THE FRIENDS OF THE BANCROFT LIBRARY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE FRIENDS OF THE BANCROFT LIBRARY

EIN 94-6074598 · Education (B1170)

What they do

The Purpose of The Friends of The Bancroft Library (the Corporation) is to Promote and Further The Usefulness, Growth, and Interests of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $71.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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

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

They name their leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

70.67%of revenue went to mission work71.8% of expenses · Program services

9.86%of revenue went to fundraising10.0% of expenses

$98.44spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

17.91%of revenue went to management and office costs18.2% of expenses

$1.36in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

98.1%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$416,847

Mission workProgram services$294,58470.67% of revenue71.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$74,66417.91% of revenue18.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$41,0959.86% of revenue10.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,5041.56% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$410,34398.44% 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: 71.8% mission · 18.2% management · 10.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.44% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 76.1% mission · 16.4% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 136.16% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.3% mission · 18.0% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.68% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 11.9% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.28% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 23.4% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.12% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 12.8% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.73% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 10.6% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.70% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 6.6% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 154.90% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$416,847

Expenses$410,343

Annual surplus $6,504 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)$294,584 · 71.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$74,664 · 18.2% of expenses

Fundraising$41,095 · 10.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$416,847

Expenses$410,343

Assets$558,056

Income$416,847

Contributions$408,916

Mission work (program services)$294,584

Fundraising$41,095

Grants given$248,500

Average grant$124,250

Management and general$74,664

Accounting fees$10,150

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (40)

PAUL J ROESLERCOUNCIL MEMBER

JUDY HURETCOUNCIL MEMBER

JULIA FLYNN SILER JULIECOUNCIL MEMBER

KATE DONOVANSECRETARY

KIM BANCROFTCOUNCIL MEMBER

LAWRENCE LARRY B LUSKCOUNCIL MEMBER

MARCIA H LUSKCOUNCIL MEMBER

MARY MACDONALDBOARD CHAIR

MICHAEL S JEONCOUNCIL MEMBER

MIKE FITZGERALDCOUNCIL MEMBER

JOHN FREDERICK RIEDELCOUNCIL MEMBER

PETER FRAZIERCOUNCIL MEMBER

PETER HANFFCOUNCIL MEMBER

RICHARD LAIDERMANCOUNCIL MEMBER

SHEILA M HUMPHREYSCOUNCIL MEMBER

SHELBY GANSCOUNCIL MEMBER

SOPHIE HAHNCOUNCIL MEMBER

SUSAN D ANDERSONCOUNCIL MEMBER

TALA M BANATAOCOUNCIL MEMBER

THEO ZANINOVICHCOUNCIL MEMBER

COURTNEY PEAGLERCOUNCIL MEMBER

BARRY L RUDERMANCOUNCIL MEMBER

BLAISE STONECOUNCIL MEMBER

BRIAN VAN CAMPCOUNCIL MEMBER

CAMILLA SMITHCOUNCIL MEMBER

CARLOS BUSTAMANTECOUNCIL MEMBER

CAROL KAVANAGH CLARKECOUNCIL MEMBER

CHARLES G STEPHENSONCOUNCIL MEMBER

CHASE REYNOLDS EWALDVICE-CHAIR

CHRISTINE HULT-LEWISCOUNCIL MEMBER

B BRADLEY BARBERCOUNCIL MEMBER

DAVID Y LEICOUNCIL MEMBER

DICK BEAHRSCOUNCIL MEMBER

DON SARVERCOUNCIL MEMBER

EDDY STARR ANCINASCOUNCIL MEMBER

ELEANOR BIGELOWCOUNCIL MEMBER

FREDERICK FRED F GREGORYCOUNCIL MEMBER

JENNY EMERSONCOUNCIL MEMBER

JODIE MATHIESTREASURER

JOHN BRISCOECOUNCIL MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1960
Location: C/O THE BANCROFT LIBRARY UC, BERKELEY, CA 94720-0001
County: Alameda
In care of: % THE BANCROFT LIBRARY UC
Primary officer: Kate Donovan, Secretary

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emaillkirwan@berkeley.edu Phone(510) 642-3781

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HEALY AND ASSOCIATES
NTEE classification: Education (B1170)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes