Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,504,427 | 1,050,790 | 1,477,292 | 1,206,595 | 1,409,108 | 6,648,212 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,504,427 | 1,050,790 | 1,477,292 | 1,206,595 | 1,409,108 | 6,648,212 |
| 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) .. | 1,714,455 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,933,757 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,504,427 | 1,050,790 | 1,477,292 | 1,206,595 | 1,409,108 | 6,648,212 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 329,741 | 340,195 | 317,981 | 360,875 | 392,132 | 1,740,924 |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 8,389,136 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 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) |
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| 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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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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 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | The Board determines the compensation of the Director. The Director determines the compensation for all other employees based on the strict requirements under French Law and within the budget constraints established by the Board. The Board approves the overall budget which includes compensation for all employees. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 11 | Upon completion of the Federal Form 990, management provides a copy of the return to the Executive committee of the board to review. Upon review, comments and input are solicited by management which may require changes to the Form 990 before it is filed with the IRS. These comments are approved and incorporated into the document. Approval of the revised Form 990 is then documented in the Board minutes and the form 990 is processed by electronic submission to the IRS. The authorized signatory on the return is the chairman or the treasurer. A public disclosure copy of the Form, as filed with the IRS, is maintained by the Organization in Paris, France for distribution to the general public. Access to an electronic version of the report is free and copies may be obtained for a fee of $.20 per page, if requested. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. A PDF of the DISCLOSURE COPY OF BOTH THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND THAT OF ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION ARE GIVEN TO THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR EVERY YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HAS MANY OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 6, 7A & 7B | THE LIBRARY HAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MEMBERS WHO PAY AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE. EVERY YEAR THE MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY MUST APPROVE OR REJECT THE LIST OF NEW BOARD CANDIDATES PROPOSED TO THEM BY THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES APPLICABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY, AND REQUESTS A SIGNED COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FROM EACH PERSON. |
| FORM 990, PART V, 2A | All employees of the Library in Paris are employed in France. Tax filings and payments for all employees have been made in accordance with the requirements of the taxing authorities of that country. There is no payroll paid in the United States, nor any employees that work in the United States. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | Other changes in net assets includes the net foreign exchange gain of $68,568 for the year, which is due to the recalculation of the values in US dollars for assets and liabilities maintained in other currencies and includes other currency gain/loss on transactions that occurred in foreign currencies during the year. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, BOX E | The telephone number for the organization is 011-33-XXX-XX-XXXX. |
| Form 990, Page 2, part III, 4a - Program description | The Library's collection of more than 100,000 items ranges from popular fiction to current events to children's literature. It is both a community library based on the American public library model and a research library akin to those found at a small liberal-arts college. It serves expatriate Americans as well as an international clientele of people who share English as a common language. Its signature evening programs featuring authors and other public figures are open to the public. Membership fees, which account for about a quarter of the Library's revenues, are supplemented by rent from an adjacent property, an aggressive year-round fundraising operation, and gifts from the Library's US-based entity, the American Library in Paris USA Foundation. Supported by transformative philanthropic partnership, the library has been able to broaden its reach throughout expanded cultural programming, enhanced digital and physical collections, innovative outreach initiatives, and strengthened collaborations with cultural institutions in Franc. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | IT IS A MEMBERSHIP LIBRARY WITH MAJOR HOLDINGS OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS, AND ELECTRONIC DATABASES. AS A CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER IT SERVES 2,500 FAMILIES AND A BROAD INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC DRAWN TO ITS OUTSTANDING COLLECTIONS, RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS, LITERARY EVENINGS AND CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES. The American Library in Paris celebrates the written word and the life of the mind. It is constantly renewing its purpose in Paris as a center for literature, learning, culture, and community. Its Mission: -To provide access in France to what is best in English-language books, periodicals and other materials by sustaining and extending a varied and enduring collection. -To provide the services of a contemporary American public library. -To encourage and support reading in English by children and young adults. -To act as an educational support center for people of all ages on their pursuit of formal instruction or personal growth. -To promote better understanding between France and the United States by making available the artistic, historical and business record of the American experience to an international audience. |
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