Brooklyn Public Library
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 107,433,968 | 102,805,172 | 4,628,796 | 6.0 | 51% |
| 2013 | 117,501,563 | 99,515,558 | 17,986,005 | 7.8 | 51% |
| 2014 | 107,366,637 | 105,087,802 | 2,278,835 | 8.1 | 47% |
| 2015 | 122,310,743 | 114,789,719 | 7,521,024 | 8.1 | 49% |
| 2016 | 130,348,079 | 125,083,736 | 5,264,343 | 7.8 | 47% |
| 2017 | 154,793,835 | 130,674,825 | 24,119,010 | 10.0 | 46% |
| 2018 | 142,965,809 | 136,716,054 | 6,249,755 | 9.8 | 45% |
| 2019 | 160,226,631 | 145,022,554 | 15,204,077 | 9.7 | 46% |
| 2020 | 168,058,461 | 145,221,227 | 22,837,234 | 10.0 | 49% |
| 2021 | 166,940,184 | 138,877,460 | 28,062,724 | 12.3 | 47% |
| 2022 | 179,417,090 | 143,929,817 | 35,487,273 | 11.8 | 44% |
| 2023 | 163,152,905 | 164,328,930 | −1,176,025 | 11.6 | 47% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization spent $1,176,025 more than it brought in. Its reserves stood at about 11.6 months of spending, up from 6 in 2012. Staff pay was 47% of spending. $31,428,209 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Brooklyn Public Library's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works