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Friends of Appleton Library

Appleton, Wisconsin · EIN 39-1550376 · Education · tax-exempt since 1987

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 43.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 69,412 education nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.1,521.0 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.65% of practices65
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.56
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.76% from one source38
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.74.8%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.5.8%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.03not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$674K$112K$562K$14.15M1,521.04D
Jun 2024Form 990$4.52M$330K$4.19M$13.50M491.05D
Jun 2023Form 990$6.85M$260K$6.59M$9.03M417.14F
Jun 2022Form 990$567K$235K$332K$2.40M122.52D
Jun 2021Form 990$307K$185K$122K$2.40M155.72C
Jun 2020Form 990$333K$178K$155K$1.97M132.73F
Jun 2019Form 990$157K$177K−$20K$1.83M124.33D
Jun 2018Form 990$305K$281K$24K$1.86M79.63D
Jun 2017Form 990$251K$269K−$18K$1.79M80.03F
Jun 2016Form 990$216K$360K−$144K$1.63M54.33F

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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