Law Library Microform Consortium FY2025 filing

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1976EIN 99-0169126Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$260K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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 $156K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$260K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $245K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$10.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$10.6M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$10.4M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$10.6M
FY2025$10.9M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1983.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.5M Management & general 16% · $284K

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; $260K 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
Executive Director
$152,260Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Collection Management and Member Relations
$107,650Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kathleen Richman——$185,408$190,458$181,619$184,424
Patrick Butler$171,554$152,260————
Joseph Hinger$112,700$107,650$104,262$104,245——
Kurt Meyer————$103,570$100,243

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

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$1.5Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$245K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$284K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$9.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$963K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$10.3M$10.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$86K$97K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$191K$141K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$13K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$13K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$17K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$722
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$84K$52K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$15K$10K
TravelLn 17$24K$15K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$306K$305K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$782K$782K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$284K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Viewing $2.0M$1.8M$248K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.7M−$68K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$53K$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.7M$294K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.8M$145K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.7M$372K$10.0M 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 $2,023,407 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$296,293
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,627,315$1,674,355
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,411$52,759
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,674,726$2,023,407
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 $454,206$441,142
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,288,281$1,334,166
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,742,487$1,775,308
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,761$248,099
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $2,023,407 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$296,293
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$296,293
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,674,355$1,674,355
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,759$52,759
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,674,355 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52,759$2,023,407
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,775,308 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,137 · Management $97,133$183,270
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $140,876 · Management $49,873$190,749
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,088 · Management $5,340$18,428
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,209 · Management $7,400$20,609
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,224 · Management $10,862$28,086
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,747$16,747
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,669$35,669
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,339 · Management $722$8,061
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,067$33,067
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,628 · Management $32,559$84,187
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,306$6,306
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,359 · Management $9,686$25,045
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,918 · Management $9,408$24,326
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,223$9,223
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $305,154 · Management $1,221$306,375
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,958 · Management $1,234$3,192
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $781,968$781,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,491,148 · Management $284,160 · Fundraising $0$1,775,308
Part X · Balance sheet $11,740,022 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,794$169,010
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,850,683$1,544,196
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $27,000$213,599
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,536$85,828
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,940$46,056
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,208$1,052
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,159,180$9,680,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,303,341$11,740,022
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111,574$128,872
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $851,474$868,377
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$154,381
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $963,048$1,151,630
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,340,293$10,295,576
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$292,816
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,340,293$10,588,392
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,303,341$11,740,022
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,588,392 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,023,407
XI-2 Total expenses$1,775,308
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$248,099
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,340,293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,588,392

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