Kimberling Area Library Assoc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The organization's mission and primary exempt purpose is educational in nature, providing library and related services and programs for residents and visitors within a 25 mile radius of Kimberling City, Missouri.
- Income
- $291,794
- Spending
- $116,576
- Spent on programs
- 66%
- Reserves
- -34.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 46%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 111
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 60% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 38% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1566% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $69,006 spent. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/25, THE LIBRARY WAS OPEN 312 DAYS UTILIZING 113 VOLUNTEERS. 14,909 PATRONS WERE SERVED WITH 39,100 ITEMS LENT WHICH INCLUDED 13,550 E-BOOKS AND 571 PAPERBACKS. DURING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR, THE SOUND GARDEN MURALS WERE PREPARED FOR PAINTING AND SAIL SHADES WERE INSTALLED FOR USE BY CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL UPCOMING PLANS FOR ENHANCING THE GARDEN WITH OTHER SENSORY ITEMS.
- $4,637 spent. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES SPACE FOR SPECIAL INTEREST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR MASTER GARDENING CLUB 150 PARTICIPANTS), QUILTING FOR RETREATS AS WELL AS MONTHLY GUILD MEETINGS (50 PARTICIPANTS FOR MONTHLY MEETINGS AND 120 FOR YEARLY RETREATS), BOOK CLUBS, EMBROIDERY GUILD, ART GUILD MEETINGS AS WELL AS YEARLY EVENTS, LEARNING ON WEDNESDAYS (A PROGRAM LED BY LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ABOUT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AS WELL AS TRAVEL TALKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 160 PARTICIPANTS) AND A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE FOR ANNIVERSARIES, BIRTHDAYS AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS. THE LIBRARY ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING GRANTS FOR MUCH NEEDED SERVICES BY OFFERING SPACE FOR THEIR YEARLY HOME TOUR EVENT WHICH PROVIDES OVER $30,000 FOR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS GRANT RECIPIENTS.
- $3,790 spent. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES FREE WIFI TO RESIDENTS AND VACATIONERS 24 HOURS PER DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK.THE LIBRARY HAS 7 (SEVEN) DEDICATED COMPUTERS FOR PATRONS USE, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, FOR INTERNET ACCESS, WORD PROCESSING AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS. THERE ARE ALSO TWO COMPUTERS DEDICATED TO CATALOG SEARCHES FOR BOTH PRINT AND NON-PRINT MATERIAL AS THE LIBRARY PARTICIPATES IN THE E-BOOK PROGRAM. THERE WERE 826 PATRONS WHO USED THE WIFI/INTERNET SERVICES LAST YEAR.
Source: Form 990 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 October 1994.
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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