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Nonprofit · EIN 24-0774744

WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · PLAINS TWP, PA 18702

Financials

$512K$678K2023$520K$749K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$520,146$748,942-$228,796$3,928,930$2,334$3,926,596
December 31, 2023990$512,104$678,319-$166,215$3,643,146$667$3,642,479
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$422,816
Investment income
$97,330
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$180,833
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$273,025
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$7,100
Occupancy
$21,526
Depreciation
$14,400
Program services (functional)
$600,339
Management and general (functional)
$148,603

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,643,146
Total assets, end of year
$3,928,930
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,334
Net assets, end of year
$3,926,596
Land, buildings and equipment
$105,203
Publicly traded securities
$3,789,548
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,926,596
Gross receipts
$520,146
Employees
3
Year formed
1866
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSEPH BURKE III ESQTREASUREER &
Trustee or director, Officer
40$95,048$4,696
QIANA MURPHY LEHMANVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
CHERYL SOBESKI REEDY ESQPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
GERTRUDE C MCGOWAN ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
LAURA C DENNISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
PETER J MOSESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
C DAVID PEDRI ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
RACHEL OLSZEWSKI ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSEPH BURKE III ESQLAW PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
–$109,152$5,087
GIRARD J MECADON ESQPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
CHERYL SOBESKI REEDY ESQVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
JOSEPH BURKE III ESQTREASUREER &
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
GERTRUDE C MCGOWAN ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
NEIL T O'DONNELL ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
PAULA L RADICK ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
C DAVID PEDRI ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
RACHEL OLSZEWSKI ESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
200 N RIVER ST, PLAINS TWP, PA 18702-2405
In care of
% JOSEPH BURKE III
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOSEPH BURKE III ESQ, 5112 MAIN ROAD, HUNLOCK CREEK, PA 18621
Signed the 990
JOSEPH BURKE III ESQ, TREASUREER & SECRETA
Phone
(570) 822-6712
Return prepared by
HAROLD CANNON ACCOUNTING

Mission

THE ASSOCIATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PUBLISHING OF THE LUZERNE COUNTY LEGAL REGISTER AND ALL OTHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE COURT SYSTEM OF LUZERNE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, THE ASSOCIATION SERVES AS A REFERENCE AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL SOURCE TO THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF LUZERNE COUNTY OF NEPA.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PUBLICATION OF COURT MANDATED MATERIAL, SUCH AS ESTATES, BANKRUPTCIES, ETC. AS WELL AS UPDATING RESEARCH AND LIBRARY RESOURCES
    Expenses $312,176 · revenue $219,864
  • PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PROMOTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH THE COURT HELD THAT FEDERAL COURTS DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE UP GENERAL FEDERAL COMMON LAW WHEN HEARING STATE LAW CLAIMS UNDER DIVERSITY JURISDICTION. THE COURT OVERTURNED A CENTURY OF FEDERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE LAW AND ESTABLISHED THE MODERN LAW OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION FOR US FEDERAL COURTS
    Expenses $144,082 · revenue $101,476
  • PROFESSIONAL, LEGAL, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS THRU CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS LAW DAY, BENCH BAR PROCEDURES, ETC
    Expenses $144,081 · revenue $101,476

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
24-0774744
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1958
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,928,930
Income (IRS master file)
$520,146

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$520,146$748,942$3,928,930XML
990December 2023$512,104$678,319$3,643,146XML
990December 2022$511,128$626,065$3,486,222IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 24-0774744).

Questions about WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION is 24-0774744.
Is WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1958.
Are donations to WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 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 WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOSEPH BURKE III ESQ.
Who are the officers and directors of WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $95,048 (JOSEPH BURKE III ESQ, TREASUREER &).
How much revenue does WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $520,146, expenses of $748,942 and total assets of $3,928,930 at year end.