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RUDOLF STEINER LIBRARY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $147K · expenses $125K · assets $181K

Also known as
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS INC
EIN
81-1925443
Address
351 FAIRVIEW AVE STE 610, HUDSON, NY 12534-1270
NTEE code
B11
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
Cross-check
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Mission

DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, AND HOUSE A LIBRARY OF ANTHROPOSOPHICAL MATERIAL INCLUDING BOOKS, JOURNALS, VIDEO AND VOICE RECORDINGS. SUPPORT AND PRESERVE AN ARCHIVE OF THE WORKS OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE US WORKING OUT OF ANTHROPOSOPHY AND MATERIALS PRODUCED BY ANTHROPOSOPHICAL AND RELATED INITIATIVES FOR HISTORICAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE WORK OF THE RUDOLF STEINER LIBRARY (RSL) AND BUILD AN UNDERSTANDING OF ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANTHROPOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA. CULTIVATE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH A COMMUNITY OF PATRONS, DONORS, FRIENDS AND USERS OF THE RSL TO ENSURE ITS ENDURING FUTURE. DEVELOP THE RSL INTO A LIVELY CENTER FOR ANTHROPOSOPHY IN THE REGION, OFFERING ARTISTIC, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Zoi Doehrer LIBRARY DIRE2024-2025 $53,631$109,631 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Clifford Venho TRUSTEE2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Karin Haldeman TREASURER2016-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Christina Porkert PRESIDENT2017-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Cate Decker SECRETARY2025 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Wolff TRUSTEE2025 0 $0 reported 1
Nathaniel Williams (former) PRESIDENT2017-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Harold Bush (former) President2016 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZOI DOEHRER LIBRARY DIRE40 $53,631-- $53,6311
CLIFFORD VENHO TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
KARIN HALDEMAN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CHRISTINA PORKERT PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
CATE DECKER SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BRIAN WOLFF TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $56K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZOI DOEHRER LIBRARY DIRE40 $56,000-- $56,0001
CLIFFORD VENHO PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
KARIN HALDEMAN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CHRISTINA PORKERT SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CLIFFORD VENHO PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
KARIN HALDEMAN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CHRISTINA PORKERT SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHANIEL WILLIAMS PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
KARIN HALDEMAN TREASURER5 $0-- $01
CHRISTINA PORKERT SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nathaniel Williams President5 $0-- $01
Karin Haldeman Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Christina Porkert Secrtary5 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nathaniel Williams President5 $0-- $01
Karin Haldeman Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Christina Porkert Secrtary5 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nathaniel Williams President5 $0-- $01
Karin Haldeman Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Christina Porkert Secrtary5 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nathaniel Williams President5 $0-- $01
Karin Haldeman Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Christina Porkert Secrtary5 $0-- $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nathaniel Williams President5 $0-- $01
Karin Haldeman Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Christina Porkert Secrtary5 $0-- $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Harold Bush President5 $0-- $01
Karin Haldeman Treasurer5 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$146,914$125,335 $181,123$181,123 $143,164- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$172,624$128,992 $159,544$159,544 $168,325- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,667$84,675 $111,182$111,179 $81,915- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,550$10,595 $109,187$109,187 $107,553- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$255$1,899 $6,232$6,232 $255- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$1,118 $7,876$7,876 -- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,000$63,263 $8,994$8,994 $5,000- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,107$14,910 $67,257$67,257 $18,107- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,476$4,430 $64,060$64,060 $28,476- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,160$19,146 $40,014$40,014 $59,160- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $9,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$9,000 2024$9,000
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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 · $125,335 spent · pay $67,773 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $67,773 54.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,312 25.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,125 18.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,125 2.5%
Total$125,335100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $128,992 spent · pay $72,468 · grants $0 · events $0
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2023 · Form 990EZ · $84,675 spent · pay $40,284 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,284 47.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,415 45.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,226 6.2%
Fees to independent contractors $750 0.9%
Total$84,675100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $10,595 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $4,813 45.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,000 37.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,742 16.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $40 0.4%
Total$10,595100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $1,899 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $1,110 58.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $733 38.6%
Printing, publications, postage $56 2.9%
Total$1,899100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $1,118 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $633 56.6%
Fees to independent contractors $429 38.4%
Printing, publications, postage $56 5.0%
Total$1,118100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $63,263 spent · pay $0 · grants $62,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $62,500 98.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $709 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $54 0.1%
Total$63,263100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $14,910 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,501 83.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,911 12.8%
Fees to independent contractors $470 3.2%
Printing, publications, postage $28 0.2%
Total$14,910100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $4,430 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,718 61.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,712 38.6%
Total$4,430100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $19,146 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,532 86.3%
Fees to independent contractors $2,614 13.7%
Total$19,146100%

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