philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Triangle Research Libraries Network INC

Tax-deductible

Durham, NC501(c)(3)Since 2020Education EIN 85-1016955Revenue $2.1M in FY2025Latest return filed May 13, 2026

On file with the IRStrln.orgBox 90194 411 Chapel Drive, 27708-9984 · Durham, NCTax-exempt since Sep 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $1,000 a year, plus $10 a year for the ID check.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Triangle Research Libraries Network (trln) is a collaborative organization of duke university, north carolina central university, north carolina state university, and the university of north carolina at chapel hill, the purpose of which is to marshal the financial, human, and information resources of their Research Libraries through cooperative efforts in order to create a rich and unparalleled knowledge environment that furthers the universities' teaching, Research, learning, and service missions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.1M
-0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$538K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -0.8%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$538K
FY2025▼ -1%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$604K
FY2023$580K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$538K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2020.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.9M Management & general 10% · $217K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $178K 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
Lisa Croucher
Executive Director Thru 04/25
$130,916Pt VII · Sec A
McKenna Lakin
Secretary Thru 04/25
$46,905Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Raschke
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Salem
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Croucher’s $131K as Executive Director Thru 04/25 is at the 54th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Croucher$130,916$126,504$115,479$105,117$103,729
McKenna Lakin$46,905$39,241$41,157$45,674$45,745

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.

See Triangle Research Libraries Network INC executive salaries →

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

Unites university libraries to share resources and create a rich knowledge environment.

Questions for Triangle Research Libraries Network INC

Tap to ask. Triangle Research Libraries Network INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Triangle Research Libraries Network INC answers here, for everyone.

3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Implementation and management of a shared library catalog and of resource-sharing software systems and activities. The shared library catalog allows any user at the four TRLN member libraries to search for and request materials held at all four TRLN member institutions.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Member institutions and TRLN all pay annually towards a courier van service that delivers library materials requested through the shared library catalog to member campuses.

$20Kprogram expense
03

TRLN annual meeting. On july 29, 2024, TRLN held a meeting with 292 registrants. There was one keynote speaker, a leadership panel, and a variety of presentations and workshops across a range of topics focused on the themese of mentorship, library systems migration (alma implementation), interdisciplinary research, civic engagement and…

$19Kprogram 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
Forest at Duke INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$217K
Owns and owesPt X
$538K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$538K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$538K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$538K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$538K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$544K$538K
Total assetsLn 16$544K$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$544K$538K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$207K$93K$114K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$41
Information technologyLn 14$47K$47K
TravelLn 17$722$722
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.7M$99K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.9M$217K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $2.1M$2.1M−$6K$538K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $2.1M$2.1M−$35K$544K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 $2.1M$2.2M−$24K$580K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 5, 2023 $1.7M$2.1M−$399K$604K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $2.3M$1.4M$853K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2021 $120K$459K−$339K$150K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,063,636 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $512,977$523,237
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,566,327$1,540,399
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,079,304$2,063,636
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 $208,685$206,972
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,906,008$1,863,148
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,114,693$2,070,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,389−$6,484
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $2,063,636 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$523,237
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$523,237
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,540,399$1,540,399
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,540,399 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,063,636
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,070,120 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,137 · Management $113,835$206,972
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,082$4,082
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,901 · Management $41$6,942
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,055$47,055
IX-17 TravelPrograms $722$722
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,817$19,817
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,683,926 · Management $99,104$1,783,030
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,853,058 · Management $217,062 · Fundraising $0$2,070,120
Part X · Balance sheet $537,680 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $544,164$537,680
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $544,164$537,680
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $544,164$537,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $544,164$537,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $537,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,063,636
XI-2 Total expenses$2,070,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$544,164
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$537,680

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.