Education
Benjamin Franklin Society Library Inc
ORLANDO, FL
Total revenue
$773K
Total expenses
$471K
Net assets
$494K
Grants received
$185K
12 grants
EIN
460928860
Tax year
2024
Mission
The Society Library's mission is to create a fully intentional, collaborative humanity which functionally negotiates ideological differences in a manner that maximizes freedom in being through access to archived information.
Programs
3 programs
Information Delivery, Education, Utility, and Access: REVIEW /UPDATE Once information is thoroughly researched, organized, and published in library collections, The Society Library brings both the information itself and information literacy programming directly to the public. This is done through: 1.) An online, browsable library database for active learners to easily access information on social and political issues. 2.) Visualizations that summarize the content in the library to provide different ways for learners to access the information, which includes products like: Vote By Reason, Papers, Catalog, and our AI Agent technology. 3.) Educational programs, such as internships, in which we teach our rigorous research methodology and logic-based media literacy curriculum. 4.) Educational content, including written publications, educational videos, instructional demos, and tutorials. 5.) Partnerships that may apply or disseminate the data through other research and educational projects for public benefit, usually by utilizing our API-accessible information gathering tools.
Targeted Services and Consultation: To support the sustainability of the organization, The Society Library provides research and consulting services based on its expertise, methodology, and technological capabilities. These services include: building content databases, fact-checking services, building online FAQs, analyzing legislation, and consulting to improve the logical decision-making capabilities of groups and individuals. The Society Library selects clientele based on their alignment with The Society Library's mission and for the ability to advance The Society Library's internal technological development, public-benefit programming or its internal training. Clients include private individuals, city-level public officials, federal-level public officials, non-partisan activist organizations, news organizations, and private companies. The Society Library is not interested in advancing any partisan agenda whatsoever. The Society Library only works with non-partisan activists groups and government officials on the basis that the subject of research interest is aligned with the Society Library's topic scope and The Society Library is not asked to compromise its conduct, in which we strive to be maximally truth-seeking and as unbiased as possible. The Society Library outright refuses to engage in any advancement of one party in an information war dynamic over others, we simply exist to advance truth-seeking itself.
Refund of FY23 Donation
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
3 listed
Jamie Joyce
President, Director
$64K
50 hrs/wk
Sharon Hammond
Treasurer, Director
—
5 hrs/wk
Timothy High
Secretary, Director
—
1 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
Matthew Sevrens
Engineering
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