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Elyria Public Library

  • Elyria, OH
  • Tax-exempt since June 1965
  • EIN: 34-6000941

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7M (2024)

Expenses
$5.27M (2024)

Total Assets
$15.9M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$13.9M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,004,589
Expenses
$5,267,513
Net Income
$1,737,076
Net Assets
$2,053,223
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,129,057
87.5%
Program Services $46,169
0.7%
Investment Income $807,405
11.5%
Bond Proceeds $15,498
0.2%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,460
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $241,447
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,440,063
46.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,948,223
Total Liabilities $13,895,000
Net Assets $2,053,223
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jennifer Starkey (Executive Di) $100,159 $0 $44,725
Debby Perkins (Fiscal Offic) $83,561 $0 $13,002
Deborah Kroupa (President) $0 $0 $0
Chad Vickers (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Schneider (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong Jr (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Scott Serazin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Leglise (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lawrence Koneake (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 6, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,758,867
Expenses
$5,233,242
Net Income
$1,525,625
Net Assets
$316,147
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,963,353
88.2%
Program Services $45,594
0.7%
Investment Income $716,969
10.6%
Bond Proceeds $26,144
0.4%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,807
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $240,182
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,276,148
43.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,576,147
Total Liabilities $14,260,000
Net Assets $316,147
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jennifer Starkey (Executive Di) $95,481 $0 $43,337
Robert Schirhart (Prior Fiscal) $65,714 $0 $20,628
Debby Perkins (Fiscal Offic) $13,177 $0 $1,845
Deborah Kroupa (President) $0 $0 $0
Chad Vickers (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Schneider (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong Jr (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Scott Serazin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Leglise (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Koneak Lawrence (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,325,273
Expenses
$4,972,418
Net Income
$1,352,855
Net Assets
-$1,209,478
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,881,454
93.0%
Program Services $35,513
0.6%
Investment Income $217,534
3.4%
Bond Proceeds $17,840
0.3%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $172,932
2.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $163,866
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,122,327
42.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,405,522
Total Liabilities $14,615,000
Net Assets -$1,209,478
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jennifer Starkey (Executive Di) $90,612 $0 $0
Robert Schirhart (Fiscal Offic) $73,254 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (President) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Chad Vickers (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kaleena Whitfield (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Clifford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Schneider (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,063,469
Expenses
$10,530,365
Net Income
-$4,466,896
Net Assets
-$2,562,333
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,851,866
96.5%
Program Services $24,397
0.4%
Investment Income $27,073
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $8,378
0.1%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $72,291
1.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $79,464
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $189,791
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,871,801
17.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,392,667
Total Liabilities $14,955,000
Net Assets -$2,562,333
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Merilyn Crouse (Executive Di) $122,186 $0 $0
Robert Schirhart (Fiscal Offic) $67,605 $0 $0
Kaleena Whitfield (President) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Gerald Crum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Clifford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Schneider (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chad Vickers (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,690,503
Expenses
$10,302,067
Net Income
-$4,611,564
Net Assets
$1,906,189
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,403,337
95.0%
Program Services $18,968
0.3%
Investment Income $76,794
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $117,398
2.1%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $74,006
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $177,152
1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,831,094
17.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,196,189
Total Liabilities $15,290,000
Net Assets $1,906,189
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Merilyn Crouse (Executive Di) $108,852 $0 $0
Robert Schirhart (Fiscal Offic) $68,300 $0 $0
Kaleena Whitfield (President) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Gerald Crum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Clifford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,054,426
Expenses
$7,364,046
Net Income
-$1,309,620
Net Assets
$6,512,440
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,470,537
90.4%
Program Services $49,060
0.8%
Investment Income $201,971
3.3%
Bond Proceeds $308,646
5.1%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $24,212
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $209,572
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,888,232
25.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,122,440
Total Liabilities $15,610,000
Net Assets $6,512,440
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Merilyn Crouse (Executive Di) $107,723 $0 $0
Carol Campana (Prior Fiscal) $91,129 $0 $0
Robert Schirhart (Fiscal Offic) $10,720 $0 $0
Kaleena Whitfield (President) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Gerald Crum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Clifford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,461,381
Expenses
$5,354,662
Net Income
$106,719
Net Assets
$7,798,548
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,154,769
94.4%
Program Services $58,442
1.1%
Investment Income $103,313
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $124,812
2.3%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,045
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $172,430
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,845,673
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,718,548
Total Liabilities $15,920,000
Net Assets $7,798,548
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Merilyn Crouse (Executive Di) $101,459 $0 $0
Carol Campana (Fiscal Offic) $70,971 $0 $0
Gerald Crum (President) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kaleena Whitfield (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Clifford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Schirhart (Fiscal Offic) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,307,622
Expenses
$3,784,769
Net Income
$2,522,853
Net Assets
$7,691,829
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,194,935
98.2%
Program Services $69,185
1.1%
Investment Income $26,297
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,205
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $159,749
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,759,605
46.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,691,829
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $7,691,829
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Merilyn Crouse (Executive Di) $90,794 $0 $0
Carol Campana (Fiscal Offic) $68,955 $0 $0
Gerald Crum (President) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kalena Whitfield (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ann Schloss (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Clifford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Schrull (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 12, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,411,902
Expenses
$3,922,408
Net Income
$489,494
Net Assets
$5,168,976
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,293,676
97.3%
Program Services $77,866
1.8%
Investment Income $34,966
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,394
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $157,876
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,740,890
44.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,168,976
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $5,168,976
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lyn Crouse (Executive Di) $88,937 $0 $0
Carol Campana (Fiscal Offic) $68,939 $0 $0
Gerald Crum (President) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ann Schloss (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kaleena Whitfield (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 6, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,119,829
Expenses
$3,668,585
Net Income
$451,244
Net Assets
$4,679,482
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,971,886
96.4%
Program Services $77,478
1.9%
Investment Income $5,303
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $57,000
1.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,162
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $156,495
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,765,730
48.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,679,482
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,679,482
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lyn Crouse (Executive Di) $88,288 $0 $0
Carol Campana (Fiscal Offic) $68,207 $0 $0
Rhonda Smith (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ann Schloss (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Susanne Dotson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sam Battle (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Marilyn Tipple (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Gerald Crum (President) $0 $0 $0
Ray Armstrong (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Kroupa (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,458,282
Expenses
$3,465,491
Net Income
-$7,209
Net Assets
$4,228,238
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,345,940
96.8%
Program Services $85,032
2.5%
Investment Income $15,414
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,896
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $144,536
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,640,997
47.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,228,238
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,228,238

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,507,013
Expenses
$3,537,559
Net Income
-$30,546
Net Assets
$4,235,447
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,363,115
95.9%
Program Services $92,325
2.6%
Investment Income $31,559
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,014
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $140,206
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,579,757
44.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,235,447
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,235,447

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