Nonprofit · EIN 31-1576332
NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY
Tax-exempt · CANTON, OH 44702
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $913,524 | $946,623 | -$33,099 | $3,190,683 | $23,234 | $3,167,449 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $822,479 | $821,681 | $798 | $3,391,597 | $49,375 | $3,342,222 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $607,323 | $507,546 | $99,777 | $3,164,258 | $56,807 | $3,107,451 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $796,476
- of which government grants
- $300,000
- Membership dues
- $56,693
- Program service revenue
- $41,891
- Investment income
- $39,286
- Net income from fundraising events
- $18,836
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $9,605
- Other revenue
- $35,871
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $83,685
- Other salaries and wages
- $331,483
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $503,381
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $550
- Accounting fees
- $18,000
- Travel
- $16,693
- Depreciation
- $33,662
- Program services (functional)
- $319,588
- Management and general (functional)
- $472,078
- Fundraising (functional)
- $154,957
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,391,597
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,190,683
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,234
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,167,449
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $703,604
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,961,236
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,206,213
- Gross receipts
- $971,271
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $83,685 |
| Allyson Bussey | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gust Callas | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda DeHoff | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Gillmor | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Thomas Jones | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Musacchia | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Peterson | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Regula | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsay B Reynolds | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Darlene Schuring | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shanna Springer | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Syrstad | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Weir Creighton | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Womer Benjamin | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATTY DOWD SCHMITZ | PRES/CEO Officer | 40 | $108,000 |
| DAVID LEE | CURRENT INTE Officer | 40 | $77,900 |
| ANN WOMER BENJAMIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLYSON BUSSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GUST CALLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA DEHOFF | BOARD VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN GILLMOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN THOMAS JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE MUSACCHIA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PETERSON | ADVANCEMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PRASSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID REGULA | GOVERNANCE C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSAY REYNOLDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARLENE SCHURING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNA SPRINGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SYRSTAD | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE TIMKEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HIGHFIELD | PRIOR PRESID Officer | 45 | $77,029 |
| BARBARA ABBOT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANN WOMER BENJAMIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BLAIR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLYSON BUSSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA DEHOFF | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN GILLMOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN THOMAS JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE MUSACCHIA | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT QUICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID REGULA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARLENE SCHURING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNA SPRINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SYRSTAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE TIMKEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY DOWD SCHMITZ | CURRENT CEO Officer | 45 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 205 MARKET AVE S, CANTON, OH 44702-2105
- In care of
- % HILDA JUMPS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- David Lee, 205 Market Avenue South, Canton, OH 44702
- Signed the 990
- David Lee, President/CEO
- Phone
- (330) 426-0876
- Website
- www.firstladies.org
- Return prepared by
- HALL KISTLER & COMPANY LLP
Mission
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICA'S FIRST LADIES.
Program accomplishments
- MUSEUM ARCHIVES, EXHIBITS AND GIFT SHOP - EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE OF AMERICA'S FIRST LADIES BY COLLECTING, HOUSING, AND EXHIBITING ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND CREATING THEMATIC DISPLAYS.Expenses $186,062 · revenue $40,741
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SCHOOLS.Expenses $133,526 · revenue $1,150
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1576332
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,190,683
- Income (IRS master file)
- $971,271
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $913,524 | $946,623 | $3,190,683 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $822,479 | $821,681 | $3,391,597 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $607,323 | $507,546 | $3,164,258 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $437,459 | $494,277 | $2,920,559 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 31-1576332).
Questions about NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY is 31-1576332.
- Is NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY 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 NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names David Lee.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,685 (David Lee, President/CEO).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $913,524, expenses of $946,623 and total assets of $3,190,683 at year end.
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