Mission
SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR THE AMHERST PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Public Charity
THE FRIENDS OF THE JONES LIBRARY SYSTEM INC
THE FRIENDS OF THE JONES LIBRARY SYSTEM INC is a Public Charity headquartered in AMHERST, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $695K revenue, $371K expenses, $673K total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $998K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 043551837
AMHERST, MA
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: B12
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$695K
Total Expenses$371K
Total Assets$673K
Grant Records14
Funding Total$998K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Friends of the Jones Library System Inc
How The Friends of the Jones Library System Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$64
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$31
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $64 for programs
$64
The friends launched a capital campaign in 2019 to supplement funds from the town of Amherst and the massachusetts board of library commissioners for an expanded and renovated…
Source: Form 990 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
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$62,228
HUMAN SERVICES
$15,000
EDUCATION
$6,348
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$217,628
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR "PAST"
Carol Johnson
SECRETARY/CLERK
Elaine Donoghue
DIRECTOR
Jennifer Fox
DIRECTOR
Kathy Lanza
DIRECTOR
Kelly Erwin
DIRECTOR
Lewis Mainzer
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $695K | $371K | $673K |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $330K |
| 2023 | $320K | $274K | $437K |
| 2021 | $187K | $160K | $75K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $187K to $695K (+271%), with total assets most recently reported at $673K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.