Friends of the Piedmont Avenue Library
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PIEDMONT AVENUE BRANCH LIBRARY
- Income
- $61,704
- Spending
- $6,063
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (4)
- $5,877 spent. FUNDED PROGRAMMING IN HEALTH, WELLNESS AND ARTS FOR 432 PEOPLE.
- FUNDED FOOD AND SNACKS FOR 10 COMMUNITY SAFETY EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY.
- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FULL ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION.
- THE PIEDMONT AVENUE BRANCH LIBRARY IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. OPERATING OUT OF A TEMPORARY 1,900-SQUARE-FOOT MODULAR UNIT ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GROUNDS, OUR LIBRARY'S PROGRAMS ATTRACT OVERWHELMING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT FAR EXCEEDS OUR PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT. SADLY, THE SPATIAL LIMITS COMPROMISE STUDENT ACCESS, FORCING VISITING ELEMENTARY CLASSES TO SPLIT IN HALF: 50% OF THE CHILDREN FLOOD THE STACKS AND THE REST WAIT OUTSIDE FOR THEIR TURN TO BROWSE BOOKS AND RECEIVE LIBRARIAN SUPPORT. OVERWHELMING DEMAND ALSO ROUTINELY PUSHES VITAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING OUTDOORS. FOR EXAMPLE, EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, OVER 125 CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS PACK A 400-SQUARE-FOOT ASPHALT PATCH ON A TARP FOR TODDLER STORYTIME AND STAY-AND-PLAY, MAKING FAMILY LITERACY, ARTS, AND HEALTH PROGRAMS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON GOOD WEATHER. WITH NO MUNICIPAL CAPITAL FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY OF OAKLAND, THE FRIENDS OF THE PIEDMONT AVENUE LIBRARY IS LAUNCHING A TARGETED CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO PARTNER WITH FOUNDATIONS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DONORS. INVESTMENT WILL BUILD A PERMANENT, STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY, TRANSFORMING AN OVERFLOWING NEIGHBORHOOD HUB INTO A MODERN ANCHOR FOR YOUTH LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC WELLNESS.
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 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 December 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 2020.
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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