Liabilities / Assets
48th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 04-2121363
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
48th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
33rd percentile
Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
68th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 10.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
53rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
57th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$1,785,165
Up $80,991 (+4.8%) from 2024
Net Assets
Up$1,686,900
Up $12,612 (+0.8%) from 2024
Liabilities
Up$98,265
Up $68,379 (+229%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$950,974
Up $83,900 (+9.7%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$962,309
Up $165,797 (+21%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$11,335
Down $81,897 (-116%) from 2024
PUBLIC LENDING LIBRARY
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $1,441,026 | $1,481,864 | ▲ $40,838 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $135,956 | $130,162 | ▼ $5,794 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $21,645 | $60,387 | ▲ $38,742 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $547 | $7,466 | ▲ $6,919 |
| Total Assets | $1,704,174 | $1,785,165 | ▲ $80,991 |
| Other Assets Total | $105,000 | $105,286 | ▲ $286 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $29,886 | $98,265 | ▲ $68,379 |
| Total Liabilities | $29,886 | $98,265 | ▲ $68,379 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $1,567,192 | $1,579,518 | ▲ $12,326 |
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | $107,096 | $107,382 | ▲ $286 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,674,288 | $1,686,900 | ▲ $12,612 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,704,174 | $1,785,165 | ▲ $80,991 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $60,387 | $43,942 | $104,329 |
| Other Assets Org | $105,286 | - | - |
| Period | Beginning | Contrib. | Gain/Loss | Other Uses | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | - | $101,214 | - | - | $101,214 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Decicco-carey | Secretary/di | FT | $89,762 | $12,852 | $102,614 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kathy L Lopes | President |
| ANNE O'BRIEN | Trustee |
| Abigail Hevey | Trustee |
| Carol Rodrigues | Trustee |
| Jill Carroll | Trustee |
| Joanna Mcquillan Weeks | Trustee |
| John Whalen | Trustee |
| Kate Powers | Trustee |
| Kathleen Clement | Trustee |
| Maria R Kilshaw | Trustee |
| Max Isaksen | Trustee |
| Meredith Lodge Smith | Trustee |
| Michael Silvia | Trustee |
| Pamela Kuechler | Trustee |
| Robert Grindrod | Trustee |
| Gail Isaksen | Trustee Emer |
| Jane Risch | Assistant Tr |
| Robert Kenworthy | Treasurer |
| Bruce Bendiksen | Vice Preside |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $613,434 |
| Other Expenses | $348,875 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $442,246 | $129,440 | - | $571,686 |
| Occupancy | $122,746 | $21,661 | - | $144,407 |
| Payroll Taxes | $31,068 | $10,680 | - | $41,748 |
| Office Expenses | $25,256 | $2,692 | - | $27,948 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | $21,479 | - | $21,479 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $9,750 | - | $9,750 |
| Other Expenses | $6,969 | - | - | $6,969 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $4,708 | $831 | - | $5,539 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $765,776 | $196,533 | $0 | $962,309 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $962,309 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $962,309 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $962,309 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“The auditors present a copy of the form 990. It is then reviewed by the president and treasurer prior to filing.”
“Inquiry of all board membrs on a bi-annual basis.”
“Each year the personnel committee of the board of trustees reviews the pays of all employees, including the director. Comparisons are made with other towns and library salaries and recomendations are made to the full board.”
“Governing documents are available online via the secretary for the commonwealth of massachusetts corporate database and upon request. Yhe conflict of interest policy is available upon request. Financial statements are available through guidestar.org and the commonwealth of the massachsusetts division of public charities, or upon request.”
“The library is a beneficiary of a gift of 100,000 made by henry h. Rogers in 1893. The funds are to be invested in perpetuity. As restricted by the donor, the investment income is paid semi-annually and must be used for maintenance and repair of the library. In 2022, the commonwealth of massachusetts was the trustee that held held the funds and invested them in the massachusetts municipal depository trust, cash portfolio fund, which was managed by fidelity. Municipal depository trust, cash portfolio fund was valued at 1 per share, earning interest at a variable rate. In 2023 the commonwealth of massachusetts released the funds and allowed the library to set and manage its own endowment.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE LIBRARY IS A BENEFICIARY OF A GIFT OF 100,000 MADE BY HENRY H. ROGERS IN 1893. THE FUNDS ARE TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY. AS RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR, THE INVESTMENT INCOME IS PAID SEMI-ANNUALLY AND MUST BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE LIBRARY. IN 2022, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WAS THE TRUSTEE THAT HELD HELD THE FUNDS AND INVESTED THEM IN THE MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY TRUST, CASH PORTFOLIO FUND, WHICH WAS MANAGED BY FIDELITY. MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY TRUST, CASH PORTFOLIO FUND WAS VALUED AT 1 PER SHARE, EARNING INTEREST AT A VARIABLE RATE. IN 2023 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS RELEASED THE FUNDS AND ALLOWED THE LIBRARY TO SET AND MANAGE ITS OWN ENDOWMENT. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE AUDITORS PRESENT A COPY OF THE FORM 990. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | INQUIRY OF ALL BOARD MEMBRS ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | EACH YEAR THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE PAYS OF ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR. COMPARISONS ARE MADE WITH OTHER TOWNS AND LIBRARY SALARIES AND RECOMENDATIONS ARE MADE TO THE FULL BOARD. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA THE SECRETARY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATE DATABASE AND UPON REQUEST. YHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE MASSACHSUSETTS DIVISION OF PUBLIC CHARITIES, OR UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 |
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