Public Charity

THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION

THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in PORTLAND, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $4.0M expenses, $28.9M total assets. 43 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 931190983 PORTLAND, OR Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$28.9M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATES A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN BY SUPPORTING, EXPANDING AND ADVOCATING FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY'S INNOVATIVE AND GROUNDBREAKING WORK. GIFTS, LARGE AND SMALL, MAKE THIS WORK POSSIBLE.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Anne Jarvis
CHAIR Brad Thies
EXECUTIVE DIR. Dan Love Centerwall
TRUSTEE David Barnard
TRUSTEE David L Vernier
TRUSTEE Jean Josephson

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Top Grant Purposes

Libraries
$744,325 7 grants
Education
$417,292 8 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$317,730 9 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$273,058 7 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$99,206 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $4.0M $28.9M
2024 $3.0M $3.8M $27.7M
2023 $4.8M $2.5M $26.4M
2021 $4.5M $2.4M $25.0M
2020 $2.4M $2.4M $20.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $3.5M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $28.9M.

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