Public Charity

THE QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY

THE QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in JAMAICA, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $171.7M, expenses of $157.3M, total assets of $163.4M. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.8M.

EIN: 111904262 JAMAICA, NY Libraries NTEE: B70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$171.7M
Total Expenses$157.3M
Total Assets$163.4M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

QUEENS LIBRARY TRANSFORMS LIVES BY CULTIVATING PERSONAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND BY BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at The Queens Borough Public Library

How The Queens Borough Public Library 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
The Queens Borough Public Library (qpl) employs approximately 1,500 people, with more than 85% living in the five boroughs
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,500 people; 255,000 visits
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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

TRUSTEE AS OF AUG 2024 Alexandria Sumpter-Delves
TRUSTEE Andrew Jackson
LABOR COUNSEL & DIRECTOR, LABOR & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Andrew Wedmore
TRUSTEE Carl S Koerner Esq
TRUSTEE Cloyette Harris-Stoute
PRESIDENT & CEO Dennis Walcott

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,080,412 6 grants
Research & Policy
$229,869 2 grants
Education
$13,700 2 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$10,787 1 grant
Unspecified
$489,559 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $171.7M $157.3M $163.4M
2024 $161.5M $144.8M $148.1M
2023 $163.6M $148.9M $132.3M
2022 $147.6M $133.3M $113.6M
2021 $143.6M $129.8M $110.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $143.6M to $171.7M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $163.4M.

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

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