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Deschutes Public Library

Public charity · Grantmaker Bend, OR EIN: 94-3178822 Website

The Deschutes Public Library foundation raises and manages funds to ensure a world-class public library program that reaches and serves all people in the Deschutes Public Library district.

Deschutes Public Library at a glance

Total assets
$2,584,029
+30.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$779,376
-48.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$126,721
+165.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$170,751
-20.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Deschutes Public Library funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bend

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2022) to $33K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $33K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Deschutes Cultural Coalition Bend, ORCultural Arts & Educ$33,386
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,584,029$779,376$170,751——$126,721
2024$1,975,511$1,509,076$215,764——$47,657
2023$683,377$247,895$238,581$33,3861$25,964
2022$673,369$125,427$178,903$28,8301$-17,107
2021$725,684$213,140$177,948——$101,505
2020$689,771$349,804$133,454——$1,847
2019$473,421$106,747$114,775——$18,939

About Deschutes Public Library

Based on IRS filings

Deschutes Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bend, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $127K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Deschutes Public Library is led by Georell Bracelin, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Georell Bracelin

    President

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Bergler

    Director

    Treasurer → President, 2023

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Webber

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Haverly

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexis Albin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Tucker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chantal Strobel

    Project Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Silfven

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Van Dyke

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Monkton

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Uhrig

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Anderson

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Ann Malkin (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gretchen Schaffer (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paula Pyron (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Kristin Kovalik (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Duggan (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Brenda Simpson (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sarah Wuepper (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Todd Dunkelberg (2019–2020) — Library Director
  • Former: Brian Fleck (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Kerr (2019) — Ex-Officio D
  • Former: Nicole Meier (2019) — President

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 Deschutes Public Library

How large is Deschutes Public Library?

Deschutes Public Library reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $779K.

What is Deschutes Public Library?

Deschutes Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bend, OR. It holds $2.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Deschutes Public Library operate?

Deschutes Public Library has awarded grants in Oregon.

What is Deschutes Public Library's EIN?

Deschutes Public Library's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3178822. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 16, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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