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GADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $68K · expenses $37K · assets $406K

EIN
20-4160271
Address
254 COLLEGE ST, GADSDEN, AL 35901-4135
Website
GADSDENLIBRARY.ORG
NTEE code
B70
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2006
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Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE GADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 20 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

20 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
Chris Robinson BOARD MEMBER2016-2025 Not reported $0 reported 3
Persephone Beavers BOARD MEMBER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Chari Bostick BOARD MEMBER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Gwen Ford BOARD MEMBER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Meg Huizinga BOARD MEMBER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jazmin Lopez VICE CHAIR2025 Not reported $0 reported 4
Jim Mcguire BOARD MEMBER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Rickey Ray CHAIR2016-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Mike Roberts BOARD MEMBER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Carol Wright LIAISON2016-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ruth Moffatt (former) BOARD MEMBER2017-2019 Not reported $0 reported 5
Heather New (former) BOARD MEMBER2016-2019 Not reported $0 reported 5
Jackie Edmondson (former) BOARD MEMBER2016-2019 Not reported $0 reported 4
Judy Berger (former) VICE CHAIR -2016-2019 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jason Gray (former) TREASURER 202019 Not reported $0 reported 1
Charles Hart (former) BOARD MEMBER2016-2019 Not reported $0 reported 1
Bobby Junkins (former) BOARD MEMBER2016-2019 Not reported $0 reported 1
Michael Roberts (former) BOARD MEMBER2016-2019 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jared Vaughn (former) VICE CHAIR -2016-2019 Not reported $0 reported 1
Amanda Jackson (former) LIAISON2016-2017 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PERSEPHONE BEAVERS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHARI BOSTICK BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
GWEN FORD BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MEG HUIZINGA BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JAZMIN LOPEZ VICE CHAIR- $0$0$0 $04
JIM MCGUIRE BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
RICKEY RAY CHAIR- $0$0$0 $01
MIKE ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROBINSON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $03
CAROL WRIGHT LIAISON- $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JUDY BERGER VICE CHAIR -- $0$0$0 $01
JACKIE EDMONDSON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $04
JASON GRAY TREASURER 20- $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES HART BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BOBBY JUNKINS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
RUTH MOFFATT BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $05
HEATHER NEW BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $05
RICKEY RAY CHAIR - 2020- $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROBINSON CHAIR - 2019- $0$0$0 $03
JARED VAUGHN VICE CHAIR -- $0$0$0 $01
CAROL WRIGHT LIAISON- $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS ROBINSON PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $03
JARED VAUGHN VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
RICKEY RAY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER NEW BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $05
JACKIE EDMONDSON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $04
JUDY BERGER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES HART BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BOBBY JUNKINS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
RUTH MOFFATT BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $05
CAROL WRIGHT LIAISON- $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS ROBINSON PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $03
JARED VAUGHN VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL WRIGHT SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RICKEY RAY BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER NEW BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $05
JACKIE EDMONDSON BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $04
JUDY BERGER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES HART BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
BOBBY JUNKINS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
RUTH MOFFATT BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $05
AMANDA JACKSON LIAISON1 $0$0$0 $02
2016 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS ROBINSON PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $03
JARED VAUGHN VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL WRIGHT SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RICKEY RAY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER NEW BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $05
JACKIE EDMONDSON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $04
JUDY BERGER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES HART BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BOBBY JUNKINS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA JACKSON LIAISON1 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,531$36,604 $405,638$405,638 $993$0 -0-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,586$22,512 $277,137$277,137 $12,874$0 -0-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,581$17,686 $243,693$243,693 $52,221$0 -0-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,783$21,962 $200,588$200,588 $109,067$0 -030
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,057$45,225 $89,767$89,767 $14,444$12,520 -030

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $56,175 in all, tax years 2010 to 2023. 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
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “GADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION” 2016-2017 2$43,132 2017$32,452
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ALABAMA HUMANITIES ALLIANCE Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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DAUGETTE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION” 2010 1$3,000 2010$3,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$43 2023$28
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $36,604 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,396
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES $15,133$15,133-- 41.3%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE $5,360$5,360-- 14.6%
Other (as described)ADULT READING PROGRAM $4,905$4,905-- 13.4%
Other (as described)TEEN PROGRAM $3,977$3,977-- 10.9%
Depreciation and depletion $2,682$2,682-- 7.3%
All other expenses $2,448$2,448-- 6.7%
Fees: accounting $1,200-$1,200- 3.3%
Fees: investment management $899-$899- 2.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $66,771$5,396reported apart
Total$36,604100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $22,512 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $892
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUMMER READING PROGRAM $7,407$7,407-- 32.9%
Other (as described)LIBRARY PARK $5,293$5,293-- 23.5%
Depreciation and depletion $3,812$3,812-- 16.9%
Other (as described)TEEN PROGRAM $2,895$2,895-- 12.9%
Fees: accounting $1,700-$1,700- 7.6%
Other (as described)RAINBOW GIFT CARDS $900$900-- 4.0%
All other expenses $505$445$60- 2.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $18,503$892reported apart
Total$22,512100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $17,686 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,059
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUMMER READING PROGRAM $6,777$6,777-- 38.3%
Depreciation and depletion $3,429$3,429-- 19.4%
Other (as described)LIBRARY PARK $1,995$1,995-- 11.3%
Other (as described)TEEN PROGRAM $1,863$1,863-- 10.5%
Other (as described)PARENTS READ $1,436$1,436-- 8.1%
All other expenses $1,386$1,386-- 7.8%
Fees: accounting $800-$800- 4.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $14,720$1,059reported apart
Total$17,686100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $21,962 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,243
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUMMER READING PROGRAM $6,120$6,120-- 27.9%
Other (as described)SUMMER CAFE PROGRAM $5,340$5,340-- 24.3%
Depreciation and depletion $3,406$3,406-- 15.5%
All other expenses $2,749$2,749-- 12.5%
Other (as described)PARENTS READ $1,738$1,738-- 7.9%
Other (as described)JAIL READING PROGRAM $943$943-- 4.3%
Fees: other services $753-$753- 3.4%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 2.3%
Advertising and promotion $413$413-- 1.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $21,442$2,243reported apart
Total$21,962100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $45,225 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,937
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LIBRARY PARK $15,030$15,030-- 33.2%
Other (as described)GADSDEN READS $7,910$7,910-- 17.5%
Other (as described)TECHNOLOGY $7,200$7,200-- 15.9%
All other expenses $6,889$6,889-- 15.2%
Other (as described)SUMMER READING PROGRAM $6,101$6,101-- 13.5%
Depreciation and depletion $1,795$1,795-- 4.0%
Advertising and promotion $300$300-- 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $25,549$6,937reported apart
Total$45,225100%

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