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EIN 51-0350650

Lewes Public Library

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
19
City
Lewes
State
Delaware
Year formed
1993
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
B70: Libraries, Library Science
Description
The Lewes Public Library anticipates the needs of the community and adapts, creates and supports classes and programs for all ages that encourage the love of reading, exploration and discovery. The Library provides access for a wide variety of educational, informational and recreational materials to all members of the community through traditional resources and emerging technologies.
Total revenues
$1,001,784
2023
20192020202120222023$0$1m$2m
Total expenses
$950,918
2023
20192020202120222023$0$1m$2m
Total assets
$0
2023
20192020202120222023$0$0.1m$0.2m
Num. employees
19
2023
20192020202120222023020

Program areas at Lewes Public Library

The Lewes Public Library will be an exemplary library in Delaware and a trusted civic, cultural, social and learning center. The Library will be a welcoming, comfortable center for the exchange and creation of ideas, as well as the preferred place for cultural and social interaction in the community.

Who funds Lewes Public Library

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
FrontStream Global FundContribution$39,106
John and Sarah Freeman FoundationOverall Charitable Purpose$10,000
National Philanthropic TrustEducation$6,500
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Lewes Public Library

NameTitleCompensation
Hugh LeahyMember at Large$0
Rebecca LoweDevelopment Director
Jill DipaoloLibrary Director
Heather KershawOperations Manager

Financials for Lewes Public Library

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$963,293
Program services$42,021
Investment income and dividends$14,831
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-80,139
Net income from fundraising events$46,115
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$15,663
Total revenues$1,001,784

Form 990s for Lewes Public Library

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-10990View PDF
2022-062023-03-10990View PDF
2021-062022-05-12990View PDF
2020-062022-02-09990View PDF
2019-062021-03-04990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Elizabethtown Public LibraryElizabethtown, PA$750,905
Memorial Library of Radnor TWPWayne, PA$1,328,423
Memorial Library of Nazareth and VicinityNazareth, PA$772,655
Public Library for Union CountyLewisburg, PA$840,420
Kennett LibraryKennett Square, PA$4,046,003
Southern Oklahoma Library SystemArdmore, OK$3,112,946
Friends of the Library of HawaiiHonolulu, HI$757,902
Patterson LibraryWestfield, NY$1,297,712
Data update history
May 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from John and Sarah Freeman Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsLibraries and archivesCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
111 Adams Ave
Lewes, DE 19958
Metro area
Salisbury, MD-DE
County
Sussex County, DE
Website URL
lewes.lib.de.us/ 
Phone
(302) 645-2733
IRS details
EIN
51-0350650
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1993
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B70: Libraries, Library Science
NAICS code, primary
51912: Libraries and Archives
Parent/child status
Independent
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