Brooklyn Town Library Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222485591
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Brooklyn, CT, USA
Phone
8607740649
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$171,610
Expenses
$144,303
Assets
$307,859
Liabilities
$795

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WENDY HARRINGTON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KEN DYKSTRA (DIRECTOR)
  • BEVERLY SPINK (DIRECTOR)
  • DIANE WIMMER (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Association operates the public library for the town of brooklyn, Connecticut.

What it reported doing in 2024

Operation of the town of brooklyn public library.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.1%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.13; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $144K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.