Friends of the Sandwich Public Library Inc

Analysis

Friends of the Sandwich Public Library Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandwich, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1984, 42 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, Friends of the Sandwich Public Library Inc reported income of $60k and spending of $48k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $57k to $60k (+5.9%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of the Sandwich Public Library Inc sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia City Band Booster Club ($60k), Colchester Football Boosters Association Incorporated ($60k) and Arcanum Athletic Boosters Inc ($60k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 7.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $263k against liabilities of $95, net assets of $263k.