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Our Foundation Board Members Foundation Board Officers: Patrice O'Regan Cummings, Chair Shikha Mayer, Vice Chair Anne Reilly, Secretary Michael Myers, Treasurer Foundation Trustees: Jamie Bertoni Karen Brodsky Bridget Burke Madelyn English Debbie Heimerl Veronica (Roni) Larini Justin Lynch Colleen Mason Foundation Honorary Trustees: Dr. Eva Bostek-Brady Leslie Brown-Witt Joan Contess Janet Cooperman Dr. Julia Johnson Dr. Neill Johnson Ed Landis Kathleen Palmer Peter Palmer Judith Sutton Jennifer Van Beveren The Bernardsville Library Foundation is made up of residents of Bernardsville and surrounding towns, who support the Bernardsville Public Library and believe strongly in the mission of the Foundation. We are always looking for new members who can help us raise funds for the library. To find out more about membership in the Bernardsville Library Foundation, please contact us at foundation@bernardsvillelibrary.org . Thank you for supporting the Bernardsville Public Library.

Endowment The Bernardsville Library Foundation was formed in 2011, with the purpose of raising private funding for the town's public library. The Bernardsville Library Foundation Endowment was established at about the same time, with the purpose of raising additional funds, which invested over time, would produce enough interest income to offset the gap between municipal funding and the public library's operational budget. The Endowment is currently valued at $ 849,772.90 (as of 12/31/2024). Th e Foundation hopes to raise the total value of the Endowment to $2.5 million by 2030. Donate

Foundation Board Meeting Dates The Library Foundation's Board of Trustees generally meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Bernardsville Public Library from 6:30 PM. 2025 Foundation Board Meeting Dates Tuesday, January 14 Tuesday, February 11 Tuesday, March 11 (Zoom Meeting) Tuesday, April 8 Tuesday, May 13 Tuesday, June 10 Tuesday, July 8 Tuesday, August 12 Tuesday, September 9 Tuesday, October 14 Tuesday, November 11 Tuesday, December 9 2024 Foundation Board Meeting Dates Tuesday, January 9 Tuesday, February 13 (Held via Zoom.) Tuesday, March 12 Tuesday, April 9 Tuesday, May 14 Tuesday, June 11 Tuesday, July 9 Tuesday, August 13 Tuesday, September 10 Tuesday, October 8 Tuesday, November 12 Tuesday, December 10 2023 Foundation Board Meeting Dates Tuesday, January 10 Tuesday, February 14 Tuesday, March 14 Tuesday, April 11 Tuesday, May 9 Tuesday, June 13 Tuesday, July 11 Tuesday, August 8 Tuesday, September 12 Tuesday, October 10 Tuesday, November 14 Tuesday, December 12 2022 Foundation Board Meeting Dates Tuesday, January 11 Tuesday, February 8 Tuesday, March 8 Tuesday, April 12 Tuesday, June 14 Tuesday, July 12 Tuesday, August 9 Tuesday, September 13 Tuesday, October 11 Tuesday, November 15 Tuesday, December 13

Our Foundation Financials The Bernardsville Library Foundation has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure that all donations and gifts to the Foundation are used for the purposes intended by the donor(s). We take this responsibility seriously. To ensure the efficient use of private funding, the Foundation has established a Financial Committee and an Investment Committee to: Provide financial oversight for the accounting, management and investment of all funds. Establish an internal management control system. Review and approve an annual operating and budget before presenting it to the Foundation Board of Trustees for adoption. Monitor the use of restricted funds and establish spending policies for all resources. 2024 Bernardsville Library Foundation Investment Committee: Jamie Bertoni, Chair Patrice O. Cummings Debbie Heimerl Michael Myers Since 2011, the Bernardsville Library Foundation has granted $800,000 to the Bernardsville Public Library to close the gap between public funding and the cost of Library operations. In the same time period, the Bernardsville Library Foundation has raised $848,772.90 (as of 12/31/2024) in Endowment. The Foundation Board of Trustees is grateful to the citizens of Bernardsville and to all our generous donors for their continued support of the Bernardsville Library Foundation. The Bernardsville Library Foundation IRS 990 Forms: IRS 990 Form 2023 IRS 990 Form 2022 IRS 990 Form 2021 IRS 990 Form 2020 IRS 990 Form 2019 IRS 990 Form 2018 IRS 990 Form 2017 IRS 990 Form 2016 IRS 990 Form 2015 IRS 990 Form 2014 IRS 990 Form 2013 IRS 990 Form 2012 IRS 990 Form 2011

Contact Us Bernardsville Library Foundation 1 Anderson Hill Road Bernardsville, NJ 07924 foundation@bernardsvillelibrary.org 908 -766-2634 First Name Last Name Email Subject Type Your Message Here Send

Bernardsville Library Foundation Our Foundation Building Community Support Us Join Us! The Bernardsville Library Foundation is an all-volunteer nonprofit charitable organization whose fundraising efforts help maintain the excellent programs, books, music, movies, television programs, magazines and E-books offered to the citizens of Bernardsville and surrounding communities.

Legacy Giving To discuss Legacy Giving, please contact the Chairperson for our Endowment/Major Gifts/Legacy Committee, Patrice Cummings, at 908-962-4871 or email Patrice at: patriceocummings@gmail.com . Thank you for your support of the Bernardsville Public Library. The Bernardsville Library Foundation is a 501 (C) 3 charitable organization whose Tax ID# (EIN) is 27-4485942.

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Building Community Bernardsville Library Foundation helps build our community through many aspects. Here are some of the many wonderful programs that your donations to the Foundation help the library provide: Building/ location Resources programs events supporting children

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