Nonprofit · EIN 84-4425056
IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC
Tax-exempt · LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $452,883 | $427,151 | $25,732 | $243,542 | $0 | $243,542 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $406,159 | $301,995 | $104,164 | $217,810 | $0 | $217,810 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $120,404 | $182,152 | -$61,748 | $113,646 | – | $113,646 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $452,849
- of which government grants
- $43,724
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $34
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $266,819
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $128,632
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $143,324
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15
- Accounting fees
- $2,075
- Travel
- $334
- Program services (functional)
- $371,036
- Management and general (functional)
- $52,909
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,206
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $217,810
- Total assets, end of year
- $243,542
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $243,542
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $243,542
- Gross receipts
- $452,883
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- KY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA GURREN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| BILL SHORY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIA MINOTTI | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| R JONATHAN RAYMON | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHANNON COGAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL HAWKINS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HAGERTY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREL MALLORY | President Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS MCGARVEY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FREDDIE BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DESIRE HOYT | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT KUMMER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN REYNOLDS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY MICHAEL DAUNHAUER | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA GURREN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| BILL SHORY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALI HAMMOND | Vice President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIA MINOTTI | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| R JONATHAN RAYMON | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHANNON COGAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAM CORBETT | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN SELVAGGI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL HAWKINS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BERTA WEYENBERG | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HAGERTY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREL MALLORY | President Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS MCGARVEY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FREDDIE BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DESIRE HOYT | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT KUMMER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA GURREN | Executive Dir. | 40 | $72,933 |
| BILL SHORY | Director | 2 | $0 |
| ALI HAMMOND | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| JULIA MINOTTI | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| R JONATHAN RAYMON | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| SHANNON COGAN | Director | 2 | $0 |
| SAM CORBETT | Director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN SELVAGGI | Director | 2 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL HAWKINS | Director | 2 | $0 |
| BERTA WEYENBERG | Director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HAGERTY | Director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREL MALLORY | President | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS MCGARVEY | Director | 2 | $0 |
| FREDDIE BROWN | Director | 2 | $0 |
| DESIRE HOYT | Director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT KUMMER | Director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS MCGARVEY | Director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 725 S FLOYD ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40203-2337
- In care of
- % LEIGH ANNE BURKE-SCHAAD
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARIA GURREN, 725 S FLOYD ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
- Signed the 990
- LAUREL MALLORY, President
- Phone
- (502) 974-4332
- Return prepared by
- R Jonathan Raymon
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FREE BOOKS TO LOUISVILLE CHILDREN IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER A LOVE OF READING AND PREPARE THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN. WE BELIEVE THAT BY IMPROVING EARLY EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIFELONG SUCCESS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY KIDS.
Program accomplishments
- THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE, INC. SUPPORTS THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY BY RAISING FUNDS TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND TO DISTRIBUTE THEM TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN METRO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. THE PROJECT BEGAN WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LOUISVILLE AND HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 450,000 BOOKS. THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN IN EIGHT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ZIP CODES. THE PROJECT BEGAN IN 2017. THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN LATE 2019 TO SERVE AS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT CARRYING OUT THIS MISSION. IN 2023 BROADENED SCOPE TO SERVE ALL CHILDREN WITHIN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. IT WILL RAISE FUNDS FROM DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS. THIS PROJECT FURTHERS THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND IS THE ORGANIZATION'S ONLY PROJECT. THUS, 100 OF OUR TIME IS ALLOCATED TO IT.Expenses $371,036
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-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-4425056
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B92)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $243,542
- Income (IRS master file)
- $452,883
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $452,883 | $427,151 | $243,542 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $406,159 | $301,995 | $217,810 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $120,404 | $182,152 | $113,646 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-4425056).
Questions about IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC
- What is the EIN of IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC is 84-4425056.
- Is IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE 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 IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE 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 IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE 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 IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARIA GURREN.
- Who are the officers and directors of IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $452,883, expenses of $427,151 and total assets of $243,542 at year end.
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