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Community Library Association Inc Ketchum Sun Valley & Triumph

EIN 82-0290944 · Ketchum, ID

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood81 out of 100GovernanceStrong94 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The Community Library brings information, ideas, and individuals together to enhance the cultural life of the community.

Income
$5.3 million
Spending
$5.5 million
Spent on programs
58%
Reserves
13.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 90%
Employees
63
Volunteers
64
Highest pay
$200,223, executive director

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

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    58% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 31 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

Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 16 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    9 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $2.3 million spent. General circulation: The Community Library Association provides access to books and learning materials for anyone, for free. The circulating collection includes more than 80,000 physical items and also a wide range of digital resources, including online databases, platforms, and streaming services. In this fiscal year, the door count 121,681 visitors. More than 138,000 items were circulated. The digital branch of the Library was accessed more than 350,000 times.
  2. $452,276 spent. The Community Library provides free educational programs to both adults and children. The total number of programs presented is an average of 14 per week, across all departments. This is more than 700 programs annually. These programs include lectures, author readings, school programs and field trips, story times, technology tutorials, a summer reading program, and community book clubs, as well as a 3-day reading summit for early literacy teachers. Many of these educational programs also are available virtually. More than 17,000 individuals (total program count) participated in free educational programming in this fiscal year. During this fiscal year, the Library also launched a new year-round bookmobile. (Continued on Schedule O)In addition, the Library presented the fourth annual Sun Valley Early Literacy Summit, a three-day professional development opportunity for K-3 teachers from around southern Idaho. Fifty teachers participated, and another 50+ alumni from previous years participated in the alumni day of continued education.
  3. $375,906 spent. The Community Library serves as a regional history hub for Central Idaho. The Library's Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History houses a collection of more than 10,000 photographs, 500 oral histories, 2,000 books, as well as maps, documents, three-dimensional objects, and ephemera. It includes a special Ernest Hemingway collection pertaining to the author's extensive time spent in the Sun Valley area. It also is responsible for the stewardship of the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve. The Center for Regional History is used by professional and amateur scholars, students, and visitors to study the history of Ketchum and Sun Valley, and Central Idaho generally. (Continued on Schedule O)In July of 2023, we opened the Wood River Museum of History and Culture as the exhibit space for the Center for Regional History. It includes five exhibit galleries. In this fiscal year, more than 22,000 (door count) visitors came to the Museum.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1957.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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