Public Charity

DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA

DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.6M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $4.1M in total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $787K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 461160948 BOSTON, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$787K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO LEARN, GROW AND CONTRIBUTE TO A DIVERSE AND BETTER FUNCTIONING SOCIETY. WE DO THIS BY MAXIMIZING PUBLIC ACCESS TO OUR SHARED HISTORY, CULTURE, AND KNOWLEDGE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Dominic Byrd-Mcdevitt
DIRECTOR Elaine Westbrooks
CHAIR Felton Thomas
SECRETARY Jill Bourne
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Bracken
DIRECTOR Joseph Lucia

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Top Grant Purposes

CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$325,000 1 grant
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$210,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$140,500 1 grant
TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
$104,684 2 grants
For recipient's exempt purpose
$7,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.6M $1.5M $4.1M
2024 $1.5M $1.5M $1.1M
2023 $1.6M $2.1M $1.0M
2022 $2.4M $1.8M $2.1M
2021 $1.1M $2.6M $1.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $4.6M (+312%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.

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