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US nonprofit · EIN 591027774 · Venice, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 591027774) - 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 September 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.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Friends of the Venice Public Library Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$234k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$215k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$3.1m
$7k liabilities
Net assets
$3.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
2.9y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
13
reported in Part VI
Exemption reinstated on 15 February 2022. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 February 2022 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Friends of the Venice Public Library Inc's network

13 people1 organisationi13 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

13 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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Betty WolfeDirector2024
2 yrs
Charlene RomanoDirector2024
2 yrs
Deborah KostrounDirector2018
8 yrs
Dennis BackensDirector2024
2 yrs
Donna PachotaDirector2024
2 yrs
Heather ShirleyCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Janet KnudsenPresident2024
2 yrs
Karen MurphyTreasury2024
2 yrs
Laura JoDirector2024
2 yrs
Lynn GelzheiserDirector2024
2 yrs
Margaret StalfordVice President2024
2 yrs
Michael RankDirector2024
2 yrs
Tobe CookinghamDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Tobe CookinghamDirector1$0
Janet KnudsenPresident1$0
Donna PachotaDirector1$0
Laura JoDirector1$0
Lynn GelzheiserDirector1$0
Heather ShirleySecretary1$0
Karen MurphyTreasury5$0
Deborah KostrounDirector20$0
Charlene RomanoDirector1$0
Margaret StalfordVice President1$0
Michael RankDirector1$0
Dennis BackensDirector1$0
Betty WolfeDirector1$0

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

About

Legal name
Friends of the Venice Public Library Inc
EIN
591027774
Address
300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL, 34285-2416
State
Florida
Mission
The organization enhances the community through its library. The Friends sustain vital programs, services and resources provided by the William H Jervey Jr Venice Public Library, guaranteeing our Librarys enduring role as the heart of our community for years to come. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A11 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1962
IRS ruling date
1 February 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDeborah Kostroun
≥2years on the filingsBetty Wolfe
≥2years on the filingsCharlene Romano
≥2years on the filingsDennis Backens

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.1m
Total liabilities
$7k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.1m
Contributions and grants received
$109k
Program service revenue
$42k
Grants and similar paid out
$164k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.4m$206k$1.2m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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
Venice Public Library$78k