Public Charity

Allegheny County Library Association

Allegheny County Library Association is a Public Charity headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $15.6M revenue, $15.6M expenses, $1.9M total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $400K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 251742676 Pittsburgh, PA Libraries NTEE: B70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.6M
Total Expenses$15.6M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$400K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Allegheny County Library Association, a federated library system provides and promotes the highest quality public library service possible for all residents of Allegheny County through collaboration, cooperation and coordination. The system includes 46 Member Libraries with more than 70 public service outlets.

Where $100 goes at Allegheny County Library Association

How Allegheny County Library Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 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 $98 for programs

$92
System Services
94% of program spending
$4
ACLA Mobile Services uses bookmobiles to supplement library services offered by Member Libraries
4% of program spending
$1
Accounting Services
1% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
INCREASE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY OFFERING FREE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN THE JEFFERSON AREA'S 10 PUBLIC LIBRARIES VIA A WALL-MOUNTED DISPENSER IN EACH RESTROOM AND ADDING "PERIOD KITS" FOR YOUNG LIBRARY PATRONS WHICH INCLUDE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND INFORMATIONAL LITERATURE ABOUT PERIOD HEALTH.
$25,000
2023
LIBRARIES
$5,700
2022
LIBRARIES
$28,800
2020
PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE, AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO THE 10 LIBRARIES LOCATED IN THE JEFFERSON AREA.
$50,000
2020
EXPAND CAPACITY OF FOUR JEFFERSON LIBRARIES (BRENTWOOD, BALDWING, HOMESTEAD AND MCKEESPORT) TO ASSIST PATRONS IN NAVIGATING THE SOCIAL SSERVICE SYSTEM BY PLACING FOUR UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH'S SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE LIBRARY, CONTINUE TO HAVE ALL 10 JEFFERSON LIBRARIES WELCOME NEW FAMILIES TO LIBRARY SERVICES USING EARLY LITERACY KITS, AND ASSIST THE CLARION LIBRARY IN TRANSITIONING TO NEW SPACE.
$45,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Amber Spells
CEO Amy Anderson
Board Member Bruce Kraus
Vice President Cynthia Potter
Board Member David English
Treasurer F Charles Spence

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$354,500 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$25,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.6M $15.6M $1.9M
2024 $16.6M $16.6M $2.1M
2023 $17.4M $17.4M $2.3M
2022 $14.2M $14.1M $2.4M
2021 $13.0M $12.9M $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $13.0M to $15.6M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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

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