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FRIENDS OF THE GULF COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $36K · expenses $28K · assets $150K

Also known as
AT PSJ INC
EIN
30-0214908
Address
PO BOX 1113, PORT ST JOE, FL 32457-1113
NTEE code
B70
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2003 (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))
Principal officer
Cathy Colbert (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO ENHANCE LIBRARY FACILITIES IN GULF COUNTY, TO ENCOURAGE READING FOR CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE READING AND RESEARCH ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Cathy Colbert PRESIDENT2012-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Marianne Warhol SECRETARY2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Ralph Roberson TREASURER2012-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Tim Croft VICE PRESIDE2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jack Link (former) PRESIDENT2019-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Bobbye Johnson (former) SECRETARY2012-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Rosemary Lewis (former) VICE PRES2017 0 $0 reported 1
Mary Kay Carpenter (former) VICE PRES2012-2016 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
MARIANNE WARHOL SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER2 $0-- $01
TIM CROFT VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
MARIANNE WARHOL SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER2 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACK LINK PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACK LINK PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACK LINK PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT8 $0-- $01
JACK LINK VICE PRES5 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY3 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER2 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
ROSEMARY LEWIS VICE PRES0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MARY KAY CARPENTER VICE PRES0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MARY KAY CARPENTER VICE PRES0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MARY KAY CARPENTER VICE PRES0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY COLBERT PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MARY KAY CARPENTER VICE PRES0 $0-- $01
BOBBYE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RALPH ROBERSON TREASURER0 $0-- $01

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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,544$28,322 $150,028$150,028 $33,797- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,707$50,344 $142,781$142,781 $75,628- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,278$40,935 $116,418$116,418 $11,806- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,269$31,958 $145,081$145,081 $40,979- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,367$7,519 $135,769$135,769 $17,933- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,485$38,178 $124,921$124,921 $33,710- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,906$16,173 $125,169$125,169 $18,610$4,924 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,247$21,652 $117,438$117,438 $20,005$3,836 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,154$18,520 $114,844$114,844 $18,810$14,200 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,138$21,048 $100,210$100,210 $41,458$9,510 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,396$1,880 $70,121$70,121 $17,223- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $10,044 in all, tax years 2020 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
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$9,800 2023$9,800
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE GULF COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES INC” 2020-2023 4$244 2023$58
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GARFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FD INCCOB70 $18,449$3,963 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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THE FRIENDS OF THE ROXBURY TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY INCNJB70 $61,572$49,803 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF THE FARGO PUBLIC LIBRARYNDB70 $49,279$37,095 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF THE PELHAM FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY INCMAB70 $31,090$57,411 President$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,986,3528 12014–2021 FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YOUNGSTOWN & MAHONING COUNTY
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$541,72130 142016–2024 FRIENDS OF THE WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY; WOLFEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC; FRIENDS OF THE BELMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY INCORPORATED; FRIENDS OF FROST FREE LIBRARY and 10 more
PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$500,0002 12020–2021 FRIENDS OF THE WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$285,60010 52016–2023 FRIENDS OF THE WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY; FRIENDS OF THE RUTH ENLOW LIBRARY; FRIENDS OF FROST FREE LIBRARY; WOLFEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
MOCCASIN LAKE FOUNDATION Private foundation$250,0001 12020–2020 FRIENDS OF THE WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY
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GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$145,0002 12018–2019 THE FRIENDS OF THE BENZIE SHORS DISTRICT LIBRARY
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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 990EZ · $28,322 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,436 96.9%
Fees to independent contractors $886 3.1%
Total$28,322100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $50,344 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $48,611 96.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,733 3.4%
Total$50,344100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $40,935 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,036 97.8%
Fees to independent contractors $899 2.2%
Total$40,935100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $31,958 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,158 97.5%
Fees to independent contractors $800 2.5%
Total$31,958100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $7,519 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,170 95.4%
Fees to independent contractors $349 4.6%
Total$7,519100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $38,178 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,749 93.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,429 6.4%
Total$38,178100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $16,173 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,572 96.3%
Fees to independent contractors $601 3.7%
Total$16,173100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $21,652 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,637 95.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,015 4.7%
Total$21,652100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $18,520 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,160 98.1%
Fees to independent contractors $360 1.9%
Total$18,520100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $21,048 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,763 98.6%
Fees to independent contractors $285 1.4%
Total$21,048100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $1,880 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,541 82.0%
Printing, publications, postage $339 18.0%
Total$1,880100%

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