004,325
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $920,336 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,670,837
XI-2 Total expenses$926,932
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$743,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$176,431
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$920,336

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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