Wayne County Public Library Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH INFORMATION, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT LEARNING AND THE WORKPLACE; PROMOTE AN APPRECIATION OF OUR HISTORY AND DIVERSE CULTURES; AND OFFER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $396,487
- Spending
- $200,916
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 43.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 43.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 49% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 149% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% 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: 54 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
0 of 254 of 0 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give 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)
- $173,983 spent. ENRICHMENT FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING.
- $10,229 spent. THE WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, INC., ALONG WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LED TWO SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. FOUR YEARS AGO, EFFORTS WERE BEGUN TO PURCHASE A MOBILE LIBRARY FOR WAYNE COUNTY. THE MOBILE LIBRARY WAS FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION AS THE LEAD FUNDER ALONG WITH FUNDING FROM AN LSTA FEDERAL GRANT AND SOME FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY OF WAYNE. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF DELAYS FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF THE MOBILE LIBRARY THE DELIVERY TO THE LIBRARY WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2024. THE MOBILE LIBRARY IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART MERCEDES SPRINTER VAN WHICH INCLUDES A CANOPY FOR PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE. SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF THE VAN, THERE HAVE BEEN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING IN THE SUMMER AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED STOPS ALONG WITH STOPS FOR ADULTS. THE MOBILE LIBRARY SERVES TO REACH POPULATIONS WHO CANNOT ORDINARILY VISIT THE THREE COUNTY LIBRARIES. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDS FOR MATERIALS FOR THE MOBILE LIBRARY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE NEW PROGRAM, THE LEARNING STUDIO, FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN FROM GRADES 1-8 WITH DYSLEXIA, ADHD, AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARIES ALONG WITH PROGRAMMING IN THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING THE SUMMER THERE WAS A FREE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED FORTY-EIGHT IN THE WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO WERE BELOW GRADE LEVEL AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM CERTIFIED TUTORS IN A SUMMER PROGRAM. AN LSTA GRANT PAID FOR THE PROGRAMMING AND FURNITURE. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH PROVIDED SPACE THAT WAS UPFITTED FOR THE TUTORING WITH WAS HELD IN THE CHURCH OVER AN EIGHT- WEEK PERIOD IN THE SUMMER OF 2024. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FOR THE SUMMER AND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH TUTORING IN THE EVENINGS IN THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS WITH CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN THE EVENINGS MONDAY- THURSDAY FOR TWO HOURS EACH EVENING. THE FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDED THE STEEL SHADE STRUCTURE IN THE BILL SMITH LEARNING GARDEN WHICH WAS DEDICATED IN OCTOBER 2024. IN THE GARDEN VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, MINDFULNESS, AGRICULTURE, AND MORE. SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WERE HELD IN THE GARDEN. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED THE CREATIVE AGING PROGRAM FOR PATRONS OVER AGE 55 WHICH INCLUDED A WATERCOLOR ART CLASS, LINE DANCING, QUILLING ,AND MEMOIR WRITING. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STAFF MEMBERS WORKING ON MASTER'S IN LIBRARY SCIENCE DEGREES ALONG WITH INTERNSHIPS FOR THE LOCAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT THE LIBRARY.
- THE WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, INC., ALONG WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LED TWO SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. FOUR YEARS AGO, EFFORTS WERE BEGUN TO PURCHASE A MOBILE LIBRARY FOR WAYNE COUNTY. THE MOBILE LIBRARY WAS FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION AS THE LEAD FUNDER ALONG WITH FUNDING FROM AN LSTA FEDERAL GRANT AND SOME FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY OF WAYNE. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF DELAYS FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF THE MOBILE LIBRARY THE DELIVERY TO THE LIBRARY WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2024. THE MOBILE LIBRARY IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART MERCEDES SPRINTER VAN WHICH INCLUDES A CANOPY FOR PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE. SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF THE VAN, THERE HAVE BEEN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING IN THE SUMMER AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED STOPS ALONG WITH STOPS FOR ADULTS. THE MOBILE LIBRARY SERVES TO REACH POPULATIONS WHO CANNOT ORDINARILY VISIT THE THREE COUNTY LIBRARIES. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDS FOR MATERIALS FOR THE MOBILE LIBRARY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE NEW PROGRAM, THE LEARNING STUDIO, FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN FROM GRADES 1-8 WITH DYSLEXIA, ADHD, AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARIES ALONG WITH PROGRAMMING IN THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING THE SUMMER THERE WAS A FREE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED FORTY-EIGHT IN THE WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO WERE BELOW GRADE LEVEL AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM CERTIFIED TUTORS IN A SUMMER PROGRAM. AN LSTA GRANT PAID FOR THE PROGRAMMING AND FURNITURE. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH PROVIDED SPACE THAT WAS UPFITTED FOR THE TUTORING WITH WAS HELD IN THE CHURCH OVER AN EIGHT- WEEK PERIOD IN THE SUMMER OF 2024. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FOR THE SUMMER AND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH TUTORING IN THE EVENINGS IN THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS WITH CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN THE EVENINGS MONDAY- THURSDAY FOR TWO HOURS EACH EVENING. THE FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDED THE STEEL SHADE STRUCTURE IN THE BILL SMITH LEARNING GARDEN WHICH WAS DEDICATED IN OCTOBER 2024. IN THE GARDEN VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, MINDFULNESS, AGRICULTURE, AND MORE. SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WERE HELD IN THE GARDEN. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED THE CREATIVE AGING PROGRAM FOR PATRONS OVER AGE 55 WHICH INCLUDED A WATERCOLOR ART CLASS, LINE DANCING, QUILLING ,AND MEMOIR WRITING. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STAFF MEMBERS WORKING ON MASTER'S IN LIBRARY SCIENCE DEGREES ALONG WITH INTERNSHIPS FOR THE LOCAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT THE LIBRARY.
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 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 November 6, 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 June 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 May 1945.
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 November 4, 2026.
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