FRIENDS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $109K · expenses $94K · assets $154K
- EIN
- 56-2057058
- Address
- 536 W MAIN ST, SYLVA, NC 28779-5543
- Website
- www.sylvalibraryfriends.org
- NTEE code
- B70 Libraries (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 1998 (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, 509(a)(2)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Financial Support for the Jackson County Public Library and Staff
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hamlet | 2nd Vice President | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ellen Faull | Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nancy Desain | Assistant Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dianne Yount | Secretary | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joan Fleeman | Volunteer Coordinator | 2022-2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barbara Burrey | Social Chair | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Allison Tomas | Past President | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Pat Steinbrueck | President | 2022-2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Otto Selzer (former) | Social Chair | 2021-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul Stryker (former) | President | 2021 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Patrice Steinbrueck (former) | Vice President | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hamlet | 2nd Vice President | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Faull | Treasurer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Desain | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dianne Yount | Secretary | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joan Fleeman | Volunteer Coordinator | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Burrey | Social Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Allison Tomas | Past President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pat Steinbrueck | President | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hamlet | 2nd Vice President | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Faull | Treasurer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Desain | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dianne Yount | Secretary | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joan Fleeman | Volunteer Coordinator | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Otto Selzer | Social Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Allison Tomas | Past President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pat Steinbrueck | President | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hamlet | 2nd Vice President | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Faull | Treasurer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Desain | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dianne Yount | Secretary | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joan Fleeman | Volunteer Coordinator | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Otto Selzer | Social Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Allison Tomas | Past President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pat Steinbrueck | President | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stryker | President | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Patrice Steinbrueck | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Hamlet | 2nd Vice President | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Faull | Treasurer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Desain | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dianne Yount | Secretary | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Otto Selzer | Social Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Allison Tomas | Past President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $109,192 | $93,927 | $154,351 | $153,739 | $9,985 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $99,186 | $79,170 | $128,922 | $128,445 | $9,648 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $94,636 | $74,559 | $109,077 | $108,429 | $9,065 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $83,190 | $78,339 | $89,522 | $88,352 | $10,003 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $18,313 in all, tax years 2017 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVISORS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017-2019 | 3 | $17,500 | 2019 | $5,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $813 | 2023 | $174 | show |
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| FRIENDS OF BUNCOMBE LIBRARIES INC | NC | B70 | $209,925 | $221,636 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC | NC | B70 | $144,971 | $73,733 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| RURAL EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT | NC | B70 | $102,296 | $110,924 | supervisor | $9 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | FL | B70 | $160,236 | $43,631 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE MEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | MA | B70 | $121,689 | $144,078 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE SAUGERTIES PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | NY | B70 | $98,386 | $102,712 | Co-president | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE TRURO LIBRARY INC | MA | B70 | $74,405 | $32,469 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE MARSHALLTOWN IOWA PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | IA | B70 | $178,551 | $97,135 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE WAYLAND LIBRARY INC | MA | B70 | $86,204 | $66,937 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE WORTHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | OH | B70 | $69,373 | $79,191 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE MT SHASTA BRANCH LIBRARY INC | CA | B70 | $188,434 | $176,167 | Library Administrator | $69,088 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE COLBY PUBLIC LIBRARY | WI | B70 | $81,186 | $110,771 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE TUOLUMNE COUNTY LIBRARY | CA | B70 | $165,839 | $60,815 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY | TX | B70 | $165,764 | $131,934 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE BALLSTON SPA PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | NY | B70 | $110,377 | $58,883 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE WESTSIDE BRANCH OF THE EL PASO PUBLIC LIBRARY | TX | B70 | $100,396 | $105,532 | V-PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | TX | B70 | $57,300 | $11,011 | President, Director | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| THE FRIENDS OF THE ROXBURY TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | NJ | B70 | $61,572 | $49,803 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS FOUNDATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY | AL | B70 | $145,314 | $128,928 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| SHENANDOAH COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION | VA | B70 | $206,885 | $128,939 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE MADERA COUNTY LIBRARY | CA | B70 | $55,650 | $12,547 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| COEUR D ALENE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC | ID | B70 | $92,337 | $140,066 | Foundation Mgr. | $24,518 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| ROXBURY LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCL | NJ | B70 | $111,683 | $286 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FRIENDS OF THE MANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | MI | B70 | $126,461 | $1,271 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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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 · $93,927 spent · pay $0 · grants $54,970 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $54,970 | 58.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $30,980 | 33.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,276 | 6.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,000 | 1.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $701 | 0.7% | |
| Total | $93,927 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $79,170 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,765 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $52,765 | 66.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $19,696 | 24.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,642 | 8.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $67 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $79,170 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $74,559 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,582 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $50,582 | 67.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $18,058 | 24.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,871 | 7.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $48 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $74,559 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $78,339 spent · pay $0 · grants $56,075 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $56,075 | 71.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $18,305 | 23.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,900 | 5.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $59 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $78,339 | 100% |
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