Jackson County Public Library

Analysis

Jackson County Public Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Ripley, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2023, Jackson County Public Library reported income of $539k and spending of $535k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $538k to $539k (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jackson County Public Library sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Puppeteers of America Inc ($539k), Big Dance Theater Inc ($539k) and U N C a Award Committee Inc ($538k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $280k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $368k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 17 employees.