Washington County Free Library
Donations deductibleWashington County Free Library's network
7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 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 (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
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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Peteranecz | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alfred E Martin | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katherine Oliver | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kimberly Halsey | Vice Preside | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kristine McGee | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Laurie Bender | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Stephen Schutte | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hulett | Regional Dir | since 2018 |
| Ian Seibert | Chief Tech. | since 2022 |
| Jenny L Bakos | Executive Di | since 2020 |
| Kathleen M O'Connell | Dir. of Publ | since 2018 |
| Mary C Baykan | Former Exec | since 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny L Bakos | Executive Director / Secretary | 40 | $131k | ||
| Elizabeth Hulett | Director WMRL | 40 | $124k | ||
| Kathleen M O'connell | Director of Public Svcs. | 40 | $122k | ||
| Ian Seibert | Chief Tech Officer | 40 | $113k | ||
| Jennifer M Keysor | Director of Operations | 40 | $95k | ||
| Sara Baker | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $71k | ||
| Stephen Schutte | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laurie Bender | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alfred Martin | Emeritus Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katharine Oliver | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Peteranecz | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Poole | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristine McGee | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Kearns | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vacant | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Washington County Free Library
- EIN
- 526001038
- Address
- 100 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD, 21740-5504
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- The mission of the washington county free library system is to continually improve our service to the public by:* providing the public with free access to library materials in a variety of formats* promoting community enrichment, economic vitality and individual achievement through reading and lifelong learning* helping people of all ages find information which meets their diverse personal... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B700 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1898
- Principal officer
- Jenny L Bakos (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1937
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAlfred E Martin
≥8years on the filingsKatherine Oliver
≥7years on the filingsKimberly Halsey
≥7years on the filingsStephen Schutte
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
- $22.2m
- Total liabilities
- $1.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $21m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.6m
- Program service revenue
- $125k
- Employees
- 126
- Volunteers
- 20