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Centre County Federation of Public Libraries

Public charity · Grantmaker State College, PA EIN: 25-1660918 Website

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries (federation) is a non-profit organization that coordinates and oversees joint affairs of the public libraries in Centre county, Pennsylvania.

Key facts about Centre County Federation of Public Libraries

In short: Centre County Federation of Public Libraries gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $528K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
25-1660918
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,055,837
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$527,919
Median grant
$527,919
Total assets
$162,392
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$162K

+4.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-0.9% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$528K

-0.9% YoY

How Centre County Federation of Public Libraries gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Centre County Federation of Public Libraries

Based on IRS filings

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries is a public charity, based in State College, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $162K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $662.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BellefonteState College

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $921K (2019) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Centre County Library: $632KCentre County Library$632KSchlow Centre Region Library: $424KSchlow Centre Region Library$424K

The largest 2025 recipient was Centre County Library ($632K). Together the top 2 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Centre County Library Bellefonte, PAPass Through State Funding$631,565
Schlow Centre Region Library State College, PAPass Through State Funding$424,272

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$162,392$155,460$131,462
Revenue$1,169,672$1,172,354$1,150,243
Expenses$1,162,740$1,148,356$1,125,630
Net Investment Income$662$1,129$1,019

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 22, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 1, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries is led by Deborah Cleeton, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deborah Cleeton

    President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Fragola

    Trustee

    President → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Concepcion

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Best

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Bryce Taylor

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayne Reck

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vickie Barnett

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Sticha

    Co-Admin

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Rives Collens

    Co-Admin

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Carl Inglesby (2020–2024) — Treasurer & Secretary
  • Former: Barbara Ziff (2021–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Lindsey Kurtz (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Steve Dershem (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Sharon Rovansek (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Pamela McCloskey (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Margaret Gray (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Helen Defilippis (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Catherine Alloway (2019–2021) — Co-Admin
  • Former: Lewis Steinberg (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Matt Bonchack (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Mignon Vath (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: John Sengle (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Karen Drosnes (2019) — President
  • Former: Maureen Welesko (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Virginia Squier (2019) — Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Centre County Federation of Public Libraries

How much does Centre County Federation of Public Libraries give each year?

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 2 grants.

How large is Centre County Federation of Public Libraries?

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries reported $162K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does Centre County Federation of Public Libraries operate?

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Centre County Federation of Public Libraries's EIN?

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1660918. 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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