Nonprofit · EIN 11-1987282
SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM
Also known as SCLS
Tax-exempt · BELLPORT, NY 11713
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $20,148,167 | $18,921,346 | $1,226,821 | $17,555,470 | $19,140,525 | -$1,585,055 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $20,200,726 | $19,643,363 | $557,363 | $18,601,928 | $21,413,804 | -$2,811,876 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $17,825,846 | $17,582,550 | $243,296 | $19,146,374 | $22,515,613 | -$3,369,239 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,090,027
- of which government grants
- $7,087,027
- Program service revenue
- $12,674,246
- Investment income
- $328,142
- Net rental income
- $55,752
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7,179
- Other revenue
- $55,752
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $289,289
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,101,091
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,569,347
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,500
- Accounting fees
- $27,850
- Occupancy
- $590,981
- Travel
- $28,198
- Depreciation
- $297,007
- Program services (functional)
- $16,861,339
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,060,007
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,601,928
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,555,470
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,140,525
- Net assets, end of year
- -$1,585,055
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,726,343
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,593,595
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,540
- Gross receipts
- $20,148,167
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN VERBESEY | DIRECTOR | 40 | $289,289 | $98,835 |
| ROGER REYES | ASST DIRECTOR | 35 | $216,583 | $42,234 |
| LOUIS DEROBERTIS | MANAGER | 35 | $150,483 | $57,147 |
| VALERIE LEWIS | OUTREACH SERVICES | 35 | $130,892 | $41,288 |
| NICOLE TURZILLO | TECH SERVICES | 35 | $123,140 | $39,860 |
| SAMANTHA ALBERTS | MEMBER SERVICES | 35 | $127,616 | $24,885 |
| JUSTIN BELKIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TYCHNOWICZ | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN SULLIVAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN M BERGMANN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANNA BAKER-STINES | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA OLSEN | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD F DEVINE JR | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DIETZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA RICHLAND | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN VERBESEY | DIRECTOR | 40 | $280,977 | $92,411 |
| ROGER REYES | ASST DIRECTOR | 35 | $209,958 | $37,373 |
| LOUIS DEROBERTIS | MEMBER SERVICES | 35 | $139,970 | $52,560 |
| VALERIE LEWIS | OUTREACH SERVICES | 35 | $127,379 | $38,086 |
| NICOLE TURZILLO | OUTREACH SERVICES | 35 | $117,524 | $36,416 |
| SAMANTHA ALBERTS | OUTREACH SERVICES | 35 | $109,680 | $19,523 |
| JUSTIN BELKIN | Depu. Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TYCHNOWICZ | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN SULLIVAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN M BERGMANN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD G TRABOLD | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE LAUER-BADER | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD F DEVINE JR | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DIETZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JO-ANN ROBOTTI | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN VERBESEY | DIRECTOR | 40 | $267,656 | $79,445 |
| ROGER REYES | BUSINESS MGR | 35 | $207,034 | $30,848 |
| LOUIS DEROBERTIS | MEMBER SERVICES | 35 | $138,253 | $46,326 |
| VALERIE LEWIS | OUTREACH SERVICES | 35 | $126,665 | $33,065 |
| NICOLE TURZILLO | OUTREACH SERVICES | 35 | $108,163 | $30,392 |
| AURORA MARAVALLI | SUPERVISOR | 35 | $98,862 | $29,006 |
| JUSTIN BELKIN | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TYCHNOWICZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN SULLIVAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN M BERGMANN | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD G TRABOLD | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE LAUER-BADER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE HARTILL | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA COYNE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JO-ANN ROBOTTI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 627 N SUNRISE SERVICE ROAD, BELLPORT, NY 11713-1540
- In care of
- % TERRY
- Signed the 990
- JUSTIN BELKIN, Treasurer
- Phone
- (631) 286-1600
- Return prepared by
- Baldessari & Coster LLP
Mission
SCLS IS DESIGNATED BY THE NYS DEPT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND PASS THRU GRANT AND AID TO MEMBER LIBRARIES LOCATED IN SUFFOLK COUNTY.
Program accomplishments
- COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEMBER LIBRARIES.Expenses $16,861,339
- GRANTS AND AID PASSED THRU TO MEMBER LIBRARIES.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-1987282
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B700)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,555,470
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,148,167
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $20,148,167 | $18,921,346 | $17,555,470 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $20,200,726 | $19,643,363 | $18,601,928 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $17,825,846 | $17,582,550 | $19,146,374 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $17,278,917 | $16,419,619 | $19,399,840 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-1987282).
Questions about SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM
- What is the EIN of SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM is 11-1987282.
- Is SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $289,289 (KEVIN VERBESEY, DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SUFFOLK COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,148,167, expenses of $18,921,346 and total assets of $17,555,470 at year end.
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