Public Charity

HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Based in HOUSTON, TX, HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.4M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, $21.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 25 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.2M.

EIN: 741926301 HOUSTON, TX Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$21.7M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (HPL) BY SECURING FUNDING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE ITS IMPACT. WE INVEST IN INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, LITERACY INITIATIVES, AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESS ENSURING ALL HOUSTONIANS BENEFIT FROM FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. THROUGH ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION, WE EMPOWER THE LIBRARY TO INSPIRE LEARNING, BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDES, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, FOSTERING A STRONGER HOUSTON THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF LIBRARIES.

Sample Grants Received

BARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATION
2024
TO SUPPORT FAMILY PLACE CREATION AND PROGRAMMING FOR THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
$61,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$55,040
NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC
2024
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$10,000
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$10,000
$5,968

Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Ada Wang
MEMBER Adriana Tamez
MEMBER Alisha Adatia
MEMBER Burnita Diane Shephard
TREASURER Dimitris Millas
MEMBER Heaven Chee

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Top Grant Purposes

OTHER (LITERACY, COMPUTERS, LIBRARIES)
$780,250 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$77,918 4 grants
This grant is a Janaury 2018 agreement between BBHLF and Houston Public Library Foundation to be distributed as follows: $50,000.00 for the book vending machine and $15,000.00 for operations.
$65,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT FAMILY PLACE CREATION AND PROGRAMMING FOR THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
$61,000 1 grant
This is a grant agreement between the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and Houston Public Library Foundation to support the Groomed for Literacy program including 30 Little Free Libraries to be stocked with books for the program.
$59,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.4M $2.6M $21.7M
2024 $826K $2.3M $20.5M
2023 $1.5M $2.0M $20.1M
2022 $921K $2.2M $19.7M
2021 $1.4M $2.7M $23.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $1.4M (+2%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.7M.

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