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Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library

Grantmaking foundation in Rochester, New York · EIN 16-1347453

Total giving
$1.3MTax year 2025
Total assets
$33MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

The Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library is an incorporated, not-for-profit public charity whose mission is to raise funds and provide programming in support of the Rochester Public Library. The Foundation's primary goals are to raise private and public funds to help ensure the library's financial security, to enable the highest level of library service to the community in the 21st century, and to help build broad public support for the library's programs. In addition, the Foundation provides materials support to an expanded geographical area to eligible libraries in the Monroe County, OWWL, and Nioga Library Systems.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$610K2021
$820K2022
$920K2023
$1.4M2024
$1.3M2025

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
Rochester Public Library$380K2024
Fairport Public Library$70K2024
Greece Public Library$62K2024
Brighton Memorial Library$59K2024
Pittsford Community Library$57K2024

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

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