Tompkins County Public Library

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Ithaca, NY EIN 16-1098211

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$3.5M

Foundation funders

7

Grants recorded

25

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Tompkins County Public Library?

Tompkins County Public Library is funded by 7 grantmakers, led by Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library ($1.6M), Tompkins County Public Library Foundation Inc ($915K), Finger Lakes Library System ($889K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.5M in grants to Tompkins County Public Library between 2019–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2 grants2019 4 grants2020 6 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $59K (2025) to $977K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $59K.

What grants has Tompkins County Public Library received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Tompkins County Public Library Foundation IncTo support library$53,790
2025The Peter Browning Family FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
2024Finger Lakes Library SystemLLSA, SPECIAL PURPOSE, CDLA, BULLET$558,094
2024Friends of the Tompkins County Public LibraryUNRESTRICTED USE$243,909
2024Tompkins County Public Library Foundation IncTo support library$175,294
2023Friends of the Tompkins County Public LibraryUNRESTRICTED USE$352,809
2023Tompkins County Public Library Foundation IncTo support library$128,716
2023Finger Lakes Library SystemLLSA, SPECIAL PURPOSE$36,673
2022Friends of the Tompkins County Public LibraryUNRESTRICTED USE$230,000
2022Tompkins County Public Library Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED USE$150,104
2022Finger Lakes Library SystemLLSA, SPECIAL PURPOSE$33,099
2022Ladies' Unio N Benevolent SocietyPUBLIC LIBRARY$500
2022The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSUPPORT$500
2021Tompkins County Public Library Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED USE$217,700
2021Friends of the Tompkins County Public LibraryUNRESTRICTED USE$215,000
2021Finger Lakes Library SystemCLDA, LLSA, Outreach Mini-Grant, CA$137,562
2021Thaler Howell Foundation IncCHARITABLE$50,000
2021Ladies' Unio N Benevolent SocietyPUBLIC LIBRARY$500
2021The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSUPPORT$500
2020Friends of the Tompkins County Public LibraryUNRESTRICTED USE$237,433
2020Tompkins County Public Library Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED USE$189,470
2020Finger Lakes Library SystemCLDA, LLSA, Outreach Mini-Grant$123,460
2020Ladies' Unio N Benevolent SocietyPUBLIC LIBRARY$500
2019Friends of the Tompkins County Public LibraryUNRESTRICTED USE$305,000
2019Thaler Howell Foundation IncCHARITABLE$100,000

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Tompkins County Public Library?

Tompkins County Public Library is funded by 7 grantmakers, led by Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library ($1.6M), Tompkins County Public Library Foundation Inc ($915K), Finger Lakes Library System ($889K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.5M in grants to Tompkins County Public Library between 2019–2025.

Who is Tompkins County Public Library's largest funder?

Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library is the largest recorded funder of Tompkins County Public Library, with $1.6M across 6 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Tompkins County Public Library received?

IRS 990 filings record $3.5M in grants to Tompkins County Public Library across 25 grants from 7 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

Your AI grants department

Looking for funders like Tompkins County Public Library'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 7 funders

~49 min

at ~7 min per funder profile

Your agents, the same 7

under a minute

every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning

You
Agents

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 Tompkins County Public Library's?

Want AI to do this for you?