Friends of the New Orleans Public Library

NEW ORLEANS, LA EIN: 72-6028003 Website

FOUNDED IN 1957, FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT NEW ORLEANS HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.6M

+9.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

+33.3% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+166.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$115K$229K$344K$459K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,554,366$1,414,480$1,066,876
Revenue$376,755$358,773$329,909
Expenses$341,980$335,136$416,948
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$20,762$56,561$69,018
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6K$13K$19K$25K3 grants20202 grants20212 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

LSU FOUNDATION$20K

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$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

SHANNAN CVITANOVICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$61K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SHANNAN CVITANOVICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$60,750
LARKIN PAGEBOARD MEMBER2
COURTNEY KEARNEYVICE PRESIDENT2
DANA TROSCLAIRTREASURER2
JENNIFER KITNERPRESIDENT2
JEANETTA BRYANTSECRETARY2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Baton RougeMetairieNew Orleans

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

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