Nonprofit · EIN 04-3150560
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,541,977 | $5,757,405 | $1,784,572 | $14,036,529 | $141,635 | $13,894,894 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,623,283 | $4,997,008 | $626,275 | $12,446,713 | $888,823 | $11,557,890 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,982,353
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $656,835
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $410,519
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$97,236
- Other revenue
- -$97,211
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,646,334
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $590,347
- Other salaries and wages
- $696,184
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,456,967
- Professional fundraising fees
- $214,440
- Accounting fees
- $100,000
- Depreciation
- $3,364
- Program services (functional)
- $3,646,334
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,057,871
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,053,200
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,446,713
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,036,529
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $141,635
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,894,894
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,045
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,948,214
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,239,433
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,655,461
- Gross receipts
- $13,459,850
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA SAKEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $284,315 | $49,687 |
| CAROL ESTES-SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AND LEGACY GIVING Key employee | 40 | $150,911 | $63,053 |
| SARAH DOW | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,654 | $11,083 |
| JEFFREY B HAWKINS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH GROVE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS MAIURI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR BRENNAN | PRESIDENT, EMERGING LEADERS Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIS BURLEIGH | FOUNDING DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE FEY | FOUNDING DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFF CAMMOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY CANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE ZAK HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRICK JOHNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KEATING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| MERRANDA LOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| RAYMOND LIU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| LEO LIU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| AMELIA MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS CARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA SAKEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $277,200 | $19,087 |
| CAROL ESTES-SCHWARTZ | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,437 | $35,761 |
| JEFFREY B HAWKINS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH GROVE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE FEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR BRENNAN | PRESIDENT, EMERGING LEADERS Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIS BURLEIGH | FOUNDING DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFF CAMMOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY CANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS CARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA H DOUGLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KEATING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEO LIU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS MAIURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMELIA MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE ZAK HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA HARRIS LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 700 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02116-2813
- In care of
- % HOPE COOLIDGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAULA SAKEY, 700 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116
- Signed the 990
- PAULA SAKEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 859-2027
- Website
- WWW.BPLFUND.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (BPL), ENSURING THAT IT REMAINS VIABLE, ENGAGING, ACCESSIBLE, AND FREE TO ALL. THE LIBRARY FUND FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS AND OTHER FUNDERS.
Program accomplishments
- FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR VARIOUS PROGRAM GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.Expenses $3,646,334 · grants $3,646,334
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
- 04-3150560
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,036,529
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,459,850
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,541,977 | $5,757,405 | $14,036,529 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,623,283 | $4,997,008 | $12,446,713 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $8,176,290 | $4,184,300 | $10,156,533 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 04-3150560).
Questions about BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC
- What is the EIN of BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC is 04-3150560.
- Is BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC 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 BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC 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 BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC 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 BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAULA SAKEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $284,315 (PAULA SAKEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,541,977, expenses of $5,757,405 and total assets of $14,036,529 at year end.
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