Dauphin County Library System

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231352317
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Phone
7172344961
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Libraries

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,390,259
Expenses
$8,832,326
Assets
$28,949,441
Liabilities
$2,722,538

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • YVETTE DAVIS (PRESIDENT)
  • FRANCIS CHARDO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RYAN MCCRORY JOINED 524 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • RYAN MCCRORY JOINED 524 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $79,986 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE KAZANJAN JOINED 924 (FINANCE DIRECTOR): $25,992 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Mission: the library builds community and transforms lives by connecting people, ideas, and opportunities. Vision: the library is the community's trusted partner for growth andconnection. Access to information and inspiration fuels a thriving

What it reported doing in 2024

Programming and outreach - programs for families and children are a core library service. The in-library and outreach programs are designed to encourage children to associate fun with learning and reading. In 2024, the library had 2,021 programs and outreach visits with 40,726 attendees throughout the year. In addition to the events, programming included the annual summer reading program, designed to keep children and adults actively engaged in reading and learning over the summer, early learning programs focused on math and science, movement and art, stepping stones to milestones, which is designed to encourage early learning by helping parents become a child's first teacher while instilling a love of reading for many others.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 76% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.6%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.9%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.28; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.2%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.6% of revenue deployed · 77.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $6.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $80K · 19 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $314K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.