To provide library services to the community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $7K a year · 8% 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
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
$42K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
87 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 87.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$122K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$79K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$838K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$122K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$122K
Expenses
$79K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$79K
Net assets
$838K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$801K
FY2021$806K
FY2022$788K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$838K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 1992.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $55K Management & general 30% · $24K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$41,507Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Tangen’s $42K as Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Tangen$41,507$39,376$37,400$35,900$34,900

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

Offers library services to the community.

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1 program · $55K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fairfield Bay Library is privately owned and operated primarily by volunteers. We have one full time paid employee, the Library Director. The book inventory is about 18000 augmented with a substantial collection of CDs and DVDs and e-book availability.

$55Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$122K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$79K
Ln 25
Programscol B$55K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$838K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$575K
Total assetsLn 16$839K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$122K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$563K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$575K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$263K
Total assetsLn 16$839K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$838K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$524K$575K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K$263K
Total assetsLn 16$796K$839K
LiabilitiesLn 26$969$1K
Net assetsLn 32$795K$838K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$28K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$900
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$794
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$171
OccupancyLn 16$13K$10K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$235
Total functional expensesLn 25$79K$55K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $122K$79K$43K$838K 990 PDF
FY2023 $107K$100K$7K$795K 990 PDF
FY2022 $72K$89K−$18K$788K 990 PDF
FY2021 $88K$84K$5K$806K 990 PDF
FY2020 $73K$74K−$2K$801K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $121,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,645$43,464
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,494$3,792
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,792$54,099
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,279$20,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $106,652$121,856
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 $42,388$44,682
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,216$34,661
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $99,604$79,343
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,048$42,513
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $121,856 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,288
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$7,333
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,843
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,464
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,792 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,792
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $54,099 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$54,099
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $10,257 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,257
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,244$10,244
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,244$121,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $79,343 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,430 · Management $9,477$37,907
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,700 · Management $900$3,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,381 · Management $794$3,175
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,645$4,645
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,544 · Management $171$1,715
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,033 · Management $3,341$13,374
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,608$4,608
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,268$1,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,816 · Management $235$9,051
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $55,172 · Management $24,171 · Fundraising $0$79,343
Part X · Balance sheet $838,676 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,845$12,012
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $489,301$563,335
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $271,947$263,329
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $796,093$838,676
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $969$1,039
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $969$1,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $795,124$837,637
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $796,093$838,676
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $837,637 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$121,856
XI-2 Total expenses$79,343
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,513
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$795,124
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$837,637

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