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Friends of the Desert Libraries

EIN 95-3868737 • 501(c)3 • Mecca, CA

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Part 116 Other Expenses Supplies and prizes for the Summer Reading Program purchase of books for the Librarys Book Club variousprograms performers and speakers for the Children Young Adults and Adult patrons of the library

P O Box 836Mecca, CA 92254

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

49th percentile

1.0%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

56th percentile

0.4%

Faster asset growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

42nd percentile

-10%

Faster revenue growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$218,513

Up $37,837 (+21%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$218,513

Up $37,837 (+21%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin49th percentile

Revenue

Down

$101,837

Down $1,188 (-1.2%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$64,000

Down $5,984 (-8.6%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$37,837

Up $4,796 (+15%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth56th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $64,763Liabilities 2011: $58,4362011Assets 2012: $64,882Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $41Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $16,094Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $22,806Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $31,821Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $26,454Net Assets 2017: $26,4542017Assets 2018: $40,152Net Assets 2018: $40,1522018Assets 2019: $54,234Net Assets 2019: $54,2342019Assets 2020: $82,550Net Assets 2020: $82,5502020Assets 2021: $95,828Net Assets 2021: $95,8282021Assets 2022: $147,636Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $147,6362022Assets 2023: $180,676Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $180,6762023Assets 2024: $218,513Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $218,5132024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$218,513
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$218,513
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth42nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $64,763Expenses 2011: $58,436Net Income 2011: $6,3272011Revenue 2012: $63,882Expenses 2012: $59,758Net Income 2012: $4,1242012Revenue 2013: $2,636Expenses 2013: $2,595Net Income 2013: $412013Revenue 2014: $114,269Expenses 2014: $98,216Net Income 2014: $16,0532014Revenue 2015: $73,791Expenses 2015: $67,079Net Income 2015: $6,7122015Revenue 2016: $89,511Expenses 2016: $80,496Net Income 2016: $9,0152016Revenue 2017: $63,516Expenses 2017: $68,883Net Income 2017: -$5,3672017Revenue 2018: $66,562Expenses 2018: $52,864Net Income 2018: $13,6982018Revenue 2019: $66,241Expenses 2019: $52,159Net Income 2019: $14,0822019Revenue 2020: $64,639Expenses 2020: $36,323Net Income 2020: $28,3162020Revenue 2021: $31,714Expenses 2021: $18,436Net Income 2021: $13,2782021Revenue 2022: $88,437Expenses 2022: $36,629Net Income 2022: $51,8082022Revenue 2023: $103,025Expenses 2023: $69,984Net Income 2023: $33,0412023Revenue 2024: $101,837Expenses 2024: $64,000Net Income 2024: $37,8372024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$101,837
Expenses$64,000
Net Income$37,837
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$218,513
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$218,513
Revenue
$101,837
Expenses
$64,000
Net income
$37,837
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.19$0.00$2.19$1.02$0.64$0.38
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.81$0.00$1.81$1.03$0.70$0.33
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.48$0.00$1.48$0.88$0.37$0.52
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.96$0.96$0.32$0.18$0.13
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.83$0.65$0.36$0.28
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.54$0.54$0.66$0.52$0.14
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.40$0.40$0.67$0.53$0.14
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.26$0.64$0.69$0.05
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.90$0.80$0.09
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.23$0.00$0.74$0.67$0.07
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$1.14$0.98$0.16
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.00
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.65$0.00$0.64$0.60$0.04
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.65$0.58$0.65$0.58$0.06
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$101,837
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Supplies and prizes for the Childrens Summer Reading Program purchase of books for the Librarys Book Club various programs performers and speakers for the Children Young Adult and Adult patrons of the library

Part 116 Other Expenses Supplies and prizes for the Summer Reading Program purchase of books for the Librarys Book Club variousprograms performers and speakers for the Children Young Adults and Adult patrons of the library

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
0--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Karen GonzalesPresident-$0--
Elena AlonzaTreasurer0-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Friends of the Desert Libraries
EIN
95-3868737
Phone
0000000000
Address
P O Box 836, Mecca, CA 92254

Signing Officer

Name
Karen Gonzales
Title
President
Phone
7607741017
Signed
2025-04-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Schedule O:

“Part 1.16 Other Expenses: Supplies and prizes for the Summer Reading Program; purchase of books for the Librarys Book Club; various,programs, performers and speakers for the Children, Young Adults and Adult patrons of the library.”

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