Nonprofit · EIN 41-1597085
FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES
Tax-exempt · SHOREVIEW, MN 55126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $504,753 | $316,578 | $188,175 | $4,206,490 | $15,028 | $4,191,462 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $616,850 | $355,794 | $261,056 | $3,886,350 | $14,719 | $3,871,631 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $282,870
- Membership dues
- $83,310
- Program service revenue
- $62,776
- Investment income
- $140,040
- Net income from fundraising events
- $19,067
- Other revenue
- $19,067
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $130,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $52,237
- Other salaries and wages
- $57,122
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $119,650
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,988
- Occupancy
- $3,220
- Depreciation
- $1,107
- Program services (functional)
- $224,659
- Management and general (functional)
- $75,063
- Fundraising (functional)
- $16,856
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,886,350
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,206,490
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,028
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,191,462
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,275
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,602,264
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,191,462
- Gross receipts
- $509,272
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 105
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA NYKANEN | EX DIR - JUL Trustee or director | 30 | $30,729 |
| MARY WORLEY | EX DIR - JAN Trustee or director | 30 | $21,508 |
| VALERIE WISE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY GUERINO | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEWELIE GRAPE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LAINE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GRANT MUNSON | TREASURER, B Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY BROMEN | TREASURER, E Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CROGHAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE ALSHOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN BELGEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCIA CHENEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN RAPHEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN ROUNDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN POECHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY BILLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY FLYNN WORLEY | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $81,007 |
| VALERIE WISE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAM HARRIS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY CARTER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY BROMEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CROGHAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE ALSHOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN BELGEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCIA CHENEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEWELIE GRAPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY GUERINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRY KLEYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LAINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRANT MUNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN RAPHEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN ROUNDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN TRAPNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY WACHTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA NYKANEN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4570 VICTORIA ST N, SHOREVIEW, MN 55126-5800
- In care of
- % RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELISSA NYKANEN, 4560 VICTORIA STREET NORTH, SHOREVIEW, MN 551265863
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA NYKANEN, EX DIR - JULY - DEC
- Phone
- (651) 724-6127
- Website
- WWW.RCLFRIENDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES
Mission
TO STRENGTHEN, SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM IN ORDER TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR LIBRARY USERS, TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND EDUCATION, AND TO FOSTER COMMUNITY
Program accomplishments
- RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY PROGRAM GRANT: PROVIDE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE LIBRARY'S PROGRAMMING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING, TEEN PROGRAMMING, ADULT PROGRAMMING, OUTREACH SERVICES. PROVIDED USED BOOKS TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTED THE LIBRARY'S SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.Expenses $194,659 · grants $100,000
- RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY COLLECTIONS GRANT: PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THE COLLECTION AREAS AT ALL SEVEN RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY LOCATIONS: MAPLEWOOD, MOUNDS VIEW, NEW BRIGHTON, NORTH ST. PAUL, ROSEVILLE, SHOREVIEW, AND WHITE BEAR LAKE.Expenses $30,000 · grants $30,000
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
- 41-1597085
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,206,490
- Income (IRS master file)
- $509,272
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $504,753 | $316,578 | $4,206,490 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $616,850 | $355,794 | $3,886,350 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,860,969 | $342,839 | $3,627,415 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 41-1597085).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES is 41-1597085.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES 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 FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES 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 FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES 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 FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MELISSA NYKANEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $30,729 (MELISSA NYKANEN, EX DIR - JUL).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $504,753, expenses of $316,578 and total assets of $4,206,490 at year end.
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