Girard Free Library

Analysis

Girard Free Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Girard, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Girard Free Library reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $873k to $1.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Girard Free Library sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of South Central Nebraska Inc ($1.1m), Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo Inc ($1.1m) and United Way of Kenosha County ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 22 employees.