Public Charity

Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library

Based in Rochester, NY, Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.1M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $32.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 28 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.1M.

EIN: 161347453 Rochester, NY Education NTEE: B Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$32.9M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library is an incorporated, not-for-profit public charity whose mission is to raise funds and provide programming in support of the Rochester Public Library. The Foundation's primary goals are to raise private and public funds to help ensure the library's financial security, to enable the highest level of library service to the community in the 21st century, and to help build broad public support for the library's programs. In addition, the Foundation provides materials support to an expanded geographical area to eligible libraries in the Monroe County, OWWL, and Nioga Library Systems.

Where $100 goes at Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library

How Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$72
On an ongoing basis, the Friends & Foundation of RPL complements regular government appropriations to Rochester Public Library through (1) gifts to an annual fund raising campaign, (2)…
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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

Director Adam Brady
Director Arelis Aponte
Director Carissa Guzski
Secretary Denise Lippa
Executive Director Donna Borgus
ex officio Emily Clasper

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$391,513 20 grants
Education
$79,951 5 grants
Unspecified
$591,468 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.1M $1.9M $32.9M
2024 $3.1M $1.9M $30.2M
2023 $3.4M $1.5M $27.1M
2022 $7.6M $1.5M $23.5M
2021 $8.7M $1.2M $21.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.7M to $2.1M (-75%), with total assets most recently reported at $32.9M.

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

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