WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $64K · expenses $22K · assets $211K
- EIN
- 46-4852968
- Address
- 39 BOWDOIN ST, WINTHROP, ME 04364-1401
- NTEE code
- B11
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2014
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Winthrop Public Library Foundation's purpose is to raise funds to support the needs and programs of the CM Bailey Public Library in Winthrop Maine.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 18 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
18 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Lebrun | Director | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jan Tewksbury | Assistant Treasurer | 2021-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Secretary | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Denise Bosse | Director | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barbara Coriell | Treasurer | 2022-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laura Lynn | Director | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paige Pickard | Director | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wendy Wagner | Director | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sienko | Fundraising Chair | 2021-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Jane Auns | Chairperson | 2021-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jen Coursey | Director | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Courtney Baehr | Director | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Claire Hersom (former) | Director | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Linda Easterbrooks (former) | Treasurer | 2022-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeffrey Tracy (former) | Director | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Linda Easterbrook (former) | Assistant Treasurer | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Bell (former) | Secretary | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Duane Phillips (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Lebrun | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jan Tewksbury | Assistant Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Bosse | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Coriell | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura Lynn | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paige Pickard | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Wendy Wagner | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sienko | Fundraising Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Jane Auns | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jen Coursey | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Courtney Baehr | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Lebrun | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Hersom | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jan Tewksbury | Assistant Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Bosse | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Coriell | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura Lynn | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paige Pickard | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Wendy Wagner | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sienko | Fundraising Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Jane Auns | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Lebrun | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Hersom | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Easterbrooks | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jan Tewksbury | Assistant Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Bosse | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Coriell | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura Lynn | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Tracy | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Wendy Wagner | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sienko | Fundraising Chair | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Jane Auns | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Lebrun | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Hersom | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Easterbrooks | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jan Tewksbury | Assistant Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Bosse | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Coriell | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura Lynn | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Tracy | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Wendy Wagner | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sienko | Fundraising Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Jane Auns | Vice Chair | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne LeBrun | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sienko | Vice Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jan Tewksbury | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Easterbrook | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Bell | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Tracy | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Jane Auns | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Duane Phillips | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $63,932 | $22,030 | $210,971 | $210,971 | $51,223 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $33,698 | $23,489 | $169,069 | $169,069 | $26,063 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $33,678 | $14,856 | $155,373 | $155,373 | $30,522 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $23,029 | $28,308 | $136,551 | $136,551 | $20,119 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $150,065 | $119,316 | $141,856 | $141,830 | $106,583 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $19,178 in all, tax years 2015 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELSIE & WILLIAM VILES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Winthrop Public Library Foundation” | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $7,500 | 2024 | $4,000 | show |
| KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Winthrop Public Library Foundation” | 2022, 2025 | 2 | $5,500 | 2025 | $3,000 | show |
| MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2015 | 1 | $5,000 | 2015 | $5,000 | show |
| FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Winthrop Public Library Foundation” | 2024 | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $178 | 2023 | $43 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $22,030 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $18,312 | 83.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,092 | 9.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,626 | 7.4% | |
| Total | $22,030 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $23,489 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $14,819 | 63.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,389 | 18.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $2,986 | 12.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,295 | 5.5% | |
| Total | $23,489 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $14,856 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $11,120 | 74.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,470 | 16.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,266 | 8.5% | |
| Total | $14,856 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $28,308 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $25,134 | 88.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,934 | 6.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,240 | 4.4% | |
| Total | $28,308 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $119,316 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $117,226 | 98.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,830 | 1.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $260 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $119,316 | 100% |