Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202365661
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Amery, WI, USA
Phone
7156849668
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,271
Expenses
$14,419
Assets
$77,647

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARCIA KULBITSKI (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARCIA KULBITSKI (PRESIDENT)
  • SUE ALBRIGHT (VICE PRESIDE)
  • SANDRA STEVERMER (TREASURER)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the amery area public library foundation inc is to receive, administer and distribute contributions and accruals on behalf of the amery public library system. To raise monies and/or attract gifts for the amery area public library in ways that are enjoyable and involve the library community. To raise awreness of the library's role in our community by spending monies raised by the friends on library related community activities both on site, at the schools and in summer programs. To assist the amery area public librry board in special projects whenever requested, including providing money for various library projects, equipment, materials and actvities.

What it reported doing in 2025

The friends supported the amery woman's club "read to me program". Sponsored summer school programs at the amery public library, halloween scary walk-books, and gift for first baby during national book week as well as circulating books to the public and 40th anniversary events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.9%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.39; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $13K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.