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← LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,159,705
Total expenses
$1,741,057
Contributions and grants received
$2,174,549
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$985,156
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$13,713,555
Total liabilities, end of year
$63,600
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,649,955
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,316,320
Management and general expenses
$256,858
Fundraising expenses
$167,879
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,316,320

Program services were 75.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $343,042

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $12,869

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,818,638

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,766

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $401,491 · excluded $401,491

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,043,076

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,459,411

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $583,665

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $583,665 · excluded $583,665

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $208,121

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $343,042

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $208,121

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $165,190 · program services $109,026 · management and general $26,430 · fundraising $29,734

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $392,242 · program services $258,591 · management and general $62,108 · fundraising $71,543

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $41,498 · program services $4,621 · management and general $27,724 · fundraising $9,153

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $29,185 · management and general $29,185

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,762 · program services $2,708 · management and general $30,525 · fundraising $21,529

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,578 · program services $7,883 · management and general $4,754 · fundraising $3,941

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $991 · management and general $991

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,538 · management and general $6,538

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS/PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $930,154 · program services $930,154

  • 24b · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES

    total $64,513 · program services $3,024 · management and general $45,253 · fundraising $16,236

  • 24c · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $20,868 · program services $291 · management and general $10,609 · fundraising $9,968

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES

    total $9,832 · management and general $8,984 · fundraising $848

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,706 · program services $22 · management and general $3,757 · fundraising $4,927

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,237,214 · end of year $1,404,626

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $112,217 · end of year $117,377

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $706,574 · end of year $637,438

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,562 · end of year $2,458

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

    $35,305

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

    $33,257

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,039 · end of year $2,048

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $9,283,711 · end of year $11,549,608

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,031 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $35,235 · end of year $63,600

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,011

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,733,204 · end of year $7,733,151

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,576,898 · end of year $5,916,804

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ENCOURAGES LITERACY AND EDUCATION FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

  • Literacy Support At All Levels and Tools For Success: THE FOUNDATIONS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, GRANTS, AND ENDOWED FUNDS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND ENCOURAGE LITERACY AND EDUCATION FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE: FAMILY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM: THE FAMILY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM IS THE LIBRARY AND FOUNDATIONS FLAGSHIP PARTNERSHIP. LEARNING GUIDES ASSIST STUDENTS WITH HOMEWORK AND SCHOOL PROJECTS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, MATH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY. THEY PROVIDE GUIDANCE, OVERSIGHT, AND FREE ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, AND ACADEMIC RESOURCES RECOMMENDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT SUPPORT CURRICULUM. LEARNING GUIDES ALSO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS PARENTS, WHENEVER AVAILABLE, TO ENGAGE THEM IN THE LEARNING PROCESS. THIS IS ONE OF THE CITYS BEST RESOURCES IN HELPING TO BRIDGE THE COMMUNITYS VAST DIGITAL DIVIDE AND PROVIDES FREE AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM COME FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE FAMILY LEARNING CENTER ALSO SERVES AS AN ENTRY POINT TO CONNECT PATRONS WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES. THE MAKERSPACE STUDIO: THE STUDIO IS A DIGITAL CREATIVITY LAB AT THE BILLIE JEAN KING MAIN LIBRARY AND MICHELLE OBAMA NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY WHICH INTEGRATES STEAM AND MAKERSPACE ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO LEARN 21ST CENTURY SKILLS. THE STUDIO OFFERS FREE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES ON CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS 3D PRINTERS, ROBOTICS, VIRTUAL REALITY, A BROAD COLLECTION OF DESIGN SOFTWARE AND ONLINE APPLICATIONS, AND VIDEO AND MUSIC EDITING SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO TEACH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SKILLS TO YOUTH. IN ADDITION, A MOBILE STUDIO ENABLES THE LIBRARY TO BRING THESE RESOURCES TO EACH OF ITS BRANCHES, AND TO SCHOOLS, PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SUMMER READING PROGRAM: THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO READ REGULARLY EACH DAY OVER SCHOOL BREAK TO PREVENT SUMMER SLIDE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGH THE LONG BEACH DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT ALREADY COMING INTO THE LIBRARY. DICTIONARY DAYS: THROUGH THE DICTIONARY DAYS PROGRAM, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION PURCHASES AND DISTRIBUTES A DICTIONARY/THESAURUS TO EVERY 3RD GRADER (TYPICALLY BETWEEN 5,000 6,000) IN THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. SEVERAL CHILDREN HAVE SHARED THAT THESE DICTIONARIES ARE THE FIRST BOOK THEY HAVE EVER OWNED.DIVE INTO READING: DIVE INTO READING IS THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARYS 1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. THIS IS A SIMPLE ENDEAVOR TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO READ WITH THEIR CHILDREN, WITH THE GOAL OF READING 1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH FAMILIES ONE-ON-ONE TO KEEP READING. THE SINGLE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR INFLUENCING A CHILDS EARLY EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO BOOKS AND BEING READ TO AT HOME TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY PRIOR TO BEGINNING SCHOOL.CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL: THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL WHICH PROVIDES LONG BEACH ADULTS WITH A SECOND CHANCE FOR FREE AT RECEIVING AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND A CREDENTIALED CAREER CERTIFICATE. THIS PROGRAM HELPS TO PREPARE LONG BEACH CITIZENS TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND PROVIDE A STABLE HOME FOR THEIR CHILDREN.LB READS: A BRAND-NEW ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM, LB READS, WAS LAUNCHED IN JUNE OF 2019. READING TUTORS PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND, ONE-ON-ONE LITERACY LESSONS THAT AIM TO HELP ENGLISH SPEAKING ADULTS IMPROVE THEIR READING AND WRITING SKILLS SO THEY CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AS WORKERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS.SENIOR SERVICES: IN ADDITION TO WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS SUCH AS INTERNET SAFETY, THE HOMEBOUND READER PROGRAM ALLOWS LIBRARY PATRONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PERSONALLY SELECTED BOOKS AND MATERIALS DELIVERED TO THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE. BOOKS, MATERIALS, AND ONLINE RESOURCES: HUNDREDS OF NEW BOOKS ARE PURCHASED EVERY YEAR TO UPDATE THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARYS CATALOG. ONLINE RESOURCES SUPPORTED BY THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCLUDE BRAINFUSE JOB NOW WHICH OFFERS FREE JOB SKILLS AND RSUM ASSISTANCE, BRAINFUSE HELP NOW WHICH OFFERS LIVE ONLINE HOMEWORK HELP, AND BRAINFUSE VET NOW WHICH HELPS VETERANS NAVIGATE BENEFITS.ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES: THE LIBRARY IS A CITY DEPARTMENT AND PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE CITYS GENERAL FUND WHICH MEANS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY CITY LEADERS, NAMELY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, PARTICULARLY AROUND BUDGET SEASON DURING WHICH THE COUNCIL VOTES ON THE LIBRARY BUDGET, HELPS TO ENSURE THE LIBRARY IS WELL-FUNDED BY THE CITY AND OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS: THE FOUNDATIONS CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW BILLIE JEAN KING MAIN LIBRARY WHICH OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 HAS RAISED OVER $3 MILLION TO ENHANCE FURNISHINGS, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT AT THE NEW LIBRARY, INCLUDING AN ENGAGING OCEAN-THEMED CHILDRENS LIBRARY AND AN EXPANDED FAMILY LEARNING CENTER AND STUDIO.

    Expenses $1,316,320

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Veronia Garcia Davalos

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $165,190
    From this org
    $165,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,190
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $165,190

  • Sharon L Weissman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Olga Chavez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Ryan Ballard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Celina Luna

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Sean Reilly

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Colleen A Bentley

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Charlyn Bender

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Jeffrey Carrick

    AUDIT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Margaret C Durnin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Danita Y Humphrey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Julia Huang

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • John A Mathews II

    President-Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • John J McGinnis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Elizabeth Munzer

    VP Fund Devlop

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Barbara E Long

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Theresa R Morrison

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Carmen O Perez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Rolando Cruz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Gregory A Zinberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Diane Anglin

    VP Pub Affair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

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
2024
Filed
6 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512189349302021

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