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 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.

Sample Grants Given

ST LAWRENCE CENTER FOR HISTORY & CULTURE
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
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
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
SUNY POTSDAM LIBRARY
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 FREE LIBRARY
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
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
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

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 1 grant
PHYSICAL PRESERVATION OF BLUEPRINTS TO ENSURE ACCESS. BUILD A HUMIDIFICATION CHAMBER AND BUY FILE CABINETS TO FLATTEN BLUEPRINTS OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE (EG CURE COTTAGES UNIQUE TO THE AREA) AND STORE THEM PROPERLY. EQUIPMENT WILL BE USEFUL WELL INTO FUTURE AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO NEIGHBORING SMALL ORGS TO HELP THEM WITH SIMILAR PRESERVATION/ACCESS NEEDS.
$12,000 1 grant
DIGITAL DEI: MAKING DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP MORE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE. BUILD A DEDICATED COLLECTION OF DIGITAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT ACCESS AND LEARNING AMONG STUDENT FELLOWS AND SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANTS, WHO COME FROM SLU'S MOST DIVERSE UNDERGRADUATE GROUPS, MEETING ONE OR MORE OF SLU'S DIVERSITY CRITERIA.
$11,814 1 grant
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 1 grant
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 1 grant

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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