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New York Metropolitan Reference & Research Library Agency

Grantmaking foundation in New York, New York · EIN 13-6210582

Total giving
$320KTax year 2025
Total assets
$6.1MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

METRO WORKS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND OPEN EXCHANGE FOR LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD.WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION THROUGH LEADERSHIP, GRANTMAKING, RESOURCE SHARING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, CREATIVE PRACTICE, AND MORE.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$280K2020
$370K2021
$1.5M2022
$450K2023
$420K2024
$320K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Brooklyn Public Library$300K2021
Queens Borough Public Library$180K2021
Westchester Library System$180K2021
New York Public Library$170K2021
NYC School Library System$110K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: metro.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.