TY 2023 Form 990

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Employer identification number

45-2866183

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box on lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf ....
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) ..
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here ........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2023 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage for 2022 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

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33 1/3% support test—2023. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2022. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

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10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2023. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ............ right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2022. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line 15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ............ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .	18,309	13,794	21,140	28,084	119,335	200,662
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose	1,179	396	688	1,495	1,824	5,582
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 .....	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...	16,500	17,500	17,500	18,600	18,600	88,700
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5	35,988	31,690	39,328	48,179	139,759	294,944
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons	0	0	0	0	0	0
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.	0	0	0	0	0	0
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)						294,944

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...	35,988	31,690	39,328	48,179	139,759	294,944
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..	1,156	1,175	485	395	2,578	5,789
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.	0	0	0	0	0	0
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.	1,156	1,175	485	395	2,578	5,789
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..	37,144	32,865	39,813	48,574	142,337	300,733

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here................................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2023 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

98.075 %

Public support percentage from 2022 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

99.19 %

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2023 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

1.925 %

Investment income percentage from 2022 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

0.81 %

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33 1/3% support tests-2023. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3 % support tests—2022. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked box 12a, of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked box 12b, of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked box 12c, of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked box12d, of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer lines 3b and 3c below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked box 12a or 12b in Part I, answer lines 4b and 4c below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer lines 5b and 5c below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described on line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons, as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined on line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined on line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described on lines 11b and 11c below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described on 11a above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described on line 11a or 11b above? If “Yes” to 11a, 11b, or 11c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the officers, directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in line 2 above, did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer lines 2a and 2b below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described on line 2a, above constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer lines 3a and 3b below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations?If "Yes" or "No", provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by 0.035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes	1
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity	2
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations	3
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets	4
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI)	5
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions	6
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.	7
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions	8
9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6	9
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount	10

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023
1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023:
a From 2018.......
b From 2019.......
c From 2020.......
d From 2021.......
e From 2022.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2023 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f.
4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2023 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2019.....
b Excess from 2020.....
c Excess from 2021.....
d Excess from 2022.....
e Excess from 2023.....

Schedule A (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation
Schedule A, Part I, Line 10	The Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) is a publicly supported charitable organization in accordance with our Mission and purposes and in agreement with our qualification as a 501(c)(3) designation. Our major program service accomplishment is to provide public library services for our community for which the Town of Hiram provides an annual appropriation of $17,500 and the use of the town-owned Soldiers Memorial Library building. In addition, the Town also provides an appropriation of $1100 to help to defray the costs of maintaining the FoSML-owned Arts Center building because that is also used for community services. In addition to volunteer fund-raising efforts to raise the additional funds needed for paying the cost of library staff and building maintenance, we also seek grants for building improvements, new equipment, and special programs and services.

Return Reference

Explanation

Schedule A, Part I, Line 10

The Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) is a publicly supported charitable organization in accordance with our Mission and purposes and in agreement with our qualification as a 501(c)(3) designation. Our major program service accomplishment is to provide public library services for our community for which the Town of Hiram provides an annual appropriation of $17,500 and the use of the town-owned Soldiers Memorial Library building. In addition, the Town also provides an appropriation of $1100 to help to defray the costs of maintaining the FoSML-owned Arts Center building because that is also used for community services. In addition to volunteer fund-raising efforts to raise the additional funds needed for paying the cost of library staff and building maintenance, we also seek grants for building improvements, new equipment, and special programs and services.

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

Additional Data

Software ID:	23018249
Software Version:	v1.00

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Schedule B
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

Name of the organization

FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Employer identification number

45-2866183

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note: Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Don't complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions totaling $5,000 or more during the year ......... Arrow Bullet

Caution: An organization that isn't covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules doesn't file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ
or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it doesn't meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule B (Form 990) (2023) Page 2

Name of organization FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Part I Contributors	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

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Name of organization FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY		Employer identification number 45-2866183

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

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Name of organization FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY			Employer identification number 45-2866183
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

Additional Data

Software ID:	23018249
Software Version:	v1.00

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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
right arrow

Attach to Form 990.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2022

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Employer identification number

45-2866183

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

		(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts
1	Total number at end of year .........
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4	Aggregate value at end of year ........

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements ......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ....................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after July 25, 2006, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ...	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year right arrow

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located right arrow

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ......................... right arrow

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... right arrow

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... right arrow

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... right arrow

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
c	Beginning balance .............................	1c
d	Additions during the year ............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year ..........................	1e
f	Ending balance ................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....

Part V

Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a) Current year	(b) Prior year	(c) Two years back	(d) Three years back	(e) Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....
b	Contributions ...
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment right arrow

Permanent endowment right arrow

Term endowment right arrow

The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) Unrelated organizations .................

3a(i)

(ii) Related organizations .................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b) Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land .....	0	20,390		20,390
b	Buildings ....	0	209,012	0	209,012
c	Leasehold improvements	0	0	0	0
d	Equipment ....	0	49,924	0	49,924
e	Other .....	0	0	0	0
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..					279,326

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Part VII

Investments - Other Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........
(2) Closely-held equity interests........
(3)Other
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)

Part VIII

Investments - Program Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes









Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b....................		4c
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......		5

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.....................		4c
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......		5

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule D (Form 990) 2022

Additional Data

Software ID:	23018249
Software Version:	v1.00

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Employer identification number

45-2866183

Return Reference	Explanation
Form 990, Part III, Line 2	In addition to maintaining and promoting library services, and providing the adjacent Arts Center building for public programs and other functions, we obtained a new grant of $98,070 during this year. This grant is enabling important improvements of the facilities and of the services that we are able to provide. Most of the major projects will be accomplished during the next year, but during 2023 we were able to use these grant funds to provide new noise-canceling headphones for patrons, and new, much more comfortable seating for patrons and other visitors in the Library. We are also continuing with the use of funds from a previous grant to add significant numbers of new children's books and junior-to-young-adult titles to better serve our community with a better selection of titles to borrow and to read.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) is a membership organization in which members are determined by either the evidence of volunteer work on behalf of the organization or the annual donation of a minimum of $5 in support of maintaining the work of the organization. Membership is determined in the record-keeping of the organization by July 31 of each year and the members are maintained until confirmed again in July of the next year. The designation of members, board members and officers is described in the Bylaws of FoSML that were most recently updated on March 26, 2023.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a	In accordance with the Bylaws of Friends of Soldiers memorial Library (FoSML), the corporation has an annual meeting each year, normally at a designated and publicized date during March-through-June. At this meeting, the membership is enabled to vote to elect the members of the FoSML Board of Directors. Upon the close of the Annual membership Meeting, the Board of Directors has an election of officers from the membership of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b	The members of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) is determined by nominations of Board Member candidates by the Membership of FoSML at the annual meeting. Once candidates have been determined, Board Members are elected by the membership, with each newly-elected Board member to serve a term of 3 years. All governance of FoSML is then conducted by the Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting, except that the members of FoSML may call a Special Membership Meeting at any time in accordance with the procedures as stated in the Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The Financial Committee of the Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) communicates with other Board Members during the work to develop the annual Form 990. Input is solicited from all Board Members to contribute details for the responses required by the Form 990. Once the Financial Committee has completed a draft version, a PDF copy of this Draft Form 990 and all of the additional schedules is sent by email to all the Board Members. Any suggestions or corrections suggested by Board members are used to develop and agreed-upon and complete Final Form 990 to be submitted to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	All Board Members of the Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) are provided with copies of all documents relevant to the governance of FoSML and for the public library management. Among those documents are the FoSML Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, the Conflict of Interest Policy, the Policy Manual for the Soldiers Memorial Library, and all other relevant documents. All financial transactions... other than routine bill payments such as electrical power, phone service and other utilities ... are reviewed by the Board and provided to the Treasurer for payment. At the Annual Meeting and other specified meetings, the requirements to avoid conflict of interest are reviewed and agreement with the Conflict of Interest Policy is documented.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	None of the officers of Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) are compensated. FoSML does not have an executive director; all work is managed by uncompensated, volunteer directors. Two employees, the Library Director and the Library Assistant, are evaluated each year for accomplishment in meeting the requirements of their work as described in their Job Description. Evaluation is conducted by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors as described in the Policy Manual of the Soldiers Memorial Library. The paid staff is responsible for the management of the public library services, and those employees have no part in the management of the FoSML Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) assures that the public can have access to any and all of our financial documents. Most importantly, copies of our financial documents can be provided upon request. Also, during our annual membership campaign, when letters suggesting donations to support our purposes are provided by email and by mailing in the USPS, the materials also suggest that a donor is welcome to request copies of the recent financial documents, if they would so indicate and the donations form. Also, at any of our monthly Board Meetings, accounting updates are provided by the treasurer. Any of the public are welcome to attend, and they may also have these documents and any others that they may request.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g	The $9,807 of "Other Expenses" is payments to two contractors for improvements at the Arts Center and Library buildings. (1) At the Arts Center, contractor Scott Carter was paid $6,807 for the construction of a new main floor exit door. It had been identified that the only exit doorways of the original main floor were both at the same end of the building, at the main floor front wall. This third exit door was installed in the opposite wall, the back wall of the main floor. This project was paid with the funds of a $6500 grant from the Davis Family Foundation that had been received in 2021 and carried forward through the pandemic delays. The balance of $307 was paid from Arts Center maintenance funds. (2) A payment of $3,000 was made to the Andy Buck Timber Framing company as a prepayment for materials to be used in 2024 for the construction of a new, outdoor covered pavilion for use by patrons, remote workers and visitors. This $3,000 is paid from the $98,070 Remote Workers grant that was received in 2023 and will mostly be used in 2024.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9	The reason for the adjustment of $166 is uncertain, but this may be caused by an error in determining the values of current asset inventory of supplies and materials. Similarly, this could also be an error in the updating of the values of equipment and furnishings in either the Library or the Arts Center building. At this time we are unable to determine the cause of that error.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990) 2023

Additional Data

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TY 2023 ReasonableCauseExplanation

Name:

FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

EIN:

45-2866183

Software ID:

23018249

Software Version:

v1.00

Explanation:

This return is not expected to be late, since we were allowed a 6 month delay, which made our due date to be on November 15. However, the reason for needing that 6 month delay is that this is the first time that this all-volunteer organization (All management is by volunteers; the only staff are the persons hired to manage the open hours of the public library.) has had to accomplish the requirements of the Form 990. This has been a challenging task.

1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) maintains and promotes the public library for the Town of Hiram, and provides public programs such as the children's story hour, educational programs, author presentations, musical entertainment, and community-building events. We also work to maintain and provide for public use two buildings in Hiram Village in which public functions can be hosted. We also actively promote and support the economic well-being of the Library and the Arts Center by the volunteer work of our fund-raising projects.
2	Check this box
3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	55
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	55
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2023 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	2
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	24
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	0
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, Part I, line 11 .........	7b	0

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	46,684	139,759
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	1,495	0
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	395	2,578
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	0	0
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	48,574	142,337
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	0	0
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	22,770	20,166
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 326
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	23,741	27,189
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	46,511	47,355
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	2,063	94,982
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	461,256	556,404
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	0	0
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	461,256	556,404

Sign Here

	Signature of officer	Date

	Type or print name and title


4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 29,528 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 0 )
	Public library services for our community. The most important program service accomplishment for this year is our work to provide public library services for the Town of Hiram. This service is provided in the Soldiers Memorial Library building, a century-old historical building owned by the Town. Although the town owns the building, we own all of the furnishings and equipment. We provide the collections of books and other materials, six computers for public use, Internet services for the public, printing and copying services, and assistance with whatever needs have brought visitors to our facilities. We maintain hired staff to have the Library open to the public for 19-hours-per-week, with some of the open hours maintained by volunteers. The staff also hosts a children's story hour, and provides a venue for groups such as the "Knotty Knitters" (a knitting club), and for other programs and events. The Library has a collection of more than 6,000 items for loan, and has a web site where the collection can browsed using the Library World on-line catalog. On any of the four days each week when we have open hours, we may host a number of patrons varying from just a few to as many as dozens each day. Records of numbers of patron visits and types of uses are maintained and reported to the Maine State Library and to the Town. The library service does not bring in revenue except for some incidental donations.

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 3,805 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 741 )
	Providing the Arts Center building for many public uses. Maintaining and providing for public use a building that we own and manage in Hiram village is another important public service for our community. This building, the Arts Center at 8 Hancock Avenue, is a former church that has been renovated and improved to make a comfortable and attractive function space. The building has two floor levels: the lower floor has space for groups of up to 30 to 40 persons, while the main floor has a space that is suitable for up to 75 to 80 persons. The public library next door is also available for use for some purposes, but the size of that building limits groups to about ten persons, and the uses must avoid disrupting the public library facilities. The Arts Center is more flexible and recent uses include: (1) as a site for many adult education programs such as yoga classes, crafts instructions, and many other courses, (2) use as space for birthday parties, weddings and other family events for an inexpensive rental donation, (3) a facility that can still be used for memorial services for which we make no charges if the need involves community members, (4) with the heat pumps that have been installed and the FHA furnace, we can host meetings at any time of year, and other community organizations (some have buildings without year-round heat or cooling) often use this building for their meetings, (5) this building is also used as the regular practice facility for a local community band, and we host at least two band concerts there each year, and many other types of programs including music concerts, dramatic presentations, visiting author events, etc. Regarding the listed expense, the maintenance of the building was accomplished with the $3805 expenditure that is listed, but during 2023, we also had a project to add a third exit doorway for better safety on the main floor. That construction work added $6807 to the costs of management of the building for this year, but with most of that added cost paid by a grant. That $6807 is not considered as an expense, but is an improvement, adding to the value of the building. The revenue of $741 is from cost-defraying rental donations.

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 696 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 3,884 )
	Providing programs and events for public entertainment and education. Even before the acquisition of the Arts Center building in 2012, the Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library (FoSML) had endeavored to provide public events at the Library building. We had excellent successes with some Maine author book presentations and some other library-related programs. However, space in that historic building is very limited, so the variety of possible events was also limited. After acquiring the building that became the Arts Center, we worked to make this much more spacious building into a comfortable and attractive events venue. The variety of uses of the Arts Center is described in the previous section, but our most important use is to have the building as a space for public events and educational programs. During 2012 to 2019 we had been working to expand the variety of these events, and to increase our publicity efforts to attract larger attendance. However, in the same way that the pandemic interrupted and limited many types of public events all around the world, our Arts Center also suffered from the necessity of limiting public gatherings. Now that the pandemic risks have been diminishing, we have been working again to improve the variety of events and the attendance. During 2023, in addition to using this space for community meetings, rental uses and adult education needs, our Arts Center hosted 15 public events, ranging in variety from community band concerts to author events, crafts presentations, and programs for families and children. The attendance numbers ranged from as small as a half dozen persons to as many as 70 persons packing the building, with an average of about 26 persons attending each event.. Although seeking donations is not the focus of these events, some gatherings have expressed appreciation with significant donations in support of our work and our facilities. For some events, the revenue is also augmented by donations for baked goods, snacks, and meals prepared by our volunteers. The revenue of $3,884 is from a mix of donations for having spaces for presentations and displays, donations for the baked goods and other food, and other donations in support of our efforts. The expense of $696 is for the direct costs of advertising the events and for the costs of supplies; however, the major costs are actually for maintaining the buildings, as described and accounted for in the previous program service description.

	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 0 )
	Other Program Service Accomplishments: Our facilities also serve as emergency shelters in times of need. During times of emergency or important community needs, each of the buildings that we manage have been used for temporary emergency shelter for members of our community. Some of these needs are weather-related. Both of our buildings have year-round heating systems, and we have had volunteers keep one or the other of the buildings open at times of winter cold when some households have had inadequate heat. To alert to the availability we have announcements on our road-side sign board and, sometimes, notices on our Internet web-site and/or the web-site of the Town of Hiram. Since the installation of heat pump systems in the Arts Center in 2017, we have also been able to serve as a cooling center for residents who have had the inability to maintain homes cooled enough for health and comfort. This need has become ore frequent with apparently-increasing duration of above average temperatures during our summers. Finally, we have been able to provide the Arts Center to serve as an emergency shelter for families when extended power outages or catastrophic damage to homes has made continued home occupation impractical or impossible. Since our Arts Center has has kitchen facilities, and two rest rooms, the space is useful for short term emergency shelter. We are limited in our ability to provide such assistance for a longer time because of the lack of any shower or laundry facilities, and we also do not have an emergency generator system to maintain the buildings during wide-spread power outages. (If there is short-term power outage in winter, volunteers bring portable generators to maintain the building heating to avoid freezing damages.) Although we have no plans at this time, we may seek to improve upon shower, laundry and emergency power services at some time in the future. We do not show any expenses or revenue from these emergency services because the work is done by volunteers, and expenses are included in the already-reported maintenance costs of each building.

4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 0 )
4e	Total program service expenses34,029

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)				(D) Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(A) Name and title
(1) Caitin Bushnell...................................................................... Library Director	15.6 ................. 0				X	14,153	0	0
(2) Cara Parent...................................................................... Library Assistant	5.8 ................. 0			X		4,448	0	0
(3) Mary Hannaford...................................................................... President	4 ................. 0	X	X			0	0	0
(4) Patricia Dietzel...................................................................... Vice President	3 ................. 0	X	X			0	0	0
(5) Susan Hamilton...................................................................... Secretary	10 ................. 0	X	X			0	0	0
(6) Daniel Hester...................................................................... Treasurer	10 ................. 0	X	X			0	0	0
(7) Elizabeth Burnett...................................................................... Director	2 ................. 0	X				0	0	0
(8) Michelle Stosez...................................................................... Director	1 ................. 0	X				0	0	0
(9) Amy Wentworth...................................................................... Director	2 ................. 0	X				0	0	0
(10) Sally Williams...................................................................... Director	1 ................. 0	X				0	0	0
(11) Marianne Wyer...................................................................... Director	2 ................. 0	X				0	0	0

1b	Sub-Total..............
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A..
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c).........	18,601	0	0

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation





2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 0

1a	Federated campaigns..		1a	0
b	Membership dues..		1b	275
c	Fundraising events..		1c	11,600
d	Related organizations		1d	0
e	Government grants (contributions)		1e	116,670

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above		1f	11,214

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$		1g	0

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......		139,759

		Business Code
2a
b
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....		0

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			2,578	2,578	0	0
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds			0	0	0	0
5 Royalties...........			0	0	0	0
			(i) Real	(ii) Personal
6a	Gross rents	6a	0	0
b	Less: rental expenses	6b	0	0
c	Rental income or (loss)	6c	0	0
d	Net rental income or (loss).......			0	0		0
			(i) Securities	(ii) Other
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	7a	0	0
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	7b	0	0
c	Gain or (loss)	7c	0	0
d	Net gain or (loss).........			0	0	0	0
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ 11,600of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a	0
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b	0
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..			0		0	0
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a	0
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b	0
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..			0	0	0	0
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a	0
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b	0
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..			0	0	0	0

Business Code
11a
b
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			0
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			142,337	2,578	0	0

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....	0	0
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........	0	0
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............	0	0
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......	0	0
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........	18,601	18,601	0	0
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........	0	0	0	0
7	Other salaries and wages........	0	0	0	0
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	0	0	0	0
9	Other employee benefits .......	0	0	0	0
10	Payroll taxes ...........	1,565	1,565	0	0
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......	0	0	0	0
b	Legal .........	484	0	484	0
c	Accounting ...........	1,005	1,005	0	0
d	Lobbying ...........	0	0	0	0
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17	0			0
f	Investment management fees ......	0	0	0	0
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	9,807	0	9,807	0
12	Advertising and promotion ....	153	153	0	0
13	Office expenses .......	1,518	1,266	252	0
14	Information technology ......	1,214	1,214	0	0
15	Royalties ..	0	0	0	0
16	Occupancy ...........	0	0	0	0
17	Travel ............	0	0	0	0
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .	0	0	0	0
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	0	0	0	0
20	Interest ...........	0	0	0	0
21	Payments to affiliates .......	0	0	0	0
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..	0	0	0	0
23	Insurance ...	1,689	642	1,047	0
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	Utilities - Electricity, heating fuel, etc. for 2 buildings	5,233	4,033	1,200	0
b	Collection Items - Books etc for public library	3,055	3,055	0	0
c	Furnishings - upgraded seating at the Library.	1,424	1,424	0	0
d	Maintenance - Elevator service for programs & events	859	859	0	0
e	All other expenses	748	212	210	326
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	47,355	34,029	13,000	326
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........			42,626	1	37,249
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			48,523	2	140,171
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			0	3	0
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			0	4	0
5	Loans and other receivables from any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
				0	5	0
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
				0	6	0
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........			0	7	0
8	Inventories for sale or use ............			100,148	8	96,658
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			0	9	3,000
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	279,326
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b	0	269,959	10c	279,326
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .				11
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....				12
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..				13
14	Intangible assets ...............				14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........				15
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...			461,256	16	556,404

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	0	17	0
18	Grants payable ...	0	18	0
19	Deferred revenue .........	0	19	0
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........	0	20	0
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D	0	21	0
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
		0	22	0
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..	0	23	0
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..	0	24	0
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D	0	25
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	0	26	0

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........		27
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........		28
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....	91,149	29	180,420
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...	370,107	30	375,984
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	0	31	0
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	461,256	32	556,404
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	461,256	33	556,404