Nonprofit · EIN 91-6037706
FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $281,670 | $257,760 | $23,910 | $295,321 | $12,475 | $282,846 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $211,863 | $226,744 | -$14,881 | $271,802 | $12,866 | $258,936 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $90,980
- Membership dues
- $4,800
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,296
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $185,394
- Other revenue
- $185,394
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $136,528
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $156,404
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,131
- Occupancy
- $26,101
- Travel
- $3,804
- Program services (functional)
- $234,784
- Management and general (functional)
- $22,976
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $271,802
- Total assets, end of year
- $295,321
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,475
- Net assets, end of year
- $282,846
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $281,108
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,738
- Gross unrelated business income
- $31,127
- Gross receipts
- $361,511
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1942
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nandini Rao | Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mason Pashia | Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Krithiga Annamalai | Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Amy VanderZanden | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ben Thompson | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Zuzu Tang | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Julio Rodriguez Vazquez | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jada Pock | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Wendy Overton | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Devon O'Neill | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Rachael Moss | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kim Nguyen Love | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Bur Davis | Trustee(Jan-Oct) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Alex Cates | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Calicia Carson | Secretary(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Abraham | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Mary Kilgariff Weese | Co-Secretary(Jan-Oct)/Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Monish Shah | Co-Secretary(Jan-Oct)/Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Sarina Tewari | Vice President(Jan-Oct)/Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lo | Trustee(Jan-Oct)/Vice President(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Angel Sauls | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jada Pock | Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lo | Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Smadar Ben-Natan | Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Aisling Herron | Trustee(Jan-Oct) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Tatiana Cooke | Trustee(Jan-Oct) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Beck Hallmann | Trustee(Jan-Oct) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Danielle Lail | Trustee(Jan-Oct) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Amanda Nguyen-Axton | Trustee(Jan-Oct) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ben Thompson | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Zuzu Tang | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Julio Rodriguez Vazquez | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Wendy Overton | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Devon O'Neill | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Rachael Moss | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kim Nguyen Love | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Bur Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Alex Cates | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lauren Abraham | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Monish Shah | Trustee(Jan-Oct)/Co-Secretary(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Mary Kilgariff Weese | Secretary(Jan-Oct)/Co-Secretary(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Sarina Tewari | Trustee(Jan-Oct)/Vice President(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Angel Sauls | Vice-President(Jan-Oct)/President(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Amy VanderZanden | President(Jan-Oct)/Trustee(Nov-Dec) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1000 4TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98104-1109
- In care of
- % LAUREN ABRAHAM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Angel Sauls, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
- Signed the 990
- Lauren Abraham, Treasurer
- Phone
- (206) 733-9015
- Website
- www.friendsofspl.org
- Return prepared by
- Emily Miller
Mission
The Friends of the Seattle Public Library's mission is to elevate the Library and inspire the love of reading in our communities.
Program accomplishments
- Distribution of free book bags to children receiving their first library cards, providing service items (headphones and USB drives) for distribution to Library patrons, and other Library projects and programs.Expenses $47,132
- The Friends of the Seattle Public Library operates the FriendShop, a gift store located in the Central Branch of The Seattle Public Library. The FriendShop acts as an ambassador for The Seattle Public Library, selling used books and gift items that celebrate reading and support the Library's mission of bringing people, information, and ideas together to enrich lives and build community. The FriendShop sells custom-designed items related to The Seattle Public Library, such as t-shirts and book bags. The FriendShop also sells memberships to The Friends of the Seattle Public Library and disseminates information about the Friends. An additional used book store, located in a community known to be a book desert, operates to further The Friends' mission by making books more accessible to this community.Expenses $173,111 · revenue $154,267
- The Friends of the Seattle Public Library advocate on behalf of The Seattle Public Library. The Friends educate and inform its members, library patrons and the greater Seattle community about the Library, its services and the issues that it faces. The Friends support the Library's efforts to create lifelong readers through its Books For Teachers program. Through its surplus book program, the Friends gave books to community organizations in Seattle, including food banks, health clinics, homeless shelters, children's programs, education organizations, and many others.Expenses $14,541 · revenue $4,800
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 | Not 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
- 91-6037706
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B71I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $295,321
- Income (IRS master file)
- $361,511
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $281,670 | $257,760 | $295,321 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $211,863 | $226,744 | $271,802 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $195,943 | $200,280 | $286,168 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 91-6037706).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY is 91-6037706.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE 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 OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Angel Sauls.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $281,670, expenses of $257,760 and total assets of $295,321 at year end.
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