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FRIENDS OF THOMAS CRANE LIBRARY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization: FRIENDS OF THOMAS CRANE LIBRARY (EIN 04-3103182)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2020-11-23
IRS object ID: 202023289349200212
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-23T13:59:56-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	043312453	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COCIO & RICHARDSON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 FRANKLIN ST 16	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUINCY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	021694951	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043103182	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIENDS OF THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	LIBRARY INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FRIE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6173761312	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WASHINGTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUINCY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02169	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CATHERINE LYNDE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6173761312	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRENT RICHARDSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00512960	PTIN
Phone	6177735875	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-11-13	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	73.167.223.127	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-23	IPDt
IP Tm	13:59:56	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	F23DDF03392DBE92880368926C97088F84987DCB	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	07EFB0555CC2790ED186819FEF949BED50EC2A63	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	THOMASCRANELIBRARY.ORG/FRIENDS	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$38,465	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$20,267	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$18,198	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$2,727	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry	$15,471	GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue	$35,738	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$370	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$3,248	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$34,044	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$37,662	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$1,924	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$33,320	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$31,396	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,396	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,396	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,396	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE - ASSIST IN MAINTAINING THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT SPECIAL PROJECTS, SECURING MATERIALS WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CITY PROVIDED BUDGET, RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND PERFORMING OTHER SERVICES THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND LIBRARY DEEM DESIRABLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ITS PATRONS.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND TEENS INCLUDING BOOK READINGS, MOVIES, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND LESSONS. THIS INCLUDED: - PASSES TO 25 AREA MUSEUMS, ZOOS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. - MOVIE LICENSES FOR 3 MOVIE SCREENINGS EVERY WEEK. - FUNDED A VARIETY OF SEASONAL CONCERTS INCLUDING 5 IN THE SUMMER, PLUS 2 SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERTS. - FUNDED 293 PROGRAMS FOR TEENS, CHILDREN, AND ADULTS: - ADULT PROGRAMS INCLUDED MUSIC APPRECIATION, BOOK GROUPS, AUTHOR TALKS, LECTURES, COOKING INSTRUCTION, AND WELLNESS CLASSES. - TEEN PROGRAMS INCLUDED A SUMMER READING CHALLENGE, BOARD GAME EVENTS, AND TRIVIA CONTESTS, AND REFRESHMENTS WHEN APPROPRIATE. - CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS INCLUDED STORY TIMES, MUSIC & MOVEMENT, & MAGIC AND SCIENCE CLASSES. MATERIALS FOR CRAFTS WERE SUPPLIED AS NEEDED. AFTER THE MARCH, 2020 LIBRARY CLOSING DUE TO COVID-19: - FUNDED PASSES TO 5 AREA MUSEUMS, ZOOS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. - FUNDED SEVERAL DOZEN VIRTUAL LECTURES, TECHNOLOGY CLASSES, MUSIC, WELLNESS CLASSES, AND COOKING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS. - FUNDED 12 VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRIVIA CONTESTS AND ESCAPE ROOMS. - FUNDED 25 VIRTUAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, MANY OCCURRING WEEKLY OR MONTHLY, INCLUDING NATURE AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS, STORY TIMES, & MAGIC PRESENTATIONS.	$35,192
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SPECIAL PREOJECTS ARE TAKEN ON BY THE ORGANIZATION FROM TIME TO TMIE. THE COSTS CAN RELATE TO LIBRARY FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS & PROGRAMS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.	$120

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt

Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt

FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND TEENS INCLUDING BOOK READINGS, MOVIES, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND LESSONS. THIS INCLUDED: - PASSES TO 25 AREA MUSEUMS, ZOOS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. - MOVIE LICENSES FOR 3 MOVIE SCREENINGS EVERY WEEK. - FUNDED A VARIETY OF SEASONAL CONCERTS INCLUDING 5 IN THE SUMMER, PLUS 2 SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERTS. - FUNDED 293 PROGRAMS FOR TEENS, CHILDREN, AND ADULTS: - ADULT PROGRAMS INCLUDED MUSIC APPRECIATION, BOOK GROUPS, AUTHOR TALKS, LECTURES, COOKING INSTRUCTION, AND WELLNESS CLASSES. - TEEN PROGRAMS INCLUDED A SUMMER READING CHALLENGE, BOARD GAME EVENTS, AND TRIVIA CONTESTS, AND REFRESHMENTS WHEN APPROPRIATE. - CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS INCLUDED STORY TIMES, MUSIC & MOVEMENT, & MAGIC AND SCIENCE CLASSES. MATERIALS FOR CRAFTS WERE SUPPLIED AS NEEDED. AFTER THE MARCH, 2020 LIBRARY CLOSING DUE TO COVID-19: - FUNDED PASSES TO 5 AREA MUSEUMS, ZOOS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. - FUNDED SEVERAL DOZEN VIRTUAL LECTURES, TECHNOLOGY CLASSES, MUSIC, WELLNESS CLASSES, AND COOKING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS. - FUNDED 12 VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRIVIA CONTESTS AND ESCAPE ROOMS. - FUNDED 25 VIRTUAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, MANY OCCURRING WEEKLY OR MONTHLY, INCLUDING NATURE AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS, STORY TIMES, & MAGIC PRESENTATIONS.

$35,192

FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SPECIAL PREOJECTS ARE TAKEN ON BY THE ORGANIZATION FROM TIME TO TMIE. THE COSTS CAN RELATE TO LIBRARY FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS & PROGRAMS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

$120

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$35,312	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
CATHERINE LYNDE
PRESIDENT	000.00	$0
WILLIAM MACKEY
VICE PRESIDE	000.00	$0
NADINE STEFFAN
TREASURER	000.00	$0
EILEEN COURTNEY
SECRETARY	000.00	$0
DIANE DOPP
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
CLAIRE FITZMAURICE
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
DANIELLE KEMPE
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
HELEN LOGAN
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
KATHLEEN MCCORMICK
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
BETTY MOLLOY
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
LAURA OWENS
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
GENE SPERRY
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
MEGAN ALLEN
DIRECTOR EX-	000.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE ORGANIZATION	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WASHINGTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUINCY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02169	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6173761312	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

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	$18,928	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,780	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,726	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,490	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$91,837	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$27,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$25,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,198	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$126,758	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$46,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$54,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,863	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,688	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$218,595	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$218,595	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$46,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$54,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,863	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,688	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$218,595	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADAMS SHORE PROGRAM 2,000 ADULT PROGRAMS 9,642 BEAUTIFICATION 108 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS 7,776 FEES 20 MOVIE LICENSE 1,442 MUSEUM PASSES 8,685 SPECIAL PROJECT 120 SUNSHINE FUND 68 TEEN PROGRAMS 1,752 WOLLASTON PROGRAM 1,635 NORTH QUINCY PROGRAM 796 TOTAL 34,044
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE - ASSIST IN MAINTAINING THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT SPECIAL PROJECTS, SECURING MATERIALS WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CITY PROVIDED BUDGET, RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND PERFORMING OTHER SERVICES THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND LIBRARY DEEM DESIRABLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ITS PATRONS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND TEENS INCLUDING BOOK READINGS, MOVIES, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND LESSONS. THIS INCLUDED: - PASSES TO 25 AREA MUSEUMS, ZOOS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. - MOVIE LICENSES FOR 3 MOVIE SCREENINGS EVERY WEEK. - FUNDED A VARIETY OF SEASONAL CONCERTS INCLUDING 5 IN THE SUMMER, PLUS 2 SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERTS. - FUNDED 293 PROGRAMS FOR TEENS, CHILDREN, AND ADULTS: - ADULT PROGRAMS INCLUDED MUSIC APPRECIATION, BOOK GROUPS, AUTHOR TALKS, LECTURES, COOKING INSTRUCTION, AND WELLNESS CLASSES. - TEEN PROGRAMS INCLUDED A SUMMER READING CHALLENGE, BOARD GAME EVENTS, AND TRIVIA CONTESTS, AND REFRESHMENTS WHEN APPROPRIATE. - CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS INCLUDED STORY TIMES, MUSIC & MOVEMENT, & MAGIC AND SCIENCE CLASSES. MATERIALS FOR CRAFTS WERE SUPPLIED AS NEEDED. AFTER THE MARCH, 2020 LIBRARY CLOSING DUE TO COVID-19: - FUNDED PASSES TO 5 AREA MUSEUMS, ZOOS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. - FUNDED SEVERAL DOZEN VIRTUAL LECTURES, TECHNOLOGY CLASSES, MUSIC, WELLNESS CLASSES, AND COOKING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS. - FUNDED 12 VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRIVIA CONTESTS AND ESCAPE ROOMS. - FUNDED 25 VIRTUAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, MANY OCCURRING WEEKLY OR MONTHLY, INCLUDING NATURE AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS, STORY TIMES, & MAGIC PRESENTATIONS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SPECIAL PREOJECTS ARE TAKEN ON BY THE ORGANIZATION FROM TIME TO TMIE. THE COSTS CAN RELATE TO LIBRARY FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS & PROGRAMS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.