Howland Public Library

Analysis

Howland Public Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Beacon, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Howland Public Library reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Howland Public Library sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York Technical College Foundation Inc ($1.4m), Empowerk12 Inc ($1.4m) and Logos Classical Academy Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $722k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $466k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 25 employees.