Nonprofit · EIN 75-2555253
FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, TX 76004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $77,719 | $124,276 | -$46,557 | $235,857 | – | $235,857 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $115,557 | $192,094 | -$76,537 | $282,414 | – | $282,414 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $113,081 | $237,242 | -$124,161 | $361,551 | $2,600 | $358,951 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $73,875
- Investment income
- $3,844
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $84,630
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $4,699
- Occupancy
- $19,007
- Printing, publications and postage
- $420
- Other expenses
- $15,520
- Program services (functional)
- $120,344
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $282,414
- Total assets, end of year
- $235,857
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $235,857
- Cash, savings and investments
- $183,447
- Gross receipts
- $77,719
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-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYDIA MCKINNEY | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Claire Alexander | Director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA KINARD | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Becknal | Director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES GOODYEAR | Director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY KIRBY | Director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY KLOPHAUS | Director | 1 | $0 |
| MORGAN BRICKEY-JONES | Director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER LOWE | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA SMILEY | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH STEPHENS | Director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN BARKER | Director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA CLINE | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HOPKINS | Director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI NAJJAR | Director | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoinette Nelson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY MANN | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| POLLY WALTON | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYDIA MCKINNEY | Director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE BECKNAL | Director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA KINARD | Director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE ALEXANDER | Director | 1 | $0 |
| TONI NAJJAR | Director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN BARKER | Director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE NELSON | Director | 1 | $0 |
| MORGAN BRICKEY-JONES | Director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER LOWE | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA SMILEY | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH STEPHENS | Director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA CLINE | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HOPKINS | Director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES GOOYEAR | Director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KIRBY | Director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY KLOPHAUS | Director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY MANN | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| POLLY WALTON | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONI NAJJAR | Director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE BECKNAL | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA KINARD | Director | 1 | $0 |
| susan barker | Director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA SALEH | Director | 1 | $0 |
| charles goodyear | Director | 1 | $0 |
| KARI WILLIAMS | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE KERR | Director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER LOWE | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY BERTRAND | Director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE BRADSHAW | Director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN PARSONS | Director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE ALEXANDER | Director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI URSO | Director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY KIRBY | Director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY KLOPHAUS | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY MANN | Director | 1 | $0 |
| LYDIA MCKINNEY | Director | 1 | $0 |
| POLLY WALTON | IMM PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 300 E SOUTH ST UNIT 159, ARLINGTON, TX 76004-2807
- In care of
- % ANDI DAVIS
- Signed the 990-EZ
- HEATHER LOWE, Chairman
- Phone
- (682) 453-2247
- Website
- WWW.FFAPL.NET
- Return prepared by
- Sutton Frost Cary LLP
Mission
The purpose of the Friends & Foundation of the Arlington Public Library is to bring together and maintain an organization of persons interested in books and libraries, to promote public awareness and community support for the Arlington Public Library System and its educational activities, and to engage in fund raising activities on behalf of the Arlington Public Library System.
Program accomplishments
- -LIBRARY PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES-ADULT LITERACY SERVICESExpenses $120,344 · grants $84,630
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2555253
- 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
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B117)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $235,857
- Income (IRS master file)
- $77,719
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | September 2025 | $77,719 | $124,276 | $235,857 | XML |
| 990-EZ | September 2024 | $115,557 | $192,094 | $282,414 | XML |
| 990-EZ | September 2023 | $113,081 | $237,242 | $361,551 | XML |
| 990-EZ | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 75-2555253).
Questions about FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY is 75-2555253.
- Is FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 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 AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended September 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $77,719, expenses of $124,276 and total assets of $235,857 at year end.
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