Nonprofit · EIN 93-1190983
LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,452,198 | $4,045,994 | -$593,796 | $28,892,350 | $943,955 | $27,948,395 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,966,805 | $3,828,557 | -$861,752 | $27,687,284 | $1,306,405 | $26,380,879 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,838,240
- of which government grants
- $74,135
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $613,907
- Other revenue
- $51
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,792,383
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $180,171
- Other salaries and wages
- $450,902
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $782,711
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $54,340
- Occupancy
- $53,871
- Depreciation
- $1,649
- Program services (functional)
- $3,479,157
- Management and general (functional)
- $458,504
- Fundraising (functional)
- $108,333
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $27,687,284
- Total assets, end of year
- $28,892,350
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $943,955
- Net assets, end of year
- $27,948,395
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,772
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,677,801
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,923,123
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,025,272
- Gross receipts
- $3,452,198
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAN LOVE CENTERWALL | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $127,308 | $19,329 |
| BRAD THIES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KORI ALLEN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL J KELLY JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER GALEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY GRUENBERG WRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKA ARNERICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BARNARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE S CAHILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIAU YEN CHIN-DENNIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN COLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YONETTE FINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE JARVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN JOSEPHSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKA MALONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONJA MCKENZIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA BEJARANO MUIRHEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY ONO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF SCHERER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID L VERNIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERRIS SUMRALL | EXECUTIVE DIR. (THRU 3/2024) Officer | 55.5 | $146,302 | $46,715 |
| BRAD THIES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KORI ALLEN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL J KELLY JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER GALEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY GRUENBERG WRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKA ARNERICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIAU YEN CHIN-DENNIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN COLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE JARVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN JOSEPHSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONJA MCKENZIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY ONO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DILIP RATNAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SCHERER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID L VERNIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN LOVE CENTERWALL | EXECUTIVE DIR. (FROM 2/2024) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 620 SW 5TH AVE STE 1025, PORTLAND, OR 97204-1437
- In care of
- % BRADLEY THIES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAN LOVE CENTERWALL, 620 SW FIFTH AVENUE 1025, PORTLAND, OR 97204
- Signed the 990
- DAN LOVE CENTERWALL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (503) 223-4008
- Website
- WWW.LIBRARYFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GARY MCGEE & CO LLP
Mission
THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATES A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN BY SUPPORTING, EXPANDING AND ADVOCATING FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY'S INNOVATIVE AND GROUNDBREAKING WORK. GIFTS, LARGE AND SMALL, MAKE THIS WORK POSSIBLE.
Program accomplishments
- EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS THAT MOTIVATED FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER REACHED MORE THAN 100,000 BABIES, YOUNG CHILDREN AND PARENTS. ENGAGING BOOKS, PARENT EDUCATION, AND STORYTIMES ENABLED PARENTS TO BECOME THEIR CHILD'S FIRST, BEST, AND MOST PERMANENT TEACHER. EVERY CHILD A READER REACHED 31,000 YOUNG CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS, SENDING BOOKS HOME IN 30 LANGUAGES, MOTIVATING FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER AT HOME. STORYTIMES REACHED 52,000 CHILDREN AND PARENTS AT LIBRARY LOCATIONS, OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND AT HOME. THE WIC PARTNERSHIP REACHED 20,000 LOW-INCOME MOMS AND CHILDREN WITH LITERACY EDUCATION. DIA DE LOS NINOS ENGAGED 5,000 CHILDREN AND PARENTS WITH BILINGUAL LITERACY PROGRAMS. THE NEW PARENT PROGRAM SENT 4,900 NEWBORNS AND PARENTS HOME WITH LITERACY EDUCATION AND AN INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY SERVICES.Expenses $530,868 · grants $530,868
- SCHOOL-AGE LITERACY PROGRAMS REACHED ALL K-12 STUDENTS IN 7 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH BOOKS AND PROGRAMS THAT CEMENT READING SKILLS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. SUMMER READING ENGAGED NEARLY 90,000 CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH A FUN INTERACTIVE GAME. LIBRARY CONNECT CONNECTED 115,000 STUDENTS TO LIBRARY SERVICES, INCLUDING RESEARCH CONTENT, HOMEWORK HELP AND TUTORING SUPPORT. 21,000 CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN MORE THAN 30 LANGUAGES WENT HOME WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THROUGH OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING 300 SITES AT PARKS, FREE LUNCH LOCATIONS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.Expenses $342,770 · grants $342,770
- BUILDING PROJECTS - IN 2020, MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY LAUNCHED A 6-YEAR BUILDING PLAN TO MEET THE 21ST CENTURY NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY BUILDING OR EXPANDING 8 LIBRARIES, INCREASING OUR SYSTEM'S SPACE BY NEARLY 60%. THIS YEAR, HOLGATE, MIDLAND, AND NORTH PORTLAND LIBRARIES REOPENED, WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND TEENS ACCESSING CUTTING-EDGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND INTERACTIVE SPACES MADE POSSIBLE BY DONORS TO THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION. SUPPORT THIS YEAR INCLUDED: INTERACTIVE EARLY LEARNING SPACES ($1,055,500); FLEXIBLE STEAM EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS ($89,026); DEDICATED SPACES FOR TEENS TO STUDY, GATHER, AND CONNECT ($39,179); A SECURE OUTDOOR CHILDREN'S GARDEN AT EAST COUNTY LIBRARY ($100,000).Expenses $1,286,103 · grants $1,286,103
- LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS REACHED MORE THAN 30,000 TEENS, ADULTS AND SENIORS LAST YEAR, WITH FREE ARTS, CULTURAL, AND HUMANITIES PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EVERYBODY READS, A COMMUNITY-WIDE READING PROGRAM TRANSFORMED HOW STUDENTS AND ADULTS EXPERIENCE READING, WRITING, AND THE WRITTEN WORD. ($180,118); SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND LOCATIONS. ($152,524); ADVOCACY SUPPORT FOR FUTURE LIBRARY BALLOT MEASURE ($300,000); STAFF TIME AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ($686,774).Expenses $1,319,416 · grants $632,642
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-1190983
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $28,892,350
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,452,198
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,452,198 | $4,045,994 | $28,892,350 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,966,805 | $3,828,557 | $27,687,284 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,774,861 | $2,489,118 | $26,409,312 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 93-1190983).
Questions about LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY
- What is the EIN of LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY is 93-1190983.
- Is LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY 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 LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAN LOVE CENTERWALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,308 (DAN LOVE CENTERWALL, EXECUTIVE DIR.).
- How much revenue does LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,452,198, expenses of $4,045,994 and total assets of $28,892,350 at year end.
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