Friends of the Clarence Public Library Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200931709
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Clarence, NY, USA
Phone
7166349041
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,357
Expenses
$13,683
Assets
$54,285

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BEVERLY EBERZ (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BEVERLY EBERZ (PRESIDENT)
  • JACQUELINE WARGALA (VICE PRESIDE)
  • MARY JO QUIGLEY (SECRETARY)

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

To assist the funding of the clarence public library

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide funds for the office operations, maintenance, general operations and special programs that benefit all users of the public library in a town of 25,000 residents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.6%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 44.6%; rating input score 45

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.97; rating input score 80; 80th 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: -7.3% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.6% of revenue deployed · 44.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.