Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library
The mission of the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library is to support high-quality library resources for everyone in Tompkins county by promoting reading by placing more books in more hands, raising funds through book sales and other activities, awarding grants to libraries and community organizations, advocating for library funding, and encouraging volunteerism.
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library at a glance
In short: Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library gave $415K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $208K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $415,000
- +41.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $207,500
- +41.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $207,500
- Total assets
- $991,614
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
How to apply to Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library
Who Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tompkins County Public Library ($345K). Together the top 2 received $415K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 9 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library gives
- Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $215K (2021) to $448K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $415K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tompkins County Public Library Ithaca, NY | Unrestricted Use | $345,000 |
| Finger Lakes Library Systems Ithaca, NY | Unrestricted Use | $70,000 |
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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 | $991,614 | $581,429 | $593,677 | $415,000 | 2 | $9,155 |
| 2024 | $1,003,873 | $581,071 | $463,970 | $293,909 | 2 | $10,637 |
| 2023 | $886,707 | $538,698 | $614,457 | $447,809 | 2 | $5,904 |
| 2022 | $962,466 | $512,588 | $425,528 | $280,000 | 2 | $2,443 |
| 2021 | $874,146 | $509,464 | $345,854 | $215,000 | 1 | $2,701 |
| 2020 | $710,536 | $373,067 | $368,641 | $237,433 | 1 | $5,476 |
| 2019 | $706,110 | $556,195 | $557,687 | $374,000 | 2 | $6,309 |
About Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library
Based on IRS filings
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ithaca, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $992K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $415K. Net investment income was $9K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library is led by Bruce Need, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bruce Need
President
Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Connors
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$317 (2022) → $6K (2025)
Nathan Fawcett
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Hatcher
Director
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Maceli
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Gooding
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Carson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Church
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Hallam
2nd Vice President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$3K (2024) → $6K (2025)
Jeffrey Janowsky
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Koester
1st Vice President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sue Durtham
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Andrea Volckmar (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Anne Neirynck (2019–2024) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Kc Ryan (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Kathy Weinberg (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Costello (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Alison Shea (2022–2023) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Juanita Weber-Shirk (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Mary Ann Sumner (2023) — Director
- Former: Jan Safran (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Nancy Morgan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Patricia Madigan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Don Trotter (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Earle (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Beth Anderson (2019–2020) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Bill Apgar (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chuck Plant (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Martha Gray (2019) — Director
- Former: Nina Scholtz (2019) — Director
- Former: Pat Welch (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 $6K, to Christine Hallam (2ND Vice President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library
How much does Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library give each year?
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library gave $415K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $294K across 2 grants.
How large is Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library?
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library reported $992K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $581K.
What is Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library?
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ithaca, NY. It holds $992K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library operate?
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library has awarded grants in New York.
What is Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library's EIN?
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 15-6023223. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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