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Brooklyn Public Library

Public charity · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 11-1904261 Website

It is the mission of the library to ensure the preservation and transmission of society's knowledge, history and culture, and to provide the people of brooklyn with free and open access to information for education, recreation and reference.

Key facts about Brooklyn Public Library

EIN
11-1904261
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$246,573,456

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$246.6M

+8.7% YoY

Revenue

$177.5M

+5.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$1.9M

+29.4% YoY

Expenses

$172.4M

+7.5% YoY

About Brooklyn Public Library

Based on IRS filings

Brooklyn Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $246.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.9M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Brooklyn

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$246,573,456$226,912,503$209,539,851
Revenue$177,461,475$168,015,880$163,152,905
Expenses$172,357,700$160,270,184$164,328,930
Net Investment Income$1,891,902$1,462,028$818,262

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brooklyn Public Library is led by Linda E. Johnson, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 10 of 47 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda E. Johnson

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $382K (2019) → $697K (2025)

  • Nina Collins

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassandra Metz

    Trustee

    Secretary → Secretary -, 2023

    Secretary - → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Tettonis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Womack

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Texeira

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Honorable Alice Fisher Rubin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Train-Gutierrez

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra J. Schubert

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Milovan Blair

    Trustee

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikole Hannah-Jones

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dominic Williams

    Trustee

    Trustee → Trustee - From, 2024

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Claxton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire Hoffman

    Trustee

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johari Jenkins-Taylor

    Trustee

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Mei

    Trustee

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tai Danmola

    Trustee

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Xochitl Gonzalez

    Trustee

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dewayne Louis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eddie Joyce

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Otano

    Trustee

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Lee

    Trustee

    Trustee - From → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Asher Freeman

    Trustee Representative

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Jones

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camilla Velasquez

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kamy Wicoff

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle De La Uz

    Trustee Representative

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Mallroy

    Trustee Representative

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seble Tareke-Williams

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandra Mayers

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $182K (2019) → $242K (2025)

  • Amadu Wagie

    Vice President of Finance

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $194K (2019) → $239K (2025)

  • David Woloch

    Executive Vice President of External Affairs

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $210K (2019) → $183K (2025)

  • Karen M. Sheehan

    Executive Vice President Finance & CFO

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $192K (2020) → $280K (2025)

  • Laszlo J. Orsos

    Vice President of Arts & Culture

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $210K (2019) → $259K (2025)

  • Nicholas L. Higgins

    Chief Librarian

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $172K (2019) → $263K (2025)

  • Lachonne P. Walton

    Vice President of Human Resources

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $209K (2020) → $245K (2025)

  • Antonino Groppo

    Team Coordinator Custodian & Maintainer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $242K (2025)

  • Robin Lester Kenton

    Executive Vice President of External Affairs

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $214K (2025)

  • Anthony Crowell Esq.

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair -, 2023

    Vice Chair - → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian O'Neil

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer - From, 2023

    Treasurer - From → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan D. Barowitz

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Liburd

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miriam E. Katowitz

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary - From, 2023

    Secretary - From → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Marcinek

    Past Chair

    Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy J. Ingrassia

    At-Large Member

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → At-Large Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Dickerson

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madeline Carson

    At-Large Member

    Trustee → At-Large Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (34)
  • Former: Baratunde Thurston (2019–2025) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru 022025
  • Former: Hank Gutman (2019–2025) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru 062025
  • Former: Peter Aschkenasy (2019–2025) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru 122024
  • Former: Randy Peers (2024–2025) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru 052025
  • Former: Blake Foote (2019–2024) — Trustee -
  • Former: Michael Best (2019–2024) — Trustee -
  • Former: Selvon Smith (2019–2024) — Vice President of Information Technolo
  • Former: Sarah Mallory (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Wes Jackson (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Brad Lander (2022–2023) — Trustee -
  • Former: Becky Fruin (2019–2022) — Trustee - · Filing note: Started 519
  • Former: Charles Duhigg (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ingrid Lewis-Martin (2019–2022) — Trustee -
  • Former: Jacqueline Woodson (2019–2022) — Trustee -
  • Former: Ali Davis (2021–2022) — Trustee -
  • Former: Diana Reyna (2021–2022) — Trustee-
  • Former: Abe George (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lincoln Restler (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lisa Puleo (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Nicholas A. Gravante Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Cindi Leive (2019–2020) — Trustee -
  • Former: Gregory Davidzon (2019–2020) — Trustee -
  • Former: Robin Shanus (2019–2020) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 42020
  • Former: Brett D. Robinson (2019) — Executive Vice President Finance & Cfo-
  • Former: Carolee Fink (2019) — Trustee-
  • Former: Gino P. Menchini (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: John F. McEnrue (2019) — Vice President of Cpfm
  • Former: Joseph I. Douek (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Kim-Thu Posnett (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Kyle Kimball (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Lisa Price (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Lucille C. Thomas (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Milo Blair (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Roseann Paradiso-Fodera (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Linda E Johnson — President & CEO: $697KLinda E JohnsonPresident & CEO$697KKaren M Sheehan — EVP Finance/CFO: $280KKaren M SheehanEVP Finance/CFO$280KNicholas L Higgins — Chief Librarian: $263KNicholas L HigginsChief Librarian$263KLaszlo J Orsos — VP of Arts and Culture: $259KLaszlo J OrsosVP of Arts and Culture$259KLachonne P Walton — VP of Human Resources: $245KLachonne P WaltonVP of Human Resources$245KAlexandra Mayers — Chief Development Officer: $242KAlexandra MayersChief Development Officer$242KAntonino Groppo — Team Coordinator Custodian/Maintainer: $242KAntonino GroppoTeam Coordinator…$242KAmadu Wagie — VP of Finance: $239KAmadu WagieVP of Finance$239KRobin Lester Kenton — EVP of External Affairs: $214KRobin Lester KentonEVP of External Affairs$214KDavid Woloch — EVP of External Affairs: $183KDavid WolochEVP of External Affairs$183K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $697K, to Linda E Johnson (President & CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Brooklyn Public Library

How large is Brooklyn Public Library?

Brooklyn Public Library reported $246.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $177.5M.

What is Brooklyn Public Library?

Brooklyn Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $246.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Brooklyn Public Library operate?

Brooklyn Public Library has awarded grants in New York.

What is Brooklyn Public Library's EIN?

Brooklyn Public Library's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-1904261. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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