Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library
To benefit the st. Helena public library through fundraising and advocacy.
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library at a glance
In short: Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library gave $140K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $140K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $140,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $140,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $140,000
- Total assets
- $7,131,950
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of St Helena ($140K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2023) to $175K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $140K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of St Helena St Helena, CA | Annual Support Grant for Library | $140,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,131,950 | $350,105 | $350,811 | $140,000 | 1 | $227,934 |
| 2024 | $6,819,788 | $2,303,144 | $309,682 | $175,000 | 1 | $170,421 |
| 2023 | $4,419,647 | $122,000 | $242,493 | $105,000 | 1 | $9,810 |
| 2022 | $4,108,393 | $336,833 | $280,969 | $140,000 | 1 | $146,021 |
| 2021 | $4,835,071 | $182,490 | $222,382 | $136,025 | 1 | $73,686 |
| 2020 | $4,092,927 | $335,618 | $257,949 | $134,796 | 1 | $100,444 |
| 2019 | $3,997,679 | $245,761 | $250,644 | $134,250 | 1 | $97,603 |
About Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library
Based on IRS filings
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Saint Helena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $140K. Net investment income was $228K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library is led by Deanna M Griffin, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deanna M Griffin
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
29 hrs/week
$71K (2025)
Lisa Camp
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Levy Shatkin
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zia Wesley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Daniels
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Clavijo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Anulo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige Pohlers Meek
Treasurer
Executive Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
$15K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Patricia Ericson Cogan
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Carol Gruetzner (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Laura Symon (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tennessee Blix (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Ben Hill (2023–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Courtney Shifflett (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Ericson (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Vacant (2023) — Director
- Former: Amanda Granados (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Linnea Pearson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Andree Bryant (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Ilse Mapes (2022) — Director
- Former: Jacob Langfelder (2022) — Director
- Former: John Hefelbower (2022) — Director
- Former: Annelise Lawson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ilse Chun (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jan Darter (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: John Heflebower (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Maria Criscione Stel (2019–2021) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Jack Stuart (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Leslie Moreland (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Janet Myers (2019) — Director
- Former: Jodine Whisten (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $71K, to Deanna M Griffin (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library
How much does Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library give each year?
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library gave $140K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $175K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library?
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library reported $7.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $350K.
What is Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library?
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Saint Helena, CA. It holds $7.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library operate?
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library has awarded grants in California.
What is Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library's EIN?
Friends and Foundation St Helena Public Library's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3043296. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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