Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,160,237

Total expenses

$983,647

Contributions and grants received

$1,130,294

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$23,097

Other revenue

$6,846

Total assets, end of year

$1,172,809

Total liabilities, end of year

$75,883

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,096,926

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$833,615

Management and general expenses

$109,444

Fundraising expenses

$40,588

Program service expenses (Part III)

$833,615

Program services were 84.7% 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

• LOZA VIVE! - LOIZA, PUERTO RICO IS THE CENTER OF AFRO-PUERTO RICAN LIFE AND ONE OF THE POOREST COMMUNITIES ON THE ISLAND. WITH LOW LEVELS OF DIGITAL LITERACY AMONGST RESIDENTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY RESULTING FROM GENTRIFICATION, HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF AFRO-PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE ARE AT RISK OF BEING LOST. THEREFORE, LWB IS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO CREATE A NETWORK OF SIX DIGITAL ARCHIVES ACROSS LOIZA. LWB IS WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO TEACH DIGITAL AND CULTURAL ARCHIVING SKILLS AS WELL AS ORAL AND VIDEO STORYTELLING. LWB IS ALSO FACILITATING A SERIES OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO EQUIP COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY RECOGNIZE, DOCUMENT, AND RECORD THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.

  Expenses $315,080

• LIBRARY OUTREACH - CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY: IN 2024, LWB COLLABORATED WITH THE CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY TO HOST A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON THE TOPIC OF REIMAGINING LIBRARY OUTREACH AND ACCESS. THIS INCLUDED TWELVE TOTAL SESSIONS COVERING TEN DIFFERENT TOPICS OVER THE COURSE OF NINE MONTHS. THE TRAININGS PROVIDED LIBRARY STAFF FROM AROUND THE STATE WITH STRATEGIES, TOOLS, AND FRAMEWORKS TO EXPAND THEIR REACH AND IMPACT WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. USING THEIR OWN LIBRARY AND LOCAL DATA, PARTICIPANTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE BARRIERS TO ACCESS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND REIMAGINE THEIR OUTREACH STRATEGY UTILIZING THEIR EXISTING ASSETS. FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY: IN 2024, LWB PARTNERED WITH FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CONDUCT LOCAL AND NATIONAL RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES TO EXPAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR BOOKMOBILE AND EXPLORE OPTIONS TO IMPLEMENT COURIER SERVICES. SCHOOL-LIBRARY PARTNERSHIPS: IN 2024, LWB LAUNCHED A NATIONAL INITIATIVE, COLLABORATING WITH PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE U. S. TO EXPAND LIBRARY USAGE FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND FAMILIES. IN EACH PARTNERSHIP, LWB IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC BARRIERS PREVENTING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM USING LIBRARY RESOURCES.

  Expenses $263,255

• PUERTO RICO LIBRARY DIRECTORY - IN 2024, LWB BEGAN WORKING WITH LIBRARIES ACROSS PUERTO RICO TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED, DIGITAL DIRECTORY THAT IDENTIFIES THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT LIBRARIES OFFER. THIS PROJECT WILL BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO LIBRARY ACCESS BY INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY PUERTO RICO'S LIBRARIES. IT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF LIBRARY SERVICES, PARTICULARLY AMONGST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED RATES OF BASIC AND DIGITAL LITERACY.

  Expenses $108,855

• BALTIMORE CROWN - LWB EXPANDED ITS WORK WITHIN BALTIMORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BLACK MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE TO CREATE THE BALTIMORE CROWN PROJECT, WHICH WILL INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE ACCESS WITHIN TRUSTED COMMUNITY SPACES; SPECIFICALLY, LOCAL BARBERSHOPS AND SALONS ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR SHOP AND SALON STAFF IN SUPPORTING CLIENTS AND DIRECTING THEM TO RELEVANT COMMUNITY RESOURCES. IT WILL ALSO OFFER STAFF AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE FREE MENTAL HEALTH CHECK-INS, CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIRECTLY TO LOCAL RESOURCE OFFERINGS, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH RELATED TOPICS.

  Expenses $101,174

• GENERAL PROGRAM - IN 2024, LWB EXPANDED ITS STRATEGY TO PARTNER WITH LIBRARY SYSTEMS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE BARRIERS PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING THEIR FREELY AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND TO, ULTIMATELY, EXPAND LIBRARY REACH. THROUGHOUT 2024, LWB WORKED ON SEVERAL KEY PARTNERSHIPS BUILT AROUND THIS MODEL.

  Expenses $45,251

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

14 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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