2025-05-30T13:55:00-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 454043708 LITTLE FREE LIBRARY LITT 7156902488 2327 WYCLIFF ST 220 ST PAUL MN 55114 M GREIG METZGER II EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7156902488 2025-05-28 1 0 DEIRDRE HODGSON P01484710 6123764500 2025-05-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z M GREIG METZGER II 2327 WYCLIFF ST 220 ST PAUL MN 55114 6925611 0 X WWW.LITTLEFREELIBRARY.ORG X 2012 MN LITTLE FREE LIBRARY'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY, INSPIRING READERS, AND EXPANDING BOOK ACCESS FOR ALL THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER-LED LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES. 14 14 21 101210 0 0 483924 1051563 375594 430242 0 22432 2203996 1921034 3063514 3425271 0 0 0 0 1440634 1618630 0 0 459307 1437213 1574242 2877847 3192872 185667 232399 3486316 3783187 601500 548983 2884816 3234204 X LITTLE FREE LIBRARY'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY, INSPIRING READERS, AND EXPANDING BOOK ACCESS FOR ALL THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER-LED LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES. 0 0 1627180 1798825 LITTLE FREE LIBRARY'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY, INSPIRING READERS, AND EXPANDING BOOK ACCESS FOR ALL THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER-LED LITTLE FREE LIBRARY BOOK-SHARING BOXES. TODAY THERE ARE MORE THAN 180,000 REGISTERED LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES CIRCULATING MILLIONS OF FREE BOOKS, A PHENOMENON THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE MOMENTUM. LFL BOOK-SHARING BOXES STAND IN FRONT YARDS, PLAYGROUNDS, CITY PARKS, AND MORE IN ALL 50 US STATES AND OVER 120 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE, STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS, SPREADING LITERACY, AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH THE LOVE OF READING. 45766 0 OUR CORE PROGRAM INCLUDES GROWING THE BOOK-SHARING MOVEMENT; DEVELOPING ACTIVITIES THAT STIMULATE NEIGHBORLY CONNECTIONS; AND SUPPORTING THE NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER STEWARDS WHO PROVIDE THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT AND CURATION OF EACH LITTLE FREE LIBRARY.STEWARD SERVICES IS OUR VOLUNTEER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES ACROSS ALL LFL PROGRAMS AND BEYOND TO ENSURE VOLUNTEER STEWARDS HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. STEWARD SERVICES REPRESENTS A VARIETY OF SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED TO REGISTERED STEWARDS - THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE MAINTAINING THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY MOBILE APP, MANAGING A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP, LEVERAGING OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH PUBLISHERS AND BOOK DISTRIBUTORS TO GET DEALS AND GIVEAWAYS FOR STEWARDS, DEVELOPING TOOLS THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY, ETC. STEWARD SERVICES AS A PROGRAM IS REALLY A WAY TO DESCRIBE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE CREATED AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS A WAY OF PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OUR VOLUNTEER NETWORK. 165779 487011 THE IMPACT LIBRARY PROGRAM PLACES BOOK-SHARING BOXES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WHERE THEY CAN BE A CATALYST FOR IMPROVING READING MOTIVATION AND DEEPENING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTED REVENUE AND FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S RETAIL SALES AND LIBRARY REGISTRATION FEES. A MONTHLY APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOLLOW-UP ESTABLISHES A CONNECTION BETWEEN LIBRARY RECIPIENTS AND THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY COMMUNITY. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO COMMIT TO SETTING UP AND MAINTAINING THE LIBRARY FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR; TAKING A PICTURE AND SHARING THE LIBRARY'S STORY; AND HOLDING AT LEAST ONE READING OR NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY IN THE FIRST YEAR. TO DATE OVER 2,600 BOOK-SHARING BOXES AND 65,000 BOOKS HAVE BEEN GRANTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 80043 14810 READ IN COLOR BRINGS DIVERSE BOOKS TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARY BOOK-SHARING BOXES AROUND THE WORLD. READ IN COLOR DISTRIBUTES BOOKS THAT PROVIDE PERSPECTIVES ON RACISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; CELEBRATE BIPOC, LGBTQ+, AND OTHER MARGINALIZED VOICES; AND INCORPORATE EXPERIENCES FROM ALL IDENTITIES FOR ALL READERS. WHEN GEORGE FLOYD WAS MURDERED IN MINNEAPOLIS IN 2020, THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP READ IN COLOR TO HELP CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. MORE THAN 8,000 DIVERSE BOOKS AND 25 LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THE TWIN CITIES TO DATE. SINCE 2020, READ IN COLOR HAS EXPANDED NATIONWIDE TO 18 ADDITIONAL CITIES WITH MORE ON THE WAY! IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 225 LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN HIGH-IMPACT AREAS AND 50,000 DIVERSE BOOKS HAVE BEEN SHARED. 97180 50630 THROUGH OUR INDIGENOUS LIBRARY PROGRAM, WE GRANT NO-COST LITTLE FREE LIBRARY BOXES FULL OF BOOKS TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED BOOK ACCESS. AN ADVISORY GROUP ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM. THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH LITTLE FREE LIBRARY, AS STEWARDS OF BOOK-SHARING BOXES, AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, IS INVALUABLE IN DEVELOPING A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND ROBUST PROGRAM. SIMILAR TO THE IMPACT LIBRARY PROGRAM, A REGULAR APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOLLOW-UP ESTABLISHES A CONNECTION BETWEEN LIBRARY RECIPIENTS AND THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY COMMUNITY. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO COMMIT TO SETTING UP AND MAINTAINING THE LIBRARY FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR; TAKING A PICTURE AND SHARING THE LIBRARY'S STORY; AND HOLDING AT LEAST ONE READING OR NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY IN THE FIRST YEAR. TO DATE MORE THAN 170 BOOK-SHARING BOXES AND 8,500 BOOKS HAVE BEEN GRANTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 177223 65440 2015948 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN WI X SUZANNE JOHNSON 7156902488 2327 WYCLIFF ST SUITE 220 ST PAUL MN 55114 NANCY WULKAN BOARD CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JAKE ADAMS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MALCOLM PERSEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY CHOW VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER BUTTS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HUDGINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUNTINA LILY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH MOORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SABRINA WEST MORRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD NEWCOMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOEL SACKETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF TOBLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEN THORSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIGELL ACOSTA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET WOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANUM PERVAIZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTIKA TYNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHALL G METZGER II EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 169599 0 19135 SUZANNE JOHNSON CFO 40.00 X 131346 0 15738 300945 0 34873 1 0 1 0 JLINE WOODCRAFT W106 ST HWY 16 SPARTA WI 54656 BOOK EXCHANGE BOXES 902925 S&S WOOD KRAFT N7016 ALBANY A DURAND WI 54736 BOOK EXCHANGE BOXES 775542 COUNTRY VIEW POLYWOOD 24354 COUNTY HWY XU NORWALK WI 54648 BOOK EXCHANGE BOXES 673354 UPS 28013 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO IL 606721280 SHIPPING CONTRACTOR 451414 IMPRINT THIS INC 513 EAST ELM ST RIVER FALLS WI 54022 BOX & SIGN DESIGN 149554 5 1051563 396334 1051563 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 430242 430242 430242 22432 22432 5382119 3500340 1881779 1881779 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 39255 39255 39255 3425271 2351276 0 22432 335817 138375 131138 66304 1058566 773443 86291 198832 32409 25182 1105 6122 87273 62283 8576 16414 104565 69013 15685 19867 36521 36521 17008 17008 71046 71046 308146 208448 47374 52324 37146 24516 5572 7058 240354 158634 36053 45667 103589 68369 15538 19682 54170 37452 7376 9342 41036 27084 6155 7797 20031 13220 3005 3806 BANK FEES 216905 216905 IMPACT PROGRAM 165779 165779 READ IN COLOR & STEWARD 125809 125809 INDIGENOUS LIBRARY PROG 97180 97180 39522 21161 12269 6092 3192872 2015948 717617 459307 265275 212930 2656313 977309 1191 28164 16826 23243 38121 16344 29596 211794 111858 130713 99936 2139421 365073 269048 3486316 3783187 193281 226232 40845 51402 367374 271349 601500 548983 X 2803532 3149336 81284 84868 2884816 3234204 3486316 3783187 232399 129015 -12026 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 293206 590376 414942 483924 1051563 2834011 293206 590376 414942 483924 1051563 2834011 135879 2698132 15390 27459 46257 56704 39255 185065 3019076 26043373 0.89370 0.88150 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 15,390. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 27,459. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 46,257. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 56,704. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 39,255. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 67239 45750 21489 144555 66108 78447 99936 2139421 F 2139421 RIGHT OF USE ASSET, NET 269048 269048 LEASE LIABILITY 271349 271349 7042600 129015 3500340 3629355 3413245 12026 12026 3425271 6693212 3500340 3500340 3192872 0 3192872 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOOD SOLD 3,500,340. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 3,500,340. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARSHALL G METZGER II EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 154599 0 15000 0 0 0 0 0 19135 0 188734 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. X 396334 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A FINAL DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A FINAL DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ANY COMMITTEE THEREOF, AND STAFF MEMBERS OF CLIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND VENDORS OF LITTLE FREE LIBRARY. EACH INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO THE ORGANIZATION ANY PERSONAL INTEREST IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE ORGANIZATION AND REFRAINS FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. FINAL DETERMINATIONS ARE RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LESS THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION DURING BUDGET AND HIRING PROCESSES. THEY COMPARED RECOMMENDATIONS WITH SALARY COMPARISON INFORMATION BASED ON EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR STAFF AT SIMILARLY SIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH RELATED MISSIONS (FROM MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS 2022 ANNUAL SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY). COMPENSATION CHANGES CAME EFFECTIVE ON EMPLOYEE'S ANNIVERSARY. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.