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US nonprofit · EIN 030179304 · Woodstock, VTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 030179304) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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. 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

Norman Williams Public Library

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$797k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$7.4m
$31k liabilities
Net assets
$7.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
2.7 years on average
Staff
17
27 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Norman Williams Public Library's network

12 people4 organisationsi12 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

12 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served 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, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bianca ZlateaTrustee2023
3 yrs
Donna BoldTrustee2023
3 yrs
Elisa DandreaVice President2023
3 yrs
Elizabeth WellingtonTrustee2025
1 yr
Emma SchmellCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Hugh WetheraldTreasurer2025
1 yr
Jack McGuireTrustee2024
2 yrs
Joseph BoydFormer Treasurer2019
7 yrs
Mary Margaret SloanTrustee2025
1 yr
Priscilla PaintonTrustee2025
1 yr
Susan PiccoliTrustee2025
1 yr
Thomas List (also filed as Tom List)President2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amanda MerkExecutive Director (Thru Aug)since 2018
Clare McFarlandLibrary Directorsince 2021
Kathleen BeairdCo-Director2021

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
Clare McFarlandLibrary Director40$84k$3k
Thomas ListPresident2$0
Elisa DandreaVice President2$0
Hugh WetheraldTreasurer2$0
Emma SchmellSecretary2$0
Joseph BoydFormer Treasurer5$0
Jack McGuireTrustee2$0
Donna BoldTrustee2$0
Susan PiccoliTrustee2$0
Priscilla PaintonTrustee2$0
Bianca ZlateaTrustee2$0
Mary Margaret SloanTrustee2$0
Elizabeth WellingtonTrustee2$0

About

Legal name
Norman Williams Public Library
EIN
030179304
Address
10 the GRN, Woodstock, VT, 05091-1212
State
Vermont
Mission
The norman williams public library seeks to enrich the intellectual,cultural, and civic life of greater woodstock by promoting a love ofreading and lifelong learning; fostering the free exchange of ideas;providing a welcoming space for people of all ages and backgrounds; and offering resources for building a more just and humane community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B71Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Hugh Wetherald (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1943
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJoseph Boyd
≥3years on the filingsBianca Zlatea
≥3years on the filingsDonna Bold
≥3years on the filingsElisa Dandrea

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
$7.4m
Total liabilities
$31k
Net assets or fund balances
$7.4m
Contributions and grants received
$710k
Program service revenue
$46k
Employees
17
Volunteers
27

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$818k$795k$23k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.