SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (EIN 91-1140642)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-09-09
IRS object ID
201522529349300797
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2015-09-09T17:44:58-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN911140642EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSEATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2063864130PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11000 4TH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd

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PersonIRENE YAMAMOTOPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2063864130PhoneNum
Signature2015-09-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJANE M SEARINGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00000565PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2015-09-03PreparationDt
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJONNA WARDPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line11000 4TH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,892,656GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FOUNDATION.SPL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO HELP THE LIBRARY BUILD ITS COLLECTIONS, OFFER PATRON PROGRAMS, AND BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent31VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers31TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$2,990,972PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,393,912CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,908,814PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,466,582CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$7,291,160PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,504,667CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$815,317PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$386,525CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$345,681PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$475,925CYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$456,656PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,571,962CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$67,567,358TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,940,150TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,839,263TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$62,703,678NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$65,728,095NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION HELPS THE LIBRARY BUILD ITS COLLECTION AND RESOURCES, OFFER PROGRAMS FOR PATRONS OF ALL AGES, AND BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS BY SECURING AND MANAGING DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT PUBLIC FUNDING PROVIDES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,821,378ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,504,667GrantAmt
DescTHE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION REPRESENTS MORE THAN 6,500 DONORS WHO DECLARE THROUGH THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE LIBRARY IS A TREASURED ASSET IN OUR COMMUNITY. DONORS' COLLECTIVE INVESTMENTS ENHANCE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, FUEL FREE PROGRAMS AT LIBRARY BRANCHES, AND FUND NEW SERVICES TO HELP EVERYONE CONNECT TO RESOURCES THAT WILL BETTER THEIR LIVES. PRIVATE SUPPORT ALSO STRENGTHENS THE LIBRARY'S CAPACITY TO INNOVATE AND ADAPT TO CHANGE AND ALLOWS THE LIBRARY TO TAKE RISKS, EVALUATE THE RESULTS, AND INVEST RESOURCES IN AREAS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT TO ENSURE OUR LIBRARY REMAINS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR ALL SEATTLE CITIZENS IN THE FUTURE. IN 2014, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED MORE THAN $3.6 MILLION IN GRANTS, OF WHICH OVER $3.4 MILLION WAS IN CASH GRANTS TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, TO SUPPORT SIX SERVICE PRIORITIES: COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; REIMAGINED SPACES; SEATTLE CULTURE AND HISTORY; TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS; YOUTH AND EARLY LEARNING; AND LIBRARY TRAINING, STAFF, AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT. THE LARGEST CASH GRANT, NEARLY $1.3 MILLION, SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES. THESE FUNDS ALLOWED THE LIBRARY TO PURCHASE BOOKS, EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, DVDS, AND MUSIC RECORDINGS FOR ALL AGES. CURRENTLY ONE IN EVERY SIX ITEMS IN THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION IS PURCHASED WITH FOUNDATION FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY'S SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND EARLY LEARNING, GIVING OVER $850K IN CASH GRANT FUNDS TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS HOMEWORK HELP, RAISING A READER, THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE, AND OTHER INITIATIVES TO HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. IN KIND GRANTS OF OVER $100K INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF A GREATLY EXPANDED AND ENHANCED VISITORS CENTER CONTAINING MANY EXHIBITS TO ORIENT VISITORS AND NEW PATRONS TO THE WONDERFUL ARRAY OF SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LIBRARY PATRONS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,821,378TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2066151620PhoneNum

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CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (35 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LYNN PIGOTT MOWE
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSS BAKER
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN MCCONNELL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRENE YAMAMOTO
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN ADKINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG BERKMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN S CALHOUN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH MASSINGA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE TED COLLINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA PAT DAWSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JODI GREEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARA MANGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA LEWIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC LIU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYLER MICKEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACE NORDHOFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENNA OLSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN POTTS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE AXELROD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH ROSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN SAWYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE REPASS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE SEARLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAUDIA SKELTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BILL STAFFORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN STADING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI SCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN SUDIT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
T NEAL SULLINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
INA TATEUCHI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA PAT J WALKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONNA WARD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$119,602$0$32,048
JEFF GUDDAT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$107,051$0$29,185
BRADLEY A BORST
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT40.00Yes (X)$88,722$0$27,433
SHARON GRIGGINS-DAVIS
DIR., DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS40.00Yes (X)$103,541$0$28,586
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsYes (1)CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$15,555FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,057,115AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$189,931NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,072,670TotalContributionsAmt

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Exclusion$1,495,443ExclusionAmt

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Securities$8,324,543SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$7,426,074SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$898,469SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$898,469ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$2,393,912ExclusionAmt

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Total$3,504,667TotalAmt
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Program Services$83,281ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$65,028FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$11,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,286FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$18,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,327FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$17,406ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,591FundraisingAmt

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Total$16,627TotalAmt
Management And General$16,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$19,219TotalAmt
Management And General$19,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,354TotalAmt
Management And General$112,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,644TotalAmt
Management And General$45,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,728FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,904TotalAmt
Management And General$44,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,548FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,919TotalAmt
Management And General$18,834ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,401TotalAmt
Management And General$8,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,025FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,406TotalAmt
Management And General$1,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$947TotalAmt
Management And General$947ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,941TotalAmt
Management And General$10,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CULTIVATION & STWRDSHP$72,452$52,510$19,942
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$14,600$14,600
MEMBERSHIP & SPNORSHP$3,987$2,967$1,020
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$3,657$1,692$1,965

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$867TotalAmt
Management And General$552ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$315FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,894,620TotalAmt
Program Services$3,821,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$686,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$386,525FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$604,389BOYAmt
EOY$1,069,448EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$5,739,971BOYAmt
EOY$5,156,017EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,287BOYAmt
EOY$736,804EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$17,805BOYAmt
EOY$8,429EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,134LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,130LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,760BOYAmt
EOY$3,004EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,840,663BOYAmt
EOY$57,179,539EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,402,953BOYAmt
EOY$3,414,117EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,643,828BOYAmt
EOY$67,567,358EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,092BOYAmt
EOY$296,578EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,663,058BOYAmt
EOY$1,542,685EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,940,150BOYAmt
EOY$1,839,263EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,023,603BOYAmt
EOY$19,702,844EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,250,769BOYAmt
EOY$18,148,089EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,429,306BOYAmt
EOY$27,877,162EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,703,678BOYAmt
EOY$65,728,095EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,643,828BOYAmt
EOY$67,567,358EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,571,962ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,452,455NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,717,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,945,790CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,227,844CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,917,842CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,072,670CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,881,941TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,717,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,945,790CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,227,844CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,917,842CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,072,670CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,881,941TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,694,880SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,187,061PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,481,477CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,247,298CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,437,672CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,272,117CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,495,443CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,934,007TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$32,815,948TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.43230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.40950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,894,620FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,894,620FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$394,731FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$98,683FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$0AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$378,976CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$378,976TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$568,464LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$149,337CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$149,337TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$94,744CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$94,744TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$142,116GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$39,730CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$39,730TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$47,798,001BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$447,856ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,899,961InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,684,997GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$49,460,821EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$42,343,227BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$411,254ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,586,818InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,543,298GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$47,798,001EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,521,848BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$128,669ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,131,195InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,438,485GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$42,343,227EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$39,738,456BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$17,694ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$69,260InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,303,562GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$38,521,848EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,910,889BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,041,522ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,095,267InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,309,222GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$39,738,456EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.15060BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.56360PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.28580TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,134OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,130DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,004BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,004TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION$3,190,117F
SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT$224,000F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,414,117TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,239,458TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,452,455NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$447,375DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$112,354OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,787,476RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,451,982RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$14,600OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$14,600RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,466,582TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,215,041TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$447,375DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$447,375ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,767,666ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$112,354InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$14,600OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$126,954ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,894,620TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENTS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. SIGNIFICANT ENDOWMENTS EXIST TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY'S GENERAL AND CHILDREN'S COLLECTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS. ALL ENDOWMENT FUNDS HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE USED CONSISTENT WITH THE STATED DONOR RESTRICTIONS WHERE APPLICABLE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INVESTMENT FEES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -112,354.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT EXPENSE NETTED WITH REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 14,600.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT EXPENSE NETTED WITH REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 14,600.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 - 4TH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN916001275RecipientEIN
IRC SectionPUBLIC LIBRARYIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$3,488,321CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$16,346NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceLIBRARY MATERIALS AND MUSEUM PASSESNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantFREE MATERIALS/PASSES FOR PATRONSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION REVIEWS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR GRANTS TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO ENSURE THEY CONFORM TO THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION AND ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS. DEPENDING ON GRANT SIZE AND TYPE, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES REPORTS AND BOARD PRESENTATIONS FROM THE LIBRARY ON USAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JONNA WARD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$119,602$0$0$0$0$0$17,268$0$14,780$0$151,650$0$0$0
JEFF GUDDAT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$107,051$0$0$0$0$0$15,369$0$13,816$0$136,236$0$0$0
BRADLEY A BORST
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT$88,722$0$0$0$0$0$12,860$0$14,573$0$116,155$0$0$0
SHARON GRIGGINS-DAVIS
DIR., DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS$103,541$0$0$0$0$0$14,767$0$13,819$0$132,127$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3:THE COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE SEATTLE CITY LIBRARIAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. IN MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATION, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS INFORMATION DRAWN FROM A MARKET SURVEY OF COMPARABLE EMPLOYERS AND INTERNAL PAY EQUITY AMONG POSITIONS WITH SIMILAR LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
SCHEDULE J, PART II:JONNA WARD, JEFF GUDDAT, BRAD BORST AND SHARON GRIGGINS-DAVIS ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES GRANTS FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT AND DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS ARE FUNDED BY THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION UNDER AN ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE FOUNDATION REIMBURSES SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR COSTS INCURRED.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution21ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$173,585NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMUSEUM PASSESDesc
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,346NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS LISTED IS THE NUMBER OF SEPARATE GIFTS MADE DURING THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 6:THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IS BASED ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIP, NONE OF WHOM RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS. OUR DEDICATED BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN EXTENSIVE COMMITTEE WORK OF THE BOARD, ATTEND AND WORK AT VARIOUS FOUNDATION-SPONSORED AND LIBRARY-SPONSORED FUNCTIONS, AND PROVIDE SPECIAL EXPERTISE FOR VARIOUS FOUNDATION PROJECTS IN SUCH AREAS AS FINANCE, INVESTMENTS, LEGAL MATTERS, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO TAP A READY POOL OF VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY ITSELF WHEN PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES COME UP THAT CALL FOR MORE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION WORK.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY DRAFTED BY A THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTING FIRM, WHO WORKS JOINTLY WITH THEIR AUDIT TEAM TO COMPLETE A FULL TAX AND AUDIT ENGAGEMENT. THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND SOURCE DOCUMENTATION IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. AFTER ANY NECESSARY REVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY THE FOUNDATION TREASURER. THE COMMITTEE ENSURES THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE FORM 990 AGREES WITH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DURING THE REVIEW OF THE DRAFT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. ONCE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE DRAFT, A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR TO A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WITH DELEGATED POWERS OVER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER GATHERING RELEVANT INFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE THEIR DECISION, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. DELIBERATION BY THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TAKES PLACE WITHOUT THE BOARD MEMBER IN QUESTION. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WHENEVER IT DETERMINES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, REVIEWING THE DISCLOSURE FORMS, AND TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS ESTABLISHED BY THE SEATTLE CITY LIBRARIAN UPON CONSULTATION WITH THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. IN MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATION, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS INFORMATION DRAWN FROM A MARKET SURVEY OF COMPARABLE EMPLOYERS AND INTERNAL PAY EQUITY AMONG POSITIONS WITH SIMILAR LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED ON 11/1/2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE FILED WITH THE WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF STATE AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION MAKES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES A COPY OF BOTH ITS FORM 990 AND ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE.

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