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US nonprofit · EIN 010628754 · San Carlos, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 010628754) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Friends of the SAN Carlos Library

Donations deductible
Revenue
$155k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$79k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$917k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$917k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
2.7y av
Staff
0
75 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Friends of the SAN Carlos Library's network

7 people5 organisationsi7 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 7 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alison SpongMember-at-la2025
1 yr
Ben CastanedaMember-at-la2025
1 yr
Cathy RettbergMember-at-la2025
1 yr
Janice SmithMember-at-la2024
2 yrs
Nancy Laxson-HightonMember-at-la2020
6 yrs
Roy Hoyer (also filed as Roy Hoyer)Member-at-la2022
4 yrs
Wren RicciMember-at-la2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alison SpongMember-at-la2024
Amy SchwimmerPresidentsince 2024
Diane McCubbinMember-at-la2024
Laurie SeidlerCompany secretarysince 2024
Linda TownsendVice Presidesince 2024
Molly NguyenTreasurer/Sesince 2024
Roy HoyerTreasurer 202024

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ben CastanedaMember-at-la2$0
Roy HoyerMember-at-la2$0
Nancy Laxson-HightonMember-at-la2$0
Cathy RettbergMember-at-la2$0
Wren RicciMember-at-la2$0
Janice SmithMember-at-la2$0
Alison SpongMember-at-la2$0
Molly NguyenTreasurer2$0
Amy SchwimmerPresident2$0
Laurie SeidlerSecretary2$0
Linda TownsendVice Preside2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Friends of the San Carlos Library
EIN
010628754
Address
610 Elm St, San Carlos, CA, 94070-3018
State
California
Mission
To further the public's interest in reading and appreciation for the value of the san carlos calirornia public library to the local community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B117 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Amy Schwimmer (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsNancy Laxson-Highton
≥4years on the filingsRoy Hoyer
≥2years on the filingsJanice Smith
≥1years on the filingsAlison Spong

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$917k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$917k
Contributions and grants received
$7k
Program service revenue
$114k
Grants and similar paid out
$65k
Employees
0
Volunteers
75

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$155k$79k$76k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
San Mateo County LibraryLibrary prog grant$40k
Healthy Cities Tutoring ProgramLibrary prog grant$25k