Nonprofit · EIN 81-4396672
OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $843,542 | $752,245 | $91,297 | $743,935 | $16,723 | $727,212 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $566,537 | $511,632 | $54,905 | $675,649 | $39,734 | $635,915 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $822,154 | $590,174 | $231,980 | $691,583 | $110,573 | $581,010 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $715,478
- Membership dues
- $547,368
- Program service revenue
- $112,776
- Investment income
- $11,175
- Other revenue
- $4,113
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,992
- Accounting fees
- $21,620
- Travel
- $1,183
- Program services (functional)
- $673,607
- Management and general (functional)
- $78,638
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $675,649
- Total assets, end of year
- $743,935
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,723
- Net assets, end of year
- $727,212
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $602,895
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $124,317
- Gross receipts
- $843,542
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM CRAMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPAULDING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAM BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AGNESE GALEFFI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY KIRKPATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BUCK | SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LIU WEI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THORSTEN MEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA BACON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSE KOENNECKE | SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM CRAMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPAULDING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAM BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AGNESE GALEFFI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY KIRKPATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BUCK | SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LIU WEI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THORSTEN MEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA BACON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSE KOENNECKE | SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM CRAMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPAULDING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAM BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AGNESE GALEFFI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS KEENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY KIRKPATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BUCK | ASST. SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA SULLENGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIU WEI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 701 E CATHEDRAL RD STE 45 # 1253, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128-2128
- In care of
- % TYLER NOVAK
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 3571 Far West Blvd, Austin TX 78731
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TOM CRAMER, 701 CATHEDRAL RD STE 45-1253, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191282111
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Daniel Gill, 3571 Far West Blvd, Austin TX 78731
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT ANDERSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (717) 871-7030
- Return prepared by
- GILLIAM BELL MOSER LLP
Mission
THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENABLE AND SUPPORT COLLABORATION AMOUNG LIBRARIANS, TECHNOLOGISTS, DESIGNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND VENDORS TO SHARE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AND TO CREATE INNOVATIVE NEW SOFTWARE AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LIBRARIES.
Program accomplishments
- FOLIO : FOLIO IS A COLLABORATION OF LIBRARIES, DEVELOPERS AND VENDORS BUILDING AN OPEN SOURCE LIBRARY SERVICES PLATFORM. IT SUPPORTS TRADITIONAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONALITY AND CAN BE EXTENDED INTO OTHER INSTITUTIONAL AREAS. FOLIO INSTITUTED A MEMBERSHIP MODEL IN FY22, ATTRACTING 32 PAID INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS IN ITS FIRST YEAR, FOR TOTAL MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS OF $295,000. A DOZEN INSTITUTIONS IMPLEMENTED FOLIO IN THIS TIME PERIOD, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO NEARLY 50 ACROSS THE WORLD IN EUROPE, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND ASIA. THREE MAJOR RELEASES WERE COMPLETED. ELECTIONS FOR FY25 FOR THE COMMUNITY, PRODUCT, AND TECHNICAL COUNCILS WERE SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT.Expenses $471,427
- WOLFCON : WOLFCON 2024 MEETING OCCURRED IN SENATE HOUSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON IN SEPTEMBER 2024.Expenses $188,284 · revenue $116,889
- VUFIND : ONE MAJOR AND ONE MINOR RELEASE WERE COMPLETED. A VIRTUAL USER AND DEVELOPER SUMMIT WAS HELD ONLINE AND IN-PERSON IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2024. A REGISTERED SERVICE PROVIDER PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED, AND FIVE ORGANIZATIONS BECAME PROJECT SUPPORTERS DURING THE YEAR.Expenses $3,809
- BITCURATOR CONSORTIUM: ENGAGES IN PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT PRACTITIONERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURATION OF BORN-DIGITAL MATERIALS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS. INFORMATION ABOUT AN ACTIVE BITCURATOR CONSORTIUM AFFILIATED PROJECT IS MANAGED THROUGH ITS HOST'S WEBSITE, ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SECTIONS BELOW.Expenses $10,087
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-4396672
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $743,935
- Income (IRS master file)
- $843,542
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $843,542 | $752,245 | $743,935 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $566,537 | $511,632 | $675,649 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $822,154 | $590,174 | $691,583 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $189,849 | $448,749 | $372,297 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Daniel Gill | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 81-4396672).
Questions about OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION is 81-4396672.
- Is OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION 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 OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TOM CRAMER.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $843,542, expenses of $752,245 and total assets of $743,935 at year end.
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