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CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATION (EIN 46-1172548)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202621349349309682
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-14T15:07:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN882730877PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11111 METROPOLITAN AVE STE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461172548EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7049734500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 NORTH TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNI GAISBAUERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7049734500PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMELANIE MCPEAKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01346034PTIN
Phone7043771678PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJENNI GAISBAUERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 NORTH TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,194,892GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressFOUNDATION.CMLIBRARY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LIBRARY PROGRAMS THROUGH ADVOCACY, FUNDRAISING AND ENDOWMENT MANAGEMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,264,775PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,264,775PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,194,892CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,614,494PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$33,447,251CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$28,248CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$367,915PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$722,447CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,982,409PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$34,169,698CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,282,366PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$30,974,806CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$58,619,903TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$31,172,541TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$31,674TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$382,340TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$58,588,229NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$30,790,201NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION EXISTS TO HELP THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY IMPROVE LIVES AND BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$33,770,112ExpenseAmt
Grant$33,447,251GrantAmt
DescDISTRIBUTED GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY'S OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$33,770,112TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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 Members23GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1MICHAEL BOGERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7049734500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1510 STITT RDAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
MARCELLUS TURNER
DIRECTOR0.5050.00Yes (X)$0$265,353$56,432
ELIZABETH KISER
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER0.5050.00Yes (X)$0$202,221$57,713Yes (X)
TELEIA WHITE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/25)0.5050.00Yes (X)$0$101,428$39,360
HELEN HOPE KIMBROUGH
CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SELENA GIOVANNELLI
VICE CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEPHANIE ALGER
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER APPLEBY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOCLYN BALANDA
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER BENNETT
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH DODD
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB HARRINGTON
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLIE LOFTON
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALESSANDRO MORANTE
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATON MORRIS
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON PORTWOOD
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY ROBINSON
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA SHARP
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE SPENCER
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH HOPE STAR
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCEY STONE
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES THOMAS
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLEEN TOWERY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS BENSON
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER0.5050.00$0$258,355$46,961Yes (X)
ALYSSA FEDERICO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER0.5050.00$0$228,615$45,920Yes (X)
JENNI GAISBAUER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0.5050.00$0$186,846$60,073Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$1,242,818TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$306,459TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 N TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesADMINISTRATION FEESServicesDesc
Compensation$306,213CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$50,000RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,144,892AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$375,398NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,194,892TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,194,892TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,447,251TotalAmt
Program Services$33,447,251ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,298TotalAmt
Program Services$22,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,006FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,482TotalAmt
Program Services$143,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,531FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFOUNDATION OPERATIONSDesc
Total$350,667TotalAmt
Program Services$156,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,711FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,169,698TotalAmt
Program Services$33,770,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$371,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,248FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$946,099BOYAmt
EOY$952,599EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$585,042BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,944,591BOYAmt
EOY$6,407,152EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,144,171BOYAmt
EOY$23,812,790EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,619,903BOYAmt
EOY$31,172,541EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,674BOYAmt
EOY$382,340EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,674BOYAmt
EOY$382,340EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,588,229BOYAmt
EOY$30,790,201EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,588,229BOYAmt
EOY$30,790,201EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,619,903BOYAmt
EOY$31,172,541EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$30,974,806ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,745,099NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$431,679DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations2SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (2 entries)

EINEINOrganization TypeOrganizationTypeCdGoverning Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedIndSupportSupportAmtOther SupportOtherSupportAmt
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS
5660478867Yes (1)$0$0
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY
5660186236Yes (1)$33,447,251$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total2SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$33,447,251SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,263,564BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$78,796ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,270,135InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$277,113GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$119,457AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,215,925EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,527,282BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,200ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,079,115InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$235,166GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$109,867AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,263,564EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,645,887BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$210,865ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$828,647InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$56,180GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$101,937AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,527,282EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,623,707BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$303,564ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,130,680InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$40,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$110,704AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$8,645,887EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,629,261BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$15,879ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,085,210InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$9,294GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$97,349AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,623,707EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
DIVERSIFIED LONG TERM GROWTH POOL$10,494,520F
ACTIVE LONG TERM GROWTH POOL$58,201F
LIQUID RESERVES POOL$12,398,387F
INCOME AND GROWTH POOL$861,682F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$23,812,790TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationANNUAL SPENDABLE AMOUNTS FROM ENDOWED FUNDS ARE USED ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. THE PERCENTAGE REPORTED FOR PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS INCLUDES AMOUNTS THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY AS WELL AS ACCUMULATED EARNINGS ON SUCH AMOUNTS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1310 N TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP282022176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN566018623RecipientEIN
IRC Section170(C)1IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$0CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$33,447,251NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantOPERATING SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION ONLY MAKES GRANTS TO ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY. THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONS SERVES TO MONITOR THE USE OF FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARCELLUS TURNER
DIRECTOR$0$265,353$0$0$0$0$0$34,455$0$21,977$0$321,785$0$0
DOUGLAS BENSON
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER$0$257,320$0$0$0$1,035$0$41,400$0$5,561$0$305,316$0$0
ALYSSA FEDERICO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$0$227,580$0$0$0$1,035$0$41,004$0$4,916$0$274,535$0$0
ELIZABETH KISER
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER$0$201,186$0$0$0$1,035$0$37,296$0$20,417$0$259,934$0$0
JENNI GAISBAUER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0$186,846$0$0$0$0$0$24,706$0$35,367$0$246,919$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution25ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$292,158NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)COUPONS1$60,000COMPARABLE SALES
Yes (X)AIRLINE MILES1$20,240COMPARABLE SALES
Yes (X)EVENT PROGRAMS1$3,000COMPARABLE SALES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN B OF SCHEDULE M FOR ALL DONATIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE CATEGORY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3UNTIL 6/30/2025 THE ORGANIZATION WAS MANAGED BY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS. THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY NOW MANAGES THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE RIGHT TO APPOINT A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS VESTS EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LIBRARY AND THE RIGHT TO APPOINT THE REMAINING DIRECTORS VESTS EXCLUSIVELY IN FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. THE RETURN IS AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AFTER THE FILING DATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION'S ETHICS POLICY. LIBRARY STAFF COLLECTS AND MAINTAINS THE FORMS ANNUALLY AND MONITORS THE PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL POLICY FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS
220 NORTH TRYON STREETCHARLOTTENC28202566047886GRANTMAKINGNC501(C)(3)LINE 7N/A0
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CHARLOTTE & MECKLENBURG COUNTY
510 STITT ROADCHARLOTTENC28213566018623LITERACY/EDUCATIONNC170(C)(1)LINE 6N/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd