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Mesa County Public Library Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Grand Jct, CO501(c)(3)Since 1992EducationEIN 84-1217217Revenue $879K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmcpld.org/foundation443 N 6th St, 81501-2731 · Grand Jct, COTax-exempt since May 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fundraising for and promotion of Mesa County libraries, its services, programs, and capital needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 deficit $91K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $71K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$879K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$670K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$879K
FY2025▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$720K
FY2022$959K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$541K
FY2025$879K
Expenses
$670K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$616K
FY2025$670K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1994.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $630K Management & general 3% · $17K Fundraising 3% · $22K

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ami Schiffbauer
Foundation Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Grossman
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ira Creasman
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Spydell
Trustee Liasion
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sheryl Fitzgerald
Trustee Liasion
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Delavan
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

Supports local libraries by raising funds for their services, programs, and facilities.

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2 programs · $630K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Fundraising for the promotion of mesa county library district. A governmental entity described in the irc 501(c)(1).

$630Kprogram expense
02

The friends of the library committee operates and manages the novel idea bookstore located in the central library and the book racks at the clifton, orchard mesa, and fruita branches. The friends committee also operated and managed the weekend and annual book sales.

$387program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Western Colorado Community Foundation INCFY2025$71K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$71K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $3.7M · 2020–2023
Mesa County Public Library DistrictFY2023$1,175,077
Mesa County Public Library DistrictFY2022$1,980,343
Mesa County Public Library DistrictFY2021$423,588
Mesa County Public Library DistrictFY2020$156,247

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$879K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$732K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Money outPt IX
$670K
Ln 25
Programscol B$630K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$732K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Total revenueLn 12$879K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$325K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$942K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$615K$615K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$5K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$509$5K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$670K$630K$17K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $879K$670K$209K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $541K$616K−$75K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$43K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $959K$2.0M−$1.1M$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $720K$473K$247K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $246K$163K$83K$2.0M 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 $879,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $467,107$732,021
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,276$63,585
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,612$83,454
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $540,995$879,060
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $592,618$615,186
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 $23,713$54,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $616,331$669,974
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,336$209,086
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $879,060 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $63,585 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$732,021
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$732,021
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $83,454$83,454
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,585 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $83,454$879,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,974 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $615,186$615,186
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $8,259$8,259
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,684 · Management $9,151$13,835
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $17,417$17,417
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $509 · Fundraising $5,064$5,573
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,131$1,131
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,434$6,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,139$2,139
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $630,268 · Management $17,225 · Fundraising $22,481$669,974
Part X · Balance sheet $1,422,256 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $217,353$325,298
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $548$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,940$7,506
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $941,550$1,089,452
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,173,391$1,422,256
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,839$8,208
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,839$8,208
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $513,197$663,394
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $645,355$750,654
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,158,552$1,414,048
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,173,391$1,422,256
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,414,048 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$879,060
XI-2 Total expenses$669,974
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$209,086
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,158,552
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$46,410
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,414,048

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

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