Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Indianapolis, IN EIN: 23-7016089

Elevate the indianapolis public library by activating the community's generosity.

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.2M), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,219,637
+11.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,219,637
+11.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,219,637
Total assets
$29,502,104
+12.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library: $2.2MIndianapolis-Marion CountyPublic Library$2.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library ($2.2M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M 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

Indianapolis

How Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). 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$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.0M (2024) to $2.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Indianapolis, INFunding for Various Library Programs$2,219,637
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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$29,502,104$5,030,525$3,501,240$2,219,6371$1,281,943
2024$26,195,377$3,290,915$3,065,845$2,000,1101$878,357
2023$24,211,070$2,594,938$3,296,282$2,257,0771$351,971
2022$22,700,353$2,552,026$3,139,988$2,191,6541$705,566
2021$26,699,797$3,579,299$3,746,329$2,846,9081$712,958
2020$23,560,390$2,555,002$3,478,885$2,663,5451$468,334
2019$22,599,783$3,502,640$3,006,545$2,218,5101$397,698

About Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.2M. Net investment income was $1.3M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc is led by Gregory Hill, Ex-Officio & Library CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gregory Hill

    Ex-Officio & Library CEO

    Ex-Officio → Ex-Officio & Library CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roberta Knickerbocker Jaggers

    Foundation President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $140K (2019) → $169K (2025)

  • Brad Holtz

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Elkins

    Director of Finance & Human Resources

    Office Manager → Director of Finance & Human Resources, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $83K (2019) → $97K (2025)

  • Amparo De La Pena

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Lupton Mager

    Immediate Past Chair

    Board Secretary → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherri C. Lauver

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vishal Lodha

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keri Jeter Lewis

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcio Donatelli

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzann Lupton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Berthran Ugeh

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Herd

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Schuerman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Peaper

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katy Strader

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michaela Graham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Reagan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zach Wills

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Riolo

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Bruce J. Glor (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Debora Brown (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Raymond Biederman (2024) — Ex-Officio & Library Board
  • Former: Andrew Z. Soshnick (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Shelley A. Stewart (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris J. Mennel (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ray Biederman (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Christia Hicks (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Colette Irwin-Knott (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason D. Dudich (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jessica Barth (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Td Robinson (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Burley (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Diane Herndon Borgmann (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Joanna Taft (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Marcy Szostak (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Hall (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Shiv O'Neill (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: John Helling (2021) — Library CEO
  • Former: M. Jacqueline Nytes (2019–2020) — Library CEO
  • Former: Scott Sander (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Aarti S. Shah (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Florrie Binford Cooper (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Philip List (2019) — Board Member

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

Roberta Knickerbocker Jaggers — Foundation President: $169KRoberta Knickerbocker…Foundation President$169KDenise Elkins — Director of Finance & Human Resources: $97KDenise ElkinsDirector of Finance & Human…$97K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $169K, to Roberta Knickerbocker Jaggers (Foundation President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc

How much does Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc give each year?

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 1 grant.

How large is Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc?

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc reported $29.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.

What is Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc?

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Indianapolis, IN. It holds $29.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc operate?

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc's EIN?

Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7016089. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 24, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 23, 2025)

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