Liabilities / Assets
67th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Friends of Porter Public Library
EIN 34-1493417 • 501(c)3 • Westlake, OH
Profile
The friends of the porter public library is an organization that supports specific porter library needs principally through book sales and the operation of a gift shop in the library.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.01x
Liabilities / Revenue
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
25th percentile
Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
48th percentile
Faster asset growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
20th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$162,897
Down $5,586 (-3.3%) from 2023
Liabilities
$1,536
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$161,361
Down $7,122 (-4.2%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$42,386
Down $33,628 (-44%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$49,511
Up $23,343 (+89%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$7,125
Down $56,971 (-114%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $162,897
- Liabilities
- $1,536
- Net assets
- $161,361
- Revenue
- $42,386
- Expenses
- $49,511
- Net income
- -$7,125
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 10, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $47,799
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The friends of the porter public library is an organization that supports specific porter library needs principally through book sales and the operation of a gift shop in the library.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC PORTER LIBRARY NEEDS PRINCIPALLY THROUGH BOOK SALES AND OPERATION OF THE GIFT SHOP IN THE LIBRARY. | $42,994 | $47,721 |
| TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC PORTER LIBRARY NEEDS PRINCIPALLY THROUGH BOOK SALES AND GIFT SHOP ITEMS | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOB HAWLEY | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| CJ LYNCE | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| LYNN PETTYJOHN | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| CATHY SCHULTZ | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| JENNIFER CIRINCIONE | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| JESSICA POLLACK | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Friends of Porter Public Library
- EIN
- 34-1493417
- Phone
- 4408712600
- Address
- 27333 CENTER RIDGE ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH 44145
Signing Officer
- Name
- Cj Lynce
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 4405702193
- Signed
- 2025-11-10
Preparer
- Firm
- Mary Ann Boyer CPA Inc
- Address
- 2639 WOOSTER RD, CLEVELAND, OH 44116
- Preparer
- Maryann Boyer CPA
- Phone
- 4403331446
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10
“Name: porter public library address: 27333 center ridge road westlake, oh 44145 cash contribution: 42,994”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses marketing 328 office expense 267 insurance 825 hilliard rd flower boxes 148 membership 76 national library week 593 programs 3,373 total 5,610”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“DEFERRED REVENUE 0 1,536”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The friends of the porter public library is an organization that supports specific porter library needs principally through book sales and the operation of a gift shop in the library.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“To support specific porter library needs principally through book sales and gift shop items”
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