Butler County Federated Library System

Analysis

Butler County Federated Library System is a registered charity in United States, based in Butler, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1989, 37 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, Butler County Federated Library System reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $874k to $1.0m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. 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, Butler County Federated Library System sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhode Island Manufacturing Institute ($1.0m), Woodcreek High School Timberwolf Boosters ($1.0m) and Lau Health Foundation Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $48k. At year end it held assets of $285k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $265k. It reported 4 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.