URBAN LIBRARIES COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- URBAN LIBRARIES COUNCIL (EIN 36-3071241)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-07-24
- IRS object ID
- 201302059349300710
- Schema version
- 2012v2.1
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-07-24T09:43:10-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 362985665 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | WOLF & COMPANY LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1901 S MEYERS RD SUITE 500 | AddressLine1 |
| City | OAKBROOK TERRACE | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 601815209 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 363071241 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | URBAN LIBRARIES COUNCIL | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | URBA | NameControl |
| Phone | 3126760999 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 125 S WACKER DRIVE NO 1050 | AddressLine1 |
| City | CHICAGO | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 606064477 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | SUSAN BENTON | Name |
| Title | PRESIDENT | Title |
| Phone | 3126760999 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-07-02 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | JODY A GAUTHIER | Name |
| PTIN | P00660340 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6305454500 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | SUSAN BENTON | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 125 S WACKER DRIVE | AddressLine1 |
| City | CHICAGO | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 606064477 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 2583501 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | WWW.URBANLIBRARIES.ORG | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1971 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | IL | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | ULC STRATEGICALLY WORKS TO BUILD THE NETWORK OF PREMIER URBAN AND METROPOLITAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 16 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 16 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 9 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 0 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 3020215 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 1951913 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 336612 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 619202 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 14042 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 12386 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 0 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 3370869 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 2583501 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 882649 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 1087746 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 60368 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 940994 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 1216135 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 1823643 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 2303881 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 1547226 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 279620 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 3335662 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 3653846 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 835906 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 874470 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 2499756 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 2779376 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | THE PURPOSE OF URBAN LIBRARIES COUNCIL (ULC) IS TO:IDENTIFY AND MAKE KNOWN THE OPPORTUNITIES RELATING TO URBAN LIBRARIES. PROVIDE INFORMATION ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING URBAN LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS.FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND PROGRAMS OF MEMBER LIBRARIES AND OTHER LIBRARIES.CONDUCT RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH WILL BENEFIT URBAN LIBRARIES, AND TO SOLICIT AND ACCEPT GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS ESSENTIAL TO THEIR IMPLEMENTATION. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 699303 | Expense |
| Revenue | 619202 | Revenue |
| Description | ACCOMPLISHMENT-AMEMBERSHIP - ULC IS A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA'S LEADING PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS. ULC SERVES AS A FORUM FOR RESEARCH WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND USED BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS. ITS MEMBERS ARE THOUGHT LEADERS DEDICATED TO LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND THE CONTINUOUS TRANSFORMATION OF LIBRARIES TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. ULC'S WORK FOCUSES ON ASSISTING PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES THAT MATCH THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 520590 | Expense |
| Description | ACCOMPLISHMENT-BTHE EDGE INITIATIVE: AN EFFORT DRIVEN BY A COALITION OF LEADING LIBRARY AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER WITH THE LIBRARY FIELD IS DEVELOPING THE EDGE BENCHMARKS: A FRAMEWORK OF GOOD PRACTICES THAT WILL HELP LIBRARIES EVALUATE AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THEIR PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR COMMUNITIES. THE URBAN LIBRARIES COUNCIL IS THE COORDINATING ENTITY FOR THIS UNPRECEDENTED INITIATIVE. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 529796 | Expense |
| Description | ACCOMPLISHMENT-CTHE LEARNING LABS IN MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES INITIATIVE, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS) AND THE JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION, WILL BUILD 21ST CENTURY LEARNING LABS IN MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. GRANTEES WILL PLAN AND DESIGN THE LABS THAT WILL EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE 21ST CENTURY. | Description |
Activity Other ActivityOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 235109 | Expense |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 235109 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Program Service Expense | 1984798 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | 1 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 1 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 1 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 0 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 1 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 1 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 0 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 0 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | 0 | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 11 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 9 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 0 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 0 | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 16 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 16 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 1 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 1 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 1 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 1 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 1 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | IL | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Other Website | X | OtherWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | THE ORGANIZATION | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 3126760999 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 125 S WACKER DR STE 1050 | AddressLine1 |
| City | CHICAGO | City |
| State | IL | State |
| ZIP Code | 606064477 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | Key EmployeeKeyEmployee | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAILEY OEHLKE | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KEITH SIMMONS | |||||||
| IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KAREN GLOVER | |||||||
| MEMBER AT LARGE | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SUSAN ADAMS | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RASHAD YOUNG | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MATTHEW POLAND | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MICHAEL SHERROD | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DENNIS MARTINEZ | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MELANIE HUGGINS | |||||||
| VICE-CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MELINDA CERVANTES | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JOAN PRINCE | |||||||
| CHAIR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JOHN SZABO | |||||||
| SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RUTH ANNA | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JAN HARDER | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GLORIA RUBIO-CORTES | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GARY WASDIN | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SUSAN BENTON | |||||||
| PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40.00 | 198269 | 0 | 33427 | X | ||
| ANGELA GOODRICH | |||||||
| FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | 40.00 | 130000 | 0 | 25161 | X | ||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 328269 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 58588 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 2 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 1 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Membership Dues | 1152863 | MembershipDues |
| All Other Contributions | 799050 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 1951913 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRACT FEES | 900099 | 312403 | 312403 |
| MEMBER DUES | 900099 | 201552 | 201552 |
| CONFERENCES | 900099 | 84118 | 84118 |
| CONSULTING & SPEAKING | 900099 | 18000 | 18000 |
| SALES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | 900099 | 3129 | 3129 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 619202 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 12386 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $12,386 | ExclusionAmount |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2583501 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 619202 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $12,386 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 827239 | Total |
| Program Services | 654581 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 136736 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 35922 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 92935 | Total |
| Program Services | 73521 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 15365 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4049 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 99299 | Total |
| Program Services | 87700 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 8085 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3514 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 68273 | Total |
| Program Services | 43602 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 21641 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3030 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7511 | Total |
| Program Services | 1191 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5730 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 590 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 15550 | Total |
| Program Services | 12499 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2766 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 285 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 559663 | Total |
| Program Services | 536603 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 20843 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2217 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1257 | Total |
| Management And General | 1257 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11068 | Total |
| Program Services | 11068 | ProgramServices |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 130773 | Total |
| Program Services | 104902 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 19255 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 6616 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 211489 | Total |
| Program Services | 208974 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 617 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1898 | Fundraising |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 126664 | Total |
| Program Services | 126389 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 275 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 16567 | Total |
| Program Services | 12354 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3441 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 772 | Fundraising |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7977 | Total |
| Program Services | 3603 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4303 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 71 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS | 35598 | 35598 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 34545 | 27619 | 6782 | 144 |
| SUPPLIES | 31968 | 22475 | 8983 | 510 |
| TELEPHONE | 25505 | 22119 | 2636 | 750 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2303881 | Total |
| Program Services | 1984798 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 258715 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 60368 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 239671 | BOY |
| EOY | 254805 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2151153 | BOY |
| EOY | 2867841 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 899792 | BOY |
| EOY | 501178 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 21872 | BOY |
| EOY | 4472 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 276557 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 251007 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 23174 | BOY |
| EOY | 25550 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3335662 | BOY |
| EOY | 3653846 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 243758 | BOY |
| EOY | 290881 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 592148 | BOY |
| EOY | 583589 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 835906 | BOY |
| EOY | 874470 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1176900 | BOY |
| EOY | 1398189 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1322856 | BOY |
| EOY | 1381187 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2499756 | BOY |
| EOY | 2779376 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3335662 | BOY |
| EOY | 3653846 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 279620 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | 0 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXII |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | 1 | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1724504 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1246598 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1240254 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 3020215 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1951913 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 9183484 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1724504 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1246598 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1240254 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 3020215 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1951913 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 9183484 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 2122075 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 7061409 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 27308 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 19288 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 19027 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 14042 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 12386 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 92051 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 9275535 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 1500326 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.76130 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.79100 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 235097 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 225421 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 9676 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 41460 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 25586 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 15874 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 25550 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
| Footnote In Part XIII | X | FootnoteInPartXIII |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2583501 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 0 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 2583501 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 2583501 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2303881 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 2303881 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 2303881 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | PART X, LINE 2: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | ULC RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form990 Of Other Organizations | X | Form990OfOtherOrganizations |
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | 0 | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractException |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)
| TitleTitle | Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs | Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg | Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg | Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN BENTON | ||||||||||||||
| PRESIDENT AND CEO | 190769 | 0 | 7500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23792 | 0 | 9635 | 0 | 231696 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANGELA GOODRICH | ||||||||||||||
| FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | 130000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15600 | 0 | 9561 | 0 | 155161 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation | IdentifierIdentifier |
|---|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | AS A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, ULC HAS ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDE URBAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE MEMBERSHIP IS NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DUES PRIOR TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ACTION. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD RECEIVES THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. BOTH COMMITTEES RECEIVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE FORM AND ADDITIONAL HELP IN COMPARING THE FORM 990 DIRECTLY TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT THE FALL BOARD MEETING. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF ARE GIVEN A COPY AND ASKED TO DISCLOSE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN WRITING AND ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY FOR THE YEAR. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | ULC COMPLIES WITH THE IRS REQUIREMENTS FOR REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION INCLUDING: 1. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE OF AN INCREASE BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND THIS ACTION IS RECORDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MINUTES. 2. PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION ON THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OBTAINS AND RELIES ON INDUSTRY COMPENSATION STUDIES AND THE RATING IN THE CEO'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ULC MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH GUIDESTAR AND UPON REQUEST. | |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANTS AND SPEAKERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 348,102. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,708. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 354,810. COMMUNICATIONS AND WEB: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 133,225. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 220. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 133,445. FEES FOR SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 55,276. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,915. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,217. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,408. | OTHER FEES |
| NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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