Public Charity

ASSOCIATES OF BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC

ASSOCIATES OF BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BOSTON, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.7M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $11.9M total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042900822 BOSTON, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$11.9M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$6.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PROMOTING THE HISTORIC, LITERARY, AND ARTISTIC TREASURES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY THROUGH TARGETED GRANTMAKING AND CULTURAL EVENTS. BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO THESE COLLECTIONS, THE ASSOCIATES ENSURES THAT PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, IN BOSTON AND BEYOND, CONTINUE TO BE INFORMED AND INSPIRED.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR Alyce J Lee
DIRECTOR Anita C Lincoln
DIRECTOR Carole Simpson
TREASURER Cf Stone Iii
DIRECTOR Christy Cashman
DIRECTOR Dana J Cohen

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Top Grant Purposes

Operating Support/Annual Fund
$4,483,500 6 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,263,386 9 grants
Operating Support
$610,250 2 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$89,950 1 grant
EDUCATION
$15,925 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.7M $1.8M $11.9M
2024 $3.3M $1.6M $11.6M
2023 $1.8M $1.6M $9.3M
2022 $1.9M $1.4M $8.8M
2021 $1.9M $1.4M $9.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.9M to $1.7M (-11%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.9M.

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