2025-04-15T04:57:04-05:00 2024-06-30 582487348 Aprio Advisory Group LLC 111 Rockville Pike Suite 600 Rockville MD 20850 990 2023-07-01 521283371 Friends of the Library Montgomery County Maryland Inc FRIE 2407770020 21 Maryland Avenue Rockville MD 20850 Ari Z Brooks Executive Director 2407770020 2025-04-14 1 1 Stacy Cullen P00974308 3012316200 2025-04-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Ari Z Brooks 21 Maryland Avenue Rockville MD 20850 2637457 0 X www.folmc.org X 1983 MD To strengthen, promote, and champion Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL). 14 14 31 150 0 0 1604342 1436873 250 0 4534 5630 63255 48148 1672381 1490651 176259 78171 0 0 690363 724594 0 0 35687 918071 847769 1784693 1650534 -112312 -159883 3591130 3303315 1849673 1721741 1741457 1581574 X To strengthen, promote, and champion Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL). 0 0 1158799 78171 Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Maryland, Inc. (FOLMC) supports Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) and promotes lifelong learning in Montgomery County, MD, by providing supplemental funding, programs, and materials and equipment to MCPL to augment public funding. FOLMC's primary source of funding comes from the sale of donated books. Major projects that FOLMC has supported include, but are not limited to, the following:Contemporary Conversations: This series began in FY17 and is a collaboration between MCPL and FOLMC led by the Office of the County Executive. The goal is to bring notable speaks to the county's libraries for timely conversations about issues the community, county, and country face. Workshops/Classes: FOLMC funds the advancement and training for the entire MCPL staff at an annual staff development day workshop. Staff skills are strengthened through team building and networking activities and as well as customer service and technology training to better serve the Montgomery County community. Mosaic: Celebrating diversity through creative writing: This annual program targets county middle school students and provides a constructive outlet for creative expression highlighting the diverse and cultural backgrounds of the students. Students are encouraged to write about personal experiences, family traditions, or cultural perspectives through the form of poems, essays, or short stories.Winning and honorable mention entries are published into an anthology and distributed to the schools and cataloged in each library branch. Winning and honorable mention students are invited to a reception in May to present for one minute their work, experience a keynote address from a successful author, and interact with other students with similar interests. Partners are MCPL and Montgomery County Public Schools. In 2020 this program was expanded to include writing workshops and was approved for MCPS for community service opportunities. Library Lovers Month: Every February activities take place in all MCPL branches to celebrate the importance of libraries in our county. A kickoff is held with family entertainment and activities for children. All month long, patrons at every branch are encouraged to complete postcards describing why they love their library.Library Supporter Events: A variety of events are held throughout the year to connect community members which focus on supporting and championing the library community. attendees engage in networking, brainstorming, and general planning for future library initiatives and goals. Branch MCPL Programs and Events (FOLMC also supports): FOLMC exclusively funds the summer reading program for children. Other events include English conversation clubs (for patrons looking to practice English speaking skills), book discussion groups, children's story times, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, community celebrations, and more. We also fund grants to MCPL which support a variety of initiatives including early literacy centers, computer stations, and discovery rooms for children; GO! Kits - take-home technology packs which include books, science kits, and iPads pre-loaded with educational apps; STEM stations and various other piloted technologies and software.Branch Bookstores (Rockville and Wheaton) and Outreach Activities: FOLMC operates two award-winning used bookstores that provide quality, gently-used materials at affordable prices to customers across the county. The bookstore revenue supports FOLMC program expenses and funds other MCPL programs and initiatives. Our bookstores serve as community staples and are highly regarded for having a variety of quality materials and knowledgeable staff and volunteers. 1158799 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD X Ari Z Brooks 2407770020 21 Maryland Avenue Rockville MD 20850 Pamela Saussy President (JUL-DEC) 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Frances M Frost President (JAN-Present) 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Shelley Johnson Carey Vice President 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Denise Neary Secretary 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Kelly Metz Treasurer 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Javiera Alarcon Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Wilson Badillo Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Margo Brenner Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa King Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Laura MacInnis Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Spearman-Leach Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Crefton Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Maya Massey Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Melanie Richardson Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ari Z Brooks Executive Director 40.00 X 103476 0 40343 103476 0 40343 1 0 0 0 0 78091 1358782 1139404 1436873 5630 5630 1194954 1146806 48148 48148 1490651 0 0 53778 78171 78171 143819 96827 42266 4726 497252 364836 120692 11724 38949 20183 16558 2208 44574 32704 10819 1051 91605 91605 95769 93423 2346 751 751 74535 56778 9978 7779 313779 311452 2327 1086 999 86 1 2544 308 2236 3351 2298 1053 16302 12260 4042 Public Program Costs 162016 162016 Dues and Subscriptions 63677 46 60015 3616 Truck Rental and Gas 19478 19478 Professional Developmen 2876 2876 1650534 1158799 456048 35687 710082 593015 844321 849953 2999 28178 23972 483407 476005 315 713 104244 84156 12617 20088 1512210 1336570 3591130 3303315 121612 167477 91488 86641 1617 1789 1634956 1465834 1849673 1721741 X 926963 753928 814494 827646 1741457 1581574 3591130 3303315 -159883 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1556029 2730728 2142900 1604342 1436374 9470373 818529 946128 1146679 1245165 1194954 5351455 2374558 3676856 3289579 2849507 2631328 14821828 0 0 0 14821828 6803 3274 6923 4534 5630 27164 6803 3274 6923 4534 5630 27164 2381361 3680130 3296502 2854041 2636958 14848992 0.99820 0.99820 0.00180 0.00180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5522 0 5522 1645012 1650534 232527 58132 0 0 181520 211822 239235 232527 865104 1297656 2334 1943 5522 9799 45380 52955 59809 58132 216276 324414 2334 1943 5522 9799 29869 28 29897 29844 25 29869 29818 26 29844 29793 25 29818 29766 27 29793 0.98320 0.01680 0 0 40478 33841 6637 63766 50315 13451 20088 Security Deposits 10480 Right-of-Use Assets 1326090 1336570 Operating Leases 1465834 1465834 X 2648257 10800 1146806 1157606 1490651 0 1490651 2808140 10800 1146806 1157606 1650534 0 1650534 Part V, Line 4: FOLMC has adopted investment and spending policies for endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets. Part X, Line 2: FOLMC follows the accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Management evaluated FOLMC's tax positions and concluded that FOLMC has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance. For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, no unrecognized tax positions or benefit exists. Tax years from 2021 through the current year remain open for examination by tax authorities. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold 1,146,806. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold 1,146,806. 1 Montgomery County Public Libraries 21 Maryland Avenue Suite 310 Rockville MD 20850 Government 78171 0 General Assistance Part I, Line 2: FOLMC has adopted investment and spending policies for granted funds that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its grants while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the granted assets. FOLMC Grant Committee reviews all grant applications - mainly received from MCPL. X 1139404 Market Value 1 0 1 1 Part I, Line 32b: FOLMC uses Thriftbooks, Amazon, eBay (a third-party online seller) to sell donated inventory not sold in their stores. FOLMC receives 50% from the proceeds of thrift book sales. FOLMC receives 100% from the proceeds of other sales. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The board members of FOLMC vote to approve the trustees at the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b The approval of the trustees is a function of the board of trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the board of trustees and finance and audit committee prior to being filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The board of trustees and finance committee monitors enforcement of the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The compensation of the organization's officers and key employees is determined by a review performed by the executive committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Maryland, Inc. makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public. Copies of the Form 990 are available on the organization's website. Form 990, Part XII Line 2C The organization has not changed any processes from prior year.