FRIENDS OF THE NORFOLK PUBLIC LIBRARY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FRIENDS OF THE NORFOLK PUBLIC LIBRARY

EIN 54-1269002 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A99Z)

What they do

The Purpose is to Organize, Encourage, and Strengthen Public Support of The Norfolk Public Library and to Enrich Its Resources and Facilities. The FNPL Encourages Citizens of Norfolk to Enjoy Books and Related Media and to Use The Public Library System.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $81.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.79%of revenue went to mission work81.6% of expenses · Program services

11.86%of revenue went to fundraising12.8% of expenses

$92.93spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.28%of revenue went to management and office costs5.7% of expenses

$8.33in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

82.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$92,865

Mission workProgram services$70,38575.79% of revenue81.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,9015.28% of revenue5.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$11,01111.86% of revenue12.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,5687.07% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$86,29792.93% 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

2025CurrentExpense mix: 81.6% mission · 5.7% management · 12.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.93% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 94.5% mission · 5.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.00% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 95.2% mission · 4.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.79% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 95.6% mission · 4.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.28% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 98.6% mission · 1.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 156.82% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.98% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 98.4% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.27% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$92,865

Expenses$86,297

Annual surplus $6,568 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)$70,385 · 81.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,901 · 5.7% of expenses

Fundraising$11,011 · 12.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$92,865

Expenses$86,297

Assets$718,556

Income$92,865

Contributions$76,860

Mission work (program services)$70,385

Fundraising$11,011

Management and general$4,901

Stocks and bonds$619,275

Accounting fees$647

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (30)

JEAN SWARTZPRESIDENT

WENDY HAZELBOARD MEMBER

TRISHA JONESBOARD MEMBER

TERRY PARKERBOARD MEMBER

TARA SAUNDERSBOARD MEMBER

ROBERTA FISHERBOARD MEMBER

RHODA BALLANCEBOARD MEMBER

REINETTA VANEENDENBURGBOARD MEMBER

PENNY LEWISBOARD MEMBER

MARY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER

MARIA VICENSBOARD MEMBER

MALLORY BUTLERBOARD MEMBER

KATHI THOMASBOARD MEMBER

KATE DAVISBOARD MEMBER

KAREN SALAAMSECRETARY

JILL ARCHERBOARD MEMBER

EMILY PELTZBOARD MEMBER

ELIZABETH CHUPIKVICE PRESIDENT

CHRISTINE BURGEBOARD MEMBER

CATHY WHITEBOARD MEMBER

CAROL HODGES MOOREBOARD MEMBER

CAROL KINGTREASURER

CAROL HUDSONBOARD MEMBER

BRIAN FRIEDMANBOARD MEMBER

BARBARA WIEGANDBOARD MEMBER

ARTEMIS STOLLBOARD MEMBER

ANNE PARK CURTISBOARD MEMBER

ANNE BARRERABOARD MEMBER

ANN DUBIKBOARD MEMBER

ANDREA RIZZOBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1998
Location: PO BOX 3234, NORFOLK, VA 23514-3234
County: Norfolk (city)
In care of: % CAROL A KING
Primary officer: CAROL A KING, Treasurer

How to reach them

Phone(610) 914-0662

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: TINARO TAX & ACCOUNTING INC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A99Z)