Nonprofit · EIN 34-6565428
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $594,272 | $1,910,860 | -$1,316,588 | $1,697,365 | $545,802 | $1,151,563 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,993,829 | $409,740 | $1,584,089 | $2,496,453 | $56,323 | $2,440,130 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $506,561
- Program service revenue
- $50,766
- Investment income
- $36,945
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,741,967
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,727
- Occupancy
- $12,000
- Program services (functional)
- $1,835,083
- Management and general (functional)
- $55,804
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,973
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,496,453
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,697,365
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $545,802
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,151,563
- Publicly traded securities
- $312,636
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $834,108
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $317,455
- Gross receipts
- $672,509
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1957
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARESE PURNELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOROTHY BAUNACH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| SAMUEL WRIGHT III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| ERIN DEIMLING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| ADAM GIMBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ALLEN DENGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| BRIAN BROADUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CECIL LIPSCOMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHRIS KAISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MILLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CRAIG MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| DONNA FLYNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ERIC GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| FELTON THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| GREG HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY STEFANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| JEFFERY PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH COMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| KATHRYN HEIDEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| KATIE COLLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MANICKA COLLINS-BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARGARET CANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| NANCY BOSTWICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARK ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MICHELE UNGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MOLLY MCNALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| NANCY BOSTWICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| PAUL PUTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ROBERT PINCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| RONNA MCNAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| YVETTTE ITTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| THOMAS CORRIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY STEFANI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LARESE PURNELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| DOROTHY BAUNACH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| NANCY BOSTWICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| BRIAN BROADUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARGARET CANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| KATIE COLLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MANICKA COLLINS-BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH COMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ERIN DEIMLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ADAM GIMBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| GREG HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| KATHRYN HEIDEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| YVETTE ITTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHRIS KAISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CECIL LIPSCOMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CRAIG MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| RONNA MCNAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MOLLY MCNALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MILLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| JEFFERY PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| PAUL PUTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARK ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| SAMUEL WRIGHT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MICHELE UNGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 325 SUPERIOR AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44114-1205
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SAMUEL WRIGHT III, 325 SUPERIOR AVE E, CLEVELAND, OH 44114
- Signed the 990
- SAMUEL WRIGHT III, TREASURER
- Phone
- (216) 623-2821
- Website
- CPLFDN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC
Mission
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO RAISE PHILANTHROPIC AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT FOR THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Program accomplishments
- THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION EXISTS TO RAISE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE FOUNDATION ALLOWS THE LIBRARY TO DO MORE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY GIVEN THE WORK OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF TRADITIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES IS NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE AND LOCAL TAX DOLLARS RECEIVED BY THE LIBRARY. WHEN YOU INVEST IN THE WORK OF THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY THROUGH THE FOUNDATION, YOU INVEST IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. YOUR INVESTMENT IMPACTS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FOUNDATION GOALS GOAL 1 ACHIEVE FINANCIAL TARGETS IMPLEMENT FMP (FACILITIES MASTER PLAN) CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS TO AUGMENT THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY TEN-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN TO IMPROVE ALL 27 OF ITS NEIGHBORHOOD BRANCHES, THE FOUNDATION WILL LEAD FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR FMP CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS TO ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM'S OUTDOOR SPACES AT EACH BRANCH INCLUSIVE OF NAMING OPPORTUNITIES. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS TO SERVE AS WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE SPACES THAT BRING LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. EACH SPACE WILL BE DEVELOPED IN TANDEM WITH THE LIBRARY'S CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM AND WILL REFLECT THE DIVERSE AND DISTINCT NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY RESIDE. FMP CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS WILL ADDRESS THE LIBRARY'S BROADER STRATEGIC GOALS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: GOAL 2 ENSURE THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FOUNDATION BUILD THE OPERATING RESERVES OF THE FOUNDATION AND DEVELOP RESERVE FUNDING POLICY. GOAL 3 RAISE FUNDING TO SUPPORT READING LITERACY & DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS THE FOUNDATION WILL RAISE FUNDING FOR LIBRARY READING AND DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS TO HELP THE LIBRARY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS IN THESE AREAS WILL ALLOW THE LIBRARY TO SERVE MORE AUDIENCES IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND AND BEYOND. GOAL 4 PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS REAL- TIME COMMUNITY NEEDS THE FOUNDATION WILL PROVIDE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS TO THE LIBRARY TO SUPPORT OTHER AREAS OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN THAT ADDRESS REAL-TIME COMMUNITY NEEDS. GOAL 5 BOLSTER THE FOUNDATION'S REPUTATION IN THE REGION THROUGH ENHANCING BOARD INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES BUILD THE REPUTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION BY ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE LENS OF PAR: - PHILANTHROPY: GIVE OR GET NEW FUNDRAISING DOLLARS - ADVOCACY: PARTICIPATE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT YIELD FINANCIAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND/OR POLICY RESOURCES FOR THE LIBRARY AND ITS MISSION - RELATIONSHIPS: IDENTIFY NEW AUDIENCES TO INTRODUCE THE WORK OF THE LIBRARY & FOUNDATION ENSURE EVERY CHILD READS: CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIORITIZES ITS YOUTH LITERACY EFFORTS. FROM STORY TIME, TUTORING, AND HOMEWORK HELP TO RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS, OUR ROLE IS TO ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL READERS. COMMUNITY CONNECTOR: THE LIBRARY SERVES AS A CONNECTOR FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER BASIC NEED RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHETHER ADULT PATRONS NEED ACCESS TO EDUCATION SERVICES OR CHILDREN NEED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS, YOU CAN FIND IT AT CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY. WORKFORCE READY: THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ENSURES CLEVELANDERS HAVE THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORKFORCE. BRIDGE THE CULTURAL DIVIDE: THE LIBRARY OFFERS PEOPLE A PLATFORM TO LEARN FIRST HAND FROM EACH OTHER AND COME TO APPRECIATE THE VARIETY AND RICHNESS OF THE WORLDS CULTURES. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, OUR FEATURED EXHIBITIONS, AND COLLECTIONS PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADEN THE AVENUES FOR INTERCULTURAL ENGAGEMENT.Expenses $1,835,083 · grants $1,741,967 · revenue $50,766
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-6565428
- 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
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B71I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,697,365
- Income (IRS master file)
- $672,509
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $594,272 | $1,910,860 | $1,697,365 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,993,829 | $409,740 | $2,496,453 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $702,110 | $489,778 | $818,405 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 34-6565428).
Questions about CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION is 34-6565428.
- Is CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 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 CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 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 CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 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 CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SAMUEL WRIGHT III.
- Who are the officers and directors of CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 33 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $594,272, expenses of $1,910,860 and total assets of $1,697,365 at year end.
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