FRIENDS FOUNDATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
FRIENDS FOUNDATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (EIN 31-1612175)
Tax period
2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Filed
2026-09-14
IRS object ID
202612589349301266
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-09-14T09:52:22-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2026-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311612175EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS FOUNDATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2053175381PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12100 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityBirminghamCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35203ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTerri ReecePersonNm
Person TitleBookkeeperPersonTitleTxt
Phone2052815354PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-15SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSandra LeePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 County Road 4105AddressLine1Txt
CityJasperCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$145,314GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFundraisers for the Birmingham Public LibraryActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$152,978PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$145,314CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$97,511PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$101,984CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$21,525PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$26,944CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$119,036PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$128,928CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$33,942PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$16,386CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$577,591TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$116,961ExpenseAmt
Grant$61,716GrantAmt
Revenue$83,598RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonSandra LeePersonNm
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Address Line12100 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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Sandra Lee
President100Yes (X)$0$0$0
Irene Blalock
Vice-President10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christin French
Member10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Haley Herfurth
Member10Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Saxon
Member10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ramona Jacobs
Secretary10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Felita Hawkins
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Total$101,984TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$4,991TotalAmt
Management And General$4,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Supplies$13,005$12,080$925
Dues, bank fees, merchant fees$8,948$2,897$1,482$4,569

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,928TotalAmt
Program Services$116,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,569FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$389,784BOYAmt
EOY$577,591EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$171,389BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$561,173BOYAmt
EOY$577,591EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$561,173BOYAmt
EOY$577,591EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$561,173BOYAmt
EOY$577,591EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$561,173BOYAmt
EOY$577,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$16,386ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$32OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$123,437CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$148,325CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$159,955CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$112,611CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$697,306TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123,437CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$148,325CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$159,955CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$112,611CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$697,306TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$697,306PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$697,306TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

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 G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Bookstore salesEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$32,703GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$0CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$32,703GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$0FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$114,064OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Other EventsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$5,915GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$0CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$5,915GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$0FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$4,569OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$38,618GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$0CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$38,618GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$0RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$0FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$118,633OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$118,633DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$80,015NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe return was emailed to all board members
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEach member is asked at the annual meeting if there are any conflicts
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Available upon request
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Small change to prior year

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