Nonprofit · EIN 94-6102921
FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC
Tax-exempt · ORINDA, CA 94563
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $101,092 | $377,249 | -$276,157 | $5,056,816 | $0 | $5,056,816 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $101,581 | $388,730 | -$287,149 | $5,332,973 | $0 | $5,332,973 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $100,495 | $372,158 | -$271,663 | $5,617,122 | $0 | $5,617,122 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $55,047
- Membership dues
- $28,075
- Program service revenue
- $30,807
- Investment income
- $15,238
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $276,913
- Program services (functional)
- $339,690
- Management and general (functional)
- $37,559
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,332,973
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,056,816
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,056,816
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,160,585
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $740,650
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,316,166
- Gross receipts
- $125,102
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 110
- Year formed
- 1955
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY WORTH | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA LANDAU | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN STRYKOWSKI | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EV HERMSMEIER | COR SECTY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET SAWYER | RECORD SECTY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BECK | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA LANDAU | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN STRYKOWSKI | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EV HERMSMEIER | COR SECTY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET SAWYER | RECORD SECTY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BECK | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY WORTH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA LANDAU | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN STRYKOWSKI | BOARD Rec Secty Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETTE MICHELOTTI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY PARKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE ZUERCHER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EV HERMSMEIER | BOARD Cor Secty Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY ROSS-MADNICK | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 152, ORINDA, CA 94563-0152
- Signed the 990
- LINDA LANDAU, Treasurer
- Phone
- (925) 254-1156
- Return prepared by
- Krisch & Company
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6102921 or by the name FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO FUND LIBRARY MATERIALS, PROVIDE PROGRAMS, SERVE AS LIBRARY ADVOCATES, AND INCREASE COMMUNITY USE OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR THE LIBRARY:THE FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY PURCHASE MANY OF THE LIBRARYS NEW MATERIALS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING: THOUSANDS OF NEW BOOKS AND E-BOOKS, DVDS, INCLUDING POPULAR MOVIES, TV SHOWS, AND, DOCUMENTARIES, AUDIOBOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS TO ABOUT 60 MAGAZINES, INCLUDING COOKS ILLUSTRATED, FINE GARDENING, SMITHSONIAN, THE ECONOMIST, HARVARD WOMENS HEALTH WATCH, EDIBLE EAST BAY, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, VOGUE, NEW YORKER, AND MANY CHILDRENS MAGAZINES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES, INCLUDING HIGHLY VALUED FINANCIAL PERIODICALS.Expenses $284,064
- PROVIDE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND HOLD BOOK SALES TO PROMOTE THE LIBRARY:THE FRIENDS FUND MANY OF THE LIBRARYS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS, INCLUDING: ANNUAL POUL ANDERSON CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; THE SUMMER AND WINTER CONCERT SERIES; SPEAKER PROGRAMS; THE SUMMER READING PROGRAMS; LAMORINDA READS AND PAWS TO READ.Expenses $50,160
- REPAIR AND MAINTAIN LIBRARY FACILITIES.Expenses $5,466
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
- 94-6102921
- 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
- 1961
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,056,816
- Income (IRS master file)
- $125,102
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $101,092 | $377,249 | $5,056,816 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $101,581 | $388,730 | $5,332,973 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $100,495 | $372,158 | $5,617,122 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $146,791 | $369,021 | $5,887,533 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 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 94-6102921).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC is 94-6102921.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1961.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC 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 FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC 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 FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC 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 FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $101,092, expenses of $377,249 and total assets of $5,056,816 at year end.
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