The Public Library Foundation
To support public library services for the city of seguin and its environs.
The Public Library Foundation at a glance
In short: The Public Library Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $99,524
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $99,524
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $99,524
- Total assets
- $2,762,399
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Public Library Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Seguin - Public Library ($100K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Public Library Foundation gives
- Giving grew 57% 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 $42K (2019) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Seguin - Public Library Seguin, TX | Cash for public library services including reference materials, subscriptions, additional library equipment, and computer resources and software. | $99,524 |
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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 | $2,762,399 | $281,434 | $103,644 | $99,524 | 1 | $270,664 |
| 2024 | $2,584,609 | $258,139 | $102,083 | $98,003 | 1 | $249,684 |
| 2023 | $2,428,553 | $176,551 | $85,760 | $82,275 | 1 | $105,001 |
| 2022 | $2,337,762 | $228,176 | $66,735 | $63,345 | 1 | $58,371 |
| 2021 | $2,176,321 | $305,335 | $58,761 | $55,546 | 1 | $293,370 |
| 2020 | $1,929,747 | $59,003 | $53,932 | $50,198 | 1 | $52,673 |
| 2019 | $1,927,600 | $307,868 | $45,379 | $42,442 | 1 | $75,658 |
About The Public Library Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Public Library Foundation is a public charity, based in Seguin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $271K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Public Library Foundation is led by Barbara Gettig, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara Gettig
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Barrow
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Williams
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Keil
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sylvia Christy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Magin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Roy Loredo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Bruton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Penny Follis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Kalkwarf
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Patterson Jr.
Vice President
Chair → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claudia Gaytan
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Robert Meservey (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sudy Bruns (2019–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Nell Klein (2020–2024) — Library Advisory Board Vice
- Former: Olivia Gann (2020–2024) — Library Advisory Board Cha
- Former: Cathy Anderson (2024) — Friends of the Library President
- Former: Rebecca Alvarado (2024) — Director
- Former: Jacki Gross (2019–2023) — Library Director
- Former: Jeff Koehler (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Johanna Clark (2021–2023) — Friends of Library President
- Former: Randee Malmsten (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Andrew Luna (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gloria Rivera (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lydia Arriola (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Blevins (2019–2020) — Emeritus
- Former: Ronald Naumann (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Louise Hagerty (2020) — Friends of Libray President
- Former: Audra Schultz (2019) — La Board Vice
- Former: Danny Vinson (2019) — Fotl President
- Former: Jennifer Spencer (2019) — La Board Cha
- Former: Margaret Mueller (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Sandra Moline (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.
Frequently asked questions about The Public Library Foundation
How much does The Public Library Foundation give each year?
The Public Library Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $98K across 1 grant.
How large is The Public Library Foundation?
The Public Library Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $281K.
Where does The Public Library Foundation operate?
The Public Library Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is The Public Library Foundation's EIN?
The Public Library Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2577609. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 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 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 31, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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