2014-02-10T14:15:55-06:00 2013-06-30 621199757 LATTIMORE BLACK MORGAN & CAIN PC PO BOX 1869 BRENTWOOD TN 370241869 990 2012-07-01 621681766 NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION NASH 6158802610 615 CHURCH STREET NASHVILLE TN 37219 TARI HUGHES 6158802610 2014-02-06 1 JILL HUDSON P00061190 6153774600 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z TARI HUGHES 615 CHURCH STREET NASHVILLE TN 37219 5841158 0 X NPLF.ORG X 1997 TN THE MISSION OF THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (NPLF) IS TO RAISE PRIVATE FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS, FACILITIES AND COLLECTIONS OF THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 30 29 23 0 0 0 2393352 3831805 0 0 567537 183972 -33024 163697 2927865 4179474 1013547 2479796 0 0 496894 624534 57918 41854 242563 224350 301755 1792709 3447939 1135156 731535 11012178 12432810 27847 396625 10984331 12036185 X THE MISSION OF THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (NPLF) IS TO RAISE PRIVATE FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS, FACILITIES AND COLLECTIONS OF THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. NPLF HAS BEEN PART OF THE LIBRARY'S PHENOMENAL SUCCESS SINCE 1997. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS THRIVING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY, THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS AND RAISED MORE THAN $30 MILLION FROM PRIVATE DONORS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS AND CONCERTS. IN ADDITION TO ENHANCING SPACES AT THE MAIN LIBRARY LIKE THE EXQUISITE GRAND READING ROOM AND BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD, NPLF HAS INVESTED IN THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL LIFE OF EVERY NASHVILLIAN BY UPDATING TEEN CENTERS AT MAIN AND SEVERAL BRANCHES, ADDING MORE THAN 150,000 BOOKS (IN ALL FORMATS), AND PROVIDING ENLIGHTENING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPERIENCES FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES. 0 0 1131207 387037 LIMITLESS LIBRARIES STARTED IN 2009 AS A PILOT PROJECT LED BY MAYOR KARL DEAN TO PROVIDE FOUR METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC (MNPS) HIGH SCHOOLS WITH ACCESS TO NEARLY 2 MILLION NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS AND MATERIALS. TODAY, LIMITLESS LIBRARIES SHARES THE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S RESOURCES WITH THE 81,000 STUDENTS IN ALL 128 METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS BY DELIVERING THEM DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES. RECOGNIZED AS A 2013 TOP INNOVATOR BY THE URBAN LIBRARIES COUNCIL, LAST YEAR MORE THAN 215,000 NPL ITEMS CIRCULATED THROUGH LIMITLESS LIBRARIES, A 174 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2012. WITH CIRCULATION EXCEEDING THAT OF SEVERAL MID-SIZED BRANCHES, LIMITLESS LIBRARIES HAS PROMPTED 30,000 NEW STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO BECOME LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS. INSPIRED BY THIS SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES, A GENEROUS DONOR GAVE $500,000 TO RENOVATE AND EXPAND HILLWOOD HIGH SCHOOL'S LIBRARY WHICH OPENED IN AUGUST 2012. STUDENTS NOW ENJOY 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF TECH-SAVVY, MODERN SPACE THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL BOOKS, INTERACTIVE STUDY ROOMS, A CAFE AND IPAD STATIONS TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE. ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER DONOR MADE A GIFT OF $700,000 OVER 2 YEARS TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL NPL BOOKS AND MATERIALS RELEVANT TO STUDENT'S EVER INCREASING NEEDS. 321673 BRINGING BOOKS TO LIFE IS AN AWARD-WINNING PRE-LITERACY PROGRAM THAT HELPS TEACHERS AND PARENTS FOSTER A LOVE OF READING IN CHILDREN THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING, FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS AND STORY-RELATED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. LAST YEAR, BBTL TRAINED MORE THAN 700 TEACHERS AND ARMED MORE THAN 800 PARENTS WITH THE LITERACY TOOLS NEEDED TO INSPIRE READING BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM. AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, 99 PERCENT OF SURVEYED PARENTS WERE MORE INCLINED TO USE THE LIBRARY AS A RESOURCE AND 95 PERCENT WERE INSPIRED TO ENGAGE IN MORE LITERACY-RELATED ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR CHILDREN. BBTL REWARDS CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES WITH A VISIT FROM THE PUPPET TRUCK - A MOBILE PUPPET SHOW. THE PUPPET TRUCK EXTENDS THE REACH OF THE LIBRARY BY TAKING LITERATURE-BASED PUPPET SHOWS ON THE ROAD TO REACH MORE THAN 27,000 CHILDREN AND SCHOOL GROUPS. THE LIBRARY'S INVENTIVE STORYTELLING BRINGS BOOKS TO LIFE AND INSPIRES LITERACY. LIZ CARTER'S PRESCHOOL CLASS AT VICTORY LEARNING CENTER IN SOUTH NASHVILLE FELL IN LOVE WITH BBTL'S ANANSI THE SPIDER PRESENTATION AND LITERACY KIT. "WE READ EVERY BOOK IN THE KIT, HUNG THE SPIDER WEB, LEARNED ALL ABOUT SPIDERS AND DANCED TO THE CDS FOR TWO WEEKS," SAID LIZ. "THE WHOLE SUBJECT MATTER KEPT BLOSSOMING INTO NEW IDEAS. WE MADE WEB PAINTINGS, MULTI-COLORED ANANSI SPIDERS, AND EVEN CREATED A SCIENCE LESSON ABOUT SPINNERETS AND STICKY WEBS!" 1307498 540899 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT: IN FY13, NPLF SUPPORT PROVIDED FUNDS FOR: 26,000 NEW BOOKS AND EBOOKS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY; A MOBILE JOB SEARCH LAB THAT TRAVELED THE CITY AND OFFERED 4,000 PATRONS RESUME BUILDING, BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS AND JOB APPLICATION SERVICES; SALON@615 BROUGHT AUTHOR TALKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS WITH BESTSELLING AUTHORS TO 5,500 AUDIENCE MEMBERS; COURTYARD CONCERTS ENTERTAINED 4,000 ATTENDEES WITH FREE MUSIC BY DIVERSE LOCAL PERFORMERS; AND SUMMER AND AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING WHERE 7,000 STUDENTS WERE CHALLENGED WITH INNOVATIVE OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. ART EXHIBITS, SPECIAL COLLECTION STAFFING, CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM ROUND OUT SUPPORT FROM NPLF TO THE LIBRARY IN FY13. 58041 1551860 ALL OTHER PROGRAMS: THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION BETTER ENABLES THE LIBRARY TO CONNECT WITH THE PUBLIC IN ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE LITERACY, LEARNING AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 58041 1551860 2818419 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X X CLAUDIA SCHENCK 6158802613 615 CHURCH STREET NASHVILLE TN 37219 JEAN ANN STEWART BANKER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARY DORRIAN BETTIS 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BOVENDER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MAYOR KARL DEAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNNY GARRETT 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA RICHARDS HAUGEN 3.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY HAYNES 3.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA HOWARTH 3.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY TYNE JACKSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 BILL KING 3.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE LOVETT 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MAGNUSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW L MAY 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH MEACHAM 3.00 X 0 0 0 RUSTY MILLER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JULI MOSLEY 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURENCE M PAPEL 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANN PATCHETT 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE SEARCY 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH SIMMONS 3.00 X 0 0 0 BYRON SMITH 3.00 X 0 0 0 CLINT SMITH 3.00 X 0 0 0 BYRON R TRAUGER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA WYNN 3.00 X 0 0 0 TARI P HUGHES 50.00 X 84452 0 16415 BETH C ALEXANDER 3.00 X 0 0 0 TOWNES DUNCAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 KENT OLIVER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET ANN ROBINSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATY VARNEY 3.00 X 0 0 0 84452 0 16415 0 0 0 0 0 226491 3605314 11086 3831805 165971 165971 58173 -778 58951 58951 58951 1573104 1555103 18001 18001 18001 212105 226491 107359 104746 104746 4179474 58951 0 288718 2479796 2479796 107796 32339 75457 448038 306367 76035 65636 10321 3308 4320 2693 14543 3145 5142 6256 43836 25803 9628 8405 26068 26068 41854 41854 38211 38211 69671 69671 3412 3412 42435 42435 790 790 6147 6147 4661 4661 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 50000 50000 CAMPAIGN EXPENSES 42262 42262 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 7053 7053 DESKTOP SERVICES 5153 5153 5892 5892 3447939 2818419 386957 242563 1105883 1084376 2484719 2908456 1183265 1736384 30278 8387 249017 239975 1447 9042 5923058 6686165 283528 0 11012178 12432810 27847 396625 27847 396625 X 2021727 1921784 6269180 7263930 2693424 2850471 10984331 12036185 11012178 12432810 731535 320319 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 0 0 0 NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 620694743 6 1 1 1 2479796 1 2479796 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4150173 373266 497124 712937 4307626 4290944 -255766 -114995 4150173 3673309 550000 67635 4290944 3034782 550000 88527 3673309 3091984 31325 -88527 3034782 0.23300 0.66100 0.10600 1 0 240026 230984 9042 8991 8991 0 9042 X 4652855 320319 77593 114458 512370 4140485 38211 778 38989 4179474 3601001 77593 114458 192051 3408950 38211 778 38989 3447939 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: ALL ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES OF THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3), AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2013, THE FOUNDATION HAS ACCRUED NO INTEREST AND NO PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IT IS THE FOUNDATIONS POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE FOUNDATION FILES A U.S. FEDERAL INFORMATION TAX RETURN. THE FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO AUDIT UNDER THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS ENDING SUBSEQUENT TO TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES RECLASSIFIED TO PAGE 1 OF 990 114,459. ROUNDING -1. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL INCOME NETTED WITH EXPENSES 778. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES RECLASSIFIED TO PAGE 1 OF 990 114,459. ROUNDING -1. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL INCOME NETTED WITH EXPENSES 778. X X X X X X 1 THE BENEFACTOR GROUP 1488 GRANDVIEW AVENUE COLUMBUS OH 48212 CONSULTING ON A LARGE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 0 2691347 41854 2649493 2691347 41854 2649493 GALA 438596 226491 212105 15478 64995 26886 438596 226491 212105 15478 64995 26886 107359 104746 1 NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 615 CHURCH STREET NASHVILLE TN 37219 2479796 TO ENHNACE AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS & FACILITIES OF THE LIBRARY PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: NPLF REQUIRES REPORTS TO BE SUBMITTED AFTER FOUNDATION FUNDED EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. THESE REPORTS INCLUDE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES, IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMMING OR EVENT, AND AN ACCOUNTING OF HOW THE FUNDS WERE UTILIZED. BETH C ALEXANDER SERVES ON THE BOARD 994 BANK FEE EXPENSE - THE ORGANIZATION HAD VARIOUS ACCOUNTS WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR AFFILIATES OF WHICH CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS ARE SENIOR OFFICERS. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN COPIES OF THE 990 ELECTRONICALLY AND PROMPTED FOR COMMENTS, CHANGES AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF EACH YEAR EACH MEMBER IS ASKED TO SIGN A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE, DISCUSSES COMPENSATION, AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR A VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & REPORTING PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.