Nonprofit · EIN 75-2486106
FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $846,276 | $889,603 | -$43,327 | $1,708,057 | $160,229 | $1,547,828 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $425,370 | $799,581 | -$374,211 | $1,728,814 | $167,434 | $1,561,380 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $811,551 | $724,341 | $87,210 | $1,919,563 | $17,365 | $1,902,198 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $769,189
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $47,638
- Other revenue
- $29,449
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $157,450
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $132,857
- Other salaries and wages
- $194,559
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $404,203
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $61,203
- Occupancy
- $43,976
- Depreciation
- $2,812
- Program services (functional)
- $294,368
- Management and general (functional)
- $353,398
- Fundraising (functional)
- $241,837
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,728,814
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,708,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $160,229
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,547,828
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,835
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,447,897
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $95,204
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,452,624
- Gross receipts
- $915,028
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA ASH | PRESIDENT & Officer | 40 | $132,857 |
| BOND MALONE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VARUN MALLIPADDI | VICE CHAIR/T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL FARMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| JAKE SMITH | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| ROBBIE CLARKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DARIS FRENCHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JARED HENDRIX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CORRIE HOOD-HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JULIA HUSEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| WALTER LITTLEJOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CATHERINE NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KELSEY PICKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN PHAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN PRECELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ROSSOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ELLEN YORIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA ASH | PRESIDENT & Officer | 40 | $116,524 |
| BOND MALONE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VARUN MALLIPADDI | VICE CHAIR/T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL FARMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| JAKE SMITH | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| DARIS FRENCHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CORRIE HOOD-HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JULIA HUSEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| WALTER LITTLEJOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CATHERINE NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KELSEY PICKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KAREN PRECELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ROSSOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ELLEN YORIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| HAYDEN BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JONATHAN DEWEESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DREW NEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA ASH | PRESIDENT & Officer | 40 | $132,080 |
| BOND MALONE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VARUN MALLIPADDI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL FARMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| JONATHAN DEWEESE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| JAKE SMITH | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| HAYDEN BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DARIS FRENCHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CORRIE HOOD-HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JULIA HUSEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| WALTER LITTLEJOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DREW NEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CATHERINE NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| PAMELA PERCIVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KELSEY PICKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KAREN PRECELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MICHIELLE ROSSOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ELLEN YORIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 306 WEST 7TH STREET SUITE 1020, FORT WORTH, TX 76102-4900
- In care of
- % ANDREA ASH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANDREA ASH, 306 W SEVENTH ST STE 205, FORT WORTH, TX 76102
- Signed the 990
- ANDREA ASH, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (817) 871-8022
- Website
- FWLIBRARYFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RATLIFF & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION IS TO INSPIRE, SECURE, AND GROW PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO BENEFIT THE FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- LIBRARY SUPPORT: TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPLEMENT PUBLIC FUNDING OF THE FORT WORTH LIBRARY SYSTEM.Expenses $152,450 · grants $152,450
- LAUNCHPAD: TO PROVIDE RESOURCES SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE.Expenses $141,918 · grants $5,000
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 | 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
- 75-2486106
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,708,057
- Income (IRS master file)
- $915,028
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $846,276 | $889,603 | $1,708,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $425,370 | $799,581 | $1,728,814 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $811,551 | $724,341 | $1,919,563 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $651,621 | $655,933 | $1,858,066 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 75-2486106).
Questions about FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION is 75-2486106.
- Is FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORT WORTH 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 FORT WORTH 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 FORT WORTH 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 FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANDREA ASH.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,857 (ANDREA ASH, PRESIDENT &).
- How much revenue does FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $846,276, expenses of $889,603 and total assets of $1,708,057 at year end.
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