El Rito Public Library

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El Rito, NM501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-0459285Revenue $219K in FY2025

On file with the IRSelritolibrary.org182 State Road 215 Unit 5, 87530-7702 · El Rito, NMTax-exempt since Mar 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We are an accredited library in a sparsely populated rural area. We provide books, DVDs, public computers, WiFi access, a facility for community meetings, public talks, and workshops, spaces for students to do homework, and fax, copier, and scanner use, to empower the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 9 employees.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $51K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
+155% vs prior year
Spent
$109K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$353K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$219K
FY2025▲ +155%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$220K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$219K
Expenses
$109K
FY2025-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$80K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$109K
FY2025$109K
Net assets
$353K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$572K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$353K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $82K Management & general 20% · $22K Fundraising 5% · $5K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $14K 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
Executive Director
$13,573Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Head Librarianfunding
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jan Gillette’s $14K as Executive Director is at the 11th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lynett Gillette—$29,340$28,880$26,372$23,968
Jan Gillette$13,573————

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

Offers books, computers, WiFi, and community programs to empower rural residents.

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3 programs · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Library services. Our librarians service our patrons needs for books, DVDs, magazines, games, and interlibrary loans, as well as fax, scanner, and copier services, and 7 computers for public use. 3,571 patron visits were served during the fiscal year.

$77Kprogram expense
02

Children and Youth Programs. This Inlcuded

(a) summer reading progrsm; (b) after school program learning activities for elementary students after school; (c)toddler literacy, introducing toddlers to reading at an early age; (d) STEM-to-read; (e) Farm Trip; (f)Wildlife Center raptors education; (g) field trip to artist Nicholas Herreras studio; (h) adobe brickmaking class; (i)…

$4Kprogram expense
03

Events. Events Included

(a) book talk and signing by local author; (b) harvest festival including cider press and harvest education; (c) poetry reading by local poets; (d) El Rito quilters; (e) open house during El Rito Studio Tour; (f) presentation of citizenship by treaty in New Mexico. These events were attended by 501 adults, teens, and children.

$1Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$82K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$353K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$149K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K
Other assetsLn 15$80K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$353K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$42K$149K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$323K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$446K$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$442K$353K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$11K$12K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$32K$3K$647
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$1K$274
Accounting feesLn 11c$427$427
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$496$139
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$7K$936$56
TravelLn 17$385$385
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60$60
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$150
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K$60
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$8K$425$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$82K$22K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $219K$109K$110K$353K 990 PDF
FY2024 $86K$109K−$23K$442K 990 PDF
FY2023 $87K$106K−$19K$459K 990 PDF
FY2022 $78K$98K−$20K$552K 990 PDF
FY2021 $220K$80K$140K$572K 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 $219,445 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $85,722$214,753
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1,858
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $379$2,834
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $86,101$219,445
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $75,197$65,688
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,982$43,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $109,179$108,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,078$110,485
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $219,445 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$43,085
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$170,874
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$214,753
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,858$1,858
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,834
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,858 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$219,445
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $108,960 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,396 · Management $11,846 · Fundraising $2,809$26,051
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,577 · Management $2,616 · Fundraising $647$34,840
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,399 · Management $1,124 · Fundraising $274$4,797
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $427$427
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,461 · Management $496 · Fundraising $139$4,096
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,738 · Management $2,487$9,225
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,008 · Management $936 · Fundraising $56$8,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $385$385
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60$60
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,628 · Management $150$3,778
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,044 · Management $1,591 · Fundraising $60$7,695
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,949 · Management $425 · Fundraising $1,232$9,606
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,645 · Management $22,098 · Fundraising $5,217$108,960
Part X · Balance sheet $357,027 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,148$99,373
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,251$49,272
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $323,139$128,382
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $80,000$80,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $445,538$357,027
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,954$4,174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,954$4,174
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $361,584$272,853
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $80,000$80,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,584$352,853
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $445,538$357,027
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $352,853 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$219,445
XI-2 Total expenses$108,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,485
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,584
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$199,216
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$352,853

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

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