Public Charity

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a Public Charity headquartered in Columbus, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $13.9M revenue, $15.3M expenses, $12.0M total assets. 45 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 841826095 Columbus, OH Libraries NTEE: B70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.9M
Total Expenses$15.3M
Total Assets$12.0M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$2.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The mission of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is to promote and encourage reading by the children of the State of Ohio, including for such purposes the provision of books to children through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and ancillary activities, programs and benefits.

Where $100 goes at Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

How Dolly Parton's Imagination Library divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $98 for programs

$98
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) focuses its efforts on the promotion of early childhood literacy for the general public
All program spending
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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

President Barbara Mills
State Director Catherine Sulecki
Director Claire Rosacco
Director Jane Gerhardt
Director Karen Dewine
Treasurer Leah Pappas Porner

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,237,854 17 grants
Education
$994,616 14 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$473,682 11 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.9M $15.3M $12.0M
2024 $13.3M $11.6M $13.4M
2023 $11.6M $10.5M $11.7M
2022 $15.6M $13.1M $10.6M
2021 $11.9M $7.5M $8.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $11.9M to $13.9M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.0M.

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

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