Friends of the Library of El Dorado County

Public charity · Grantmaker Placerville, CA EIN: 94-6127210

Raise funds for libraries.

Friends of the Library of El Dorado County at a glance

In short: Friends of the Library of El Dorado County gave $244K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $244K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$244,421
+18.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$244,421
+18.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$244,421
Total assets
$893,187
-2.1% 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 of the Library of El Dorado County funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

El Dorado County Library: $244KEl Dorado County Library$244K

The largest 2025 recipient was El Dorado County Library ($244K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

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

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Placerville

How Friends of the Library of El Dorado County gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $156K (2020) to $244K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $244K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
El Dorado County Library Placerville, CABooks, Program, Furnishings, Educat$244,421
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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$893,187$240,437$259,489$244,4211$26,190
2024$912,239$449,802$219,448$206,3861$7,977
2023$681,885$328,827$230,398$190,3611$1,507
2022$583,456$291,527$214,303$205,8431$181
2021$504,425$225,084$251,684$233,4571$435
2020$531,025$164,337$162,504$156,4641$1,004

About Friends of the Library of El Dorado County

Based on IRS filings

Friends of the Library of El Dorado County is a public charity, based in Placerville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $893K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $244K. Net investment income was $26K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of the Library of El Dorado County is led by LuAnn LePere, Co-President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • LuAnn LePere

    Co-President

    Director → Co-President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Ducan

    Co=president

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Schoggins

    Insurance Chair

    Vice President → Insurance Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kay Henderson

    Director

    President → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Johnson

    Director

    President → Past President, 2021

    Past President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Fisher

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Sanne

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Amos

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Benin

    Past President

    Secretary → President, 2024

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cyndie Reis

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Barbara S Raines (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ruth B Self (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Susan McCormick (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Friends of the Library of El Dorado County

How much does Friends of the Library of El Dorado County give each year?

Friends of the Library of El Dorado County gave $244K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $206K across 1 grant.

How large is Friends of the Library of El Dorado County?

Friends of the Library of El Dorado County reported $893K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $240K.

Where does Friends of the Library of El Dorado County operate?

Friends of the Library of El Dorado County has awarded grants in California.

What is Friends of the Library of El Dorado County's EIN?

Friends of the Library of El Dorado County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6127210. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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