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← NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REFERENCE & RESEARCH LIBRARY AGENCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REFERENCE & RESEARCH LIBRARY AGENCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,957,212
Total expenses
$2,764,334
Contributions and grants received
$2,263,807
Grants paid
$416,847
Program service revenue
$614,512
Investment income
$76,643
Other revenue
$2,250
Total assets, end of year
$5,814,209
Total liabilities, end of year
$217,559
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,596,650
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,273,736
Management and general expenses
$468,793
Fundraising expenses
$21,805
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,273,736

Program services were 82.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,263,807

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES

    total $307,390 · related or exempt $307,390

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER LIBRARY SERVICES

    total $283,597 · related or exempt $283,597

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $23,525 · related or exempt $23,525

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $76,643 · excluded $76,643

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,250 · excluded $2,250

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,250

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $416,847 · program services $416,847

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $235,583 · program services $182,177 · management and general $50,628 · fundraising $2,778

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,137,372 · program services $879,531 · management and general $244,427 · fundraising $13,414

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $175,643 · program services $135,371 · management and general $38,177 · fundraising $2,095

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $122,948 · program services $94,684 · management and general $26,794 · fundraising $1,470

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $109,989 · program services $84,770 · management and general $23,907 · fundraising $1,312

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,801 · management and general $6,801

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,500 · management and general $49,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $86,662 · program services $76,251 · management and general $10,411

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,800 · program services $4,800

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,814 · program services $42,097 · management and general $981 · fundraising $736

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $174,204 · program services $161,356 · management and general $12,848

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,408 · program services $41,089 · management and general $4,319

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,852 · program services $1,852

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,089 · program services $21,089

  • 24a · Other expenses: DELIVERY SERVICES

    total $80,769 · program services $80,769

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSES

    total $45,709 · program services $45,709

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER DIRECT OPERATING

    total $3,344 · program services $3,344

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $571,429 · end of year $705,336

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,847,518 · end of year $1,789,857

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $92,099 · end of year $93,786

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,541 · end of year $8,541

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

    $5,000

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,000

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,658,374 · end of year $3,116,689

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $95,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $190,550 · end of year $198,149

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $772 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $21,371 · end of year $19,410

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,965,268 · end of year $5,596,650

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

METRO WORKS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND OPEN EXCHANGE FOR LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD.WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION THROUGH LEADERSHIP, GRANTMAKING, RESOURCE SHARING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, CREATIVE PRACTICE, AND MORE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

METRO ADVANCES LIBRARY AND KNOWLEDGE-MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN NEW YORK CITY, WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND BEYOND, THROUGH ACTIVE COLLABORATION, RESOURCE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THINKING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY AMONG OUR MEMBERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS.

  • METRO ASSISTS OVER 212 LIBRARIES (PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CENTER, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS) IN NYC AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY BY: TRAINING LIBRARIANS; DISTRIBUTING GRANT FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGY, DIGITIZATION, BUYING BOOKS AND ELECTRONIC DATABASES; PROVIDING COURIER/DELIVERY SERVICE; PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE FOR COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION; AND SUPPORTING THE MISSIONS OF LIBRARIES AND THEIR PARENT INSTITUTIONS.

    Expenses $2,273,736 · Grants $416,847 · Revenue $614,512

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nick Buron

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Terry Kirchner

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Bury

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Hswe

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • H Austin Booth

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Fairbanks

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Donna Gibson

    TRUSTEE THRU JAN 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nicholas Higgins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Jacobs

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon Mattern

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Caryl Matute

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leah Meisterlin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jesse Montero

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James G Neal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kameelah Rasheed

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nathaniel Hill

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $239,648
    From this org
    $199,937
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,711
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,667
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,711
    Filer's total
    $239,648

  • Shelly Mohammed

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $138,599
    From this org
    $131,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,112
    Hours/week
    35

  • Kyle Brown

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC

    Total calculated
    $112,310
    From this org
    $100,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,081
    Hours/week
    35

  • Diego A Pino Navarro

    DIRECTOR, DIGITAL STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $167,926
    From this org
    $153,372
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,554
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,102
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,554
    Filer's total
    $167,926

  • Anne Karle Zennith

    ASST. DIRECTOR, FINANCE &

    Total calculated
    $130,771
    From this org
    $109,033
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,738
    Hours/week
    35

  • Colin Rhinesmith

    FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, DERC

    Total calculated
    $156,827
    From this org
    $117,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,550
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,007
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,550
    Filer's total
    $156,827

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349318560

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