FRIENDS OF THE PETALUMA PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE PETALUMA PUBLIC LIBRARY INC (EIN 68-0039922)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202601319349203715
Schema version
2025v4.1
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)
Return2026-05-11T15:34:19-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Block AdvisorsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1765 BAYWOOD DRAddressLine1Txt
CityPETALUMACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94954ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680039922EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF THE PETALUMA PUBLIC LIBRARY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% MARGARET SMITHInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7077639801PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 FAIRGROUNDS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityPETALUMACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94952ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARGARET SMITHPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7077622782PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLeanne DunphyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02303040PTIN
Phone7077730255PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$14,944GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$1,169ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$12,510ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$1,136MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$129InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$14,944TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$6,347GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$3,734OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$534PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$2,056OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$12,671TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$2,273ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$68,031NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$70,304NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,031BOYAmt
EOY$70,304EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,031BOYAmt
EOY$70,304EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,031BOYAmt
EOY$70,304EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo Support Petaluma LibraryPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Donations to library for remodeling, programs, books, equipment, supplies & misc.$6,347
Newsletter for friends to inform of programs, events and fundraising.$534
Rental of storage space, accident insurance, supplies, equipment & operating expenses.$5,791
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$12,672TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Bernice Fowler
President0.5$0$0$0
Paula Biancalana
Vice President0.5$0$0$0
Marlene Abel
Secretary0.5$0$0$0
Margaret Smith
Treasurer0.5$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARGARET SMITHPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11007 SANTA CLARA LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityPETALUMACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94954ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7077622782PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Filed Schedule AfalseFiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,370CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,367CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,877CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,080CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,304CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,998TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,745CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,527CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,664CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,511CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$103,196TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,115CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,894CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,626CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,744CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,815CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$116,194TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$116,194PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$175TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$175TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,127CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,638CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,755CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,944CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$116,369TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99850PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00150InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
GrantsGrants provided to the Library for remodeling, programs, books.
Other ExpensesSupplies and equipment to operate.
FORM 990EZ PART I LINE 16Description:OTHER EXPENSES Amount:2056

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