Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$377,465

Total expenses

$377,339

Contributions and grants received

$342,345

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$626

Other revenue

$34,494

Total assets, end of year

$2,492,031

Total liabilities, end of year

$420

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,491,611

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$176,104

Management and general expenses

$173,691

Fundraising expenses

$27,544

Program service expenses (Part III)

$176,104

Program services were 46.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE NORTH WALES AREA LIBRARY IS AN AWARD-WINNING LIBRARY, EARNING THE PA FORWARD GOLD STAR DESIGNATION. THIS ACHIEVEMENT DEMONSTRATES THE LIBRARY'S PERFORMANCE THAT MEASURES DEVIATION FROM THE AVERAGE IN LIBRARY VISITS, CIRCULATION, PROGRAM ATTENDANCE, AND PUBLIC INTERNET USAGE. THE MISSION OF THE NWAL IS SHARING INFORMATION AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. THE LIBRARY IS A COMMUNITY CENTER SERVING THE NORTH PENN REGION. NWAL CONTINUES TO EXPAND SERVICES TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES TO FOSTER LIFE-LONG LEARNING. NORTH WALES AREA LIBRARY OFFERS A COMBINATION OF VIRTUAL AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PATRONS TO BECOME ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE LIBRARY WEBSITE, WWW,NORTHWALESLIBRARY.ORG HAS RESOURCES FOR ALL AGES WHICH CAN BE VISITED FROM ANY LOCATION. E-RESOURCES INCLUDE MANGO (A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE), THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, TUMBLEBOOKS, EBOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND MUCH MORE. NWAL PARTNERS WITH MANY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GARDENING CLUBS, YOGA, MARTIAL ARTS, MUSIC, ART, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE LIBRARY'S AEGIS. IN ADDITION, NWAL OFFERS PUBLIC USE OF A COLLECTION IN EXCESS OF 51,000 PRINT AND OVER 33,000 ELECTRONIC ITEMS, ACCESS TO HOLDINGS OF OTHER PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARIES THROUGH INTER-LIBRARY LOAN, E-LITERATURE, ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY, AND LITERACY AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES. 13 PUBLIC ACCESS COMPUTERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY USE. PRINTING, COPYING AND FAX SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE. AN ESTIMATED 4,000 QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED YEARLY BY LIBRARY STAFF. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, THE LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IT PROVIDES CURRICULUM SUPPORT FOR AREA SCHOOLS AND HAS DISTRIBUTED FREE FOOD TO STUDENTS IN THE NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE USDA/PA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUMMER FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM. ABINGTON LANSDALE HOSPITAL - JEFFERSON, EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER MONTGOMERY, THE VNA FOUNDATION AND MANNA ON MAIN STREET HAVE WORKED WITH THE LIBRARY TO CREATE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS RELATING TO HEALTH ISSUES AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. SUPPORT FOR HEATH AND STEM PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE VNA, MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER COUNTY AND MERCK FOUNDATIONS. WE ALSO WORK WITH MERCY GWYNEDD UNIVERSITY AND A-TYPICALLY AMAZING KIDS.NWAL HOSTS BLOOD DRIVES FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, SPONSORS SEMINARS ON MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY PLANNING THROUGH THE APPRISE PROGRAM OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING, AND OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE TO MINOR OFFENDERS THROUGH THE DISTRICT COURT. TWO COMMUNITY ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING AND PUBLIC USE. THE LIBRARY SERVES OVER 17,000 MEMBERS. THE FACILITY IS SCHEDULED TO BE OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK AND OPERATES WITH OVER 25 VOLUNTEERS AND TEN STAFF PEOPLE. GOVERNMENT FUNDING ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR 33% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE GENEROSITY OF ITS PATRONS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GRANTS IS VITAL FOR THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS.

  Expenses $176,104 · Revenue $21,140

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

17 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202513219349307186

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