Kitsap Regional Library Foundation

Tax-deductible

Bremerton, WA501(c)(3)Since 1991EducationEIN 91-1605136Revenue $779K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsupportkrl.org1301 Sylvan Way, 98310-3466 · Bremerton, WATax-exempt since Apr 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Foundation was established to promote and receive philanthropic gifts for the benefit of the Kitsap Regional Library beyond the level allowed by tax support. The Foundation seeks to provide funding for program enhancements, capital projects

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $214K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$215K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $154K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$779K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$833K
To programs
38%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$779K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$938K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$469K
FY2024$903K
FY2025$779K
Expenses
$833K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$940K
FY2023$818K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$833K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.4M

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 Apr 1994.

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

Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $313K Management & general 30% · $251K Fundraising 32% · $268K

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; $215K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Assistant Director
$126,021Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$89,321Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kari C Driskell’s $126K as Assistant Director is at the 92nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kari C Driskell$126,021$119,587———
Kari Driskell——$119,587$110,030$104,000
Wendy Kile$89,321$82,270$82,271$75,401$69,446

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports Kitsap Regional Library programs and projects with private donations.

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1 program · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The kitsap regional library foundation supported kitsap regional library during 2025 by providing the funds necessary to allow for additional programs, collection expansion, and capital projects, including summer learning, various branch programs, all for the benefit of the community.

$313Kprogram 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 · FY2024
YonderFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$154K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $6.3M · 2020–2025
Kitsap Regional LibraryFY2025$313,118
Kitsap Regional LibraryFY2024$771,482
Kitsap Regional LibraryFY2023$262,602
Kitsap Regional LibraryFY2022$485,916
Kitsap Regional LibraryFY2021$1,940,831
Kitsap Regional LibraryFY2020$2,480,085

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$779K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$833K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$251K
Fundraisingcol D$268K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$779K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$369K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Other assetsLn 15$33K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$2.0M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$313K$313K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$247K$86K$161K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$56K$42K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$10K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$52K$52K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$6K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$7K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K$24
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$18K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$833K$313K$251K$268K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $779K$833K−$54K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $903K$1.3M−$359K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $469K$818K−$349K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$940K$702K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $938K$2.3M−$1.4M$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.9M$138K$2.6M 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 $778,546 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $817,177$685,947
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $85,551$89,040
I-11 Other revenue$3,559
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $902,728$778,546
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $771,482$313,118
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $342,279$333,241
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,512$186,263
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,261,273$832,622
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$358,545−$54,076
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $778,546 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$685,947
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$685,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $89,040$89,040
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,559$3,559
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,599 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$778,546
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $832,622 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $313,118$313,118
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $85,832 · Fundraising $160,868$246,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $42,358 · Fundraising $14,120$56,478
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,926 · Fundraising $1,642$6,568
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,169 · Fundraising $13,326$23,495
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,960$8,960
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $52,499$52,499
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $22,951$22,951
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,019$1,019
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,917 · Fundraising $19,484$25,401
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,059 · Fundraising $16,291$23,350
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $15,773 · Fundraising $24$15,797
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $17,820 · Fundraising $18,466$36,286
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,118 · Management $251,313 · Fundraising $268,191$832,622
Part X · Balance sheet $2,382,230 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $243,916$368,697
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,770,933$1,956,175
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,755$2,564
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,355$21,498
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $30,963$33,296
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,082,922$2,382,230
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,077$24,779
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,077$24,779
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,825,359$1,972,391
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $256,486$385,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,081,845$2,357,451
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,082,922$2,382,230
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,357,451 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$778,546
XI-2 Total expenses$832,622
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,076
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,081,845
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,559
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$333,241
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,357,451

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