Mission
THE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS CARY LIBRARY BY SECURING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO AUGMENT PUBLIC FUNDING, CHAMPIONING THE LIBRARY AND ITS MISSION, AND SERVING AS A VITAL LINK TO THE COMMUNITY.
Public Charity
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in LEXINGTON, MA. Financial data from the 2026 filing: $376K revenue, $532K expenses, $313K total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $942K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 043462996
LEXINGTON, MA
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: B12
Latest filing: 2026
Total Revenue$376K
Total Expenses$532K
Total Assets$313K
Grant Records30
Funding Total$942K
Filing Years2022–2026
Where $100 goes at Cary Memorial Library Foundation Inc
How Cary Memorial Library Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$4
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $95 for programs
$95
The Cary Memorial Library Foundation strengthens cary library by securing financial support to augment public funding, championing the library and its mission, and serving as a vital link…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2026. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$65,400
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$26,563
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$121,130
Capital Campaign
$35,000
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$27,057
Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Bill Cole
DIRECTOR
Chandrika Govardhan
DIRECTOR
Christine Belin
DIRECTOR
Christine Manavian
CLERK
Dipti Lenhart
DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Xu
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $376K | $532K | $313K |
| 2025 | $391K | $416K | $466K |
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $492K |
| 2023 | $244K | $172K | $225K |
| 2022 | $277K | $234K | $118K |
Between 2022 and 2026, reported annual revenue grew from $277K to $376K (+36%), with total assets most recently reported at $313K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.