2025-11-11T06:28:24-08:00 2025-06-30 030300243 McCormack Guyette & Associates PC 66 Grove Street Rutland VT 05701 990 2024-07-01 030181067 BENNINGTON FREE LIBRARY BENN 8024429051 101 SILVER STREET BENNINGTON VT 05201 WENDY M SHARKEY LIB DIRECTOR 2025-11-11 true true Kevin S Markowski CPA P00068594 8027753221 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WENDY M SHARKEY 101 SILVER STREET BENNINGTON VT 05201 916906 false X WWW.BENNINGTONFREELIBRARY.ORG X 1865 VT THE BENNINGTON FREE LIBRARY PROVIDES MATERIALS AND SERVICES THAT WILL MEET THE EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. 11 11 26 101 0 750574 790502 829 0 35470 43716 9327 7756 796200 841974 0 0 428559 424977 0 4652 320350 321255 748909 746232 47291 95742 1229432 1372465 3078 4273 1226354 1368192 THE BENNINGTON FREE LIBRARY PROVIDES MATERIALS AND SERVICES THAT WILL MEET THE EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. false false 614398 PROVIDED PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES IN BENNINGTON, SHAFTSBURY, WOODFORD, POWNAL, AND ARLINGTON, VERMONT 614398 true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 26 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true false false X WENDY M SHARKEY 8024429051 101 SILVER STREET BENNINGTON VT 05201 WENDY M SHARKEY LIB DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 62320 0 0 LYNNE FONTENEAU-MCCANN L DIR - RETIRED 40.00 0.00 X 13284 0 0 SARAH BLIZZARD Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID NEWELL Trustee 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JON GOODRICH Trustee 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA J VENTI Trustee 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KELLEY LEGACY Trustee 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MCKENNA Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEIDRE RYAN Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR BRIAN CUNNINGHAM Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SMITH Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BETH TEGART Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MUNSON Chairman 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 75604 0 false false false 0 552520 237982 92000 790502 NONRESIDENT FEES 900099 0 35864 35864 0 0 0 82784 74932 7852 7852 7852 0 0 0 MISC. 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ENDOWMENT FUNDS INTENDED USES (PART V, LINE 4)THE LIBRARY BOARD TRANSFERRED FUNDS TO THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO ESTABLSIH AN ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE LIBRARY. THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS FOR THE LIBRARY. THE FOUNDATION INVESTS THE LIBRARY'S FUNDS AND MAKES DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY ANNUALLY, THE AMOUNT OF WHICH IS DETERMINED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD. ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE LIBRARY BY VOTE OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD IN CASE OF FINANCIAL EMERGENCY OR OTHER EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES. ALTHOUGH THE TERMS OF THE TRANSFER INCLUDE GRANTING THE FOUNDATION VARIANCE POWER, IT IS PRESUMED THAT THE LIBRARY HAS RETAINED THE FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS 136. DAVID NEWELL TRUSTEE INSURANCE false X 1 92000 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR EMAILS A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE IT IS FILED. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE FORMS Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EMPLOYEES SHALL INFORM THE DIRECTOR AND THAT THE DIRECTOR OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL INFORM THE BOARD CHAIRMAN OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN PURCHASING, HIRING, OR PROVISION OF SERVICES SO THAT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY BE RESOLVED OR REMOVED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD SETS UP A PERSONNEL COMMITTEE INDEPENDENT OF THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE IS DRAWN UP BY THE COMMITTEE. THE DIRECTOR WILL RECEIVE A RAISE THAT IS THE SAME RATE INCREASE SET BY THE BOARD FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE LIBRARY. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE LIBRARY MAKES AVAILABLE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURNS TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE TOWN OF BENNINGTON SELECT BOARD ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 CHNG IN INT HELD BY VT COMMTY FD = $37720