Nonprofit · EIN 77-0142379
THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95161
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,053,211 | $7,463,351 | -$2,410,140 | $7,470,368 | $1,123,209 | $6,347,159 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,966,101 | $13,072,199 | -$7,106,098 | $9,555,349 | $944,882 | $8,610,467 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,175,965 | $6,485,194 | -$309,229 | $16,617,956 | $926,061 | $15,691,895 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,831,305
- of which government grants
- $2,608,344
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $221,906
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$998
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,605,235
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $214,171
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,269,620
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,872,512
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $35,386
- Depreciation
- $19,603
- Program services (functional)
- $6,068,069
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,134,187
- Fundraising (functional)
- $261,095
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,555,349
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,470,368
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,123,209
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,347,159
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,594,905
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,320,035
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,027,124
- Gross receipts
- $8,586,071
- Employees
- 107
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN COPPIN | CEO Officer | 45 | $204,670 | $9,500 |
| MONIQUE GARCIA | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,307 | $12,960 |
| KATHRYN CLOUD | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,122 | $12,573 |
| JODIE PULLIAM | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,225 | $0 |
| MERI MABEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LUPITA GARCIA-REILLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA FENSOM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BIRONDO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNY BULLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONOGHUE CLARKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN COHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY EITAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ORIT KEINAN-NAHON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENN PROTAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN SARGINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN TIEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA TURNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WOLFE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN COPPIN | CEO Officer | 40 | $204,630 | $11,725 |
| ELIZABETH CHITTY | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,061 | $1,454 |
| MONIQUE GARCIA | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,125 | $11,434 |
| JODIE PULLIAM | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,493 | $1,152 |
| MERI MABEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LUPITA GARCIA-REILLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA LEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BIRONDO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCO ALVAREZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY EITAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA FENSOM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HITESH SHAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNE MCLANE JR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ORIT KEINAN-NAHON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN SARGINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA TURNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WOLFE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONOGHUE CLARKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN COHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TIEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HITESH SHAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN COPPIN | CEO Officer | 40 | $186,625 | $11,420 |
| ELIZABETH CHITTY | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 35 | $138,533 | $11,313 |
| JODIE PULLIAM | HIGHLY COMP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,190 | $11,898 |
| SCOTT WHELTON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LUPITA GARCIA-REILLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA LEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY EITAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCO ALVAREZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BIRONDO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA FENSOM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ORIT KEINAN-NAHON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HITESH SHAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN SARGINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNE MCLANE JR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERI MABEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PEACOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA TURNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WOLFE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 611540, SAN JOSE, CA 95161-1540
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MERI MABEN, PO BOX 611540, SAN JOSE, CA 951611540
- Signed the 990
- STEPHANIE BIRONDO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (408) 808-2174
- Website
- WWW.SJPLF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHAVAN & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0142379 or by the name THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE SAN JOS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THROUGH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, TO CREATE AN EDUCATED, EQUITABLE, EMPOWERED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- BUILD THE WORKFORCE: THESE PROGRAMS HELP INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP CAREERS AND FACILITATE NEW ENTRIES INTO THE WORKFORCE, FOSTERING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SAN JOSE.Expenses $3,002,425 · grants $465,173
- ENABLE LIFELONG LEARNING: FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS, WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION TO INSPIRE CURIOSITY, IGNITE PASSIONS, AND EXPAND HORIZONS AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE.Expenses $1,822,388 · grants $1,200,322
- DRIVE DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT: IN THE HEART OF SILICON VALLEY, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO DEVICES, WI- FI, AND STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATH) EDUCATION IS A HIGH PRIORITY.Expenses $883,945 · grants $600,685
- PROMOTE DIVERSE ARTS AND CULTURE: SUPPORT SAN JOSE'S VIBRANT CULTURE THROUGH DIVERSE ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS, FOSTERING CREATIVITY, PRESERVING HERITAGE, AND ENRICHING COMMUNITY LIFE.Expenses $359,311 · grants $339,055
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
- 77-0142379
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B71Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,470,368
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,586,071
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,053,211 | $7,463,351 | $7,470,368 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,966,101 | $13,072,199 | $9,555,349 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,175,965 | $6,485,194 | $16,617,956 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,519,106 | $5,635,102 | $16,562,111 | 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 77-0142379).
Questions about THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION is 77-0142379.
- Is THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE SAN JOSE 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 THE SAN JOSE 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 THE SAN JOSE 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 THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MERI MABEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $204,670 (DAWN COPPIN, CEO).
- How much revenue does THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,053,211, expenses of $7,463,351 and total assets of $7,470,368 at year end.
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