Barker Public Library

Analysis

Barker Public Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Barker, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1959, 67 years ago. 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, Barker Public Library reported income of $95k and spending of $94k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $306k to $95k (-69%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Barker Public Library sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($95k), Stroudsburg Islamic Center Inc ($95k) and Texas 4-H ($95k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $248k, net assets of $876k.