COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES

EIN 52-1576808 · Environment (C30Z)

What they do

CLIR is AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FORGES STRATEGIES to ENHANCE RESEARCH, TEACHING, and LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH LIBRARIES, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, and COMMUNITIES of HIGHER LEARNING.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $91.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

77.71%of revenue went to mission work91.5% of expenses · Program services

$84.92spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.21%of revenue went to management and office costs8.5% of expenses

$2.16in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

84.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$11,315,817

Mission workProgram services$8,793,28177.71% of revenue91.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$816,0217.21% of revenue8.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,706,51515.08% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,609,30284.92% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 91.5% mission · 8.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.92% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.3% mission · 11.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.89% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 90.4% mission · 9.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.54% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 7.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 199.47% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 93.4% mission · 6.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.54% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 94.7% mission · 5.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 263.93% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 93.1% mission · 6.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.53% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.2% mission · 6.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.32% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$11,315,817

Expenses$9,609,302

Annual surplus $1,706,515 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,793,281 · 91.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$816,021 · 8.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$11,315,817

Expenses$9,609,302

Assets$20,789,312

Income$11,315,817

Contributions$9,600,691

Mission work (program services)$8,793,281

Grants given$36,911,314

Average grant$108,883

Management and general$816,021

Executive compensation (total)$1,137,003

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHARLES HENRYPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $374,635Base $310,000 · Other $64,635

JULIE SYNDERCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $229,708Base $195,000 · Other $34,708

WAYNE GRAHAMCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $211,889Base $173,625 · Other $38,264

MARTIN KALFATOVICDIRECTOR IIIF CONSORTIUM · 40 hrs/week $189,122Base $161,944 · Other $27,178

AMY LUCKOCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $165,572Base $132,000 · Other $33,572

CHRISTA WILLIFORDDIRECTOR RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT · 40 hrs/week $149,561Base $116,875 · Other $32,686

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (24)

CHARLES HENRYPRESIDENT

JULIE SYNDERCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

WAYNE GRAHAMCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

MARTIN KALFATOVICDIRECTOR IIIF CONSORTIUM

AMY LUCKOCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

CHRISTA WILLIFORDDIRECTOR RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT

JONATHAN BENGTSONDIRECTOR

TESS DAVISDIRECTOR

STEPHEN RHIND-TUTTDIRECTOR

SOHAIR WASTAWYDIRECTOR

SARAH SAVANTDIRECTOR

MICHELE CASALINIDIRECTOR

MERCEDES DE VEGA ARMIJODIRECTOR

LAURENCE ENGELDIRECTOR

KEVIN FITZGERALDDIRECTOR

JOHN PRICE WILKINTREASURER

ISMAIL RASHIDDIRECTOR

GUY BERTHIAUMEDIRECTOR

FENELLA FRANCEDIRECTOR

CONAL MCCARTHYDIRECTOR

CAROL MANDELDIRECTOR

BUHLE MBAMBO-THATADIRECTOR

BEN VINSON IIIDIRECTOR

ANNE JARVISDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1988
Location: 1800 DIAGONAL RD 600, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
County: City of Alexandria
In care of: CHARLES HENRY
Primary officer: CHARLES HENRY, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcontact@clir.org Phone(202) 257-1269 Officer phone(202) 939-4756

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SPRING & COMPANY CPAS PC
NTEE classification: Environment (C30Z)
Grant-giving organization: Yes