Connecticut · Nonprofit
East Haven Public Library Inc
East Haven Public Library Inc (Connecticut) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,328 to it, the largest being Deupree Family Foundation ($1,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $995k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $795k
What East Haven Public Library Inc does
Mission
The Hagaman Memorial Library is the center for community enrichment and as such it seeks to provide information, resources, and programs for lifelong learning as well as to improve the quality of life of East Haven residents by providing a top notch collection of materials in multiple formats, current technology, and cultural opportunities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
FY 2024-25 was a year of transformation for Hagaman Library. We experienced a significant flood in the building in April of 2025, which caused the temporary closure of the building for repairs. This closure continued for remainder of the fiscal year, with the library staff working diligently to provide programming and services in a number of new ways. To accommodate the continuation of programming and services, we worked to establish new and expanding community partnerships and outreach efforts, meeting members of the community in a number of new locations throughout the town. We were also able to grow our program offerings through $5,000 in grant funding and our most successful year of fundraising yet, which brought in roughly $14,000 in gifts and donations. The Library was open for 2,021 hours during the fiscal year and served 6,267 resident library card users with a collection of 73,201. In terms of circulation, the library served the community with circulation of physical materials including: 16,863 children's items; 1,917 teen items; and 25,820 adult items, for a grand total of 44,600 physical items borrowed. It is worth noting that this number was significantly impacted by…
$294,179 spent36% of program spendingIn terms of technology, the library provides a significant service in access to a high-speed internet connection both inside and outside the building. The flood closure impacted these statistics as well, with only outdoor Wi-Fi accessible during the period from April through the end of the fiscal year. Even with this closure, however, the library provided 5,339 sessions on free public access computers and 50,854 sessions on the library's Public Wi-Fi. The library also provided 313 one-on-one drop-in tech help sessions and offered formal computer classes. The Library's Website (https://hagamanlibrary.org/), another service that should not be overlooked, had 18,257 visits during the fiscal year, which provided 24/7 access to research assistance, information on important local topics, and an online catalog of books, movies, and other materials.
$269,663 spent33% of program spendingOne of the most vital services the library offers is access to free programming. The Library provided a total of 623 in-person, on-site programs this year with attendance of 5,439. In addition to on-site programs, library staff partnered with other organizations in the community throughout the year to provide off-site programming and outreach; these off-site partnerships were further increased during the building closure. In total, the library provided 101 off-site programs, interacting with 1,635 members of the community. This represents a 201 percent increase over our outreach interactions in the previous fiscal year, and represents strong and growing relationships with our community partners, who provided vital support during this difficult time. The library also continued to offer virtual programs this year. This included 31 live viewing events and 20 prerecorded events. Total participation in these programs was 3,374. Finally, the library also offered opportunities for members of the community to participate in asynchronous programsself-directed activities available on your own schedule. The library offered 51 of these self-directed events during the year, with participation…
$253,320 spent31% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $817,162.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $796k to $681k (−14%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 74% · 2022 88% · 2023 92% · 2024 91% · 2025 91%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of East Haven Public Library Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Amy Derbacher
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $42 → $16.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of East Haven Public Library Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
East Haven Public Library Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
East Haven Public Library Inc draws 80% of its grant income from funders outside Connecticut, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $78 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
East Haven Public Library Inc receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like East Haven Public Library Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for East Haven Public Library Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds East Haven Public Library Inc?
- East Haven Public Library Inc (Connecticut) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,328 to it, the largest being Deupree Family Foundation ($1,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does East Haven Public Library Inc have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $1,328 in grants to East Haven Public Library Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of East Haven Public Library Inc?
- Deupree Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like East Haven Public Library Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing