Public Charity

Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library

Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library is a Public Charity headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.9M revenue, $3.5M expenses, $13.0M total assets. 69 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 946085452 San Francisco, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.9M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$13.0M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

See Schedule OFriends supports the free public libraries of San Francisco. We provide funding and conduct advocacy and outreach to ensure that all people have equal access to the information, resources and support that our libraries provide. Friends believes that libraries are anchors for thriving neighborhoods, and that an excellent library system is critical to the health of our city.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Alison Fong
Board Member Alissa Lee
Board Member Barre Fong
Board Member Ben Mangan
Director of Finance & Admin. Bob Daffeh
Board Member Chrysty Esperanza

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION
$1,284,230 13 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$639,180 9 grants
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. IN SUPPORT OF THE FIVE-YEAR CAMPAIGN. FOR PROJECT READ. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. FOR FUNDING THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW FURNITURE FOR THE CHINATOWN AND MISSION LIBRARIES.
$201,234 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$193,523 7 grants
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. ADVISED - IN SUPPORT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN.
$190,573 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.9M $3.5M $13.0M
2024 $3.3M $3.6M $10.3M
2023 $5.4M $4.0M $10.1M
2022 $3.0M $3.1M $8.0M
2021 $3.1M $3.1M $10.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $4.9M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.0M.

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