Nonprofit · EIN 23-1425055
THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
Also known as ROSENBACH MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,432,926 | $2,743,623 | $689,303 | $20,088,802 | $948,177 | $19,140,625 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,984,103 | $2,924,112 | -$940,009 | $18,506,350 | $1,208,463 | $17,297,887 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,894,991 | $2,575,041 | $1,319,950 | $20,355,660 | $3,114,004 | $17,241,656 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,836,150
- of which government grants
- $102,153
- Program service revenue
- $215,890
- Investment income
- $1,423,985
- Royalties
- $911
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,056,041
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$60,412
- Other revenue
- -$43,099
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $182,796
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,066,982
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,659,365
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $163,001
- Occupancy
- $66,943
- Depreciation
- $124,511
- Program services (functional)
- $1,420,161
- Management and general (functional)
- $775,776
- Fundraising (functional)
- $547,686
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,506,350
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,088,802
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $948,177
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,140,625
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,693,342
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,875,802
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,066,043
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,074,582
- Gross receipts
- $3,987,723
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1953
- 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 | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSEY BATES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $0 | $151,801 | $25,299 |
| BENITO CACHINERO-SANCHEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY COES | VICE CHAIR (THRU JUN 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANTHU THI PHAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER D NALLE | TREASURER (THRU JUN 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN FOTOPOULOS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WASHINGTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY CAVANAGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB DEMENTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FLANNERY JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GAGE JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GENE LEFEVRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENIE MURPHY | DIRECTOR (THRU JUN 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN PINDER-HERNDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NED SCHARFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA SCHREIBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR SPECTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENORE STEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA SUAREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE TUMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARREN WINSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSEY BATES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $147,674 | $19,093 |
| AMY COES | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENITO CACHINERO - SANCHEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LENORE STEINER | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WASHINGTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER D NALLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANTHU THI PHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN WINSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENE LEFEVRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENIE MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDE TUMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M GAGE JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SCHREIBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DEMENTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN PINDER-HERNDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN FOTOPOULOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NED SCHARFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR SPECTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA SUAREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSEY BATES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $143,799 | $19,700 |
| AMY COES | CO-VICE CHAIR (BEGAN SEPT 2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENITO CACHINERO - SANCHEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LENORE STEINER | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WASHINGTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER D NALLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY L FINKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES KEATES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA H AFFLECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEVINE | DIRECTOR (BEGAN DEC 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANTHU THI PHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN WINSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY CAVANAGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENE LEFEVRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENIE MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE M KRAEUTLER ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H AVERILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDE TUMA | DIRECTOR (BEGAN OCT 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILY FERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZA SELTZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M GAGE JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA GREENBERG | DIRECTOR (BEGAN DEC 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SCHREIBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DEMENTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT K URQUHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN PINDER-HERNDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN B MULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA DICHELLO | DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2008 DELANCEY PL # 2010, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-6510
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KELSEY BATES, 2008-2010 DELANCEY PLACE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
- Signed the 990
- KELSEY BATES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (215) 732-1600
- Website
- WWW.ROSENBACH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE ROSENBACH MUSEUM & LIBRARY IS A COMMUNITY THAT ENGAGES WITH AND CELEBRATES THE ART OF THE WRITTEN WORD USING OUR COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF A MUSEUM AND RESEARCH LIBRARY WITH RELATED EXHIBIT AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COLLECTION.Expenses $1,420,161 · revenue $215,890
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
- 23-1425055
- 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
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,088,802
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,987,723
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,432,926 | $2,743,623 | $20,088,802 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,984,103 | $2,924,112 | $18,506,350 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,894,991 | $2,575,041 | $20,355,660 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,509,603 | $1,993,287 | $16,391,741 | 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 23-1425055).
Questions about THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
- What is the EIN of THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA is 23-1425055.
- Is THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1953.
- Are donations to THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA 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 THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA 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 THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA 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 THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KELSEY BATES.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,432,926, expenses of $2,743,623 and total assets of $20,088,802 at year end.
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