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FRIENDS OF THE FORT MYERS BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY INCORPORATED

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Plain text FRIENDS OF THE FORT MYERS BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY INCORPORATED. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/650401573. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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MLA “FRIENDS OF THE FORT MYERS BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY INCORPORATED.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2018–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/650401573. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $7K · expenses $1K · assets $34K

EIN
65-0401573
Address
2755 ESTERO BLVD, FT MYERS BCH, FL 33931-3504
Website
http://www.fmb.lib.fl.us/friends.html
NTEE code
Z99Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1993
Cross-check
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Mission

SUPPORT THE FORT MYERS BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Betty Simpson PRRESIDENT2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sandra Walker TREASURER2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jan Fleming DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kelly Smith DIRECTOR2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Paula Smith DIRECTOR2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jessica Herndstat (former) SECRETARY2019-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Johanna Campbell (former) DIRECTOR2018-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Katt (former) SECRETARY2018 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY SIMPSON PRRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SANDRA WALKER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JAN FLEMING DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR0 $0-- $01
KELLY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY SIMPSON PRRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SANDRA WALKER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JAN FLEMING DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR0 $0-- $01
KELLY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY SIMPSON PRRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SANDRA WALKER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JAN FLEMING DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR0 $0-- $01
KELLY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY SIMPSON PRRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SANDRA WALKER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JAN FLEMING DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR0 $0-- $01
KELLY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JESSICA HERNDSTAT SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY SIMPSON PRRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SANDRA WALKER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JAN FLEMING DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR0 $0-- $01
KELLY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JESSICA HERNDSTAT SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY SIMPSON PRRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
SANDRA WALKER TREASURER5 $0-- $01
JAN FLEMING DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR5 $0-- $01
KELLY SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JOHANNA CAMPBELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JESSICA HERNDSTAT SECRETARY4 $0-- $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY SIMPSON PRRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
SUZANNE KATT SECRETARY4 $0-- $01
SANDRA WALKER TREASURER5 $0-- $01
JAN FLEMING DIRECTOR & BOOK STOR5 $0-- $01
KELLY SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JOHANNA CAMPBELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,887$1,466 $34,234$33,134 $6,886- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,554$20,571 $27,713$27,713 $2,540- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,258$5,864 $45,730$45,730 $4,823- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,070$31,670 $35,636$35,636 $7,515- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,924$21,532 $47,536$47,536 $1,628- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,516$3,460 $51,398$51,398 $13,785- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,825$35,547 $19,342$19,342 $1,965- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $1,466 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,266 86.4%
Fees to independent contractors $200 13.6%
Total$1,466100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $20,571 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,000 97.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $371 1.8%
Fees to independent contractors $200 1.0%
Total$20,571100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $5,864 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,310 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,310 56.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,354 40.1%
Fees to independent contractors $200 3.4%
Total$5,864100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $31,670 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,000 94.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,520 4.8%
Fees to independent contractors $150 0.5%
Total$31,670100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $21,532 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,000 92.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,382 6.4%
Fees to independent contractors $150 0.7%
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $3,460 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,335 96.4%
Fees to independent contractors $125 3.6%
Total$3,460100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $35,547 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $35,400 99.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $147 0.4%
Total$35,547100%

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