Public Charity

LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY INC

Based in LEWES, DE, LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $4.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $621K.

EIN: 510350650 LEWES, DE Education NTEE: B Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$621K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY ANTICIPATES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ADAPTS, CREATES, AND SUPPORTS CLASSES AND PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES BY ENCOURAGING THE LOVE OF READING, EXPLORATION, AND DISCOVERY. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES ACCESS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF RESOURCES.

Where $100 goes at Lewes Public Library Inc

How Lewes Public Library Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$98
The Lewes Public Library is an exemplary library in delaware and a trusted civic, cultural, social learning center
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Chanta Howard Wilkinson Esq
MEMBER AT-LARGE Leslie Newman
VICE-PRESIDENT Maureen Miller
SECRETARY Nancy Sakaduski
TREASURER Tom Thunstrom

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$477,590 14 grants
Education
$74,500 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$8,500 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$5,350 1 grant
Unspecified
$54,865 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.6M $2.5M $4.1M
2024 $1.1M $1.1M $3.8M
2023 $1.0M $951K —
2022 $683K $783K —
2021 $722K $676K $167K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $722K to $2.6M (+253%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.

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