Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc

Public charity · Grantmaker Pelham, MA EIN: 04-3077516

Support the pelham free public library

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc at a glance

In short: Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc reported $21K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$20,670 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-56.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$833,956
+65.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$351,026
+1029.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$347,112
+1886.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$22,502
-60.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Pelham

How Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc gives

  • Giving grew 148% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $47K (2024). In 2025 it reported $21K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Town of Pelham - Pelham Free Public Library Pelham, MASupport for the Pelham Free Public Library$47,091
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$833,956$351,026$22,502$20,670Total only$347,112
2024$505,432$31,090$57,411$47,0911$17,478
2023$531,753$17,337$36,089$27,6701$16,672
2022$550,505$18,181$33,513$22,0911$15,654
2021$565,837$17,200$32,500$19,0131$16,604
2020$581,137$12,638$20,158$10,5461$11,861

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc

Based on IRS filings

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pelham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $834K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $21K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $347K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc is led by Andrea Allees, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrea Allees

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Marriott

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Machala

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Stacey McCullough (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Darlene Rose-Wardlaw (2020–2021) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc

How much does Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc give each year?

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc reported $21K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $47K across 1 grant.

How large is Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc?

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc reported $834K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $351K.

What is Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc?

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pelham, MA. It holds $834K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc operate?

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc's EIN?

Friends of the Pelham Free Libraryinc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3077516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)

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