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Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston

Public charity
Other · BOSTON, MA · EIN 04-6151731

About

The Boston Public Library provides educational and cultural enrichment free to all by engaging the public through programming and active spaces, restoring and preserving our history, providing access to borrow from our vast collection of books and other material and caring for the Public's Special Collections.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
507
Volunteers
226

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$15.6M
Expenses
$15.8M
Assets
$93.1M
Liabilities
$4.7M

Financial history

$17.4M$8.7M$0
17181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $15.6M · Peak FY2017: $17.4M · Avg: $14.8M
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
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Address

700 Boylston ST
Boston, MA, 02116-281

Governance

Voting board members15
Independent members15
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyNo
Doc-retention policyNo
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgYes
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