IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

EIN 93-4791565 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Youth Development (O12)

What they do

Our Purpose is to Enroll Children In Dolly Partons Imagination Library Children Are Enrolled From Birth Onward and Age Out At Five Once Enrolled Children Get A High Quality Age-appropriate Book In The Mail Each Month At No Cost to The Family Until They Turn Five The Program is Open to All Children and Absolutely Free The Books Are Mailed to The Child and Their to Keep We Enroll Children and Then Raise Funds to Pay Half of The Cost of The Books Once Enrolled We Pay for Books Until The Child Turns Five So We Must Establish Sufficient Funds for Those Out Year Costs The Commonwealth of Virginia Pays Half of The Cost of The Books and Those Funds Go Directly to The Dolly Parton Imagination Library Each Month We Receive An Invoice That is Based On How Many Children We Have Enrolled and The Cost of Buying and Mailing Books to Them As An All-volunteer Charity We Have Very Few Expenses Other Than The Cost of Books Such As Insurance and Some Promotional Costs

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They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

0.03%of revenue went to mission work0.1% of expenses · Program services

$38.30spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$4.87in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

85.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$66,550

Mission workProgram services$200.03% of revenue0.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$41,06461.70% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$25,48638.30% of revenue

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Money in and money out

Revenue$66,550

Expenses$25,486

Annual surplus $41,064 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)$20 · 0.1% of expenses

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Revenue$66,550

Expenses$25,486

Assets$124,147

Income$66,550

Contributions$56,610

Mission work (program services)$20

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

EARL BROWNBOARD MEMBER $2

BEN CRAWFORDBOARD MEMBER $1

CHRISTY BROWNBOARD MEMBER $1

JUDITH JONESBOARD MEMBER $1

MIKE BARBERBOARD MEMBER $1

SPENCER LOWERYBOARD MEMBER $1

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (8)

EARL BROWNBOARD MEMBER

BEN CRAWFORDBOARD MEMBER

CHRISTY BROWNBOARD MEMBER

JUDITH JONESBOARD MEMBER

MIKE BARBERBOARD MEMBER

SPENCER LOWERYBOARD MEMBER

ROBIN SANBORNTREASURER

WENDY BALDWINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2024
Location: 1104 MOURNING DOVE DR, BLACKSBURG, VA 24060-1468
County: Montgomery
In care of: % WENDY BALDWIN
Primary officer: Wendy Baldwin, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(646) 352-3936

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: December 1, 2024
Return type: 990EZ
NTEE classification: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Youth Development (O12)
IRS tax category: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution