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Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library

Grantmaking foundation in Ithaca, New York · EIN 15-6023223

Total giving
$440KTax year 2025
Total assets
$1MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE FRIENDS OF THE TOMPKINS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR EVERYONE IN TOMPKINS COUNTY BY PROMOTING READING BY PLACING MORE BOOKS IN MORE HANDS, RAISING FUNDS THROUGH BOOK SALES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, AWARDING GRANTS TO LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATING FOR LIBRARY FUNDING, AND ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERISM.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$250K2020
$230K2021
$300K2022
$460K2023
$310K2024
$440K2025

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
Tompkins County Public Library$240K2024
Finger Lakes Library Systems$50K2024

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

Website: www.friendsoftcpl.org

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