Nonprofit · EIN 23-1365979
LYRASIS
Tax-exempt · ALPHARETTA, GA 30004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $135,959,110 | $137,763,396 | -$1,804,286 | $96,587,207 | $73,170,959 | $23,416,248 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $129,673,975 | $126,243,185 | $3,430,790 | $82,067,198 | $59,602,697 | $22,464,501 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $123,867,112 | $124,108,903 | -$241,791 | $70,733,326 | $52,050,461 | $18,682,865 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,476,729
- Program service revenue
- $133,096,120
- Investment income
- $1,386,261
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $63,232
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $106,137
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,107,095
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,575,755
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,254,350
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $36,768
- Accounting fees
- $57,114
- Occupancy
- $149,924
- Travel
- $723,080
- Depreciation
- $496,139
- Program services (functional)
- $130,246,627
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,516,769
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $82,067,198
- Total assets, end of year
- $96,587,207
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $73,170,959
- Net assets, end of year
- $23,416,248
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $455,421
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $23,416,248
- Gross receipts
- $139,129,078
- Employees
- 100
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1936
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN WILKIN | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $334,815 | $27,470 |
| MICHAEL ATWOOD | SR. DIRECTOR, EBOOKS/CE Key employee | 40 | $222,382 | $29,903 |
| MICHELLE TILLER | CFO Officer | 40 | $228,833 | $20,052 |
| TAKEYA MCLAURIN | CHRO Key employee | 40 | $207,783 | $36,420 |
| ERIN TRIPP | COO Key employee | 40 | $215,842 | $19,942 |
| JOHN MCGARL | TREASURER Key employee | 40 | $198,867 | $27,014 |
| KAREN FEATHER | SR. DIRECTOR, CONTENT/SCI Key employee | 40 | $177,650 | $32,273 |
| LISA LARSON | SR. DIRECTOR, OUTREACH/ENGAGEMENT Key employee | 40 | $178,115 | $27,225 |
| VALERIE KAVANAGH | MGR, OUTREACH EBOOKS/CE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,134 | $15,917 |
| LAURIE ARP | SR. DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $176,900 | $21,075 |
| DAVID HARP | SR. ENGINEERING LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,083 | $15,199 |
| JAMES ENGLISH | DIRECTOR OF BD EBOOKS/CE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,093 | $31,648 |
| RAILI THRONDSON | SR. DIRECTOR, IT Key employee | 40 | $158,152 | $13,251 |
| JESSICA DUGGAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,962 | $13,207 |
| MARK COOPER | SR. ENGINEERING LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,479 | $12,586 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COURTNEY L YOUNG | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| MAURICE YORK | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| KAITLIN THANEY | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| JASON KUCSMA | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| MIGELL ACOSTA | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| KRISTINA ALAYAN | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| BIANCA AMARO | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| MEREDITH EVANS | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| EVVIVA WEINRAUB LAJOIE | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| FELTON THOMAS | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| JOHN WANG | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| WENDY CORNELISEN | PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN WILKIN | CEO, EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $335,050 | $32,796 |
| MICHAEL ATWOOD | SR. DIRECTOR, EBOOKS/CE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $218,939 | $29,307 |
| JOHN MCGARL | TREASURER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,456 | $27,702 |
| ERIN TRIPP | COO, EX-OFFICIO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,258 | $17,588 |
| ROBERT MILLER | CEO (FORMER) Former | 0 | $210,853 | $0 |
| DAVID HARP | SR. ENGINEER LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,469 | $15,082 |
| VALERIE KAVANAGH | MGR, OUTREACH EBOOKS/CE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,351 | $15,122 |
| WENDY CORNELISEN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE YORK | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAITLIN THANEY | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RHEA BROWN LAWSON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BIANCA AMARO | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE BAGBY CEPERICH | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE HUANG | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FELTON THOMAS | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WANG | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY L YOUNG | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EVVIVA WEINRAUB LAJOIE | PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE TILLER | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MILLER | CEO (FORMER) Former | 40 | $495,084 | $6,754 |
| VERN RITTER | CFO (FORMER) Former | 40 | $276,968 | $22,613 |
| MICHELE KIMPTON | GLOBAL SR. DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $252,096 | $21,594 |
| MICHAEL ATWOOD | SR. DIRECTOR, EBOOKS/CE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $236,059 | $28,987 |
| ERIN TRIPP | SR. DIRECTOR, RESEARCH/INNOVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $222,889 | $21,629 |
| ANGELLA GRAHAM | SR. DIRECTOR HR (FORMER) Former | 40 | $216,559 | $8,673 |
| JESSICA DUGGAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $184,913 | $25,457 |
| JOHN WILKIN | EX-OFFICIO, CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $87,083 | $23,688 |
| EVVIVA WEINRAUB LAJOIE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIA HUDSON-WARD | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN GUTHRIE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER WALTERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE BAGBY CEPERICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RHEA BROWN LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY CORNELISEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANNE HUANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE YORK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAITLIN THANEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4920 ATLANTA HIGHWAY 1015, ALPHARETTA, GA 30004-2921
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN WILKIN, 4920 ATLANTA HIGHWAY 1015, ALPHARETTA, GA 30004
- Signed the 990
- JOHN MCGARL, CFO
- Phone
- (404) 892-0943
- Website
- WWW.LYRASIS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI ADVISORS LLC
Mission
LYRASIS EMPOWERS LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS THROUGH CONTENT SERVICES, OPEN TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT EXPAND ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRESERVE CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND ADVANCE THE SHARED GOALS OF OUR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. COLLABORATIVELY, WE BUILD A FUTURE THAT IS INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE.
Program accomplishments
- LYRASIS CREATES AND SUSTAINS TECHNOLOGIES, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO HELP LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS ACCESS AND SHARE THEIR VITAL COLLECTIONS, DATA AND KNOWLEDGE. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS BE MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.LYRASIS IS A LEADER IN OPEN TECHNOLOGIES, HOSTING, DATA-MIGRATION, CONTENT LICENSING, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTED SOFTWARE PROGRAMS FOR LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE.LYRASIS NEGOTIATES BEST-IN-CLASS GROUP LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE PRICING FOR ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES. WE WORK AT SCALE TO SIMPLIFY LIBRARY ACQUISITION WORKFLOWS AND STRENGHTHEN VALUE ON INVESTMENT FOR OUR MEMBERS. LYRASIS ADVANCES A BROAD ARRAY OF OPEN ACCESS PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION.LYRASIS BUILDS NEW COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER DATA EXCHANGE AND INTEROPERABILITY SERVICES THAT ENHANCE SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION, SUCH AS THE ORCID US AND LYRASIS DATACITE COMMUNITIES.Expenses $130,246,627 · grants $106,137 · revenue $133,096,120
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
- 23-1365979
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1937
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B70C)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $96,587,207
- Income (IRS master file)
- $139,129,078
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $135,959,110 | $137,763,396 | $96,587,207 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $129,673,975 | $126,243,185 | $82,067,198 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $123,867,112 | $124,108,903 | $70,733,326 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $91,093,922 | $90,471,426 | $66,227,592 | 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 23-1365979).
Questions about LYRASIS
- What is the EIN of LYRASIS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LYRASIS is 23-1365979.
- Is LYRASIS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
- Are donations to LYRASIS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LYRASIS 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 LYRASIS 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 LYRASIS 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 LYRASIS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN WILKIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of LYRASIS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $334,815 (JOHN WILKIN, CEO).
- How much revenue does LYRASIS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $135,959,110, expenses of $137,763,396 and total assets of $96,587,207 at year end.
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