FRIENDS OF LOS OSOS LIBRARY
EIN 77-0011448 · Humanities (A70)
What they do
to Provide Financial Support to The Los Osos Branch of The San Luis Obispo County Library and to Meet The Community Contribution Requirement for A New or Expanded Library Facility, and to Promote Literary Activity and Achievement Among The General Public.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $13.40 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
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Mission work is the Form 990 category called program services. These are the organization’s reported accounting categories, not an independent measure of results.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1984
- Location
- PO BOX 6303, LOS OSOS, CA 93412-6303
- County
- San Luis Obispo
- In care of
- Marian Lawson