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Pinellas Public Library Cooperative
Pinellas Public Library Cooperative reported $10.2 million in revenue and $10.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.76 went to program services, $7.24 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 94.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $130,752 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 45% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 480 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.44 programs, $9.34 management, $0.22 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.8% | 89.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.2% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 81.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 15.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.7% | 10.4% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $130,752 | $292,325 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.28% | 1.48% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.8 | 8.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseThe Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. receives and disburses funds from county, local sources, and from governmental units to local libraries. Support to the participating libraries is made in proportion to each library's expenditures
The Pinellas Talking Book Library's (PTBL) mission is to encourage and support reading by providing free library services to residents for whom conventional print is a barrier. The PTBL is administered locally through the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. It is a free service to residents of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical or learning disabilities whether permanent or temporary. The PTBL provides recorded, Braille and large-print books and magazines as well as a collection of descriptive videos and players
The Deaf Literacy Center (DLC) is a countywide library-based adult literacy program for deaf and hard-of-hearing. This community program is a service of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. which serves the communities in Pinellas County, Florida by providing coordinated services for member libraries. The DLC program began as a response to the need to provide quality library services to the local Deaf community. The program is a countywide program with multiple sites that provide basic literacy and computer literacy, signed storytimes, special workshops, sign language classes, and…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,752 | $0 | $0 | $130,752 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pinellas Public Library Cooperative (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $134K (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–1b9 · 9 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 15aYes
- 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 512
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Pinellas Public Library Cooperative totaling $30 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 Pinellas Public Library Cooperative's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Pinellas Public Library Cooperative spent in FY2025, $92.76 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Pinellas Public Library Cooperative's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Pinellas Public Library Cooperative reported that 92.8% of its $10.3 million in expenses went to program services, 7.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pinellas Public Library Cooperative pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pinellas Public Library Cooperative reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $130,752, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pinellas Public Library Cooperative get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 94.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pinellas Public Library Cooperative a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-2994993 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 September 30, 2025, object 202612299349300931 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502279349303260 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402259349301100 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322059349300247 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349303124 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102249349300445 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-2994993: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.