2026-09-23T14:53:30-05:00 2025-12-31 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 333 EAST WATER ST STE 200 ELMIRA NY 14901 990 2025-01-01 161592035 SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY SOUT 6079363713 300 NASSER CIVIC CENTER PLAZA CORNING NY 14830 PAULINE EMERY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6079363713 2026-09-22 1 KATHERINE E STICKLER CPA P00385238 6077344183 2026-09-22 2025 PAULINE EMERY 300 NASSER CIVIC CENTER PLAZA CORNING NY 14830 4447165 0 X WWW.SSCLIBRARY.ORG X 2000 NY THE SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY PROVIDES FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS, ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, AND INNOVATIVE SERVICES WHICH ANTICIPATE, SUPPORT, AND RESPOND TO THE EVER-CHANGING INFORMATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND LEISURE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. 13 13 25 228 0 0 1249568 1861199 17296 51749 327010 259802 51607 90651 1645481 2263401 3000 3000 0 0 963567 1077957 0 0 3007 737484 890841 1704051 1971798 -58570 291603 11367740 12520480 1502377 1712993 9865363 10807487 X THE SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY PROVIDES FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS, ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, AND INNOVATIVE SERVICES WHICH ANTICIPATE, SUPPORT, AND RESPOND TO THE EVER-CHANGING INFORMATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND LEISURE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. 0 0 1724752 3000 51749 THE SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY IS DEDICATED TO ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE "FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS, ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND INNOVATIVE SERVICES WHICH ANTICIPATE, SUPPORT AND RESPOND TO THE EVER-CHANGING INFORMATIONAL, CULTURAL AND LEISURE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY." SUCCESSOR TO THE CORNING AREA LIBRARY (WHICH CLOSED IN 1999 AFTER A PUBLIC REFERENDUM TO ESTABLISH A LIBRARY DISTRICT FAILED), THE SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY NOW HAS A PERMANENT CHARTER AS AN ASSOCIATION LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN DECEMBER 2000 AT ITS 24,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IN NASSER CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, CORNING, NY. THE LIBRARY WON A PUBLIC FUNDING VOTE ON OCTOBER 21, 2014. THE BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED THE LIBRARY'S ABSOLUTE CHARTER ON JUNE 14, 2016. THE LIBRARY IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH UP TO 15 MEMBERS, WITH 13 TRUSTEES CURRENTLY SERVING. THE LIBRARY IS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN TIER LIBRARY SYSTEM, WHICH PROVIDES SERVICES TO ITS 48 REGIONAL MEMBER LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS.SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY SERVES 34,000 RESIDENTS IN A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA INCLUDING THE CITY OF CORNING, NY AND THE TOWNS OF ERWIN, CAMPBELL, CORNING, CATON, HORNBY AND LINDLEY. 1724752 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 14 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X PAULINE EMERY 6079363713 300 NASSER CIVIC CENTER PLAZA CORNING NY 14830 PAULINE EMERY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 116944 0 28343 LYNDSIE M GUY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA MCLEAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMIE CURTIS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SCOTT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LOUISE RICHARDSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHARINE MEAD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE FROMER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY A MERRITT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN ROSEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOGAYE KA-TANDIA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN C MACK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SVETLANA SHORT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CALVIN WILLIAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 116944 0 28343 1 0 0 0 0 92716 1768483 1861199 CONTRACT INCOME 519200 32800 32800 FINES AND FEES 519200 18949 18949 51749 230848 230848 51967 0 51967 51967 51967 2212718 2183764 28954 28954 28954 INSURANCE PROCEEDS - WATER DAMAGE 519200 38684 38684 38684 2263401 51749 0 350453 3000 3000 145286 82813 59568 2905 756858 720673 36185 107660 99421 8239 68153 61309 6742 102 1638 1638 17480 17480 45464 45464 23892 8543 15349 310 310 28642 25778 2864 290810 261729 29081 3226 2903 323 25704 23134 2570 105047 94542 10505 6328 5695 633 LIBRARY MATERIALS AND P 278000 278000 SMALL EQUIPMENT AND FUR 58796 52916 5880 MISCELLANEOUS 3167 2550 617 DUES/MEMBERSHIPS 1595 1436 159 742 742 1971798 1724752 244039 3007 881770 875510 78046 37911 5847 5648 14409 2148 2588 4995633 891280 3526916 4104353 6873212 7479862 11367740 12520480 46825 76077 746160 757585 709392 879331 1502377 1712993 X 6265618 6707333 3599745 4100154 9865363 10807487 11367740 12520480 291603 650521 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 799142 413985 846313 337418 380370 2777228 838771 869037 889475 912150 1480829 4990262 1637913 1283022 1735788 1249568 1861199 7767490 135796 7631694 129719 140882 162890 185365 230848 849704 8617194 0.88560 0.88980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 6873212 858545 251895 7479862 6605320 521537 253645 6873212 5984274 326984 546721 252659 6605320 7081785 -845705 251806 5984274 6598753 928651 445619 7081785 0.45610 0.15270 0.39120 1 0 127000 127000 4411725 474504 3937221 456908 416776 40132 4104353 X 2868458 650521 650521 2217937 45464 45464 2263401 1926334 0 1926334 45464 45464 1971798 PART X, LINE 2: THE LIBRARY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE LIBRARY FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE LIBRARY'S CURRENT AND PRIOR THREE YEARS TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT OF THE LIBRARY BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH ANOTHER ENTITY TO MANAGE THE COLLECTION OF TENANT RENTS AND MANAGE BUILDING RELATED REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE IRS FORM 990 AND COMPARES THIS WITH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRIOR TO APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, OR BOARD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (A) PRIOR TO VOTING ON OR OTHERWISE DISCHARGING ANY DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER INVOLVING THE CONFLICT, (B) PRIOR TO THE LIBRARY ENTERING INTO ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE CONFLICT, (C) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER LEARNS OF THE CONFLICT, AND (D) ON ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM REQUIRED BY THE LIBRARY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF ALL DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE, MAY REMOVE A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER FOR FAILURE TO PROMPTLY DISCLOSE A KNOWN CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE LIBRARY SHALL RECEIVE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY COMPENSATION OR OTHER PAYMENT FROM THE LIBRARY UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONCURRING VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF ALL THE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY COMPENSATION OR PAYMENT BE PAID OR MADE EXCEPT REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES ACTUALLY RENDERED OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DISBURSEMENTS ACTUALLY INCURRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO VIEW EITHER ON PREMISE OR RECEIVE COPIES VIA EMAIL OR US MAIL. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS.