Council on Library and Information

ALEXANDRIA, VA EIN: 52-1576808 Website

CLIR IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FORGES STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH LIBRARIES, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, AND COMMUNITIES OF HIGHER LEARNING.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$18.9M

+16.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$686K

+49.5% YoY

Grant Count

18

+200.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$38K

-50.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$14M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$18,912,954$16,286,889$9,356,231
Revenue$8,912,315$12,553,793$5,065,712
Expenses$5,337,781$6,721,890$10,104,527
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$326,820$168,254$95,429
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$5M51 grants202047 grants202135 grants20226 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

APPALSHOP INC$50KISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION$50KUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$50KOCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST$50KUNIV OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS$49KSAN DIEGO SOCIETY NATURA…$46KHANDEL AND HAYDEN SOCIETY$45KEVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE$45KCHICAGO ACADEMY SCIENCES$42KHISTORICALLY BLACK COLLE…$41K

Grant Size Distribution

157 grants across all recorded years

102<$50K13$50–100K23$100–250K19$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHARLES HENRYPRESIDENT$283KWAYNE GRAHAMCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$140KSHARON IVY WEISSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$135KAMY LUCKOCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$132KJENNIFER FERRETTIDLF PROJECT DIRECTOR$120K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANNE JARVISDIRECTOR2
ISMAIL RASHIDDIRECTOR2
MICHELE CASALINIDIRECTOR2
CHRISTOPHER CELENZADIRECTOR2
TESS DAVISDIRECTOR2
MERCEDES DE VEGA ARMIJODIRECTOR2
LAURENCE ENGELDIRECTOR2
BUHLE MBAMBO-THATADIRECTOR2
STEPHEN RHIND-TUTTDIRECTOR2
GUY BERTHIAUMEDIRECTOR2
SOHAIR WASTAWYDIRECTOR2
JOHN PRICE WILKINTREASURER2
FENELLA FRANCEDIRECTOR2
ASMA NAEEMDIRECTOR2
SANDRA PHOENIXDIRECTOR2
BEN VINSON IIIDIRECTOR2
CAROL MANDELDIRECTOR2
CHARLES HENRYPRESIDENT40$282,901
AMY LUCKOCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$132,000
WAYNE GRAHAMCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40$140,000
JENNIFER FERRETTIDLF PROJECT DIRECTOR40$120,000
SHARON IVY WEISSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$135,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

44states
+38 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAmesAnn ArborAshevilleAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBattle CreekBenitez ViequesBerkeleyBethelBethesdaBethlehemBlacksburgBostonBoulderBowling GreenBrattleboroBrooklynBucksport

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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