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Phoenix Public Library Foundation

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 86-0835463Revenue $681K in FY2025

On file with the IRSphoenixlibraryfoundation.orgPo Box 3735, 85030-3735 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Nov 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Phoenix Public Library Foundation secures funding to support literacy, education, and lifelong learning programs at the Phoenix Public Library, ensuring access to resources for children, families, and learners of all ages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 1 employee.
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 surplus $97K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $388K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$681K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$617K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$977K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$681K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$565K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$600K
FY2025$681K
Expenses
$617K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$475K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$617K
Net assets
$977K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$778K
FY2022$885K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$879K
FY2025$977K

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 Nov 1997.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $535K Management & general 13% · $83K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $166K 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
Kelly Bushong
President & Executive Director
$165,605Pt VII · Sec A
Regina Edwards
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Howell
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Bushong’s $166K as President & Executive Director is at the 97th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Bushong$165,605$137,272$129,355$118,120$94,460$94,716

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds library programs promoting literacy, education, and lifelong learning for all ages.

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1 program · $535K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation provided funding for college depot's free college planning services, including fafsa completion assistance, to help students navigate the college application process and access higher education through advising, workshops, and scholarships.

$535Kprogram 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
Burton Family FoundationFY2024$125K
Arizona Community FoundationFY2024$94K
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustFY2024$75K
The Foundation for Community and Health AdvancementFY2024$25K
PWC Foundation INCFY2024$20K
Phoenix Union Partnership of Business and Education INCFY2024$15K
Helios Education FoundationFY2024$14K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$388K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$681K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$642K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$617K
Ln 25
Programscol B$535K
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$977K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$642K
Government grantsLn 1e$47K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$681K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$272K
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$657K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$977K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 622
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$269K$356K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$595K$657K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$939K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$879K$977K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$157K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$745$745
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$381K$366K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$617K$535K$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $681K$617K$64K$977K 990 PDF
FY2024 $600K$440K$160K$879K 990 PDF
FY2023 $599K$761K−$162K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $565K$475K$90K$885K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$504K$578K$778K 990 PDF
FY2020 $224K$372K−$148K$201K 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 $681,426 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $548,817$642,498
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,210$24,946
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,097$13,982
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $600,124$681,426
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 $163,698$192,460
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $276,167$424,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $439,865$617,221
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,259$64,205
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $681,426 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,121 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$110,019
VIII-1e Government grants$46,850
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$485,629
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$642,498
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,946$24,946
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,935−$1,935
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,796$7,796
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,928$681,426
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $617,221 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $156,959$156,959
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $7,680$7,680
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $13,402$13,402
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,007 · Management $2,412$14,419
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,328$23,328
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,601$2,601
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,674$1,674
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,131$14,131
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $745$745
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $365,588 · Management $14,976$380,564
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,718$1,718
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $534,554 · Management $82,667 · Fundraising $0$617,221
Part X · Balance sheet $1,013,419 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $268,873$272,273
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17$83,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $595,008$536,238
X-12 Other securities$121,108
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $938,898$1,013,419
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,227$36,767
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,227$36,767
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $139,875$976,652
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $738,796$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $878,671$976,652
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $938,898$1,013,419
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $976,652 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$681,426
XI-2 Total expenses$617,221
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,205
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$878,671
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,239
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$26,537
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$976,652

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

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