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Bentleyville Public Library

EIN 25-1302345 · Bentleyville, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

BENTLEYVILLE LIBRARY PROVIDES SERVICE TO OVER 9,500 BORROWERS OF BOOKS AND COMPUTER ACCESS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013....

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 27.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
9 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5
Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$192,296 spent. BENTLEYVILLE LIBRARY PROVIDES SERVICE TO OVER 9,500 BORROWERS OF BOOKS AND COMPUTER ACCESS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017..... AS A FREE LIBRARY, BPL GRANTS ACCESS TO OVER 200,000 ITEMS THROUGH THE WASHINGTON LIBRARY NETWORK. THESE RESOURCES INCLUDE REFERENCE MATERIALS, BOOKS, PERIODICALS, TO BE USED AT HOME OR IN THE SPACE AT THE LIBRARY....
BPL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO MEMBERS OF EVERY AGE AND STATUS. IT HOSTS STORYTIMES & VARIOUS STUDES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TOPICS ARE DEPENDENT ON THE REQUESTS AND INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND EVERY ASPECT OF GROWTH FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT....
BPL RECOGNIZES THE INFLUENCE TECHNOLOGY HAS ON TODAYS ENVIROMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CURRENT EQUIPMENT. BPL UPGRADES NET-WORKS AND HARDWARE WHEN NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST EFFECTIVE RESOURCES POSSIBLE. BPL HAS ACCESS TO MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY KITS THROUGH THE WLN, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN FIELDS AS ROBOTICS, AT NO COST TO PATRONS......

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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