Friends of the Mt Shasta Branch Library Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Support and management of the Public library.
- Income
- $188,434
- Spending
- $176,167
- Reserves
- 16.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Highest pay
- $69,088, library administrator
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- $1,982 spent. The library is open six hours per day and is visited by some 50 patrons per hour. In one year, 350 new library cards are issued, and 31,00 items are checked out. Public programs include Songs and Stories and puppet shows, afterschool art classes, three book clubs, a Lego club, an astronomy club, poetry workshops, documentary film showings, authors'' presentations, lectures, and artists' exhibits. Attendance at these groups varies and ranges from 10 to 60 (the maximum allowed in the building). All programs are free to the public. Staffing for programs is provided by paid staff and volunteers. Some presenters are paid by the Friends. Unique library offerings include a Garden Seed Exchange and a Musical Instrument collection for check-out. Other services offered include a free book cart, a large collection of "honor" books that can be checked out without a card, a sale room offering low cost used (donated) books, magazines and media and free children's books. A staff member offers a free class in online book ordering. The Friends support participation in the California Young Readers' Award program and paid $400 for books. The Summer Reading Program cost $375. Film licenses totaled $207; paid staff supervision in closed hours was approximately $1000 per year; staff program time during open hours is not accounted separately.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 May 2004.
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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