Public Charity

NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Based in NASHVILLE, TN, NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $14.2M in revenue, $4.7M in expenses, $39.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 242 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.8M.

EIN: 621681766 NASHVILLE, TN Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.2M
Total Expenses$4.7M
Total Assets$39.5M
Grant Records242
Funding Total$5.8M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT HELP NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY, IGNITE CHILDREN'S IMAGINATIONS, AND FOSTER LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGHOUT NASHVILLE. AT THE FOUNDATION, WE PROVIDE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH CRITICAL SUPPORT THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS AND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS POSSIBLE. FOUNDED IN 1997, THIS PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP HAS RAISED MORE THAN $68M TO DEVELOP A DYNAMIC LIBRARY SYSTEM THAT SERVES EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at Nashville Public Library Foundation

How Nashville Public Library Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

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

Inside the $70 for programs

$34
In fye25 nplf contributed nearly $30,000 towards the votes for women exhibit at the main library, which tells the pivotal and dramatic story of Nashville's role in winning…
48% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,500 people
$27
Begin bright is Nashville public library's early literacy campaign to set children up for kindergarten reading success through a groundbreaking transformational plan
39% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 15,888 children; 502 programs; 597 programs
$9
Limitless libraries started in 2009 as a pilot project led by former mayor karl dean to provide metro Nashville public (mnps) high schools with access to Nashville public…
13% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 81,000 students; 81,397 students; 159 schools
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea
BOARD MEMBER Brant Phillips
BOARD MEMBER Christi Turner
BOARD MEMBER Don Holmes
BOARD MEMBER Frank Loughlin
BOARD MEMBER Imaan Ferdowsi

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,466,528 83 grants
Education
$1,874,807 24 grants
Arts & Culture
$733,437 67 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$215,300 19 grants
Health & Medicine
$44,167 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.2M $4.7M $39.5M
2024 $13.3M $3.9M $29.5M
2023 $3.6M $3.5M $18.2M
2021 $5.4M $3.5M $18.5M
2020 $4.3M $4.2M $15.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.3M to $14.2M (+231%), with total assets most recently reported at $39.5M.

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

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