CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY (EIN 57-0314372)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-05-14
IRS object ID: 201831349349304583
Schema version: 2017v2.2
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-14T10:36:00-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STREETMAN JONES & POWERS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	171 CHURCH STREET STE 240	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	570314372	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHAR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	164 KING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29401	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD ALMEIDA	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-03-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRIAN R POWERS CPA CVA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00540391	PTIN
Phone	8437233133	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-05-14	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ANNE CLEVELAND	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	164 KING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,465,514	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	CHARLESTONLIBRARYSOCIETY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1987	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FOUNDING IN 1748, THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY (THE SOCIETY) IS THE SOUTH'S OLDEST CULTURAL INSTITUTION AND THE SECOND OLDEST CIRCULATING LIBRARY IN THE UNITED STATES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	22	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$744,256	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,257,364	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$163,870	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$241,258	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$122,002	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$238,894	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$93,409	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$58,855	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,123,537	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,796,371	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$619,951	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$657,018	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$15,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$206,960	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$519,526	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$610,613	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,139,477	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,282,631	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$15,940	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$513,740	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,251,243	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,059,260	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$44,189	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$967,389	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,207,054	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,091,871	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	FOUNDING IN 1748, THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY (THE SOCIETY) IS THE	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$832,853	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,820,763	RevenueAmt
Desc	FOR MORE THAN 269 YEARS, IT HAS COLLECTED, PRESERVED AND MADE AVAILABLE CULTUAL MATERIALS FOR THE USE OF ITS MEMBERS AND RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD. TODAY, IT IS A CIRCULATING LIBRARY AND A REPOSITORY OF RARE BOOKS PERIODICALS, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, MAPS, DIRECTORIES, ALMANACS AND VISUAL MATERIALS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$832,853	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	22	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANNE CLEVELAND	PersonNm
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	164 KING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29407	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HARRIET MCDOUGAL
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANNE AVLON
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DWIGHT WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN T FRIBERG
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES TREYZ
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARNOLD MARCUS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR PATRICIA WILLIAMS LESSANE
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT PRIOLEAU
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WALTER FIEDEROWICZ
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA BUSH
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR	8.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DANIEL RAVENEL
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CEARA DONNELLEY
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANINE LUKE
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR LAYTON MCCURDY
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS WARING
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANE TYLER
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID COHEN
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J RUTLEDGE YOUNG JR
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNE HANAHAN BLESSING
SECRETARY & DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CATHERINE M SMITH
VICE-PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RICHARD ALMEIDA
TREASURER & DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANNE CLEVELAND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	45.00		$145,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)	Yes (X)
CAROL SANFORD
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BERNARD CORNWELL
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$145,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Palmetto Craftsmen Inc
PO Box 1101	Charleston	SC	29402	CONSTRUCTION	$626,674
Total Comfort Solutions
346 Orchard Dr Ste B	W Columbia	SC	29170	A/C UNIT AND MAINTENANCE	$143,174

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$365,065	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$892,299	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$388,069	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,257,364	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SPEAKERS AND ARTIST EVENTS	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$241,258	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$241,258	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$148,344	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$58,855	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$58,855	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$58,855	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$58,855	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,759,693	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,669,143	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$90,550	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$90,550	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$90,550	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,796,371	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$539,007	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$409,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$216,708	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$81,902	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$110,902	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,140	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,628	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,628	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,653	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,653	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,660	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,220	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,220	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$15,000	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,052	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,416	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,293	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,882	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,720	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,317	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,185	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,145	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,629	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MAINTENANCE	$77,759	$62,207	$15,552	$0
ADULT PROGRAMING	$47,753	$47,753	$0	$0
BOOKS & RESTORATION	$73,221	$73,221	$0	$0
BANK CHARGES	$2,469	$1,975	$494	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,805	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,376	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,141	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,282,631	TotalAmt
Program Services	$832,853	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$242,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$206,960	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$260,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$717,360	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,191	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,523	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,117,731	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$962,612	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,114,110	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,155,119	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,839,307	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,174,258	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,251,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,059,260	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$316,603	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,055	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,892	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$550,694	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,200	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$967,389	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,655,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,109,406	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,535,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,966,465	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,207,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,091,871	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,251,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,059,260	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$513,740	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$371,077	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$488,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$578,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$586,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$744,255	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,257,364	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,655,577	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$488,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$578,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$586,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$744,255	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,257,364	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,655,577	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$3,655,577	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$371,412	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$311,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	-$261,194	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$167,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$589,720	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,245,297	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86110	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76070	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509	$0	PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY509	0	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$27,000	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$27,000	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt II-B Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TAXPAYER PAID A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,551,777	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$1,551,777	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,453,592	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$155,745	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$57,560	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,551,777	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,613,126	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$69,225	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$90,309	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,453,592	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,615,249	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$57,195	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$59,318	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,613,126	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,430,564	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$245,098	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$60,413	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,615,249	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$264,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$264,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,544,944	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$962,612	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,582,332	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$308,787	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$308,787	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,155,119	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEPOSIT FROM TENANT	Desc
Amt	$3,200	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,200	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Pt III, Line 4

THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD FASB ASC 958-310-50, COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED FUNDS AND AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE NO PURCHASES OR DONATIONS OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ITEMS FOR EITHER OF THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015. THE DCOLLECTION CONTAINS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ORIGINAL LETTERS AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED PRICELESS AND ARE MAINTAINED IN A VAULT AND BOUND IN A LIGHT PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT.

Pt V, Line 4

The Society's investment policy intends for the Society to invest in assets that would produce results exceeding the investment's purchase price and incur a significant yield of return, while assuming a moderate level of investment risk. The Society expects its Investment Fund, over time, to provide a reasonable rate of return. To satisfy the long-term rate-of-return objective, the Society relies on a total return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The Society targets a diversified asset allocation that places a greater emphasis on marketable equity and debt securities and money-market accounts to achieve its long-term return objectives within prudent risk constraints.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	14	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$388,069	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Average trading	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I col(b)	14 publicly traded security donations.
Pt I Line 32b	Investment Company receives and sells non-cash securities

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (22 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Other	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: INSTITUATION AND THE THIRD OLDEST LIBRARY IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR MORE THAN 250 YEARS, IT HAS COLLECTED, PRESERVED AND MADE AVAILABLE CULTURAL MATERIALS FOR THE USE OF ITS MEMBERS AND RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD. TODAY, IT IS A CIRCULATING LIBRARY AND A REPOSITORY OF RARE BOOKS PERIODICALS, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, MAPS, DIRECTORIES, ALMANACS AND VISUAL MATERIALS.
Other	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: MEMBERS AND RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD. TODAY, IT IS A CIRCULATING LIBRARY AND A REPOSITORY OF RARE BOOKS PERIODICALS, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, MAPS, DIRECTORIES, ALMANACS AND VISUAL MATERIALS.
Pt V, Line 13a	LIST OF STATES WITH QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS: SC
Pt VI, Line 2	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DAUGHTER IS AN EMPLOYEE.
Pt VI, Line 6	THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND A MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS HELD ANNUALLY.
Pt VI, Line 7a	A SLATE OF OFFICERS ARE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
Pt VI, Line 11b	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN PRELIMINARILY AND THEN HAS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE RETURN. THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING.
Pt VI, Line 12c	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH MEMBERS ANNUALLY.
Pt VI, Line 15a	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A BENEFITS COMMITTEE THAT DOES A SALARY COMPARISON TO OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE LOCAL AREA.
Pt VI, Line 19	INFORMATION IS PROVIDED THROUGH GUIDESTAR AND THE ON-LINE WEBSITE. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Pt VI, Line 15b	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A BENEFITS COMMITTEE THAT DOES A SALARY COMPARISON TO OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE LOCAL AREA.
Pt VI, Line 7b	USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 23090. 15430. 3857. 3803.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	DEVELOPMENT 15244. 10671. 0. 4573.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 4688. 0. 4688. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	MINOR EQUIPMENT 31693. 25354. 6339. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	PERIODICALS 3682. 3682. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	VIDEO 3093. 3093. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	PROPERTY TAXES 6067. 0. 6067. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	NEWSLETTER 9215. 6450. 0. 2765.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION 20425. 0. 20425. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	JUNIOR PROGRAMS 125. 125. 0. 0.