Seal Harbor Library Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE SEAL HARBOR LIBRARY IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE THE JOY OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND READING AND TO OFFER A WELCOMING PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER AND SHARE EXPERIENCES.
- Income
- $50,419
- Spending
- $23,634
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $13,051 spent. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1891, THE SEAL HARBOR LIBRARY HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE YEAR-ROUND AND SEASONAL COMMUNITIES OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND. THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO ADD TO ITS COLLECTIONS OF THE LATEST BESTSELLER FICTION AND NONFICTION, LARGE PRINT, CHILDREN'S, YOUNG ADULT, AND LOCAL INTEREST TITLES. THERE ARE ALSO MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, DVDS, AND AUDIO BOOKS AVAILABLE TO BORROW AS WELL AS HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS.
- THE LIBRARY HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE VILLAGE OF SEAL HARBOR AS THE REPOSITORY FOR LOCAL HISTORICAL ITEMS. VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE AND CATALOG THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PATRONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACCEPTED AND PRESERVED. THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS DONATION OF TIME AND EXPERTISE FROM MANY VOLUNTEERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2023 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2023.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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