Public Charity

Central Arkansas Library System Foundation

Central Arkansas Library System Foundation, of LITTLE ROCK, AR, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.7M in revenue, $976K in expenses, $6.9M in total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $613K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 272094612 LITTLE ROCK, AR Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$976K
Total Assets$6.9M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$613K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM (CALS) AND ITS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE PATRONS, COMMUNITIES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS BEING SERVED BY THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM (CALS) AND ITS BRANCHES.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$29,750
2024
PULASKI CNTY HUNGER
$14,750
2024
TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL STATUE
$10,000
2024
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANT & DESIGNATION PAYMENT
$8,000
2023
CAPACITY BLDG/SFPP/PULASKI CNTY HUNGER/COOKING MATTERS
$34,215

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bryan Day
DIRECTOR Cathy Spivey
PRESIDENT Del Boyette
DIRECTOR John Bush
TREASURER/SECRETARY Jo Spencer
DIRECTOR Luke Underwood

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION
$100,000 1 grant
TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF A SPACE ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO HOST THE ROCK IT! LAB PROGRAM
$86,000 1 grant
CAPACITY SUPPORT FOR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARKANSAS
$40,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
$40,000 1 grant
FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
$36,174 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.7M $976K $6.9M
2023 $828K $743K $5.7M
2022 $748K $697K $5.1M
2020 $872K $633K $5.6M
2019 $1.1M $390K $4.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $1.7M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.9M.

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