Public Charity

NORTHERN NEW YORK LIBRARY NETWORK

NORTHERN NEW YORK LIBRARY NETWORK, of POTSDAM, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $876K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $1.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 22 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $189K.

EIN: 146036399 POTSDAM, NY Libraries NTEE: B70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$876K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grants Given22
Grant Total$189K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NORTHERN NEW YORK LIBRARY NETWORK IS A REGIONAL NON-PROFIT MULTI-TYPE LIBRARY AGENCY DEDICATED TO DISTRIBUTING RESOURCES AND SERVICES AMONG ITS MEMBERS IN THE 10,636 SQUARE MILE, SEVEN-COUNTY AREA KNOWN AS THE NORTH COUNTRY. MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE ALL TYPES OF LIBRARIES: ACADEMICS, SCHOOL (P-12), PUBLIC, ARCHIVES, AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES.

Where $100 goes at Northern New York Library Network

How Northern New York Library Network divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Provide collaboration and support to help members meet their individual goals, for the ultimate benefit of the library user
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.

Before you apply to Northern New York Library Network

Sometimes funds new orgs 33% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

CANTON, NY · 2024
CONSULTATION, PLANNING, AND INITIAL WORK RELATED TO PROCESSING A RECENTLY ACQUIRED COLLECTION OF OVER 80,000 NEGATIVES FROM THE OGDENSBURG/HUEVELTON PHOTOGRAPHER DAPHNE M. (BETTY) STEELE (1925-2023). SUPPORT GEARED TOWARD APPLYING FOR NYSL C/P GRANT FOR THIS COLLECTION.
$12,000
CANTON, NY · 2024
BUY EQUIPMENT SUITED FOR OUTDOOR CONTENT CREATION AND CREATE A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS TEACHING DIGITAL STORYTELLING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO HELP STUDENTS AND FACULTY CONSTRUCT POWERFUL ENVIRONMENTAL NARRATIVES WHILE INCREASING DIGITAL COMPETENCIES AND INSPIRING BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
$11,733
POTSDAM, NY · 2024
PROMOTE ACADEMIC SUCCESS WITH EXTRA SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITY KITS FOR YOUNG KIDS (FOR STUDENTS W/O CHILDCARE), PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, AND HARDWARE DEVICES AT THE LIBRARY.
$7,085
CANTON, NY · 2024
CONSULTATION AND TRAINING FOR LIBRARY STAFF TO RUN A WELL-CRAFTED CAMPAIGN TO RAISE ~$125K NEEDED TO COVER MATCHES FOR FOUR GRANTS RELATED TO LARGE-SCALE RENOVATION PROJECT OF RENS FALLS LIBRARY.
$6,000
CANTON, NY · 2023
CREATE AN "A.I. COLLABORATION SPACE FOR DIGITAL STORYTELLING" WITHIN ODY'S NEW DS STUDIO TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH ACCESS TO A SPACE FOR EXPERIMENTATION AND CONVERSATION/CRITIQUE, GUIDED BY SLU'S LEARNING GOAL OF "EXAMIN[ING] CRITICALLY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND TECHNOLOGY."
$11,406

Showing up to 5 of 22 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Allison Comes
TRUSTEE Amy Bedard
TRUSTEE Cori Wilhelm
TRUSTEE Edward Komara
PRESIDENT Ellen Adams
TREASURER Emily Owen Hastings

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$85,302 10 grants
Research & Policy
$29,084 3 grants
General Support
$28,850 3 grants
Arts & Culture
$22,201 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$15,349 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $876K $1.1M $1.2M
2024 $1.1M $1.1M $1.4M
2023 $1.0M $1.3M $1.5M
2022 $1.3M $1.4M $1.7M
2021 $1.1M $970K $1.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.1M to $876K (-22%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NY.

NY

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