Open Library Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-4396672)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018	$1.0M
FY2019	$1.3M
FY2022	$190K
FY2023	$822K
FY2024	$567K
FY2025	$844K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018	$885K
FY2019	$1.5M
FY2022	$449K
FY2023	$590K
FY2024	$512K
FY2025	$752K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018	$499K
FY2019	$322K
FY2022	$349K
FY2023	$581K
FY2024	$636K
FY2025	$727K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

90%

Program services 90% · $674K Management & general 10% · $79K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Tom Cramer

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Anderson

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Spaulding

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Brooks

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Agnese Galeffi

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Kirkpatrick

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Buck

Senior Operations Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Liu Wei

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Connects educational groups to build open technologies for libraries and learning.

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3 programs · $664K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Folio

Folio is a collaboration of libraries, developers and vendors building an open source library services platform. It supports traditional resource management functionality and can be extended into other institutional areas.

$471Kprogram expense

02

Wolfcon

Wolfcon 2024 meeting occurred in senate house at the university of london in september 2024.

$188Kprogram expense

03

Vufind

One major and one minor release were completed. A virtual user and developer summit was held online and in-person in SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2024. A registered service provider program was established, and five organizations became project supporters during the year.

$4Kprogram 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 · FY2020

Duke UniversityFY2020$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$844K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$715K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K

Investment incomeLn 3$11K

Money outPt IX

$752K

Ln 25

Programscol B$674K

Managementcol C$79K

Owns and owesPt X

$727K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$685K

Total assetsLn 16$744K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$715K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$68K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K

Investment incomeLn 3$11K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Total revenueLn 12$844K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$416K

SavingsLn 2$268K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$685K

Accounts receivableLn 4$1K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$58K

Total assetsLn 16$744K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

Net assetsLn 32$727K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6150

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$68K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$558K	$685K
Total assetsLn 16	$676K	$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$40K	$17K
Net assetsLn 32	$636K	$727K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$7K	$5K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$22K	$16K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$35K	$34K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K		$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$520K	$468K	$52K
TravelLn 17	$1K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$153K	$137K	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$12K	$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$752K	$674K	$79K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2026	$844K	$752K	$91K	$727K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2025	$567K	$512K	$55K	$636K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024	$822K	$590K	$232K	$581K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023	$190K	$449K	−$259K	$349K	990 PDF
FY2021	Not on file
FY2020	Not on file
FY2019Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2021	$1.3M	$1.5M	−$177K	$322K	990 PDF
FY2018Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2021	$1.0M	$885K	$130K	$499K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $843,542 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $481,345$715,478

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,660$112,776

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33$11,175

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,499$4,113

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $566,537$843,542

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 $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $511,632$752,245

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $511,632$752,245

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,905$91,297

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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $843,542 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$547,368

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$168,110

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$68,259

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$715,478

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $112,776$112,776

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,175$11,175

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,113$4,113

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,889 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,175$843,542

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $752,245 across 8 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,244 · Management $1,748$6,992

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,215 · Management $5,405$21,620

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,673 · Management $1,667$35,340

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,519$2,519

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $468,367 · Management $52,041$520,408

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,183$1,183

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $137,325 · Management $15,258$152,583

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,600$11,600

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $673,607 · Management $78,638 · Fundraising $0$752,245

Part X · Balance sheet $743,935 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $542,387$416,477

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,628$268,035

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $64,750$1,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $52,884$58,423

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $675,649$743,935

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,684$7,173

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,050$9,550

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,734$16,723

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $475,415$602,895

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $160,500$124,317

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $635,915$727,212

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $675,649$743,935

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $727,212 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$843,542

XI-2 Total expenses$752,245

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,297

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$635,915

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$727,212

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

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Open Library Foundation

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Open Library Foundation

Folio

Wolfcon

Vufind

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV