Small Public Charity

FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Based in ARLINGTON, TX, FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF THE ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $78K in revenue, $124K in expenses, $236K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $751K.

EIN: 752555253 ARLINGTON, TX Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$78K
Total Expenses$124K
Total Assets$236K
Grant Records27
Funding Total$751K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The purpose of the Friends & Foundation of the Arlington Public Library is to bring together and maintain an organization of persons interested in books and libraries, to promote public awareness and community support for the Arlington Public Library System and its educational activities, and to engage in fund raising activities on behalf of the Arlington Public Library System.

Where $100 goes at Friends and Foundation of the Arlington Public Library

How Friends and Foundation of the Arlington Public Library divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
-Library programming for adults, youth, and families-adult literacy services
All program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ 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

Director Antoinette Nelson
Director Charles Goodyear
Director Claire Alexander
Secretary Cristina Smiley
Director David Hopkins
Director Emily Klophaus

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$619,430 21 grants
Arts & Culture
$60,000 2 grants
Education
$21,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$51,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $78K $124K $236K
2024 $116K $192K $282K
2023 $113K $237K $362K
2022 $73K $65K $462K
2021 $126K $49K $438K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $126K to $78K (-38%), with total assets most recently reported at $236K.

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

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