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Filing year 2024

THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY

New York, New York·EIN 13-1635307·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$31.4M
Total assets
$62.7M
Total expenses
$4M
Reported officers
25
Mission

THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY WAS FOUNDED IN 1754 BY THE NEW YORK SOCIETY, A CIVIC-MINDED GROUP FORMED IN THE BELIEF THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS WOULD HELP THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO PROSPER.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Head Librarian
Officer (Unspecified)
$176k
$190k
Base
$148k
Bonus
$20k
Other
Benefits
Head of Events
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$149k
$161k
Building Superintendent
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$141k
$152k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 22 unpaid individuals.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 6%
from 2023

From $165k in 2023 to $176k in 2024.

$165k
2023
$176k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$185k to $190k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 2% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 775%.

$146k in 2023 to $149k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.6M
$3.8M
2023
$31.4M
$4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY earn?

In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY received $148,502 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What are THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY reported $31.4M in total revenue and $4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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