American Library Association
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$13.2M
Foundation funders
80
Grants recorded
152
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds American Library Association?
American Library Association is funded by 80 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($8.1M), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($660K), Carnegie Corporation of New York ($608K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.2M in grants to American Library Association between 2019–2025.
Show all 80 funders
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $336K (2025) to $3.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $336K.
What grants has American Library Association received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | For the annual librarian awards program honoring exemplary performance by public, academic, and school librarians | $120,000 |
| 2025 | James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $75,000 |
| 2025 | John Henry Eldred Jr Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION | $50,000 |
| 2025 | California Community Foundation | EDUCATION | $26,168 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $14,750 |
| 2025 | The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations | SEE PART IV | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Nora Roberts Foundation | OPERATIONS | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc | EDUCATION | $7,580 |
| 2025 | The Robert and Carol Adams | GENERAL PURPOSE | $6,500 |
| 2025 | A Jackson Neighbor | EDUCATION | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | UNITED AGAINST BANNED BOOKS | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Considine-Reilly Charitable Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Daniel Neal & Heller an Shapiro Family | UNRESTRICTED | $2,000 |
| 2025 | The Anne R Dow Family Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE | $1,017 |
| 2025 | Courage Sans Peur Foundation | GENERAL | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Nehemiah Ventures | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Meyer and Raena Hammerman | OPERATING PROGRAMS | $500 |
| 2025 | The Kalt Family Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $500 |
| 2025 | Mutual of America Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE | $105 |
| 2025 | Albert Whitman | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $50 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | QUALITY EDUCATION | $250,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARIES TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN LIBRARIES ROLE AS CORE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND CHANGE AGENTS | $99,095 |
| 2024 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | As a final grant for the annual librarian awards program honoring exemplary performance by public, academic, and school librarians | $83,300 |
| 2024 | Heartland Forward Inc | To further the acceleration of digital learning, skills and training for the benefit of the general public, in a manner as each party hereto may reasonably determine in good faith, and shall collaborate on the design, enhancement, announcement and promotion of the DigitalLearn.org educational web site. | $60,000 |
| 2024 | The John a Hartford Foundation Inc | DONATION TO CULTURAL COMMUNITIES FUND | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc | GENERAL DONATIONS | $40,000 |
| 2024 | The Poetry Foundation | SPECIAL PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES GRANT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | $14,250 |
| 2024 | Nora Roberts Foundation | OPERATIONS | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The New York Community Trust | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 152 recorded grants.
Similar nonprofits
Organizations funded by many of the same grantmakers
More nonprofits on Grantable
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds American Library Association?
American Library Association is funded by 80 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($8.1M), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($660K), Carnegie Corporation of New York ($608K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.2M in grants to American Library Association between 2019–2025.
Who is American Library Association's largest funder?
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation is the largest recorded funder of American Library Association, with $8.1M across 3 grants (2020–2023).
How much grant funding has American Library Association received?
IRS 990 filings record $13.2M in grants to American Library Association across 152 grants from 80 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like American Library Association's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 80 funders
~9 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 80
~4 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like American Library Association's?