Nonprofit · EIN 42-1484890
DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · DES MOINES, IA 50309
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,401,280 | $758,474 | $3,642,806 | $9,693,723 | $30,753 | $9,662,970 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,391,228 | $677,297 | $713,931 | $5,651,822 | $50,877 | $5,600,945 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $833,891 | $639,786 | $194,105 | $4,773,339 | $75,929 | $4,697,410 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,047,015
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $365,454
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $144,221
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$11,189
- Other revenue
- -$11,189
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $393,939
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $116,080
- Other salaries and wages
- $30,435
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $158,212
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $36,910
- Occupancy
- $22,857
- Depreciation
- $1,491
- Program services (functional)
- $500,584
- Management and general (functional)
- $177,512
- Fundraising (functional)
- $80,378
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,651,822
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,693,723
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $30,753
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,662,970
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,520
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,308,799
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,849,453
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,813,517
- Gross receipts
- $5,078,251
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- IA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVE REMUND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $113,654 | $1,823 |
| CHRISTOPHER NEBONS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE RICCELLI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NELSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA ENNIS HENDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANNE SANCHEZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ELLIOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OMA BLAISE FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABENA SANKOFA IMHOTEP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAR MACIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUINLAN RISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM HICKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY BESH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN BURT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CARRUTHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN CHIBNALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON HOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY K SHROCK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU SEPTEMBER Officer | 40 | $90,926 | $4,546 |
| BRIANNE SANCHEZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER NEBONS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NELSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA ENNIS HENDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MELDE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BELINDA ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM HICKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ELLIOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OMA BLAISE FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABENA SANKOFA IMHOTEP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAR MACIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY MCANELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL REED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE RICCELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUINLAN RISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE WOODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY K SHROCK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $116,000 | $2,900 |
| PAUL MELDE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANNE SANCHEZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER NEBONS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA ENNIS HENDERSON | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BELINDA ALEXANDER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL REED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY MCANELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ELLIOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SASHA KAMPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY RANDERIS-SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE WOODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA STEPHENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OMA BLAISE FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA CEZAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE RICCELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1000 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50309-3027
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRIS NELSON, 1000 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50309
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS NELSON, BOARD TREASURER
- Phone
- (515) 412-0180
- Website
- WWW.DMPL.ORG/FOUNDATION
- Return prepared by
- CREATIVE PLANNING TAX LLC
Mission
TO RAISE FUNDS AND ADVOCATE FOR THE DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
Program accomplishments
- THE DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (DMPLF) SUPPORTS AND ENRICHES THE CAPABILITIES, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES OF THE DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY (DMPL) SYSTEM. CREATED AS A SEPARATE 501(C)(3) FOUNDATION IN 1998, DMPLF IS GOVERNED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OPERATED BY A SMALL STAFF. IN 2025, DMPLF PROVIDED DMPL WITH NEARLY $300,000 IN FUNDING, HELPING ENRICH THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 124,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ACROSS THE CITY. SUPPORT FROM DMPLF MAKES POSSIBLE SUMMER READING AND SCHOOL READINESS, AVID (AUTHORS VISITING IN DES MOINES), ROSIE THE READER COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PUBLIC ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, TECH CENTRAL, ADULT AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING, DMPL STAFF TRAINING, AND MORE.Expenses $393,939 · grants $393,939
- THE DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION HOSTS FUNDRAISING EVENTS, CONDUCTS TARGETED APPEALS, AND COORDINATES OTHER INITIATIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE DONATIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT AND ENRICH THE DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.Expenses $106,645
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 | 990 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
- 42-1484890
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,693,723
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,078,251
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,401,280 | $758,474 | $9,693,723 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,391,228 | $677,297 | $5,651,822 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $833,891 | $639,786 | $4,773,339 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,012,043 | $560,053 | $4,203,575 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 42-1484890).
Questions about DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION is 42-1484890.
- Is DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DES MOINES 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 DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRIS NELSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,654 (DAVE REMUND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,401,280, expenses of $758,474 and total assets of $9,693,723 at year end.
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