Mission
FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY IS THE FUNDRAISING PARTNER OF HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY AND BUILDS AWARENESS, APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR OUR WORLD-CLASS LIBRARY.
Public Charity
FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY
FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY, of MINNEAPOLIS, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.0M in revenue, $4.2M in expenses, $10.8M in total assets. 103 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 363579536
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.0M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$10.8M
Grant Records103
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Friends of the Hennepin County Library
How Friends of the Hennepin County Library divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$77
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$18
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $77 for programs
$59
Library support
$11
Public awareness and donor engagement
$7
Pen pals
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,505
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$157,903
EDUCATION
$81,510
DONOR ADVISED, EDUCATION
$62,441
UNRESTRICTED
$47,243
Showing up to 5 of 103 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Betsy Sylvester
DIRECTOR
Jane Mcdonald Black
DIRECTOR
Jared Hanks
DIRECTOR
John Gibbs
SECRETARY
Jonathan Gaw
DIRECTOR
Julia Dayton Klein
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.0M | $4.2M | $10.8M |
| 2024 | $4.3M | $4.1M | $8.5M |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $4.0M | $8.0M |
| 2022 | $4.9M | $4.0M | $7.4M |
| 2021 | $6.0M | $3.5M | $7.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $6.0M, with total assets most recently reported at $10.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.