Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 043103182
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
- Location
- Quincy, MA, USA
- Phone
- 6173761312
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $65,150
- Expenses
- $48,871
- Assets
- $33,560
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
14 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JENNIFER SAMMONS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CATHERINE LYNDE (SECRETARY)
- ERIN KOSTIGEN (DIRECTOR)
- NADINE STEFFAN (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Form 990-ez, part iii, primary exempt purpose - assist in maintaining the thomas crane public library including but not limited to raising funds to support special projects, securing materials which are beyond the city provided budget, recruiting volunteers, promoting awareness of the library resources to the community, and performing other services the executive board and library deem desirable for the benefit of the thomas crane public library and its patrons.
What it reported doing in 2024
Form 990-ez, part iii, line 29, program service accomplishments: educational and cultural activities are provided for adults, children, and teens including book readings, movies, live entertainment and lessons. Activities included: - funded passes to 15 area museums, zoos, and cultural institutions. - funded 101 adult programs with a total of 2,195 attendees including large after hours community events, historical lectures, a concert series, new local history/genealogy programming, and a bilingual enlish/chinese book group. - funded 53 teen programs with a total of 406 attendees including an author talk, retro video gaming, craft programs, and an anime club. - funded a total of 333 children's programs with a total of 10,547 attendees including craft supplies for year-long staff-led programs/story times, and a new tween programming series. - funded 91 makerspace programs with a total of 866 attendees.
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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 67.4%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 89.9%; rating input score 90
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 25%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 37; 37th 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: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 67.4% of revenue deployed · 89.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $44K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.