Totals
- Total revenue
- $98,131,804
- Total expenses
- $94,811,002
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,730,501
- Grants paid
- $198,125
- Program service revenue
- $91,781,502
- Investment income
- $3,480,289
- Other revenue
- $139,512
- Total assets, end of year
- $141,532,852
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $99,294,471
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $42,238,381
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $93,773,936
- Management and general expenses
- $921,586
- Fundraising expenses
- $115,480
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $93,773,936
Program services were 98.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,730,501
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2a · Program service revenue: IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM
total $91,781,502 · related or exempt $91,781,502
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3 · Investment income
total $3,303,084 · related or exempt $3,303,084
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,532,623 · other assets $21,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,376,418
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $156,205 · other assets $21,000
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $177,205 · related or exempt $177,205
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $139,512 · related or exempt $139,512
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11e · Other revenue, total
$139,512
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $78,125 · program services $78,125
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $120,000 · program services $120,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $921,136 · program services $506,458 · management and general $374,399 · fundraising $40,279
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,925,264 · program services $1,677,384 · management and general $199,340 · fundraising $48,540
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $112,780 · program services $86,528 · management and general $22,733 · fundraising $3,519
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $311,046 · program services $238,644 · management and general $62,696 · fundraising $9,706
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $177,647 · program services $136,105 · management and general $35,973 · fundraising $5,569
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11b · Fees: legal
total $75,137 · management and general $75,137
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $28,150 · management and general $28,150
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $136,018 · program services $136,018
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13 · Office expenses
total $119,040 · program services $83,093 · management and general $31,836 · fundraising $4,111
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16 · Occupancy
total $100,000 · program services $72,162 · management and general $24,267 · fundraising $3,571
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17 · Travel
total $102,541 · program services $102,541
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $235,896 · program services $235,685 · management and general $184 · fundraising $27
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23 · Insurance
total $12,173 · program services $4,710 · management and general $7,305 · fundraising $158
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24a · Other expenses: BOOKS
total $51,162,278 · program services $51,162,278
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24b · Other expenses: MAILING
total $35,224,316 · program services $35,224,316
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24c · Other expenses: MO ADMINISTRATION
total $746,650 · program services $746,650
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24d · Other expenses: CA ADMINISTRATION
total $617,344 · program services $617,344
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,605,461 · program services $2,545,895 · management and general $59,566
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $39,630,262 · end of year $113,275,752
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,132,209 · end of year $833,673
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $183,890 · end of year $405,488
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,928,095
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$520,304
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,946,536 · end of year $1,407,791
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $23,243,218 · end of year $25,053,518
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $641,560 · end of year $556,630
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,525,586 · end of year $4,614,970
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $24,141,174 · end of year $93,714,699
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $976,966 · end of year $964,802
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $38,081,704 · end of year $42,183,777
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $52,245 · end of year $54,604
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO SHARE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DOLLY PARTON AS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL CHILDREN TO DREAM MORE, LEARN MORE,CARE MORE AND BE MORE.
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DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY MAILS FREE, HIGH-QUALITY BOOKS TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH UNTIL THEY BEGIN SCHOOL, NO MATTER THEIR FAMILY'S INCOME. IN 2025, IMAGINATION LIBRARY MAILED OVER 38 MILLION BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN ALL 50 STATES.
Expenses $93,695,811 · Grants $120,000 · Revenue $91,781,502
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SCHOLARSHIPS - TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO 22 INDIVIDUALS.
Expenses $78,125 · Grants $78,125
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Dolly PartonDOLLY PARTON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff ConyersJEFF CONYERS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $863,456
- From this org
- $805,576
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,880
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $805,576
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $57,880
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $863,456
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Eugene NaughtonEUGENE NAUGHTON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles KiteCHARLES KITE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Claudia Brooks D'AvanzoCLAUDIA BROOKS D'AVANZO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rachel Parton GeorgeRACHEL PARTON GEORGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Crissy HaslamCRISSY HASLAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joel ManbyJOEL MANBY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ted MillerTED MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edna RogersEDNA ROGERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Byron TraugerBYRON TRAUGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew WexlerANDREW WEXLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachel KingRACHEL KING
SR. REG. DIR
- Total calculated
- $134,868
- From this org
- $109,320
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,548
- Hours/week
- 40
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Samuel WolfeSAMUEL WOLFE
DIR. OF OPER
- Total calculated
- $210,116
- From this org
- $176,646
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,470
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $176,646
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $33,470
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $210,116
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Theresa LongTHERESA LONG
DIR. OF MARK
- Total calculated
- $178,627
- From this org
- $152,941
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,686
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,941
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $25,686
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $178,627
-
Ethan TaylorETHAN TAYLOR
DIR. OF FINA
- Total calculated
- $141,682
- From this org
- $115,559
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,123
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 13 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202601949349301520
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