Friends of the Sonoma Library
To increase community awareness and involvement with the sonoma library while raising funds and encouraging reading.
Friends of the Sonoma Library at a glance
- Total assets
- $513,718
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $48,696
- +42.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $800
- Expenses (2025)
- $15,291
- -7.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Friends of the Sonoma Library funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Friends of the Sonoma Library gives
- In 2025 it paid out 3% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $20K (2023). In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sonoma Valley Regional Library Sonoma, CA | — | $20,195 |
Ready to take the next step with Friends of the Sonoma Library?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $513,718 | $48,696 | $15,291 | — | — | $800 | $21,287 | $24,661 |
| 2024 | $521,679 | $34,115 | $16,491 | $2,550 | Total only | — | $17,700 | — |
| 2023 | $503,277 | $28,271 | $41,068 | $20,195 | 1 | — | $11,663 | — |
| 2022 | $467,856 | $45,260 | $16,895 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $529,138 | $45,310 | $25,686 | $13,200 | 1 | — | $16,347 | — |
| 2020 | $439,294 | $41,555 | $18,999 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $416,738 | $80,680 | $29,649 | — | — | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Friends of the Sonoma Library reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
About Friends of the Sonoma Library
Based on IRS filings
Friends of the Sonoma Library is a private foundation, based in Sonoma, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $514K in total assets. In 2025, it made $800 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $21K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of the Sonoma Library is led by Cathy Coleman, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cathy Coleman
President
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Sanders
Director-Pub
Member at La → Director-Pub, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janice Engle
Director-Mem
Membership → Member at La, 2024
Member at La → Director-Mem, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penny Eardley
Director-Boo
Vice President → Director-Boo, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Howard
Director-Soc
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roy Tennant
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shirley Licari-Daher
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Robyn Makaruk (2021–2024) — Member at La
- Former: Barbara Sitkin (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Janette Tschann (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Robin Kunde (2019–2023) — Book Sales C
- Former: Marge Thomas (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Janet Constantino (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Barbara Sitkin Strader (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Margaret Thomas (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Susan Shinomoto (2019–2020) — Treasurer
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 Friends of the Sonoma Library
How large is Friends of the Sonoma Library?
Friends of the Sonoma Library reported $514K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $800 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Friends of the Sonoma Library operate?
Friends of the Sonoma Library has awarded grants in California.
What is Friends of the Sonoma Library's EIN?
Friends of the Sonoma Library's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2370298. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 16, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Friends of the Sonoma Library's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Similar funders in California
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mountain View, CA
Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.
Assets
$12.3B
Grants
3,576
Total Given
$3.2B
California Community Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
The California Community Foundation supports nonprofits through discretionary and donor-directed grants, with discretionary priorities including education, health, housing and immigration, alongside other areas such as arts, civic engagement and economic opportunity. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, and its work is focused on Los Angeles County; prospective discretionary applicants are asked to contact the relevant program officer before submitting a letter of intent.
Assets
$2.3B
Grants
2,174
Total Given
$326.6M
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, democracy, gender equity, racial justice, and efforts to strengthen nonprofits and philanthropy, with work spanning the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, and locations including East and West Africa and Mexico. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $150,000, though amounts varied widely. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, but sometimes invites proposals through open processes.
Assets
$14.2B
Grants
2,001
Total Given
$625.0M
Marin Community Foundation
Novato, CA
Marin Community Foundation funds work in affordable housing and homelessness, community resilience and power, as well as social services, education, arts and conservation, with a focus on marginalized Marin County residents and some broader U.S. and international grantmaking. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$1.3B
Grants
1,573
Total Given
$186.1M
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation funds nonprofits working to improve lives and alleviate poverty, with initiatives including early childhood development, homelessness, refugees, safe water, and support for foster and opportunity youth. Its work is global, and its 2024 grants had a median award of $76,000. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through its Good Neighbor Program for eligible local nonprofits and Title 1 schools.
Assets
$7.4B
Grants
1,339
Total Given
$287.7M
The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA
The California Endowment funds nonprofit, government, and eligible faith-based organizations working to advance health and racial equity, strengthen community power, and improve health systems and communities, primarily in California. Its 2024 median grant was $100,000, and funding is by invitation only; it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$4.5B
Grants
1,125
Total Given
$215.9M
More similar funders
More Funders in California
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Friends of the Sonoma Library's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Friends of the Sonoma Library down — hundreds of funders to go?