Public Charity

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $7.5M in revenue, $5.8M in expenses, $14.0M in total assets. 78 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 043150560 BOSTON, MA Libraries NTEE: B70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.5M
Total Expenses$5.8M
Total Assets$14.0M
Grant Records78
Funding Total$6.7M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (BPL), ENSURING THAT IT REMAINS VIABLE, ENGAGING, ACCESSIBLE, AND FREE TO ALL. THE LIBRARY FUND FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS AND OTHER FUNDERS.

Where $100 goes at Boston Public Library Fund Inc

How Boston Public Library Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$70
Funds were provided to the Boston public library for various program grants to support the mission of the Boston public library
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adrienne Zak Hunt
DIRECTOR Amelia Mccarthy
DIRECTOR Barry Canton
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AND LEGACY GIVING Carol Estes-Schwartz
DIRECTOR Cliff Cammock
DIRECTOR Cynthia Clark

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,894,623 43 grants
Education
$793,485 26 grants
Health & Medicine
$70,100 3 grants
Youth Development
$25,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.5M $5.8M $14.0M
2024 $5.6M $5.0M $12.4M
2023 $8.2M $4.2M $10.2M
2021 $4.5M $4.1M $8.3M
2020 $1.7M $2.3M $6.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $7.5M (+331%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.0M.

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