Nonprofit · EIN 59-2836110
JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $780,523 | $321,499 | $459,024 | $4,461,318 | $301,796 | $4,159,522 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $333,041 | $1,057,894 | -$724,853 | $3,824,396 | $187,227 | $3,637,169 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,760,756 | $595,213 | $1,165,543 | $4,401,605 | $223,169 | $4,178,436 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $562,362
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $218,161
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $105,412
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $250,040
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $16,094
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $17,325
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $960
- Program services (functional)
- $256,525
- Management and general (functional)
- $37,946
- Fundraising (functional)
- $27,028
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,824,396
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,461,318
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $301,796
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,159,522
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,293,948
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $743,492
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,416,030
- Gross receipts
- $1,211,795
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Acevedo | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Belline Bonaparte | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Whit Brighton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allana Forte' | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Finotti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wanda Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pauline Drake | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Angie Garman | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Foster Gnage | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Hyde | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Leddy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Stroud | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Naylor | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Rogers | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Saunders | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie King | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Terresa White | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy McIlvaine | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ty Grady | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Evans | Executive Director | 40 | $127,463 |
| Jose Acevedo | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Finotti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Whit Brighton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allana Forte' | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Belline Bonaparte | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wanda Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pauline Drake | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Angie Garman | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Foster Gnage | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Hyde | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marjorie Sabio Marquinez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Gilreath | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Leddy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Simmons King | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Naylor | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Rogers | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Saunders | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Terresa White | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ty Grady | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Evans | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $135,000 |
| Jose Acevedo | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Virginia Berg | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Whit Brighton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Finotti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wanda Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allana Forte | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Angie Garman | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Foster Gnage | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Hyde | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marjorie Sabio Marquinez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Mcllvaine | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Leddy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Milliron | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Naylor | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Rogers | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Saunders | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Stroud | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Terresa White | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ty Grady | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellie King | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 303 NORTH LAURA STREET ROOM 334, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202-3505
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Kevin Hyde, 303 North Laura Street Room 334, Jacksonville, FL 32202
- Signed the 990
- Angie Garman, Co-Treasurer
- Phone
- (330) 351-3107
- Website
- www.lfjax.org
- Return prepared by
- HOWARD & COMPANY CPAS PA
Mission
The mission of the Jacksonville Public Library Foundation is to provide private support and public visibility for the Jacksonville Public Library.
Program accomplishments
- The Foundation provided funding for programs and services above and beyond taxpayers support for the Jacksonville Library System. This includes but is not limited to funding for books, computer software, and other materials.Expenses $256,525 · revenue $562,362
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
- 59-2836110
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B71I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,461,318
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,211,795
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $780,523 | $321,499 | $4,461,318 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $333,041 | $1,057,894 | $3,824,396 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,760,756 | $595,213 | $4,401,605 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $229,443 | $463,571 | $2,999,369 | 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 59-2836110).
Questions about JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC is 59-2836110.
- Is JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC 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 JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC 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 JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC 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 JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Kevin Hyde.
- Who are the officers and directors of JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $780,523, expenses of $321,499 and total assets of $4,461,318 at year end.
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