Butler Area Public Library

Analysis

Butler Area Public Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Butler, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1951, 75 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, Butler Area Public Library reported income of $502k and spending of $903k, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $486k to $502k (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Butler Area Public Library sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millner Elderly Housing Inc ($502k), Little Sisters of the Poor of Greater Boston Inc ($503k) and U S Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund Inc ($502k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $300k. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 14 employees.