CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY (EIN 57-0314372)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-04-24
IRS object ID: 201401149349300630
Schema version: 2013v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-04-24T15:06:25-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271780668	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUBBARD DAVIS CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	990 LAKE HUNTER CIRCLE STE 207	AddressLine1
City	MOUNT PLEASANT	City
State	SC	State
ZIP Code	29464	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	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	BusinessNameLine1

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	AddressLine1
City	CHARLESTON	City
State	SC	State
ZIP Code	29401	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANNE CLEVELAND	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-04-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CAROL HUBBARD	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00412970	PTIN
Phone	8438813315	PhoneNum
Preparation	2014-03-31	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	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	AddressLine1
City	CHARLESTON	City
State	SC	State
ZIP Code	29401	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,863,882	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	CHARLESTONLIBRARYSOCIETY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1748	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FOUNDED IN 1748, THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY (THE SOCIETY) IS THE SOUTH'S OLDEST CULTURAL INSTITUTION 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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	20	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	18	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$409,623	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$488,642	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$119,137	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$146,857	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$293,750	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$371,412	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$29,128	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$40,063	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$851,638	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,046,974	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$390,362	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$442,734	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$16,797	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$404,666	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$402,147	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$795,028	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$844,881	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$56,610	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$202,093	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,016,479	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,645,019	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$25,944	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$15,941	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,990,535	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,629,078	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	FOUNDED IN 1748, THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY (THE SOCIETY) IS THE SOUTH'S OLDEST CULTURAL INSTITUTION 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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$689,029	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$181,857	RevenueAmt
Desc	FOR MORE THAN 266 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.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$689,029	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	18	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	20	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANNE CLEVELAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	164 KING STREET	AddressLine1
City	CHARLESTON	City
State	SC	State
ZIP Code	29401	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 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
ERICA LESESNE
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HARRIET MCDOUGAL
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANNE AVLON
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROY WILLIAMS III
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNE HANAHAN BLESSING
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN T FRIBERG
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR EDWARD GILBRETH
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARNOLD MARCUS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH MCGEE
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
B ALLSTON MOORE JR
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT PRIOLEAU
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR H SIMMONS TATE JR
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE VON NATHUSIUS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA BUSH
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL RAVENEL
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN F GATES
PRESIDENT	8.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CONNIE WYRICK
VICE - PRESIDENT	6.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MAC HARLEY
TREASURER	6.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LAWRENCE BURTSCHY
TREASURER	4.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CATHIE MUNNELL SMITH
SECRETARY	4.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANNE CLEVELAND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	45.00		$103,328	$0	$0		Yes (X)	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$103,328	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$204,324	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$35,000	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$249,318	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$488,642	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SPEAKERS AND ARTIST EVENTS	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$146,857	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$146,857	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$146,857	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$172,730	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$172,730	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$61,390	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$21,327	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$40,063	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,063	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$40,063	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,994,263	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,795,581	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$198,682	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$198,682	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$198,682	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$35,000	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,046,974	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$558,332	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,328	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,284	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,601	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,124	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,534	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,383	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,690	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,640	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$912	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,790	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,758	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$698	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,978	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,185	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,793	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,764	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,411	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,353	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,072	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,137	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,723	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,431	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ADULT PROGRAMING	$59,702	$59,702
INVESTMENT FEES	$36,966	$29,573	$7,393
BOOKS & RESTORATION	$19,762	$19,762
SUPPLIES	$14,450	$14,450

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,572	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$18,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,270	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$844,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$689,029	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$139,055	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,797	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$179,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$161,046	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,390	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$6,861	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,753,899	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$652,631	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,127,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,101,268	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,702,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,375,844	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,016,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,645,019	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,741	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	$25,944	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,941	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,559,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,013,830	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,414,563	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,599,248	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	$6,990,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,629,078	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,016,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,645,019	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$202,093	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$436,450	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	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	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	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	$189,786	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$277,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$342,726	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$409,623	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$488,642	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,707,865	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$189,786	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$277,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$342,726	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$409,623	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$488,642	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,707,865	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$1,707,865	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$82,825	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$316,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$465,636	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$293,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$371,412	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,529,788	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,875	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$28,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,063	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$118,740	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,356,393	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$544,461	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.50880	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.48190	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,262,832	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$217,848	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$50,116	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,430,564	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,313,551	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$50,719	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,262,832	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,196,038	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$156,268	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$38,755	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,313,551	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	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	$1,319,933	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$544,328	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$775,605	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$75,761	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$56,411	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$19,350	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$94,205	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$51,892	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$42,313	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,101,268	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III, LINE 1A:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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, 2013 AND 2012. THE COLLECTION 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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	GALA	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$35,000	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$35,000	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$35,000	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$35,000	CharitableContributionsTotAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 33:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A ZERO AMOUNT WAS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1G, BECAUSE THE LIBRARY DID NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION AS ALLOWED UNDER SFAS 116.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 13A	SC
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S HUSBAND IS A BUSINESS PARTNER OF A BOARD MEMBER. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DAUGHTER IS AN EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CHARLESTON LIBARAY SOCIETY IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND A MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS HELD ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	A SLATE OF OFFICERS ARE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN PRELIMINARILY AND THEN HAS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE RETURN WHICH INCLUDES A CPA. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE RETURN BE ACCEPTED TO THE FULL BOARD, WHO VOTE ON THE MOTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH MEMBERS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A BENEFITS COMMITTEE THAT DOES A SALARY COMPARISON TO OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE LOCAL AREA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	INFORMATION IS PROVIDED THROUGH GUIDESTAR AND THE ON-LINE WEBSITE. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.