Mission
THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENABLE AND SUPPORT COLLABORATION AMOUNG LIBRARIANS, TECHNOLOGISTS, DESIGNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND VENDORS TO SHARE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AND TO CREATE INNOVATIVE NEW SOFTWARE AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LIBRARIES.
Public Charity
OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC, of PHILADELPHIA, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $844K in revenue, $752K in expenses, $744K in total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 814396672
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Computer Science
NTEE: U41
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$844K
Total Expenses$752K
Total Assets$744K
Grant Records1
Funding Total$5K
Filing Years2019–2025
Where $100 goes at Open Library Foundation Inc
How Open Library Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $95 for programs
$66
Folio
$27
Wolfcon
$1
Bitcurator consortium
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,100
Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Agnese Galeffi
SECRETARY
Christopher Spaulding
BOARD MEMBER
Donna Bacon
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER
Jesse Koennecke
BOARD MEMBER
Liu Wei
BOARD MEMBER
Nancy Kirkpatrick
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $844K | $752K | $744K |
| 2024 | $567K | $512K | $676K |
| 2023 | $822K | $590K | $692K |
| 2022 | $190K | $449K | $372K |
| 2019 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $320K |
Between 2019 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.3M to $844K (-35%), with total assets most recently reported at $744K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.