Nonprofit · EIN 01-6000785
BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Tax-exempt · BANGOR, ME 04401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,659,048 | $3,776,780 | -$117,732 | $25,691,717 | $386,250 | $25,305,467 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,809,449 | $3,623,563 | -$814,114 | $24,443,373 | $352,459 | $24,090,914 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,175,539 | $3,428,178 | -$252,639 | $24,072,897 | $301,585 | $23,771,312 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,873,733
- of which government grants
- $2,242,752
- Program service revenue
- $16,583
- Investment income
- $766,932
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $368,363
- Other revenue
- $1,800
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $122,253
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,744,014
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,344,082
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $18,250
- Occupancy
- $147,882
- Travel
- $5,221
- Depreciation
- $494,846
- Program services (functional)
- $3,435,066
- Management and general (functional)
- $247,705
- Fundraising (functional)
- $94,009
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $24,443,373
- Total assets, end of year
- $25,691,717
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $386,250
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,305,467
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,364,247
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,278,500
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,686,350
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $14,619,117
- Gross receipts
- $4,248,965
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1953
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN TREAT | SECRETARY & Officer | 40 | $108,261 | $6,496 |
| NICHI FARNHAM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN E BRAGG MD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE CHICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE-MARIE VICKERS QUIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY ERICKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD W GOULD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH M PRATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LITTLE | CITY REPRESE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN TREAT | SECRETARY & Officer | 37.5 | $98,956 | $5,937 |
| MARK WOODWARD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN E BRAGG MD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE CHICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE-MARIE VICKERS QUIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHI FARNHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD W GOULD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH M PRATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LITTLE | CITY REPRESE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN TREAT | SECRETARY & Officer | 37.5 | $93,674 | $5,620 |
| MARK WOODWARD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN E BRAGG MD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE CHICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE-MARIE VICKERS QUIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHI FARNHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD W GOULD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH M PRATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LITTLE | CITY REPRESE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 145 HARLOW ST, BANGOR, ME 04401-4903
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BEN TREAT, 145 HARLOW STREET, BANGOR, ME 04401
- Signed the 990
- BEN TREAT, SECRETARY & EXEC DIR
- Phone
- (207) 947-8336
- Website
- WWW.BANGORPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUNYON KERSTEEN OUELLETTE
Mission
THE BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY STRIVES TO INSPIRE, ENLIGHTEN, AND ENRICH ITS MEMBERS BY CONNECTING THEM TO BOOKS, INFORMATION, AND IDEAS NEEDED FOR WORK, RECREATION, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRATION BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT LIBRARY SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- ADULT SERVICES: THE BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROSPERITY AND GROWTH OF THE BANGOR REGION BY PROVIDING LIBRARY SERVICES TO BANGOR RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS. WE ARE ONE OF THE BUSIEST LIBRARIES IN THE STATE: WE HAVE MORE THAN 15,700 ADULT CARDHOLDERS, WE HAVE AROUND 161,000 CHECK-OUTS PER YEAR IN OUR ADULT PRINT & DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, AND WE ANSWER MORE THAN 12,000 REFERENCE QUESTIONS PER YEAR. AN AVERAGE OF 693 PEOPLE ENTER THE LIBRARY EACH DAY. OUR ADULT PROGRAMMING INCLUDES TRADITIONAL BOOK GROUPS AND AUTHOR TALKS, BUT WE ALSO TEACH COMPUTER CLASSES AND HOST COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. WE ALSO EXHIBIT ART FROM LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS IN OUR FOUR ART GALLERIES. FROM OUR SPECIALIZED ON-SITE COLLECTIONS IN LOCAL HISTORY AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS TO OUR SPECIALIZED ONLINE COLLECTIONS OF DIGITIZED LIBRARY HOLDINGS AND PURCHASED RESEARCH DATABASES, WE ALSO EXHIBIT UNIQUE HOLDINGS THAT MAKE OUR FACILITY AND OUR WEBSITE DESTINATIONS FOR RESEARCHERS. AS AN AREA REFERENCE AND RESOURCE CENTER, THE BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVES LIBRARY USERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE, PROVIDING LIBRARY CARDS TO ANY MAINE RESIDENT. WE MAINTAIN A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 350,000 PRINTED ADULT ITEMS AND AN EVER-CHANGING COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 22,000 EBOOKS AND 10,000 AUDIOBOOKS.Expenses $1,717,533 · revenue $16,583
- YOUTH SERVICES: THE YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT SERVES MORE THAN 3,206 CARD-HOLDERS UNDER THE AGE OF 14, WITH MORE THAN 80,000 CHECK-OUTS PER YEAR IN OUR COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 68,000 CHILDREN'S ITEMS. THE DEPARTMENT NOT ONLY ORGANIZES MORE THAN 330 STORY-TIMES AND OTHER YOUTH EVENTS EACH YEAR, WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF ABOUT 7,700 - WE ALSO CONNECT CHILDREN AND PARENTS WITH ONE ANOTHER THROUGH SPONSORED EVENTS (SUCH AS A NEW MOTHERS' EVENT SPONSORED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT) AND BY MAKING THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT A DESTINATION PLAY-SPACE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. A THRIVING TEEN PROGRAM PROVIDES SPACE FOR THE GROWING NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF TEENS, AS WELL AS UNIQUE PROGRAMMING FOR THIS AGE GROUP.Expenses $1,717,533
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-6000785
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $25,691,717
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,248,965
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,659,048 | $3,776,780 | $25,691,717 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,809,449 | $3,623,563 | $24,443,373 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,175,539 | $3,428,178 | $24,072,897 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,718,608 | $3,200,340 | $23,558,664 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-6000785).
Questions about BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
- What is the EIN of BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES is 01-6000785.
- Is BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Are donations to BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BEN TREAT.
- Who are the officers and directors of BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $108,261 (BEN TREAT, SECRETARY &).
- How much revenue does BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,659,048, expenses of $3,776,780 and total assets of $25,691,717 at year end.
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