FRIENDS OF THE JONES LIBRARY SYSTEM INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $695K · expenses $371K · assets $673K

Also known as
SYSTEM INC
EIN
04-3551837
Address
43 AMITY ST, AMHERST, MA 01002-2214
NTEE code
B127
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2001 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR THE AMHERST PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Virginia Hamilton CAPITAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER2024 $117,000$117,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

19 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kelly Erwin DIRECTOR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kathy Lanza DIRECTOR2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lewis Mainzer DIRECTOR2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Richard Morse DIRECTOR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lisa Perlbinder DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Fox DIRECTOR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Carol Johnson DIRECTOR "PAST"2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Marian Walker PRESIDENT2020-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Nancy Campbell VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Nathanael Larson TREASURER2021-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Elaine Donoghue SECRETARY/CLERK2020-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Judith Seelig (former) DIRECTOR "PAST"2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Alice Goodwin-Brown (former) DIRECTOR "PAST"2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Anita Page (former) DIRECTOR "PAST"2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Ruth Urell (former) DIRECTOR "PAST"2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Kathy Caputo (former) DIRECTOR "PAST"2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Cammie Mcgovern (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Fox Palmer (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 1
Rich Morse (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $117K · 3 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VIRGINIA HAMILTON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER40 $117,000$0$0 $117,0001
KELLY ERWIN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY LANZA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LEWIS MAINZER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD MORSE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LISA PERLBINDER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER FOX DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL JOHNSON DIRECTOR "PAST"2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIAN WALKER PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY CAMPBELL VICE PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
NATHANAEL LARSON TREASURER8 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE DONOGHUE SECRETARY/CLERK8 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KELLY ERWIN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER FOX DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL JOHNSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY LANZA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LEWIS MAINZER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD MORSE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JUDITH SEELIG DIRECTOR "PAST"2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIAN WALKER PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY CAMPBELL VICE PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE DONOGHUE SECRETARY/CLERK8 $0$0$0 $01
NATHANAEL LARSON TREASURER8 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 14 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KELLY ERWIN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER FOX DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ALICE GOODWIN-BROWN DIRECTOR "PAST"2 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL JOHNSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY LANZA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LEWIS MAINZER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD MORSE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANITA PAGE DIRECTOR "PAST"2 $0$0$0 $01
JUDITH SEELIG DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
RUTH URELL DIRECTOR "PAST"2 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY CAMPBELL PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
MARIAN WALKER VICE PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
NATHANAEL LARSON TREASURER8 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE DONOGHUE SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 14 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHY CAPUTO DIRECTOR "PAST"2 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY ERWIN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER FOX DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ALICE GOODWIN-BROWN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL JOHNSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LEWIS MAINZER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CAMMIE MCGOVERN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD MORSE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANITA PAGE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
RUTH URELL DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY CAMPBELL PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
MARIAN WALKER VICE PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
NATHANAEL LARSON TREASURER8 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE DONOGHUE SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY CAMPBELL PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
MARIAN WALKER VICE PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
RUTH URELL TREASURER4 $0-$0 $01
ELAINE DONOGHUE SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CAPUTO DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER FOX PALMER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ALICE GOODWIN-BROWN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
LEWIS MAINZER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CAMMIE MCGOVERN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
RICH MORSE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ANITA PAGE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $146K
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $868K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $69K
2021 · 2 grants to organizations · $641K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$695,251$371,002 $673,032$637,688 $681,989$0 $117,000340
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,042,846$1,134,809 $329,834$313,439 $1,019,254$0 $0240
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$320,221$273,863 $436,876$405,402 $299,490$11,686 $020
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,038,939$754,920 $396,776$359,044 $1,030,260$0 $0040
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$187,269$160,138 $75,025$75,025 $186,059- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,058,662 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$487,598 2024$62,228
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TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE Public charity Exact 2021, 2024 2$350,000 2024$250,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023 2$150,000 2023$25,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$56,064 2024$6,348
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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THE SIZER FOUNDATION INCMAB12 $713,286$611,469 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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KIPP BOSTON FUND INCMAB12 $1,289,602$1,174,053 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
KIPP MASSACHUSETTS INCMAB12 $974,948$1,037,002 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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BROCKTON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCMAB12 $348,344$366,278 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
MASSACHUSETTS COALITION OF POLICE S CHARITY FUND INCMAB12 $350,600$18,058 President$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
UNITED STATES - JAPAN INNOVATION INSTITUTE INCMAB12 $1,000,000$0 PRES, CLERK, & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
PROJECT LEARN INCMAB12 $1,154,163$1,069,462 EXECUTIVE DI$143,669 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
HAWTHORN FOUNDATION INCMAB12 $964,985$1,598,221 CFO$237,265 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING PARTNERSHIP LLCMAB12 $732,445$128,313 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
DPA FOUNDATION INCMAB12 $1,376,328$1,382,139 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
SACAJAWEA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMAB12 $693,555$739,618 Director$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$15,098,839153 482016–2024 LINDSAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING; KIPP MASSACHUSETTS INC; UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY FOUNDATION IN AMERICA INC; FRIENDS OF MEALI INTERNATIONAL INC and 44 more
WILLIAM BALDWIN YUNG CHARITABLE TR 1001022667 Private foundation$4,549,2514 12022–2025 MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC
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DWANE L AND VELMA LUNT WALLACE Private foundation$2,700,0009 12016–2024 WICHITA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$1,209,50010 62018–2024 FRIENDS OF NAMAL INC; TZOHAR HALEV INC; FRIENDS OF RCQ INC; LIBRARY FOUNDATION FOR SARASOTA COUNTY INC and 2 more
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COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INC DAF sponsor$935,0006 12015–2021 KIPP MASSACHUSETTS INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one DAF sponsor$928,68027 132016–2024 FOUNDATION FOR ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA INC; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH INC; FRIENDS OF UTOKYO INC; CUNY SCHOOL OF LABOR AND URBAN STUDIES FOUNDATION INC and 9 more
BARR FOUNDATION Private foundation$825,0004 12020–2024 KIPP MASSACHUSETTS INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$773,90017 82016–2024 NORTH STAR ACADEMY PARENTS CLUB; XAVIER MISSION FUND; ELEVATEMED INC; FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH FOUNDATION and 4 more

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $371,002 spent · pay $150,886 · grants $145,941 · events $4,789
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $145,941$145,941-- 39.3%
Other salaries and wages $139,865-$10,661$129,204 37.7%
Fees: other services $43,502--$43,502 11.7%
Office expenses $22,673$175$16,812$5,686 6.1%
Payroll taxes $11,021-$833$10,188 3.0%
Fees: accounting $8,000-$8,000- 2.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $8,791$4,789reported apart
Total$371,002100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,134,809 spent · pay $140,715 · grants $867,893 · events $3,386
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $867,893$867,893-- 76.5%
Other salaries and wages $130,476-$10,016$120,460 11.5%
Office expenses $54,144$40$14,554$39,550 4.8%
Fees: other services $43,777--$43,777 3.9%
Other (as described)LIBRARY EXPENSES $20,060$20,060-- 1.8%
Payroll taxes $10,239-$783$9,456 0.9%
Fees: accounting $8,000-$8,000- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $220-$220- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $12,290$3,386reported apart
Total$1,134,809100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $273,863 spent · pay $80,974 · grants $69,070 · events $1,412
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $78,300--$78,300 28.6%
Other salaries and wages $74,514--$74,514 27.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $69,070$69,070-- 25.2%
Office expenses $27,499$1,735$15,606$10,158 10.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $10,477$10,477-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $7,270-$7,270- 2.7%
Payroll taxes $6,460--$6,460 2.4%
Advertising and promotion $273-$273- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $6,484$1,412reported apart
Total$273,863100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $754,920 spent · pay $21,341 · grants $641,357 · events $1,330
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $641,357$641,357-- 85.0%
Fees: other services $25,284-$151$25,133 3.3%
Fees: accounting $24,991-$24,991- 3.3%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $22,835$22,835-- 3.0%
Other salaries and wages $19,500--$19,500 2.6%
Office expenses $18,280-$3,369$14,911 2.4%
Payroll taxes $1,841--$1,841 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $832-$220$612 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $9,391$1,330reported apart
Total$754,920100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $160,138 spent · pay $0 · grants $95,656 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $95,656 59.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,849 21.1%
Fees to independent contractors $16,535 10.3%
Printing, publications, postage $14,098 8.8%
Total$160,138100%

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