Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Prince George's County Memorial Library System reported $41.4 million in revenue and $40.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.00 went to program services, $10.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.4% of the total. Government grants made up 98.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $216,064 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $40MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $41MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.0% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.4% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.4% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $216,064 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.54% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -13.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDuring FY 25, the program services dept continued to build and strengthen in person and online programming capacity across the library system.in FY 2025, pgcmls hosted over seven thousand events and programs covering topics including arts, culture, book discussions, digital literacy, early literacy, film clubs, health and wellness, and STEM at our nineteen branches. Other notable events and programs included:summer Prince George's with the nationals baseball washington wizards winter challenge: win basketball tickets for readingfestival of cultures: learn about worldly customs, dances, food…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $207,206 | $0 | $8,858 | $216,064 |
| DIRECTOR OF COLLECTION STR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,202 | $0 | $18,703 | $182,905 |
| DIRECTOR OF IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,325 | $0 | $18,703 | $182,028 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,475 | $0 | $12,901 | $171,376 |
| COO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,747 | $0 | $536 | $163,283 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Prince George's County Memorial Library System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $5.7M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5418
- Volunteers Part I, line 648
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| R&M LANDSCAPING Landscaping | $546,427 |
| APEX ONE CONTROL LLC Building automation | $455,112 |
| TELECAAS Telecommunicatoins | $200,423 |
| PAYCOM PAYROLL Payroll services | $178,788 |
| CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY HOLDCO LLC Advisory services | $137,478 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Prince George's County Memorial Library System totaling $260 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Prince George's County Memorial Library System's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Prince George's County Memorial Library System, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Prince George's County Memorial Library System spent in FY2025, $90.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Prince George's County Memorial Library System's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Prince George's County Memorial Library System reported that 90.0% of its $40.0 million in expenses went to program services, 10.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Prince George's County Memorial Library System pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Prince George's County Memorial Library System reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $216,064, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Prince George's County Memorial Library System get its money?
Of $41.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.4% came from contributions and grants (including 98.4% from government grants) and 1.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Prince George's County Memorial Library System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-6001858 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620649349301707 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500949349301320 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349308376 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341149349300114 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210629349300806 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120999349300202 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-6001858: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.