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.
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
10 people listed on the 990.
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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Unites university libraries to share resources and create a rich knowledge environment.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $150K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $0 | $150K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $150K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $72K | $47K | $25K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $4K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $713 | $713 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | −$2K | −$2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $382K | $364K | $18K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $459K | $412K | $47K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled 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 |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 15, 2021 | $120K | $459K | −$339K | $150K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $120,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $120,088 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,195 across 6 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $150,242 assets, 5 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $150,242 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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