Albuquerque Public Library Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

The Albuquerque Public Library Foundation provides a system-wide Event Guide, which is published three times a year, and support for the library system email communications. Beginning Birding Kits - The City of Albuquerque's Open Space Division and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service are bringing Beginning Birding Kits to The Public Library, Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. This effort is spearheaded by Open Space Coordinator / Education Supervisor Jessica Sapunar Jursich, supported by Fish and Wildlife and by the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation. This is a wonderful opportunity for our community members and their families to begin exploring the natural world from their own neighborhoods. The kits also include resources for exploring beyond our own backyards and taking advantage of the citys wonderful open spaces.Career Online High School - Career Online High School (COHS) is an online high school diploma and career certification program available through the New Mexico State Library and supported locally by the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation. This program offers free enrollment to residents of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County who are at least 19-years-old, have successfully completed 8th grade, and wish to earn their high school diploma. Applicants who successfully complete an online self-assessment and prerequisite course, followed by an in-person interview, will be considered for enrollment. Career Online High School pairs each student with an online academic coach, who provides the student with an individual career path, offers ongoing guidance, evaluates performance and connects the student with the resources needed to master the courses. Students will be given up to 18 months to complete the program. Successful graduates will earn a high school diploma and a career certification through an accredited high school.Community Baby Showers - New and expectant parents join the library staff and up to 20 community partners to learn more about services and programs available to young families. Partners include representatives from home visiting organizations, qualified personnel to teach the correct installation of car seats, health and wellness resources and, of course, library staff who emphasize the importance of reading to all children and who provide resources for families. The events are held in the Spring and Fall each year. Locations vary.Early Literacy Centers and Literacy Kits - Eleven branch libraries house Early Literacy Centers and most libraries circulate Early Literacy Kits. The Early Literacy Centers provide the perfect space for very young children to play and explore. The child sized furniture and shelving invite children to pick up board books and picture books and to play with developmentally appropriate toys. The toys are selected to improve skills: manipulatives for sorting and classifying and blocks for building and exploring shape, size and balance. Each Literacy Kit nurtures literacy in the home through the five Every Child Ready to Read themes: talking, reading, writing, singing and playing. The kits include a variety of age-appropriate books, games, puzzles, and toys selected to support parents preparing children to learn to read. A tip sheet for parents is included. Response is so robust that additional kits are provided each year. Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) Story Times and Workshops - Pre-school Story Time, Music and Movement Story Time, Baby and Toddler Story Time all promote a love of reading, encourage interaction and group participation and support reading comprehension. The Foundation provides materials used in this programming such as board books, musical instruments, and early literacy toys. Parachutes, tunnels and puppets are popular enhancements to the programs.ECRR Workshops are presented to parents and caregivers of young children at public libraries and at other community locations such as APS Even Start Program, the YDI Pre-K Program and City Pre-Kindergartens. These

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 45.6%; rating input score 46
• Program expense ratio: 71.7%; rating input score 72
• Fundraising efficiency: $18.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 62.1%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.48; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings