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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LIBRARY SYSTEM OF LANCASTER COUNTY.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,410,069
Total expenses
$4,975,853
Contributions and grants received
$5,199,983
Grants paid
$1,949,569
Program service revenue
$138,225
Investment income
$71,861
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,277,754
Total liabilities, end of year
$527,971
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,749,783
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,517,294
Management and general expenses
$435,317
Fundraising expenses
$23,242
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,517,294

Program services were 90.8% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $10,750

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,842,010

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $347,223

  • 2a · Program service revenue: E-RATE REVENUE

    total $138,088 · related or exempt $138,088

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BOOKMOBILE FINES

    total $137 · related or exempt $137

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $71,861 · excluded $71,861

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,949,569 · program services $1,949,569

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $128,913 · program services $105,930 · management and general $21,444 · fundraising $1,539

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,056,199 · program services $867,897 · management and general $175,689 · fundraising $12,613

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $50,363 · program services $43,518 · management and general $6,342 · fundraising $503

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $134,699 · program services $116,390 · management and general $16,962 · fundraising $1,347

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $102,797 · program services $88,824 · management and general $12,945 · fundraising $1,028

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $624 · management and general $624

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $141,838 · management and general $141,838

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,725 · management and general $2,725

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $316 · management and general $316

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $74,856 · program services $74,856

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,040 · program services $13,716 · management and general $1,176 · fundraising $148

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $362,179 · program services $348,370 · management and general $11,626 · fundraising $2,183

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $109,550 · program services $96,185 · management and general $12,382 · fundraising $983

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,203 · program services $4,729 · management and general $474

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $34,258 · program services $29,861 · management and general $4,292 · fundraising $105

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $41,856 · program services $33,485 · management and general $8,371

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,659 · program services $13,030 · management and general $1,511 · fundraising $118

  • 24a · Other expenses: COLLECTION EXPENSES

    total $492,192 · program services $478,616 · management and general $11,313 · fundraising $2,263

  • 24b · Other expenses: INTERLIBRARY LOAN COSTS

    total $123,802 · program services $123,802

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROPERTY AND VEHICLES

    total $70,876 · program services $65,177 · management and general $5,287 · fundraising $412

  • 24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY PROGRAMS

    total $63,339 · program services $63,339

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,162,387 · end of year $1,561,911

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $559,265 · end of year $109,647

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,842 · end of year $56,218

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,095,938

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $727,542

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $130,658 · end of year $368,396

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $980,943 · end of year $1,083,843

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $69,888 · end of year $97,739

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $105,599 · end of year $193,882

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $553,432 · end of year $241,068

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $73,470

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,607 · end of year $93,021

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,240,875 · end of year $2,749,783

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDE RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND EXPERTISE IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER TO AND WITH THE MEMBER LIBRARIES IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES

  • TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING NETWORK OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO 14 MEMBER PUBLIC LIBRARIES ON THE LANCASTER COUNTY SYSTEM, WHICH SERVES OVER 545,000 RESIDENTS. THE NETWORK OF SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE COLLECTION SERVICES, IT EQUIPMENT SUPPORT, PROVIDING YOUTH AND BUSINESS SPECIAL PROGRAMS, PROMOTING SERVICES AND PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 218,500 COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH LIBRARY CARDS WITH OVER 3,995,000 ITEMS BEING CHECKED OUT EACH YEAR. THE ONLINE CATALOG WHICH THE LIBRARY SYSTEM MAINTAINS INCLUDES OVER 939,900 LIBRARY HOLDINGS THAT ARE SHARED THROUGHOUTTHE COUNTY. THE LANCASTER COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM DATABASES ARE ACCESSEED REMOTELY FROM HOMES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS OR WORK. DIRECT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK OF TECHNOLOGY, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES TO MEET THE INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY. THE LIBRARY SYSTEM ENSURES THAT A NETWORK OF SUPPORT SERVICES IS PROVIDED TO MEMBER LIBRARIES.

    Expenses $4,517,294 · Grants $1,949,569 · Revenue $138,225

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

Listed in Part VII

  • KARLA TROUT

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $128,913
    From this org
    $128,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • MARK SANDBLADE

    IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $106,242
    From this org
    $106,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • MATTHEW EBERTS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DALE HAMBY

    VICE-PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • THEIA HOFFSTETTER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISTIN STALEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARIANNE CLAY STRITTMATTER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TESS WALLACE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREW WELK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
2 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202542909349301759

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