2025-11-12T09:50:54-08:00 2024-12-31 451869055 Coworth Financial Services LLC 11155 Kenwood Rd Ste 6D Cincinnati OH 45242 990 2024-01-01 261603137 The Mercantile Library MERC 5136210717 414 Walnut Street Floor 11 Cincinnati OH 45202 John Faherty Executive Director 2025-11-12 true true Kevin L Holmes P00227061 5136735469 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z John Faherty 414 Walnut Street Floor 11 Cincinnati OH 45202 4274733 false X mercantilelibrary.org X 2006 OH A general library organized and operated for literary purposes. The members of the association seek to make a difference through literature and ideas, advancing interest in the written word, and celebrating the best in literary achievement. 24 24 9 14 0 2460428 1653074 93537 122131 478005 690837 19029 3703 3050999 2469745 0 0 683057 777439 0 207186 590738 603751 1273795 1381190 1777204 1088555 8733470 12237693 4711 2486171 8728759 9751522 A general library organized and operated for literary purposes. The members of the association seek to make a difference through literature and ideas, advancing interest in the written word, and celebrating the best in literary achievement. false false 966833 During 2024, the library had approximately 1,660 members. The library continued to add to its core collection of books, concurrently and continually presenting a broad range of programs and items of interest to readers, either in person or via online streaming. Activities included multi-part book discussions, a poetry group, author appearances and lectures of interest to the general public. 966833 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true 0 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 24 24 false false false false true true false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X John Faherty 5136210717 414 Walnut Street Cincinnati OH 45202 John Faherty Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 196826 0 23262 Jena' Bradley Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Humphrey Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Freeman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Wilkinson Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Deborah Ginocchio Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Burns President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bridgit Chayt Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Meera Kotagal Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynne Friedlander Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Prentiss Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tamara Harkavy Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Pierce Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Rammes Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Peter Niehoff Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Greg Rhodes Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert DiTomassi Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Abby Moran Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Kimberly Hamlin Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 George Vincent Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Kathman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ken Patel Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ben Greenberg Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kitty Rosenthal Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Selina Yoon Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 196826 23262 1 false true false 0 130951 8279 1513844 1653074 Literary Events 611710 122131 122131 122131 222296 222296 0 0 3500 3500 3500 3500 2273529 1804988 468541 468541 468541 0 0 0 Other Income 611710 203 203 203 2469745 122131 694540 0 0 0 0 196826 137778 29524 29524 0 462688 323882 69403 69403 12079 8455 1812 1812 56322 39425 8448 8449 49524 34667 7428 7429 0 0 5515 3860 827 828 0 0 0 33140 23198 4970 4972 4396 3077 659 660 15224 10657 2283 2284 0 0 6965 4876 1044 1045 568 398 85 85 0 0 0 0 115341 80739 17301 17301 16234 11364 2435 2435 Speaker/Lecture/Concerts 191353 133947 28703 28703 Catering 124299 87009 18645 18645 Funded Projects 25218 17653 3782 3783 Books & Audio 16980 11886 2547 2547 48518 33962 7275 7281 1381190 966833 207171 207186 1691801 706628 2522 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6368207 989113 769256 5379094 5325217 5588878 0 0 0 947196 560571 8733470 12237693 4711 5933 2480238 4711 2486171 X 8550925 9573688 177834 177834 8728759 9751522 8733470 12237693 1088555 -65792 X false false false X 523653 527446 534211 2460428 1653074 5698812 0 0 523653 527446 534211 2460428 1653074 5698812 383209 5315603 154329 156693 164696 183709 222296 881723 0 187 4692 155423 29 3703 164034 6744569 475930 0.78810 0.58100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 5322695 21633 694475 440167 9759 5588877 5246221 1824924 474162 2199320 23292 5322695 5253274 2000 538354 522223 25184 5246221 4839875 2036 831885 395259 25263 5253274 4444264 16000 641644 5101908 false false false 5974369 643428 5330941 169612 126218 43394 224226 219467 4759 5379094 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o The Art Collection consists primarily of two-dimensional portraitures and busts of local and national political and literary figures with ties to the institution, the community, or works in the collection. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. The Art Collection consists primarily of three, two-dimensional portraitures of local and national political and literary figures with ties to the institution, the community, or works in the collection. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The endowment funds are to supplement the program needs of the Library for the future. X false false false false false false false false false John Faherty Executive Dir. 196826 23262 220088 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The library has members who pay dues on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Library's Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and signed and approved by the Treasurer. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Conflict of Interest Policy is distributed to each board member. Each board member is required to acknowledge his or her understanding of the policy. At every board meeting, board members are required to disclose any conflicts of interest they have. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board obtains compensation information for other libraries and compares it to the Executive Director's compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Mercantile Library Association 414 Walnut Street Cincinnati OH 45202 310537519 Leasehold Owner OH 501 (c) (3) 509 (A) (1) N/A true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false