Public Charity

MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC

MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MADISON, WI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.6M revenue, $1.9M expenses, $17.5M total assets. 153 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 391777242 MADISON, WI Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.6M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$17.5M
Grant Records153
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MOBILIZE THE MADISON COMMUNITY TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE VISION IS TO EQUIP MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH ROBUST RESOURCES TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE MADISON COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.

Where $100 goes at Madison Public Library Foundation Inc

How Madison Public Library Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$52
Grants and library programming
74% of program spending
$18
Book festival
26% of program spending
<$1
Capital campaign for libraries
0% of program spending
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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
IN 1993, MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (MPLF) WAS CREATED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN APPROPRIATED CITY OF MADISON FUNDING AND THE EVER-RISING COSTS OF LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO MEET OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. NINE FACILITIES SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE C
$250,000
2024
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$248,572
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$102,590
2024
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$98,906
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$68,000

Showing up to 5 of 153 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anderson Josh
DIRECTOR Bird Laura
DIRECTOR Browne Ryan
DIRECTOR Chan Bryan
DIRECTOR Cheffen Jimmy
DIRECTOR Croake Jp

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,288,990 71 grants
Education
$831,066 65 grants
Arts & Culture
$21,437 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$3,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.6M $1.9M $17.5M
2024 $4.6M $2.1M $13.7M
2023 $2.3M $1.9M $11.4M
2022 $1.9M $2.0M $10.5M
2021 $1.5M $1.4M $11.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $5.6M (+280%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.5M.

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