Pinellas Public Library Cooperative Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. serves the communities in Pinellas County with the Administrative Office located in Clearwater. The Cooperative office provides coordination of activities, funding, and marketing services for member libraries. Special services offered by the Cooperative include the Pinellas Talking Book Library and the Deaf Literacy Center.
- Income
- $10.2 million
- Spending
- $10.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $130,752, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 September 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)
- $7.7 million spent. The Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. receives and disburses funds from county, local sources, and from governmental units to local libraries. Support to the participating libraries is made in proportion to each library's expenditures.
- $69,839 spent. The Pinellas Talking Book Library's (PTBL) mission is to encourage and support reading by providing free library services to residents for whom conventional print is a barrier. The PTBL is administered locally through the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. It is a free service to residents of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical or learning disabilities whether permanent or temporary. The PTBL provides recorded, Braille and large-print books and magazines as well as a collection of descriptive videos and players.
- $4,966 spent. The Deaf Literacy Center (DLC) is a countywide library-based adult literacy program for deaf and hard-of-hearing. This community program is a service of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. which serves the communities in Pinellas County, Florida by providing coordinated services for member libraries. The DLC program began as a response to the need to provide quality library services to the local Deaf community. The program is a countywide program with multiple sites that provide basic literacy and computer literacy, signed storytimes, special workshops, sign language classes, and book discussions for the Deaf.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 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 September 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 October 1990.
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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