Lewiston Public Library

Analysis

Lewiston Public Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewiston, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1953, 73 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 December 2023, Lewiston Public Library reported income of $450k and spending of $533k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $475k to $450k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lewiston Public Library sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pinnacol Foundation ($450k), Pipe Creek Christian School Incorporated ($450k) and Sit Stay Read Inc ($450k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $247k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.