Friends of the Chino Valley Public Library
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT TO CHINO VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS, CHILDRENS BOOKS AND PATRONS' USE OF COPIER AND PRINTER PURCHASED WITH FRIENDS OF CHINO VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FUNDS. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS OF USED BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND SALE OF DONATED BOOKS AND USE OF COPIER AND PRINTER AVAILABLE AT A NOMINAL USAGE FEE TO ALL PATRONS.
- Income
- $52,419
- Spending
- $68,678
- Reserves
- 52.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 62%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 52.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 31% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 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 (1)
- $68,105 spent. FUNDS PROVIDED BY SALES OF DONATED, USED BOOKS, MAGAZINES, CD AND AUDIO RECORDINGS. NO GRANTS WERE RECEIVED. ONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES TO OFFSET PROGRAMS FOR LIBRARY PATRONS AND SUMMER CHILDRENS PROGRAMS. PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDED CHILDRENS PROGRAMS, BOOKS, REPLACEMENT OF BLINDS AND SHADES IN TEEN ROOM AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY ROOMS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 1985.
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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