EIN 06-0665194

The Stonington Free Library

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
25
Year formed
1888
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
The Stonington Free Library enriches lives and builds community by bringing information, ideas, and people together. The library serves over 3,100 cardholders through a wide variety of services. With a collection of over 30,000 print and digital media and access to many online subscription services, all free of charge, our staff and volunteers run off-site book programs.
Total revenues
$663,737
2023
Total expenses
$741,510
2023
Total assets
$6,620,077
2023
Num. employees
25
2023

Program areas at The Stonington Free Library

The Library serves over 3,800 card holders with a wide variety of services. We have a collection of over 30,000 print materials and over a million digital Library titles. We also provide access to many online subscription services, all Free of charge. Our staff and volunteers run off-site book groups at The human services department and at an assisted living facility, as well as 6 little Free libraries around town. Our staff runs Library programs reaching over 2,500 children through The year to encourage early literacy, including outreach to local schools and organizations, story times, summer and winter reading programs and many special activities. Our adult programs reach over 1,800 throughout The year. We organize lecture series, knitting groups, reading programs, tech help sessions, book clubs, homebound delivery, poetry readings, virtual presentations, inclusive programming, a seed Library, museum passes, public access computers, hotspots, chromebooks, kindles and wifi. All of our programs are Free to The public.

Who funds The Stonington Free Library

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$28,550
The Wimpfheimer FoundationGeneral Expenses of the Organization$15,000
Co Tua Benson P Blake Char TrustUnrestricted General$10,000
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at The Stonington Free Library

NameTitleCompensation
Allegra GriffithsVice President$0
Michele CrowleyDevelopment and Communications Director
Cathy TaylorYouth Services Director
Micayla HallLibrary Director$72,804
Belinda De KayDirector Emeritus
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for The Stonington Free Library

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$536,543
Program services$4,007
Investment income and dividends$130,383
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-7,196
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$663,737

Form 990s for The Stonington Free Library

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-03-13990View PDF
2022-062023-05-04990View PDF
2021-062022-02-07990View PDF
2020-062021-04-06990View PDF
2019-062020-06-26990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 26, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
October 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from The Wimpfheimer Foundation
May 27, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Co Tua Benson P Blake Char Trust
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsLibraries and archivesCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Receives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
20 High St
Stonington, CT 06378
Metro area
Norwich-New London, CT
County
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Website URL
stoningtonfreelibrary.org/ 
Phone
(860) 535-0658
IRS details
EIN
06-0665194
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1888
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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