2026-03-14T18:59:44-07:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 237288807 FRIENDS OF THE SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIE 3039108124 PO Box 282 Simsbury CT 06070 John Schuyler Treasurer 8602126626 2026-03-14 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Gregory Golinski 23 Brook Drive Simsbury CT 06970 125073 0 X http://www.simsburylibrary.info/friends-of-the-library/ X 1974 CT Enhance public library services. The organization raises money through its membership and used book sale to support the Simsbury Public Library through the purchase of library materials, services, equipment, furniture and fixtures. The organization also periodically raises money for library building programs. 7 7 0 50 0 0 69464 48925 0 0 12780 16778 73516 55363 155760 121066 89519 83161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42681 50809 132200 133970 23560 -12904 534274 526180 0 0 534274 526180 Enhance public library services. The organization raises money through its membership and used book sale to support the Simsbury Public Library through the purchase of library materials, services, equipment, furniture and fixtures and periodic capital improvements. 0 0 83161 0 0 Purchase of library materials, services, equipment, furniture and fixtures, including "library support" for purchases of books, media (DVDs, language programs, downloadable books and movies and educational programs for both adults and children 26487 0 0 Informational programs, author presentations and educational bus trips to museums and historical locations and museum passes for the residents of the community. 5368 0 0 Certain landscaping, fish tank maintenance and subsidy of minor hospitality 4912 0 0 Purchase of equipment and rehabilitaion of fixed assets 6182 0 0 Doorways 11094 0 0 126110 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Amber Abbuhl 3039108124 9 Scarborough Road Simsbury CT 06070 X Gregory Golinski President 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Doris Rothe Membership Sirector 6.00 0 X 0 0 0 Charmaine Glew Director and Co-Chaor of Book Sale Committee 2 0 X 0 0 0 Charles Dahlberg Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 John Schuyler Assitant Treasurer 1 1 X X 0 0 0 Amber Abbuhl Treasurer 2 2 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40744 0 0 0 8181 0 48925 0 16778 16778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59370 0 4007 55363 0 55363 0 121066 16778 0 55363 83161 83161 1255 1255 561 561 6044 6044 Doorways 6182 6182 0 0 Friend's programs, Decisions Author Lunches, Etc. 26487 26487 0 0 Equipment Purchase 4912 4912 0 0 Landscaping,Hospitality,Fish Tank 5368 5368 0 0 133970 126110 7860 0 70522 47123 399712 414835 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64040 64222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 534274 526180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 460911 466436 73363 59744 534274 526180 534274 526180 X -12904 0 0 0 0 4810 X 0 0 0 X X 1 Simsbury Public Library 066002085 6 1 83163 0 1 83163 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64222 0 473000 0 0 0 537222 0 0 0 0 537222 0 8058 0 529164 0 18521 0 0 0 18521 0 0 0 18521 18521 0 18521 83161 39505 7299 4912 0 0 134877 0 18521 0 18521 0 59036 71874 105835 114911 571749 923405 0 0 0 923405 134877 0 0 134877 0 18521 1058282 71874 105835 114911 571749 193913 Schedule A, Part IV, Section D, Line 2 The head librarian is accorded access to all meetings of the Friends of the Simsbury Public Library, and does attend meetings. Also in attendance is the head of the board of trustees of the library. In addition, the head librarian is provided with access to all board minutes. Finally, the chairman/president of the FSPL sits on the library board of trustees, Annual Big Book Sale 59372 0 59372 0 0 0 0 0 4009 0 0 59372 0 59372 0 0 0 0 0 4009 4009 55363 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The FSPL has various classes of "membership" - individual, family and an various levels of annual contribution. "Membership" requires no duties or governance responsibilities or rights, and doesn't provide any benefits other than the monthly newsletter. The one exception is that "Angel Investors" (Annual contribution of more than $1,000) are given the courtesy by the board of director of being consulted for ideas regarding special projects for the library theat the Friends may elect to fund in whole or in part. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b Committee deliberqtions are not ecessarily independently documented. however, the decisions of a committee and rthe reasons for such are pre4sented to the board and/or executive committee, where the deliberations and decsions are documented Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The return is reviewed and approved by the finance committee (Which is also the management committee) . A draft is made available to any member and/or member of the public who wishes to review it Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Minutes and governing documents are held in the library offices, where they are available on request by any member of the public. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Prior period adjustment Return was extended from it's November 15, filing deadline (June 30 year end) and that extension was approved by the IRS. As such, it is being submitted timely. The FSPL is a 100% volunteer organization, and as such occasionally requires extensions.