Burlingame Library Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 94-3220365)

Sarah Simson’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 41st 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Sarah Simson	$49,792	$46,901	$42,168	$32,100

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $106K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Support burlingame public library with cash and equipment to be used for collection enhancement and special programs.

$102Kprogram expense

02

Publication and disbursement of annual foundation newsletter.

$3Kprogram expense

03

Library employee appreciation.

$2Kprogram expense

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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

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$38K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$23K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K

Hoefer Family FoundationFY2024$5K

X&w FoundationFY2024$4K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$77K

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $904K · 2020–2025

Burlingame Public LibraryFY2025$230,600

Burlingame Public LibraryFY2024$173,655

Burlingame Public LibraryFY2023$171,905

Burlingame Public LibraryFY2022$131,531

Burlingame Public LibraryFY2021$94,630

Burlingame Public LibraryFY2020$101,677

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$194K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K

Other incomeLn 4–11$37K

Investment incomeLn 3$28K

Money outPt IX

$122K

Ln 25

Programscol B$106K

Managementcol C$14K

Fundraisingcol D$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K

Total assetsLn 16$1.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$117K

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b18

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K

Investment incomeLn 3$28K

Other incomeLn 4–11$37K

Gains on assetsLn 7$294

Total revenueLn 12$194K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$210K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$210K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$1.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$117K

Net assetsLn 32$1.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 640

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$305K	$210K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.2M	$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$1.5M	$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$136K	$117K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.4M	$1.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$102K	$102K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K		$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$9K		$7K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$745		$745
Office expensesLn 13	$2K		$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6K	$4K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$122K	$106K	$14K	$3K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$406K	$307K	$99K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$588K	$248K	$340K	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$307K	$239K	$68K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$427K	$186K	$242K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$330K	$110K	$221K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$194K	$122K	$72K	$1.6M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $194,298 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $240,717$129,483

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,012$27,747

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $129,540$37,068

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $399,269$194,298

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $251,346$101,677

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,286$20,776

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,632$122,453

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $119,637$71,845

Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members18

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $194,298 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,483

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,034

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,483

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,453$27,453

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $294$294

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $37,068$37,068

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $294 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64,521$194,298

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $122,453 across 7 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $101,677$101,677

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,690 · Fundraising $2,550$9,240

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $745$745

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,682$1,682

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,900$1,900

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,458 · Management $1,751$6,209

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,135 · Management $13,768 · Fundraising $2,550$122,453

Part X · Balance sheet $1,710,117 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $305,353$210,026

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,709$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,209,564$1,500,091

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,516,626$1,710,117

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $136,278$116,950

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,278$116,950

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,380,348$1,593,167

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,516,626$1,710,117

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,593,167 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$194,298

XI-2 Total expenses$122,453

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$71,845

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,380,348

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$140,974

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,593,167

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