Mission
Provide Thayer Memorial Library with additional funds to support programs, events, books and electronic material for the benefit of the town and the CWMARS library network.
Small Public Charity
FRIENDS OF THE LANCASTER TOWN LIBRARY
Based in Lancaster, MA, FRIENDS OF THE LANCASTER TOWN LIBRARY operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $23K in revenue, $50K in expenses, $92K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 1 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $8K.
EIN: 043295887
Lancaster, MA
Single Organization Support
NTEE: A11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$23K
Total Expenses$50K
Total Assets$92K
Grant Records1
Funding Total$8K
Filing Years2023–2025
Where $100 goes at Friends of the Lancaster Town Library
How Friends of the Lancaster Town Library divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 3 years.
$2
Programs
the work itself
$98
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $2 for programs
$2
Added books and electronic material to the collection, supplied museum passes to patrons, paid for library programs open to the public and available to the CWMARS network, sponsored…
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$7,571
Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Treasurer
Irene Roper
Vice Chair
Judy Elwell
Secretary
Kathleen Suits
Chair
Melissa Carlson
Membership Chair
Suzanne Turcott
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23K | $50K | $92K |
| 2024 | $35K | $29K | $119K |
| 2023 | $26K | $20K | $113K |
Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $26K to $23K (-12%), with total assets most recently reported at $92K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.