BOSTON LIBRARY CONSORTIUM: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: BOSTON LIBRARY CONSORTIUM (EIN 04-2605198)
Tax period: 2022-06-01 to 2023-05-31
Filed: 2023-10-16
IRS object ID: 202342899349302544
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-10-16T15:26:52-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	843551139	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEE & CROWLEY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	423 W BROADWAY SUITE 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02127	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042605198	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOSTON LIBRARY CONSORTIUM INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BOST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6176690550	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	31 HAYWARD ST 2F	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRANKLIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02038	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHARLES BARLOW	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6176690550	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-10-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CHARLES	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BARLOW	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JAMES KEEFE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01307952	PTIN
Phone	6173568220	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHARLES BARLOW	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	31 HAYWARD STEET SUITE 2F	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRANKLIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02038	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,266,554	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BLC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1970	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BOSTON LIBRARY CONSORTIUM, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION OR "BLC") WAS INCORPORATED IN 1977 AS A MASSACHUSETTS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. BLC IS A LIBRARY CONSORTIUM SERVING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, STATE LIBRARIES, SPECIAL RESEARCH LIBRARIES, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. AS OF MAY 31, 2023, BLC HAD TWENTY-ONE MEMBERS IN MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, AND VERMONT, AS WELL AS ONE AFFILIATE MEMBER IN CALIFORNIA. EACH MEMBER IS REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN OF ITS PRINCIPAL LIBRARY. BLC EMPOWERS A COLLATION OF LIBRARIES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RESOURCES AT SCALE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	22	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	400	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$814,758	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,260,731	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,060	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$731	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$815,818	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,260,000	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$100,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$257,801	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$328,571	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$546,730	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$334,159	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$562,456	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$762,730	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,366,987	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$53,088	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$106,987	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,028,614	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,067,679	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$164,062	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$314,061	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$864,552	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$753,618	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE BOSTON LIBRARY CONSORTIUM EMPOWERS A COALITION OF LIBRARIES IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RESOURCES AT SCALE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$560,071	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$346,926	RevenueAmt
Desc	EASTERN ACADEMIC SCHOLARS TRUST (EAST) PROJECT - BLC HAS BEEN THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF THE EASTERN ACADEMIC SCHOLARS' TRUST (EAST), A SHARED PRINT PROJECT ORIGINATING AS A GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVE, SINCE 2015. EAST IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES TO DOCUMENT, PROTECT, AND PROVIDE LONG-TERM ACCESS TO THEIR PRINT COLLECTIONS. AS OF MAY 31, 2023, EAST HAD 134 MEMBERS IN FIFTEEN STATES. BLC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS FULL GOVERNING AUTHORITY OVER EAST.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$190,962	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$219,206	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT - BLC OFFERS REGULAR WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE SHARING EXPERTISE, HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK OF LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY STAFF ACROSS THE BLC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. BLC COORDINATES THE ACTIVITIES OF MORE THAN 20 MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITIES ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF LIBRARY PRACTICE AREAS. BLC COMMUNITIES INCLUDE REPRESENTATION FROM ACROSS THE BLC MEMBERSHIP AND RANGE FROM GROUPS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON NETWORKING AND SHARING EXPERIENCES WITH COLLEAGUES TO THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN A SPECIFIC INITIATIVE OR PROJECT. BLC ALSO MANAGES A SIGNATURE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BLC LEADS. BLC LEADS BUILDS SHARED KNOWLEDGE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY AROUND A SERIES OF FOUNDATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND QUESTIONS EXPLORED IN WEEKLY VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES AND FOUR IN-PERSON EXPERIENCES OVER THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$351,555	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$488,749	RevenueAmt
Desc	RESOURCE SHARING - BLC WAS FOUNDED UPON A SHARED COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE COOPERATION IN MAKING RESOURCES MORE READILY AVAILABLE. TODAY, THE BLC REMAINS COMMITTED TO FACILITATING HIGH-QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVE SHARING OF PRINT AND DIGITAL CONTENT THROUGH ITS RESOURCE SHARING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING INTERLIBRARY LOAN AND CONTROLLED DIGITAL LENDING. BLC MAINTAINS A GROUP SUBSCRIPTION TO RESOURCE SHARING TECHNOLOGIES ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND MANAGES A CONSORTIAL DELIVERY SERVICE TO FACILITATE PHYSICAL DELIVERY OF PRINT MATERIALS AMONG BLC'S NETWORK OF LIBRARIES. BLC'S HEADS OF RESOURCE SHARING COMMITTEE PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF RESOURCE SHARING PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$29,135	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$24,356	RevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$29,135	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$24,356	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,131,723	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	22	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARLES BARLOW	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6176690550	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	31 HAYWARD STEET SUITE 2F	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRANKLIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02038	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANDREW WHITE
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOROTHY MEANEY
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY PIORUN
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN MILLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TARA LYNN FULTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLISON ESTELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK NEWTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRYN GEFFERT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH DILL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID LEONARD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY FARRAR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE LANGLEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN COHEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOPE HOUSTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA RAYMOND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM WALL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW SHEEHY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENIFER BARTLE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACY DEBOLE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER LARSEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE WALKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANDITA MANI
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES BARLOW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$166,392	$0	$13,829

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$166,392	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$13,829	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
UPS
55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY	ATLANTA	GA	30328	PACKAGE DELIVERY	$183,763
EXLIBRIS (USA)
313 WASHINGTON STREET	NEWTON	MA	02458	LIBRARY MANAGEMENT	$107,750

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,118,981	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$141,750	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,260,731	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,823	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,823	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,554	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$6,554	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$6,554	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$6,554	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,260,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$731	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,801	TotalAmt
Program Services	$257,801	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$166,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$132,653	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,739	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$303,811	TotalAmt
Program Services	$240,494	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,317	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,638	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,320	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,228	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,173	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,729	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,090	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,284	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,806	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,813	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,676	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,233	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,935	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,935	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,833	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
RESOURCE SHARING	$289,940	$289,940
CONTRACTOR	$39,444	$39,444
WEBSITE AND TECHNOLOGY	$13,283	$3,001	$10,282
MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRI	$10,345	$9,415	$930

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,587	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,806	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,366,987	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,131,723	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$235,264	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$493,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$247,060	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$204,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$445,721	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,022	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,838	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,629	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,489	BOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$285,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,060	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,028,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,067,679	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,616	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,520	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,150	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$270,541	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$164,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,061	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$781,852	BOYAmt
EOY	$544,351	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$209,267	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$864,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$753,618	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,028,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,067,679	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$106,987	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$3,947	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$603,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$655,494	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$702,038	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$814,758	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,260,781	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,036,354	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,250	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$44,250	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$603,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$655,494	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$746,288	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$814,758	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,260,781	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,080,604	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$4,080,604	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,614	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,773	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,532	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,614	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,773	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,532	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$613,991	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$665,871	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$752,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$815,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,266,554	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,115,136	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99160	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98890	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00840	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01110	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SCHWAB INVESTMENTS	Desc
Book Value	$287,060	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$287,060	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LIBRARY MEMBER SERVICES	$190,141
EAST CONTRIBUTION PAYABLE	$80,400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$270,541	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,256,053	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$3,947	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$3,947	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,260,000	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,260,000	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,366,987	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,366,987	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,366,987	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND, ACCORDINGLY, DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR INCOME TAXES. AN EXEMPTION WAS GRANTED TO THE ORGANIZATION ON NOVEMBER 17, 1977. UNDER ASC 740, AN ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED FOR AND RECEIVED INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED IRS FORM 990 INFORMATION RETURNS, AS REQUIRED, AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE RETURNS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SO REQUIRED. FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2022, THERE WERE NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED OR INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EASTERN ACADEMIC SCHOLARS TRUST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	921411618	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$177,401	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	THE PRUPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT EASTERN ACADEMIC SCHOLARS TRUST'S MISSION.	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHARLES BARLOW	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$166,392	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$8,405	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$5,424	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$180,221	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CONSORTIUM IS MADE UP OF 20 MEMBER LIBRARIES EACH OF WHICH PROVIDES A DIRECTOR OF CONSORTIUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBER DIRECTORS ANNUALLY ELECT BLC'S OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PRIOR TO FILING, A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	IT IS INCUMBANT UPON BOARD MEMBERS TO REPORT ANY ACTUAL OR PERCIEVED CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD PERFORMS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.