2025-09-27T21:22:49-07:00 2025-06-30 990EZ 2024-07-01 237177641 FRIENDS OF THE CHAPPAQUA PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIE 9142944516 PO Box 445 Chappaqua NY 10514 Sharon Chikota Treasurer 9148612319 2025-09-24 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X https://www.chappaqualibraryfriends.org/ X X 80613 X 44539 0 0 8597 0 0 0 0 27427 3258 24169 50 0 50 0 77355 16708 0 0 0 0 1712 2831 21251 56104 175104 0 231208 175104 231208 0 0 0 0 175104 231208 0 0 175104 231208 To encourage, receive, and administer gifts for the benefit of the Chappaqua Library and to cooperate with and support the library in developing its services and facilities. The Friends of the Chappaqua Library will seek to provide gifts to the Library for special items or projects not covered in the Library's operating budget. The organization will welcome requests from the Library. The Friends wish to fund purchases and projects most visible and of direct benefit to the public. The activities of the organization will include efforts to accomplish the following: a) encourage gifts and provide financial aid to the library, b) Acquire equipment, books, and other materials needed by the library, c) Inform the membership and the public of organization activities and library events and d) Aid in the development of library programs. Young Writers Contest. Middle school and High school children from local school district enter the competition in categories of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Cash prizes are given to the winners at an awards ceremony each year. Approximately 200 kids participate in the program. 2500 200 Library Programs for Adults including book and film discussion groups, writing workshops and other adult programs. Benefits approximately 200 adults per year. 7600 0 Furniture and other items purchased for the library (desks, chairs, wall plaques). Benefits all library patrons. 1359 0 Museum passes enable families to visit museums in Westchester and New York City for free. Benefits around 100 families per year. 3760 0 Other library programs for children, purchase of books and audiovisual items etc. Benefits all library patrons. 1289 0 200 Kristen Acocella President 5 0 Sharon Chikota Treasurer 1 0 Erin Volkmar Secretary 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Sharon Chikota PO Box 445 Chappaqua NY 10514 9148612319 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 15476 20519 32317 32601 44266 145179 874 16157 27546 25416 27749 97742 16350 36676 59863 58017 72015 242921 242921 32 17 14 532 8597 9192 32 17 14 532 8597 9192 16382 36693 59877 58549 80612 252113 0.96354 0.99655 0.03646 0.00345 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Annual Used Booksale 27427 0 27427 0 0 0 0 0 3258 0 0 27427 0 27427 0 0 0 0 0 3258 3258 24169 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Grants paid to Chappaqua Public Library for Adult and Children's programs, books and audiovisual materials, furniture, museum passes and other items to benefit the Chappaqua Public Library Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Payment for administrative expenses (email platform, software subscription and phone line), insurance, refreshments for library programs, and expenses for Young Writers contest.