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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Elizabeth Hamlet 2nd Vice President2021-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Ellen Faull Treasurer2021-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Nancy Desain Assistant Treasurer2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dianne Yount Secretary2021-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Joan Fleeman Volunteer Coordinator2022-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Barbara Burrey Social Chair2024 2 $0 reported 1
Allison Tomas Past President2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Pat Steinbrueck President2022-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Mary Otto Selzer (former) Social Chair2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Paul Stryker (former) President2021 8 $0 reported 1
Patrice Steinbrueck (former) Vice President2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Hamlet 2nd Vice President4 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Faull Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Desain Assistant Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Dianne Yount Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Joan Fleeman Volunteer Coordinator8 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Burrey Social Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Allison Tomas Past President2 $0-$0 $01
Pat Steinbrueck President8 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Hamlet 2nd Vice President4 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Faull Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Desain Assistant Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Dianne Yount Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Joan Fleeman Volunteer Coordinator8 $0-$0 $01
Mary Otto Selzer Social Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Allison Tomas Past President2 $0-$0 $01
Pat Steinbrueck President8 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Hamlet 2nd Vice President4 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Faull Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Desain Assistant Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Dianne Yount Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Joan Fleeman Volunteer Coordinator8 $0-$0 $01
Mary Otto Selzer Social Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Allison Tomas Past President2 $0-$0 $01
Pat Steinbrueck President8 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul Stryker President8 $0-$0 $01
Patrice Steinbrueck Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Hamlet 2nd Vice President4 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Faull Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Desain Assistant Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Dianne Yount Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Mary Otto Selzer Social Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Allison Tomas Past President2 $0-$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 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,192$93,927 $154,351$153,739 $9,985- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,186$79,170 $128,922$128,445 $9,648- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,636$74,559 $109,077$108,429 $9,065- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ADVISORS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2019 3$17,500 2019$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INC” 2020-2023 4$813 2023$174
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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
FRIENDS OF THE ALBERT CARLTON - CASHIERS COMMUNITY LIBRARY INCNCB70 $127,067$102,544 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
FRIENDS OF BUNCOMBE LIBRARIES INCNCB70 $209,925$221,636 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, same state
HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCNCB70 $144,971$73,733 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
RURAL EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENTNCB70 $102,296$110,924 supervisor$9 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INCFLB70 $160,236$43,631 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF THE MEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY INCMAB70 $121,689$144,078 President$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF THE SAUGERTIES PUBLIC LIBRARY INCNYB70 $98,386$102,712 Co-president$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF THE TRURO LIBRARY INCMAB70 $74,405$32,469 President$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF THE MARSHALLTOWN IOWA PUBLIC LIBRARY INCIAB70 $178,551$97,135 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF THE WAYLAND LIBRARY INCMAB70 $86,204$66,937 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF THE WORTHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARYOHB70 $69,373$79,191 President$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF THE MT SHASTA BRANCH LIBRARY INCCAB70 $188,434$176,167 Library Administrator$69,088 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF THE COLBY PUBLIC LIBRARYWIB70 $81,186$110,771 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF THE TUOLUMNE COUNTY LIBRARYCAB70 $165,839$60,815 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF THE GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARYTXB70 $165,764$131,934 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF THE BALLSTON SPA PUBLIC LIBRARY INCNYB70 $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 LIBRARYTXB70 $100,396$105,532 V-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONTXB70 $57,300$11,011 President, Director$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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 FOUNDATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARYALB70 $145,314$128,928 President$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
SHENANDOAH COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATIONVAB70 $206,885$128,939 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF THE MADERA COUNTY LIBRARYCAB70 $55,650$12,547 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name
COEUR D ALENE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCIDB70 $92,337$140,066 Foundation Mgr.$24,518 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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FRIENDS OF THE MANTON PUBLIC LIBRARYMIB70 $126,461$1,271 President$0 Same NTEE code B70, revenue within 2x, similar name

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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$705,66027 122019–2024 MCCALL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC; FRIENDS OF THE BELMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY INCORPORATED; MARY RILEY STYLES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC; DELAVAN ARAM PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC and 8 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$501,05015 92014–2024 MCCALL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC; FRIENDS OF SPICEWOOD COMMUNITY LIBRARY; DELAVAN ARAM PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC; HOOD RIVER COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC and 5 more
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$361,01620 12015–2024 FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
PRIDDY FOUNDATION Private foundation$267,2688 22023–2025 CHICO PUBLIC LIBRARY INC; DEPOT PUBLIC LIBRARY
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$250,0002 12020–2022 MCCALL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
KUNES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$250,0003 12022–2024 DELAVAN ARAM PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
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ANDERSEN CORPORATE FOUNDATION Private foundation$243,0008 12019–2024 FOUNDATION FOR BAYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$180,0007 12020–2022 LESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
INNOVIA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$164,9437 12018–2024 COEUR D ALENE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
MARY CLARA ALLISON CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$161,2765 12020–2024 BOISE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$152,63410 12019–2024 CUMBERLAND LIBRARY FUND INC
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$135,60610 12011–2021 FRIENDS OF THE WORTHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC DAF sponsor$119,3005 12020–2024 FRIENDS OF THE ALBERT CARLTON - CASHIERS COMMUNITY LIBRARY INC
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM DAF sponsor$116,0002 12017–2021 FRIENDS FOUNDATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC 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 · $93,927 spent · pay $0 · grants $54,970 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$93,927100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $79,170 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,765 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$79,170100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $74,559 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,582 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$74,559100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $78,339 spent · pay $0 · grants $56,075 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$78,339100%

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